Episode 5 - The Short one
It turns out, it’s hard to film a full edit when you show up to the session with only 8% of battery on the camera. Is this my fault? Yes. Do I have a good excuse? Always. But this one is actually good though. I got to go to Disney World last weekend. I didn’t get back until 4am the night before the Saturday session, but I still tried my best to come out and film what we could. It was really fun, for the time I was there. That little bank to rail spot is a hidden gem.
Heath Burley died on the second spot and Andrew got a really sick clip, just playing around (as usual). Overall, not much to say about this one. It’s just skating mostly, but that’s ok. They can’t all be big hitters…. I mean… None of them are, lol. The goal was accomplished. “Wake up, make something.” - Cody Sanders.
Episode 6
Michael Kraft makes me feel like I don’t even know how to skate. I’m pretty sure he did 3 never before done tricks this weekend. Some of them aren’t in the edit (sadly), but I’ve never seen anything quite like it. I feel like I’m watching the doors open to a new era of skating. It’s like watching a new genre of music be created.
Whenever it comes to all the wheel swivel stuff, I get that some people don’t understand it. I mean hell, I barely do and I like the stuff. I can hear those “hammer-types” thinking “I don’t like all the nimbly bimbly dance skating. I feel like the invention of “glides” can change that thought process. It takes the precision movement of flat-ground skating and turns it into a maneuver that looks more umm… classically understood. It’s like a grind… Except it’s a “glide.” What’s a glide, you ask? I didn’t know til last Saturday either. Apparently that’s the genus for the wheel slide stuff:
- Grind: soul plate
- Slide: frame
- Glide: wheel
I kind of like that it takes the letters from both “Grind” and “slide” to create it’s name. Fitting. I’m really just rambling at this point. I’m not even the right guy to be writing about this kind of stuff. Anyways. Only 2 spots on this drizzly day, but they were both super fun. The best kink rail in Texas was uncapped recently. Shoutout to whoever did that. It felt like 2002, watching everyone line up at the top of a kink rail to session it as a group. Overall, amazing session. Great energy all around. Saturdays are the best. - Cody Sanders.
“Man, this years winter depression hit hard lol. These clips are 2 month old”. Riders: Eugen Enin, Jo Zenk, Sven Ischen & Cody Lampman. Want more? Check this old Borklyn Zoo, D9lV Youtube Page.
“This project is a mix of my last 2 seasons of street skating. I filmed the first part in 2021 but then got a serious injury. I needed to take a break and whenever I checked the stuff I already filmed, it did not make me happy at all. However, my brother Eryk saw it completely different, so I agreed to let him edit it anyway. He definitely took out the best out of these clips, for which I am extremely grateful”.
“In March 2022 during a photo shoot with Wiktor Głowacki I had the most serious accident of my whole blading venture so far. I still can feel its effects even today. Since the accident, my street skating was very limited. I had to set new goals all the time to get my confidence back, but still the most important thing for me was to keep having a good time while doing it. I spent most time at the skateparks, where I gained self-confidence and realized that I don’t have to expect so much from myself, that the most important thing for me is just to enjoy the session and not to have a sick ambition to impress someone. During these 8 months I not only changed my attitude to skating, but also had to work on my body. Once a week I went to a physiotherapist, who made me realize how much work with my fresh scar is ahead of me. If it wasn’t for the doctors’ help, I probably wouldn’t have get back to skating at all, not to mention the pain that accompanied me during the healing process like constant migraine pains, drug states that could keep me awake in the middle of the night and keep me awake, toothaches, and many other things that caused incredible discomfort”.
“So finishing the part was hard. However, at the very end of the year I went to Barcelona with Tomek Przybylik,Eryk Pilch and Piotr Gbyl. It was really there that I skated street for the first time since the accident, realizing that I didn’t have to expect anything from myself, just enjoy the moment and spend my time the best way I wanted. During these 2 years a lot has really changed in my life, and I owe a lot to my family and friends who have been there for me. I would like to thank them sincerely for that”.
“To my wonderful girlfriend, who was by my side all the time in the most difficult moments after the accident, you are my biggest support and I love you very much. To my brother Eryk who is my biggest inspiration not only when it comes to the skating itself, the approach to filming and the unique vision of blading. He had an incredible influence on my personal development. I love you and am very grateful for the time you have given me. To my whole family: my sister Ada who gave me tons of positive energy and support. To my Mom and Dad to whom I really owe a lot. My physiotherapist Zuzanna, without whom I would not be where I am. The best skater crew in the world ‘Skateroom crew’ thanks to whom I get the best energy to shred. Tomek Przybylik, who gave me a lot of motivation to still skate and without whom my trip to Barcelona probably would not have happened. I love you brother. Piotr Gbyl, Michał Kaliściak for his time spent on stacking with me on the streets. Kuba Olejarz and Paweł Komosa for giving a huge dose of childish juice and excitement every day. The whole neighbourhood for a lot of support. And finally Wiktor Głowacki and Mateusz Bączkowicz for the best photos and for being the best homies. I love you all. - Patryk Pilch.
Craig Spaven just shred this gem. Enjoy!
Matt Luda’s sections from Voodoo Show (2012, Full Video), Fishguys4 (2019 - PLAY:
Trailer | Full Video) and Golazo (2011, PLAY). Original videos by Amir Amadi and The Kelso Brothers.
“I should’ve finished this edit back in November 2022, but I injured my knee and had to take some time off. Regardless, I’m really happy to be putting out another street section. Couldn’t have done this without Phil Moss filming everything and the Sydney boys for the sick street sessions together”. - Josh Nielsen.
Music: Grim Richard - Content Whirlwind.
Getting acclimated. Main Camera: Kay Luz. Additional Filming: Scott Jedrusiak, Kris Craig, Ed Braxton, Josh Park & Koda Hult.
Previously: Tan Clan Skate Co - Cobblepot and the Count (2022, New York City).
Them Skates presents SHURI | Soichiro Kanashima. Filmed by Shintaro Nakayama and Yutaro Marumoto. Directed by Koichi Iguchi. Music by NY-aro
Note: This part was filmed in Okinawa City ; Shuri is the old name of Okinawa (more on Wikipedia). Thanks Soichiro!
Yuto Akiyama - Stairway to Adulthood (2023) - A Versclub Video by Shintaro Nakayama.
