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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: fineslime on November 29, 2022, 06:57:48 AM
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I spent some time trippin out on the age old debate of, "is skateboarding a sport, an art, a lifestyle, is it pointless?" While, yes, it can be all of those things, I think that skateboarding most closely resembles the practice of martial arts.
It is a practice of extreme physical and mental discipline that is completely reliant on the self. It is a journey that is spiritual in nature; you learn life long lessons of failure, discipline, success, respect, and growth. The movements in skating are closer to movements you'd make in something like tae kwan do, not a traditional sport, and you use a piece of equipment (like a weapon) as part of the practice.
At the end of the day skateboarding is anything and everything you want it to be, but in my mind, skaters are related to martial artists more so than a traditional athlete that runs or swims.
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okay
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okay
They don't call them KICK flips for no reason amirite?
I'll see myself out.
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I would agree except martial arts are defined as a form of combat. And don't give me some lame shit about how "you're in combat with your board, or the obstacle" or some shit like that
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I would agree except martial arts are defined as a form of combat. And don't give me some lame shit about how "you're in combat with your board, or the obstacle" or some shit like that
hmmm we do say we are "battling" a trick...
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The movements in skating
More like bowel movements lol
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shadowboxing for masochists
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I would agree except martial arts are defined as a form of combat. And don't give me some lame shit about how "you're in combat with your board, or the obstacle" or some shit like that
my war
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shadowboxing for masochists
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Steven Seagal SOTY
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It's probably closest to clowning but with an industry a bit like stand up or porn
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Bs roundhouse flip to the FACE
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Bs roundhouse flip to the FACE while wearing a pair of these polar big boys
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When i watch Luan skate i cant help but think of a ninja.
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Ill let you get back to those katas…..
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To master skateboard, you first must master yourself 8)
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I'm a third-degree black shoelace belt.
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I'd equate it more closely with certain disciplines of dance.
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i think your all onto something
https://youtu.be/sdHM4qlncfE
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A skateboard is a toy, and skateboarding is a hobby
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if you don't approach skateboarding like a martial art I have no idea what the hell you're doing out there. maybe leisurely rollerscooting but it sure as hell ain't SKATEBOARDING
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Martial art/ marital aid? No. Kung fu/gōngfu? You’re goddamn right.
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Zane Timpson said it all:
“Is skateboarding a sport?”
“Nah, this shit is a violent ballet. It’s a dangerous art.”
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Okay, I'll bite with a genuine, non-joke reply...
I agree that skateboarding is probably more closely related to martial arts than traditional art or sports.
I don't feel like it's necessary to point out the differences between skating and traditional sports like basketball or football (whichever definition of football suits you works here).
I don't consider skateboarding "art" in the traditional sense because a painting, sculpture, song etc. can convey a message through the medium. Somebody can look at your painting or listen to your song and get a vibe for how you were feeling or what you were thinking when you made it. It doesn't really work that way with skateboarding, you can't do a hardflip that represents the heartbreak of losing a loved one or frustration at the current political climate in your area.
I feel like people conflate video editing, clothing, board graphics etc with the actual act of skateboarding.
Yeah, videos and graphics can convey a message, but video editing and graphic design are their own thing, they aren't skateboarding.
I think sometimes people almost need skateboarding to be much bigger and more meaningful than it really is because they've based their entire life and personality around being a skater.
Kinda reminds me of hip hop in the 90s'. It wasn't good enough to just love hip hop, you have to BE hip hop, you have to LIVE AND BREATHE hip hop or you're a fake ass bitch. Maybe it's still like that, I dunno?
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getting shinners is like when those muay thai guys kick trees
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I get it. That’s cool.
Do you want to play who can do a switch backside kickflip first first fine slime
I can switch backside 180 and switch kickflip. but sometimes I hit primo.
That trick is super dangerous⚠️ if your saying martial arts and skateboarding. Let’s battle
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More like figure skating
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i was skating at the park the other day and realized if my board wasnt there id basically be running around doing karate kicks for a few hours.
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http://youtu.be/Z3FhEbgXDoM
needs work.
