I’m still watching this in 2022 I hope I’m not the only one. Like this up if you still here let’s keep this video alive always.This will always be one of my favourites, one that clearly shows Rodney is a master/manipulator in the Physics of Skateboarding. No one still has yet to master their craft in the same way as Rodney Mullen? Who else has complete board control, creativity and ingenuity to invent and redefine skateboarding, and have more simply just mastered their craft. Man’s a wizard and should be remembered forever when people think of skateboarding.
His board control is unparalleled, and he did it all with a nearly flat board. The evolution of skating is so interesting, and he's responsible for like 90% of it. Truly one of a kind.
I wish it would. I don't skate anymore but I still follow the scene. Freestyle skating is so unexplored, and there is so much potential there. We need a super-human to compare to Rodney, but I hope for that person to come along.
This dude basically invented every flip trick we do today. So much respect and love for his innovation and contribution to skating. He changed the sport forever
Growing up in Gainesville I had the opportunity to meet him several times (and watch him skate). He is one of the kindest, most modest person I've ever met.
Skaters are just now entering into Mullen land after all these years. We're seeing more and more great skaters tap into what he invented decades earlier. Truly amazing his impact.
No one can. Just look at today's champions on freestyle skating, they are not even close to Rodney even with all modern equipment and the internet to help learn faster than ever before.
The fact he linked them all together and as far as I can see made only *one* mistake is unbelievable. I couldn't agree with you more. The mastery is on another level.
I love the fact that an 11 year old video of a 36 year old recording Is still popular today with new age skaters and old school. Skating truly Is versatile
@@davidmccallum3950 I mean, I'm 16, came here from the love of skate history. Every decade said the same thing, "skateboarding will die soon" since the 1960s. Never happened, never will.
@@davidmccallum3950 Eh, maybe. Alot of people I know In school enjoy It. As long as Flat Surfaces, a Board, and Creativity exists, It will never become less prevalent anytime soon
He's had major success!! Just not in the publics eye. 1 point in his life he was the co-founder of world industry and sold his shares for 10's of millions. He's doing just fine.* Also co owner of Almost company
He stopped competing because he wanted to give young skaters a chance. He never wanted money or fame he just truly loves skating. He invented so many tricks it became unfair and he wanted young people to have a chance to shine. Truly a great guy. My friend challenged him to a game of SKATE at Burnside. He was so happy to see my friend hitting kickflip underflips, darkslides, Casper flips, no complies... Rodney won (obviously) but he was so happy to see my friend hitting difficult tricks it didn't even seem like Rodney wanted to win. He was proud of the new generation. Cool guy
In the latest interview on hawk vs wolf Rodney at the end gives his story about how he's been injured for about 10yrs, just had both hips replaced and now he is skating again at full potential having fun again.
Is Tony hawk that big with real skaters? I think Rodney inspired more skaters than any other. Some people credit him with inventing the kickflip. His style of skating is an art form which transformed to skate videos and magazines.
Rodney Mullen is unarguably the best skater to ever exist. Dude was doing impossibles with a cruiser board. Wicked to see how effortless he does it, not To mention none of these tricks existed yet or werent really out there. Ik for a fact no one in the 80’s was doing flat impossibles or kick flips. shoutout to the Skate father 🦾😎
The only way I can figure out how some of these moves happened is by slowing the video down. This stuff is lightning quick. I was so obsessed with guys like Hosoi and Cab in the 80s and never gave Rodney enough respect. The whole time he was a pioneer for what skating would evolve into and he had no idea.
I've always said the TRUE greats of nearly every individual skill with a high ceiling are some of the most humble people you'll find. You have to be willing to accept there's always room for improvement and put in that work for nobody but yourself. Mullen, Hawk, Shawn White, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Efren Reyes, Tom Brady, Novak Djokovic, and the list goes on... Those walking around telling everyone they're the best at have major self-confidence issues that will bite them sooner than later.... with few exceptions.
Little did this kid know how he will be credited with inventing most of the base tricks of today's modern skateboarding as well as the shape of the modern skateboard. Rodney Mullen... A living legend.
This is why Rodney Mullen will go down as the best skater in history for me. Not only did he create some of the most iconic skate tricks, but this performance is still incredibly mind boggling 35+ years later.
Can you explain me how did they do tricks without ollie? I know that Mullen invented flatground ollie but how its possible that fristyle existed without this basic trick ?
@@igorcywinski7477 the way that the other tricks were performed was different. They didn't pop and lift the same way mostly, you can see it in how most of the flat ground tricks he does are done
"Just another day" How beautiful the irony? It was history in the making, it was an Icon of modern day culture at the beginning of his career, it was a philosophy, a way of life, and for Rodney, it was "just another day".
He's a living cheat code. Those 80s boards were HEAVY. The guy nails everything so effortlessly. Plus he invented most of the stuff you've seen here and more. Genius.
The board he’s using is a freestyle board. They’re a lot lighter than your average 80’s board. Freestyle boards are thinner and smaller than what others were using at that time
I cant believe later on in an interview he said that he was playing it safe all those years ago in competitions. Makes you think what he was really capable of.
At first I was like, what a pretty combo of early skating, and Olympic style ribbon twirling; then he starts throwing these crazy flip tricks. Okay, I’m humbled. This video is legendary.
This is how street skating started. This man, right here. GOAT. The Mullen. The inventor of the kick flip, heel flip, 360 flip, 50-50 no hander, primo, impossible, and so many many tricks.
@@jacksonvreal_904 Sorry, I have no idea. Rodney invented flatland ollies and many other tricks based on ollies. But shuv its, 360 shuv and bigspins are all possible without ollie, so they might have been invented by others.
and straight up heavy spins. You don't see anybody doing those spins like he does nowadays. mostly around me is transition skaters and don't really have many street/freestyle skaters around where I live. Even with videos I watch on youtube, nobody is really doing spins like that anymore.
Dammit, just the best that ever was. He came along and just started inventing every trick that now seem commonplace. He is the existential godfather of street skating, as later in life he took these freestyle skills and amped them up even further. Then, it turns out he's also incredibly intelligent, and just a mellow philosophical cat. Truly a unique human.
This is still mind blowing 36 yrs after the fact. The balance and board control are next level, in my mind he is still next level. The younger skaters that have not seen this need to , it adds to the full understanding of his greatness. I watch this and can see how he still does a lot of this on modern street boards. Meeting him in 2010 in Denver was a. Crown jewel for me along with two signed decks. I try to emulate his dedication and tenacity every time I skate. Watch this video then watch his Liminal video to bridge the gap and see the amazing progression and talent. Forever grateful for Rodney!
Is there anyone more impactful to modern skating then Rodney? He literally invented everything at a time where so many people had no idea what they were even looking at.
Do not get me wrong tony hawk, and tony Alva drop in on bowls and verts was awesome but rodney mullen god of skateboarding. Blows my mind the style he has and it's so unique.
What a legend, he created so much for the skaters today (and generations to come). Even his early technique is a gazillion times more stylish than a lot of skaters. So technical too. The humblest of champions.
He invented most kickflip and heelflip variations on flat ground. He would do a trick one way (360 flip) then learn the opposite (laser flip) and so on. Same with the shuvits, he would learn it backside and frontside
