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How Rodney Mullen Invented Kickflips

RIDE Channel4 skaters recommend it · 5 mentions, 2012 to 2018
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1.6M views · 13 years ago · Interview

Rodney Mullen tells Tony Hawk how he came up with the kickflip, originally called the magic flip, and how he first showed it to Stacey Peralta. Short interview from RIDE Channel, posted in 2012.

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Posted in threads about Rodney Mullen and 1980s Bones Brigade footage as a quick first-hand account of where the kickflip came from.

“Rodney Mullen on inventing the kick flip (magic flip) and when he showed it to Stacey Peralta for the first time …”

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u/Colspex2018 · 255 points

Rodney Mullen on inventing the kick flip (magic flip) and when he showed it to Stacey Peralta for the first time [VIDEO]

u/isskewl2014 · 5 points

talking about inventing the kickflip with Tony Hawk-- [VIDEO]

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