Skateboarding Is Not A Crime

by Davis, James

• ISBN13: 9781554070015
• ISBN10: 1554070015
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-31
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

An illustrated tour of a unique subculture.Skateboarding first emerged in the United States in the 1950s and has been gaining in popularity ever since. The number of skateboarders worldwide is now estimated at eighteen million. One in ten U.S. teenagers currently owns or rides a skateboard Skateboarding has recently seen the biggest growth of any sport More than 600 skateparks were built in 2001 Skateboarding has become the sixth largest participation sport.Skateboarding is Not a Crime is a celebration of the success of both the sport and the subculture. Illustrated with dramatic action photography and written in a lively style, the book recounts the history of the sport and explains its unique codes and customs. Also included are valuable 'boarding instructions for enthusiasts.This book is organized as follows: Introduction History and Development Global Skate Village Skateboarding Culture Skateboarding Media Standing on a Board Tricks and Techniques.Skateboarding is a sport with a philosophy and a culture very much its own. Skateboarding is Not a Crime reflects this very individual 'boarding culture and is designed to appeal to skateboarders as well as those who want to understand their world.

Author Biography

James Davis is a columnist for Sidewalk Surfer magazine and a contributor to Transworld Skateboarding magazine.

Skin Phillips is the senior editor of Transworld Skateboarding magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction

History and Development

The Origins of Skateboarding Developments in Equipment

Shoes and Safety Equipment

All-terrain Vehicles Tony Hawk Mark Gonzales

Waves of Devotion Eric Koston

The Global Skate Village

USA

Canada South

America

Australia

New Zealand and South Africa

Japan

Europe

Colin McKay

Bob Burquist

Skate Culture

Music and Skateboarding

The (Un)Importance of Skate Fashion

Skateboarding Art and Artists Danny Way

Skateboard Contests: Not an Olympic Ideal Authority and Rebellion

The Nomadic Way: Couch Skating from City to City The Changing Urban Environment

Skateboarding and Media Magazines

Skate Videos

Interview with Mike Manzoori

Skateboarding and the Movies Digital

Skateboarding Matt Hensley

Tricks and Techniques

Guy Mariano Tom Penny

Acknowledgements

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Excerpts

IntroductionThis book covers every aspect of skateboarding, from technical board development to the waves in popularity during the last half-century. Read about some of the greatest skateboarders who ever lived, and experience skateboard lifestyles all over the globe. The book is intended to be many things, not just a history. It is a guide book covering areas of skateboarding from tricks to terrain, skate art to skate video, determination to satisfaction, past to future. I hope that it will make you want to go out skateboarding, so perhaps it's a kind of self-help book, too. Dip in and out like a magazine, or just look at the great photography. Either way, have fun with it. If you discover just one thing that makes you love skating even more, then we have succeeded.Skateboarding is everything. It is a pastime, a sport, a hobby. A craze, an industry and a toy. A profession, an excuse, a game. A lifestyle, a distraction. It is a reason, not a crime.The reason is why this book exists at all. If skateboarding means everything to you, then you need to ask why. If skateboarding means nothing to you, perhaps it soon will. If has taken more than 50 years to get where we are today in skateboarding. This book is not just about those years, but the next 50 too. Consider this a halfway point. We have the opportunity to shape the future; we're holding it in our hands and we're riding it with our feet. Let's go...