I'm a teacher in Australia (high school) and our Friday life skill's lesson is about failing and perseverance, last year I showed Tony Hawk completing a 900 for the first time, Friday I'll be showing this video.. Nice one dude...
@@bon12121 There's a lot more stressful jobs out there then teaching. Go for it I say, we need more young math teachers with a passion for mathematics, and you get to show the odd skateboarding video every now and then..
Did you show your class how they paid another guy to not do a 900 so Tony could do it first on camera? That's what you should have shown as perseverance...
Hot take, but I think he's THE greatest athlete of our time, even over Jordan or Gretsky. I mean, it's kind of apples and oranges, but Rodney's level of street mastery has yet to be achieved by
@@johnnytsunami4186comparing sports is notoriously hard but the argument that he invented and did more shit that is still near impossible kinda holds up. It’s like if Jordan, in addition to being great, had invented the dunk, the alley oop, and the 3 pointer. It’s just hard to compare.
Yeah I'm over here just like wow...I wish I could kick flip to primo even 1/10th as consistently. A clean catch to me is the hardest part and what makes any trick look amazing
Man its been 20 years since I watched a skating video, and probably 25 years since I last got on a board. Got quite emotional watching this, as humans can achieve such beautiful things
My friend, I haven't touched a board in well over three decades and watching Rodney Mullen clips still makes me cry. This one was also an emotional watch. Maybe we should get back on it :D
Dude, I haven't got a board for two decades and share the same feelings as tou guys. I just couldn't stop watching this until he landed the trick, got me so many memories from my time!
I never owned a board, but seeing this I feel like this is something I need in my life and try. Is it possible to learn to skate even when I'm already 30+ ?
This is why they have classes for elderly people to teach them how to fall ( or take a fall really). It takes skill to know how to make the best of a bad situation and avoid hurting yourself. I'm glad that I rode downhill, skated and played hockey. It's probably why I've never had a serious injury, even tho theres been some big crashes I could've suffer worse from.
@@Rotwold True , i'm a black belt in Judo , and the first thing you learn as a kid is how to fall, avoid the impact by rolling , and it saved me so many times on my board
I genuinely felt relieved when you made the second downward section more of a solid surface. The warping was driving me crazy and I’m sure making it much more difficult
Yeah it was accelerating him and then decelerating him. Really this trick should be easy since once you're going a constant speed your body isn't under any forces, it's just like doing it standing still.
I remember watching all the skate videos in Tony Hawk's pro skater and feeling like Mullen was god tier. Sure others could ollie over crazy obstacles or do crazy spins on vert, but Mullen was a straight up sorcerer with his board.
@@terrydavis7389 it was a lot more than 20 - 30 years ago. I'm in my mid forties and I was watching Rodney since I was at least 5 years old, all my first videos with Rodney were VHS. He started dominating skateboarding 45 years ago, he's been my second favorite skater my entire life, Lance Mountain is my number 1, because he was funny not because he can skate like Rodney.
@@robsharktest damn you right, thats only 1100 kickflip primos in a row :// kinda ameture if you ask me... Starting to think Jonny Giger might be a poser...
The Kingdom of God is at Hand John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
This is so sick dude - not often you see honest videos of people trying and failing pushing themselves to achieve a goal. The level of effort and dedication you put into doing this is as impressive if not more so than landing the trick.
Mullen invented the flat ground ollie and practically every flip trick in the book, he is the godfather of street skating, without him there would be no street skating at all.
Hell yeah, we need to show this video to people (and there's soooo many of em) that keep on telling that someone just has talent. It is so much effort, elbow grease, dedication, practice and then some.
I've been trying to learn 360 flips for so long but I only attempt it around 30 times and then move on. This has really made me re-think how much effort it takes to learn challenging tricks for a individual skateboarder.
This video really makes me wonder how long it took Rodney to land this trick. You had video evidence it was possible and it still took 1400 tries. Rodney would’ve been driven by nothing but the idea he could do it. Such insane skill he has.
i am wondering if Rodney is knowing about Jonny and that Jonny is recreating his tricks ..will they ever meet? Edit: If u read this Jonny then try Mullen´s Casper to nosemanual ,or Nollie treflip to primo slide ,or Switch bs darkslide ,or Casper slide treflip out(Rodney once said that this was the hardest trick that he ever landed) :D ..or magical mega crazy Nollie Helipop late flip (I have seen Rodney doing this sick trick in some video)
As a non-skater, I always think, "Can I really watch so many attempts of one guy with just one trick?" Yes, I absolutely never regret it. Mesmerizing and eye-opening stuff, man.
