back smith is like wow

OPEN skater Kenshiro Yagi gaps to the high ledge for a stylish back smith.

Congratulations to Jason!

Congratulation to OPEN skater Jason Park. he won the Hawaii stop on the Element 2010 International series.. he will be flow to cali later this year again all the other winners. he will slay it for sure.

OWLs are designed to kill

we got a new product in at OPEN hq. check it out, and pick up one via the website!

rehabing getting psyched!

ok rehab seems to be going good. though i’m pushing it. going all out!
to help, got to watch awesome skate clips. so here are some selects.

Open is in a Grass Hut. PDX

I like Portland Oregon. so i’m excited that you can finally get some OPEN goods in PDX.
stuff just got put in store at Grass Hut in the Burnside area of Portland.

JL throw away

project bushwick is putting the finishing touches on a full length video. Jayel posted some of his throw away clips. check it out.

JL’s THROWAWAY from Jonathan Shepardson-Legere on Vimeo.

how you get there

i need to relax from my MTA rage. so here is one of the best things i have seen in awhile. a casual vid from Kyle Leeper and Etnies. this is a real skate vid imo. no big banger. just style and flow.

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Tshirts! yeah!

we got a really limited supply of OPEN Tshirts recently. an i mean limited.
its the whale, on heather grey AA shirt. size S / M / L
go to openskateboards.com to get one if you like. the mediums are moving fast FYI

don’t forget we also sell really kick ass skateboard decks.. just saying. you should get one of those too..

a new year glo mix

i did this mix for my friends site.. percussionlab.com, but since i also have my own little site here.. thought i would post it here. a new years mix of some glowave.. if you dont know.. well now you know.

 

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to do

at the very end of 08.. i got back into skateboarding.. and procceded to get a mild concussion. landed on my face. knocked myself out. from there it was all good. but at the end of july. right when i was feeling good.. i broke my foot. so month later i am trying to get back into shape.. but its getting cold.. and.. i tear a tendon in my right knee.
now i await some hopefully minor surgery, and back to rehab. to say the least my expectation on a skateboard have decreased. as i head toward (but not at) my mid 30s.. here is what i would like to learn in 2010.. on my skateboard.

heelflips
frontside big spins
back tail slide
front shove to krook to fakie
kicklflip 5050
360 flip.
nollie front side 360
fakie backside 360 (cabilaro)
fakie big flip
no comply tail slide
any kinda feeble.

thats it.. i think i can do it.