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Skateboarding is an art
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I yell out hei-yah everytime I do a trick
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It could mean different things to different people, and I respect answers like it being an art form, which is probably why it can be enjoyable to watch like other art. It can be done competitively, which qualifies it as a sport for those that do. For me personally, I just skate because it's fun to skate and I get fulfillment from challenging myself, so I guess that makes it a hobby of mine.
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It’s got way way more in common with gymnastics with any of that other shit. Figure skating too. Juggling. Yo-yo-ing. Ultimate frisbee. Anything frisbee-related. Cool pet tricks.
All of those are way closer to skating than a fucking martial art. Cmon man
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Skateboarding is an art
Are rollerblades, scooters, BMX, motorcross, surfing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, waterskiing, ice skating, juggling, yoyo'ing and parkour also art?
Alls I'm saying is, if I met someone and they said "I'm an artist" and I said "oh neat, what's your medium" and they said "the skateboard" I would say "oh fuck off".
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I'd equate it more closely with certain disciplines of dance.
Agreed, much closer to dance. What you do matters as much as how you do it, as long as the end result looks cool and was fun.
Martial arts is too focused on pragmatic outcomes, either competition or the ability to fuck someone up. Any semblance of individuality in most martial arts makes you an automatic kook, way more than in skating or some traditional sport.
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Peak dorkiness is somebody teaching themself karate I think somebody teaching themself to skate isn't quite at that level
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Skateboarding is. It’s like a lot of things, but nothing is like it. It’s why we are all still here and talking and obsessing over it as we know the unique joy of riding and manipulating this intricate toy.
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Skateboarding is. It’s like a lot of things, but nothing is like it. It’s why we are all still here and talking and obsessing over it as we know the unique joy of riding and manipulating this intricate toy.
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I fear not the skater who has practiced 10,000 flip tricks once, but I fear the skater who has practiced one flip trick 10,000 times.
- Animal Chin
It's a lot of things just like a lot of things can be seen as a lot of things. My favorite "sport" for instance boxing. Boxing is a sport, it's also a martial art, it's also a way to get exercise, it's also a game of sorts like chess if you're fighting or sparing, some people call it "the sweet science", which I'm surprised more people don't speak on the scientific and more calculated aspects of skateboarding and how inches truly count, or the physics behind the way a skater is built compared to what they can realistically achieve on a skateboard, Tyshawn for instance...the reason he can pop the way he does has a lot to do with the way he is built as a person. skateboarding is like that, it's all sorts of things that culminate into riding a piece of wood around with wheels connected to a turning mechanism where you can do tricks on different obstacles or go fast down a hill. Shit a skateboard itself can be looked at a as a toy or a serious vehicle...or something like a paintbrush, a tool used to express yourself..etc etc. To me it's just skateboarding...and to me when I do it, it feels more a like a game or a puzzle that I'm constantly trying to figure out, that can also break me off...so like that box on Hellraiser I guess. But I can see the "martial arts" aspects you're talking about, less (zero) of the combatives and more of the creativity through physical motion that one can experience when practicing a combative martial art... and skateboarding, and a lot of other shit.
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More like figure skating
yes
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okay
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I would agree except martial arts are defined as a form of combat. And don't give me some lame shit about how "you're in combat with your board, or the obstacle" or some shit like that
Fighting gravity.
Since I practice different MA in my live - comparison fits to me well. But same for dancing!
tight community with own culture/ lifestyle it’s more about doing / practices then result or winning.
It’s not just about making the movement, higher, faster, longer - it’s about the feel and look and the expression.
A 5.0 Grind is similar to a low kick - kind of easy but perfectly executed- deadly - well feeling and a thing of beauty. You can recognize just through someone pushing through the park - or standing in front of a sandbank if he got it and lives and breath his art.
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Skating is skating. It doesn’t need to be a metaphor or anything else. That’s just coping mechanisms who feel they need to justify the presence of something deemed “unserious” in their adult lives
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Skateboarding is the sex. Everyone has their own kinks. Some people lie about doing it. There are people super enthusiastic about it even if they suck at it.
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I, Skateboard
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I&I, Skateboards
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I'm more interested in the eternal question
Is it a Crime?
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I'm more interested in the eternal question
Is it a Crime?
This answer is, was, and always has been...
Sometimes.
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How much weed did you smoke before posting this?
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I'm more interested in the eternal question
Is it a Crime?
Usually just a misdemeanor