BFD Skate's Blog – May 2009 Archive (7)

The International Skateboarding Federation (ISF) announces the World Championships Of Skateboarding, to be held in Boston, Massachusetts on July 23-25, 2009. Attracting top competitors from around the world, the ISF World Championships will be a skateboarding-only event, established as the world-title event for both street and vert.



"The ISF World Championships will invite and showcase the world's best male and female… Continue

“Getting hit in the face with a skateboard and fracturing my cheekbone in two places was actually a blessing in disguise.” – Karl Watson



FuelTV has a great little piece with Pro Skateboarder Karl Watson on its site. Karl's face had a run in with a flying skateboard, sending him to the hospital. The good news was a broken eye socket, and an easily repaired gash. The bad news was that the CT scan… Continue

The first round of Battle at The Berrics quickly became one of the hottest skate topics on the internet, so for the second round, they left it to the people to choose the contenders. There are some serious names on this list, from Chris Cole to Heath Kirchart, Paul Rodriguez, Daewon Song, Geoff Rowley, Jamie Thomas, Mike Vallely and more.... the biggest names in street skating battling it out in a game of S-K-A-T-E. So awesome.



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It was refreshing to watch the Pro-Tec pool party. It's one of those contests that goes down the way this stuff should. Spectators up close and personal, skate photographers and filmers on the decks, and a damn good time. If you missed it live today, you can check out the footage on the Fuel TV site here. My money was on Omar for sure... I just love watching him skate the Combi pool, but Bucky killed it as well. Check out the full… Continue

I always thought the way different people learn their tricks and develop their style is interesting. Rodney Mullen is by far one of my favorite people to watch on a skateboard. Rodney's an incredibly intelligent guy, studying incredibly complex math equations in his spare time and reading about formulas. So I guess I shouldn't have been suprised at this video of his approach to learning darkslides for the first time on a ledge. Personally, It never would have occurred to me to use this method… Continue

Things have been blowing up lately for Action Sports in China. Shanghai built the world's largest skatepark a few years back, Woodward are opening a facility in Beijing, the Asian X Games hit Shanghai, and the Dew Tour just went down in Beijing.



Check out the full results from the Dew Tour's China Invitational below.



BMX Vert:

1. Jamie Bestwick

2. Steven McCann

3. Chad Kagy

4. Simon Tabron

5. Jimmy Walker

6. Dennis McCoy

7. Kevin… Continue

I know, I know. Love 'em or hate 'em, there is still that "It's Nike" mentality around the giant being involved in Skateboarding. But in their defense they're paying their dues. And doing some things well.



One thing they're doing exceptionally well at the moment are web videos. A few examples of which I've posted below. Take a great team and add some great filmers and post production, and this is what you get. Nike being Nike could well have easily hired a bunch of football nitwits… Continue