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TONY HAWK: The very first time that I created a new trick,
it was a backside varial.
And I remember the feeling when I landed it and I thought
that I was a wizard.
Like, I could not believe I did a trick no one had done before.
I was probably 11 years old.
And that feeling, that was the buzz.
That was the high that I'd chase the rest of my life.
NEWSCASTER 1: And if there's one person who's
contributed the most to skateboarding's meteoric rise
as a cultural and social phenomenon, it's Tony Hawk.
NEWSCASTER 2: One of the world's most recognizable sports
figures.
NEWSCASTER 3: The gnarly, the awesome Tony Hawk.
NEWSCASTER 4: He landed professional skateboarding's
first 900.
He's barely touched the ground since.
TONY HAWK: I've always said that I
think skateboarding is a lifestyle, a sport, and an art
form all at once.
You're creating your own style.
Skating is your canvas.
And you can paint it however you want.
And no two paintings are going to look alike.
Hawk.
Tony Hawk!
TONY HAWK: You don't have to follow the textbook of exactly
how to live your life.
Whatever that may be, you can think outside the box.
You can hop a fence.
You can get in a different line.
Skateboarding can be a great tool in your life,
a great lesson in your life, a lesson in perseverance,
a lesson in self-confidence, a lesson in belief.
And that you don't have to be a pro skater,
but you can carry these lessons with you throughout your life
in so many other ways.
And that skateboarding will teach you
the value of perseverance, and the value of repetition,
and the value of seeing something through,
and not giving up.
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In this MasterClass, I am breaking down
foundational skate tricks and some of my own signature tricks
for the very first time.
This class is for anyone that wants to start skating, learn
the basics, and improve upon their skills
if they already have the basics.
It's going to make you a better skater.
And hopefully, you can use this motivation in any walk of life.
The three types of skateboarding that we
are covering in this class are street, park, and vert skating.
And when I talk about street, that
is the elements you find out the urban landscape-- stairs,
ledges, handrails, gaps.
And park is a mix of street elements, bowl elements,
vertical elements, and a lot of tricks
that involve the top of a ramp.
And then we're going to cover vert.
And vert is specific to a radius transition, usually something
that's over 10 foot in diameter with a couple of feet of vert
added onto that.
And that's when we get into more of the aerial type moves.
And that is what allows you to fly in the air.
And that is what drew me to skateboarding
in the first place.
I have some of the best skaters in the world helping
me teach this class--
Lizzie Armanto and Riley Hawk.
So Lizzie is a professional park skater.
She is one of the best.
And I feel like she has the ability
to take you to the next level in intermediate tracks in park
skating.
Riley Hawk is my oldest son.
And he is one of the most progressive street skaters
these days and doing things I never imagined possible.
And I thought it would be great to have him guide you
through some of the more complicated and technical
street tricks.
We're going to start from the very beginning,
from the very first time you step foot on the skateboard,
and give you, empower, you to learn how to jump those three
stairs, even down to how you push, how you get speed,
how you place your feet, I mean, we're getting deep.
All the stuff you see in video games,
we're going to show you how to do them in real life.
I'm Tony Hawk and this is my MasterClass.