POWELL PERALTA PRESENTS: FUTURE PRIMITIVE

It’s been said in other ways here, but I’ll say it again. Just skate and skate hard. I mean, don’t stop pushing except when you need some water and a breath. Don’t stop carving and tick tacking around like some kind of mad sidewinder snake. Focus on your board and your own body. How do your feet feel on the concave of your board? How can you change your angle of attack on a curb? Keep moving. Don’t stop. The rest of your brain will take the cue after an hour of an intense warmup and it will be bliss. The real skaters out there will recognize and respect your commitment but don’t worry about that. You’re not there to worry, you’re there to skate. And the gender/age thing. Fuck that “standard” shit. Skating is an anti-conformist, individualist sport/art. There’s no “standard” style, that’s just conventional stereotypes. Learning and progressing is the best part. Build a repertoire that you practice over and over and OVER and then add something new every day. Many (most?) kids that pop ollies and flip tricks don’t actually know how to CARVE and SESSION. They stand still. They chat. They try a trick and miss the landing. That’s not skating. There’s no soul in that. Show them how it’s d…