I'm not even a skateboarder but I am subscribing because this is the type of will and determination I am trying to get back into my life. 1400 attempts at something and still want to do it better. You are a perfectionist with an "I will" attitude and I love that. Easiest subscription I've handed out. Peace and love. I will be watching much more skateboarding.
As soon as I noticed how bouncy the second platform was, I think that's what made the trick more difficult early on. I wish you were able to use something as sturdy right away as the first platform because the rebound was definitely affecting your slide. Props to you for pushing through it anyway!
Mullen was nuts. Not just inventing all these tricks at a time when no one was doing this crap, but from relentless practicing, often times up to 8 hours a day which he would do for years, he got to the point where he could do all this stuff so consistently, rarely making a mistake. It became so easy for him. So singularly focused on it to get to near perfection. First guy i ever viewed as an artist on the skateboard. Its not just a sport to him.
I remember being like 15 and trying to do a backside 180 over a double set at the skatepark. Spent 8hrs a day after school trying, no lights at night either. It didn't have ramps, just 2 drops and boom the stairs. Spent a week trying and finally landed it. I'm 34 now and I can feel it in my hip. Haha. I respect what skaters go through
My knees and hips feel all my younger skating and biking days. There was a gap near where I lived. It was a good 4 foot drop, but about 6 feet in length, over grass, into a road. Spent 3 and a half months trying to switch 3-flip it. 2 partially broken ankles, and 4 stitches later I landed it and haven’t stepped on a skateboard since then. That trick, my inward heel flip off a 7 foot loading dock, and my Ryan Sheckler inspired backside lip down a 12 stair are the 3 moments I will remember for the rest of my life.
@@Justin-jg2hi props to ya. I'm 35 now going on 36 in May. I do step on the board more often again and getting myself into shape but still feel the pain on certain falls lol.
This shows how insane of a skater Mullen was back in the day since it took you that long. He is the tripple OG of the skate world, hands down. Always been a fan, well since I was a kid and first got into it all.
I know this is hella old but I'd definitely recommend Rodney Mullens book it's called "The Mutt: How to skateboard and not kill yourself".. absolutely amazing book. He talks about his younger days learning all the basics and skating flatground comps and pretty much the birth of street skating in general... dude is a absolute legend
I am 48 and when i saw Rodney mullen skateboarding when i was young i tried to make a freestyle board my self, because it wasnt for sale in the Netherlands and i wanted to do his trick style, so when i see you try his tricks and do so well it reminds me of back then. I have great respect for you, and the way you explain and show how much efford it takes to finish the tricks! Respect for you Johnny !
I think because he makes this looks relatively easy, people dont realize how exhausting and difficult it is trying to even come close to articulating these moves.
There’s a lot of things in skateboarding where you don’t understand how draining they are until you try it. I’ve been skating like 6 months or so now, the only thing I can do is a pretty clean, maybe 2 foot high ollie standing still, and even that is exhausting, the way your feet have to move to maintain balance, the weird muscles you use to make sure you can stick to this piece of wood in the air, it’s madness. I don’t think in a million years I’d be able to do anything Rodney Mullen was known for, and I would even consider myself a pretty fast learner, so these people nowadays and back then, are just a whole different fucking breed
This was wildly inspiring for me. As a 34 year old going back to skating. Haven't skated for over a decade, but just did my now first kickflip after the magic of youtube-tutorials! Damn, skating is gonna be easier now, than when I 10 years old had to figure it all out without any teaching.
Must be something in the air im about the same age and just got the urge to skate again. It’s the balance for me! I can barely ride without feeling like im gona fall off the board but the tricks are still there im landing on them and then just eating it 😂
@@thanevakarian9762 Yes! my hopes and guess are that my brain reach down deep and adjust old knowhow to my xtra kilos. r8 now i am just waiting for a helmet, and some protective gear. i already look stupid with my akward boardskills, so why not reap the full benefit of that? :D
Same here boys! XD broke my leg about 6 years ago, 33 now. Rode to my friend's yesterday after 6 years and could barely Ollie or back one.. but it comes back for sure I practiced a little and felt better. Unfortunately stamina will take awhile to get back lol
@@tylerseddon5972 come on Man! I práctice long board AND skate AND I like Edit videos also ITS a big difference jumping skills actitud actions AND in a office ITS really quiet also could ve been boring if you Dont have one guión story..
I recently discovered ur channel……. I’m not a skateboarder. But I do have a huge appreciation and respect for the patience, determination and commitment it takes to do something well!! These are things I apply to my hobby of bonsai. I absolutely love watching ur videos!! Keep up the AWESOME content! Take care and have a blessed!
