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Quick Facts
- There are said to be about 18.5 million skateboarders in the world
- Reputed skateboarder Rodney Mullen invented ollie, a skateboarding maneuver
- Skateboarding is sometimes called 'Sidewalk Surfing'
- Makaha is a famous manufacturer of skateboards
- There is a Skateboard Magazine that gives details about the art
Expert summary
Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. A person who does that is called a skateboarder or a skater. Depending on the context skateboarding can be an art form, a recreational activity, a profession, or even a method of transportation. Skateboarding is relatively modern. It was probably invented sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s. The origin was related to the need felt by surfers in California who wanted something to surf when the waves were flat. Several skateboards were built for them, which were wooden boards with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. Today skateboards are mainly meant for street skating. The material and the shape of the skateboard have changed considerably.Recommended content
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Skateboarding
A somewhat more advanced guide to skateboarding... From board maintenance and ollies to vert skating and grinds, this book uses bite-sized instructions and killer original photography to introduce kids to the action-packed world of skateboarding. -
The concrete wave: The history of skateboarding
The concrete wave describes the four waves of skateboarding through the decades
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