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RODNEY MULLEN | FROM THE GROUND UP [HD DOC.]

JPOTT GAMING19 skaters recommend it · 23 mentions, 2013 to 2025
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4.6M views · 13 years ago · Documentary

Roughly 27 minute documentary on Rodney Mullen, from his childhood in Florida and his father's resistance to skating through his freestyle career and invention of modern street tricks. Taken from ON Skateboarding's Winter 2002 issue.

Why skaters like it

Gets posted to discouraged beginners and anyone with unsupportive parents, and to explain how Mullen created most modern flatground tricks.

“Rodney is such an obscure person who created almost every modern trick.. recommend watching the whole vid.”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/papipandulce2019 · 12 points

Perhaps you'll appreciate this. [VIDEO]

u/BrutBlorf2019 · 7 points

Rodney Mullen, the undisputed GOAT of skateboarding falls somewhere on the spectrum too. As a result of his different brain patterns he had an uncanny ability to understand physics on a level nobody, apparently, has since. It's fantastic that your child has gravitated towards skateboarding. Your a stellar parent for encouraging his interests too. Skating will be a great way for him to socialize as he grows up. Someth

u/Hot420gravy2021 · 6 points

[VIDEO] the last minute of this sums it up well. Rodney is such an obscure person who created almost every modern trick.. recommend watching the whole vid. But skateboarding has held me together as a person through a lot of trials and situations over my years on earth. It's just me and my board and nothing else when I'm skating.

u/Tanookicom2020 · 5 points

If you're feeling discouraged you should watch this documentary about Rodney Mullen. His father tried very hard to keep him from skateboarding but in reality it only pushed Mullen to try harder. Dont let a couple of falls and your parents bad mouthing you from experiencing the joys of skateboarding. [VIDEO]

u/Tony16972022 · 3 points

Definitly watch his documentary [VIDEO]

u/fruntside2016 · 2 points

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u/Snoo198232025 · 2 points

Yeah I hate when people say “close your shoulders” like I don’t already know that. I like weird and technical ways of breaking down tricks. Here’s a link to the full video [VIDEO], I have it copied at the timing he said the quote but it may not make sense out of context. 💀

u/Inappropriate_adj2014 · 2 points

I'd also add Natas Kapus Street Skating 101 [VIDEO] ...and From the Ground Up - Rodney Mullen [VIDEO] The Bones Brigade Autobiography I found super inspiring.

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