The incredible thing is, Rodney makes it look so smooth and easy. Not to diminish Jonny in the slightest, he's an absolute God and I love watching him grind through all of this. Without Jonny it wouldn't give us perspective just how talented Rodney was. It's like, he was so unbelievable that until now it was all beyond our comprehension on just how difficult it truly was even as skateboarders ourselves. And the fact he pioneered it, and grinded at his own goals, often without any outside inspiration. Jonny Giger is not only one of the best skateboarders in the world, but showing us the grind and his personality gives us a whole new appreciation of this art. I love it.
200+ attempts per day, I cannot express my admiration for your perseverance and dedication to your craft and these tricks. Amazing watching your process and progress!
Day 3 is like when you're practicing a piece of music, you've just learned the whole thing, and now you're practicing it to cement it. You get it perfect a couple times. Then all of a sudden you start making new mistakes that you weren't making before. This my friend, is what we call the Yips.
rodney mullen is that skater you respect not only due to his historical impact and skill in skateboarding, but also that in literally every skate video his clothes look war torn due to the hours hes spent trying to nail his tricks, you feel for his dedication, and now i feel for yours.
This is so inspiring. Anytime you struggle to achieve something in your life, think of this guy because with enough determination. Anything is possible.
Congratulations man! This is the first time I've seen your work. Not only are you an amazing skateboarder, your perseverance is off the charts! I grew up idolizing Rodney Mullen, and was lucky enough to see him do a one-man skate exhibition in a tiny parking lot in Missoula, Montana in 1987. I still have a picture with him when I was 15 years old. His feats of unbelievable foot speed and balance seemed effortless. Thanks for helping continue his skate legacy.
This is very entertaining. Every person thats ever skated knows first of all how crazy hard this is and we can relate to the struggles. Its the fact that you showed the pain that makes this so good. Rodney set the bar but you dug deep and now you are with him, up on the mountain top
Jonny, I just want to say - I was a fan of your videos when I used to skate, and when my life changed and made it harder to skate, your videos are what got me back on my board 5 years later. At 27, I feel like I might even be able to be better than before. Thanks so much for getting me back on my wheels!
You will be better than before 100%, you have many years to go. I had a long pause and started at age 30 again, now at 35 im surely better than ever before (technically at least, im not that reckless as i was in my teens though).
This video was more the process of learning the trick, section by section, rather than attempts at landing it. By the end you were strong in all sections and had learned to land 90 percent of it consistently. This is much like learning a piece of music. The goal is not just to play it flawlessly once, but to learn all difficult sections of the piece until it can consistently be performed in full with few errors. You have now added a badass new Mullen trick to your skateboard repertoire. Your work was not in vain, now you can continue to build on that. Cheers
Dude, that was worth the watch, the fact you can get into primo with that kickflip so consistent, really shows you're made for this whole trick line stuff.
Impressive all around, the skating, the challenge, the dedication and execution. But also the patience while editing to actually count every attempt for your little "Giger-Counter". Love your videos for a while, didn't see that one before, thx a lot :)
I haven’t skated in over 20 years due to an ankle injury, but I love watching your vids. So good to see your progression when trying these epic tricks. Truly inspiring.
I’m the same as Fraggle, although I have been back on a board a few times during the last twenty years. The physical wound (ankle) is all good, but the mental has never healed. I’ve broken a few bones in my life but that ankle I won’t forget. Now, I just can’t commit to anything :-(
those kind of videos are insanely inspiring, i'm learning to skate at my 30's, and every time i try a new trick, i'll record it because of you! Hugs from Brazil!
Rodney is a magician and you are a real sport for chasing and nailing all of these super hard tricks. I've never set foot on a skateboard in my life and I still absolutely adore you guys.
That crazy feeling of relief that it’s finally over rather than excitement for pulling it off…. It truly shows your dedication to overcoming a challenge you’ve set for yourself, no matter how miserable it becomes. You’re a strong man!
I haven't watched in you like 3 years and this video is a year old, but I'm so proud of how you can land primo's like a champ now. it's not even about the bells and extra whistles, it's simply seeing that neat little trick nailed that is awesome.
It's been 35 years since I stepped on a skateboard but this was an absolute joy to watch, willing you on to pull it off. Much respect, both to you and to Mullen of course.
I was in my mid teens when round 1 came out and we were all blown away. Im older and don't skate now but I showed this to my boys as an example of perseverance. Very well done, your dedication is exemplary. I hope Rodney sees this.
