Steve's Skateboarding Blog

The Ian Tilmann Foundation was formed in 2006 by Ian's parents, and in memory of Ian who died from traumatic brain injury suffered from a skate boarding accident. The ... Read More

The Bert Slide was invented by the Zephyr team (the Z-Boys), and was named after the famous surfer named Larry Bertleman. Bert is currently living on Kauai, and is ... Read More

So exactly how much do you know about the origin of skateboarding? Do you know who invented it? Where it started? And exactly who are the Z-Boys? ... Read More

Warren from Hong Kong X Fed & Hkskateboarding.com recently told us about the recent AST Skateboard contest in China. "The organizers of AST here in Guangzhou China changed the rules on ... Read More

Ever wonder how many skaters there really are out there? No one knows! Skaters are like cockroaches - you turn the lights on, and we scatter! And, ... Read More

"It's a great upper body workout!" says Jack Smith. If you enjoyed reading about "Skogging", here's another one! Paddle Boarding, or skateboarding with a street paddle, is a new way ... Read More

Looking for a mini ramp / quarter pipe trick to learn? The axle stall is when you ride up the ramp and, right at the top edge of the ... Read More

I recently talked with a reader named Storm, who pointed out that there just isn't too much press out there covering the Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam game for the Nintendo ... Read More

Novelist Stephen Andrews has written a book called The Maelstrom Mission, which he calls "an action-packed adventure for ‘young adults’ – and anyone else, really – set against the background ... Read More

Concrete Wave just keeps on giving things away for free. It's crazy. They handed out the 2008 Concrete Wave Buyers Guide, and now you can get the November ... Read More

Skate shoes aren't cheap, and with the abuse of skateboarding they always wear out fast. But sometimes the problem is something small, like a worn through toe cap, a ... Read More

If you are like me, then you go through a lot of shoe laces in your skate shoes. It's frustrating, and even though some skate shoes have little guards ... Read More

The Concrete Rodeo Tour started last weekend, and runs up through July. The Concrete Rodeo is a series of skateboarding competitions open to non-sponsored skaters, with divisions for women's ... Read More

From Tony Hawk - "The Loop is back! We set up or "Loop of Death" for the day and I (Tony Hawk) invited a few brave - and willing - ... Read More

On the 3rd of April, ESPN announced that this summer's X Games aren't going to feature vert skateboarding. "It's time. It's been time... It's no secret that the vert ... Read More

Ultimate Boarder is a one-week competition to find the first athlete who can conquer the art of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding. Opening the field to both amateur and professional athletes, ... Read More

If you have the free time and the money this summer, I highly recommend checking out a summer skateboarding camp. They come in all kinds - there are day ... Read More

GreenSkate.org 2008 has been launched. There will be an international community cruise on April 22 (earth day) This will be the worlds largest single day longboard cruise to promote longboarding ... Read More

The AST Dew Tour announced that premium seating tickets (Action Zone and Reserved Seating) to the 2008 events will be available for purchase beginning Tuesday, April 1. For all AST Dew ... Read More