I love these videos. I grew up watching Rodney in the 80's/90's and seeing the process of you figuring out tricks I did in fact think were impossible for anyone else. Good on you, it's been a lot of fun and really cool seeing them broken out. You're out there crushing it
To even touch the greatness of Rodney Mullen is a feat on its own. But pulling off one of the most iconic sequences twice is nothing but dedication. Props to ya 🤙
I’m sure people say this enough, but you are amazing. I love Rodney, as I’m sure a lot of skaters do. I love your approach, your patience and of course your skill. I think you have what it takes to be one of the best skaters ever, if not already acknowledged. Keep doing it!!! Fantastic
Jonny man I’m so happy that this channel has finally taken off for you. Been watching since wayyyyyy back in the day when your financial situation wasn’t too good, and now I’m just so stoked to see how far you’ve come with both the progression of this channel and your skating. Living the dream bro. Got nothing but love for you
I love how you show the attempts counted! It reminds us all that hard work toward your goals can have a huge feeling of payoff in the end even when it’s far from sight. I struggle with long term gratification so that helps motivate me a lot and I can’t even skateboard! Just in life generally haha. You da man. Thank you for what you do and the beautiful content.
this is the most real skate video i have ever seen. absolutely amazing, an art piece i truly believe. i dont think people understand the amount of torture we put ourselves through constantly trying to evolve and advance our selves. there is a sort of masochism that goes along with our training and improvement. new insane tricks cannot exist without someone's pain. determination and the ability to keep believing in yourself with a splash of the ability to hurt yourself repeatedly and love doing it anyway. and when you get what your going for it's amazing. the ultimate rush. I'm dealing with allot of pain management when i skate due to having spinal stenosis, i refuse to take meds for it because i dont want to be whacked out on that stuff 24-7, that's no life. so i feel like this sometimes just trying to do things i used to be able to do.
Inspiring! I’ve always looked up to Rodney Mullen and you actually showing the process makes me want to get out there and practice the same stuff too!! Amazing work dude
BRO!!!! you are the definition of commitment and dedication , your name is in the dictionary next to those words. secondly rodney mullens skill and bag of tricks is so extensive and the skill level of those tricks he does is in a world of its own and in that world that only he exists in his skill is god level and he and the board are one in the same . Jonny ....bro... thank you , you have brought the tricks of RM in to the realm of reality and possibility .you yourself have elevated to such an elite level of skateboarding while still remaining humble and down to earth. a skate park is most certainly in line to be named after you and a star on the skateboard hall of fame
Nice to see some Rodney Mullen love. That man deserves eternal life. He created such beautiful art with that little plank of would and a couple wheels. Awesome job landing this trick.
So jealous. I used to do all sorts of freestyle tricks, I'd primo slide a flat smooth surface and everyone would think it's so cool, but i probably only ever could ¾ flip into primo like 10 times. Insane to see that the ¾ flip for him is just the forgettable part of the trick. I envy his Mullen abilities.
It really is insane how far ahead of everyone he was. In most sports, you will have a phenom who comes around every 5-10 years. Rodney was doing this stuff in the late 80s and early 90s. It's been like 30 years and still very few have ever even come close. And even more crazy, usually the pioneers of your sport, they invent a thing or two and generations following just get better and better to the point where they eclipse the founders - but they wouldn't have ever gotten there without the founders. This dude was a founder, and set the bar so high decades later it still seems like, again very very few people have even come barely close at all.
i really hope you continued training the trick, because you could be the first to do a set of of them in a row!!! in it was very clear, that you were actually making lots of progress after day 3. and honestly: learning such a difficult trick in just a matter of days? is bloody freakin fast!:)
Jonny! Big-time fan! Was wondering if you ever considered using Andy Anderson's board. He has it shaped very particularly for things like primo stance.
Amazing, all my friends in high-school were obsessed with skate boarding, I remember them watching Rodney mullen montages, cool to see these tricks get re created!!
Warum machst du es dir mit diesen zwei provisorisch zusammengeschraubten holzpaletten so schwer, anstatt einfach ein weiteres primo pad zu verwenden? 😂 You're not only dedicated but you're always choosing the hard way to get your tricks done. Sick video 🤙
@@h3mp45 Ja man, das ganze sah schon sehr instabil aus^^ Ich denke mir halt, dass man sich als gesponserter profi skater sicherlich ein zweites pad leisten könnte, aber er hat das ding ja am ende trotzdem geripped und darauf kommt es schließlich an.
I always wished Rodney would delve into his training more. I feel like as a skater, he's gone through more trial and error than anyone else ever has. Would be interesting to hear his mindset.
Rodney is like super autistic or something, which is probably why his style was so different. But if youve seen any interviews with him its kind of hard to get information out of him.
@ eh he’s too humble for that. It’s more like him making video of his progress learning rodneys tricks. Doesn’t take away from his skill. Today he’s one of the best technical street skaters in the skating community.
