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Ultimate Skateboarding

                     
               
"A fantastic birthday  gift for a lover of skateboarding" and an ideal
gift for special birthday celebrations and parties especially those
milestone birthdays ...18th , 21st , 30th , 40th , 50th , 60th
65th 70th 75th and 80th

This 60 minute DVD is available in PAL format
and comes with a two-fold greeting card containing the words
                               Happy Birthday

Ultimate Skateboarding

Since the skateboard was invented using roller skate wheels attached
to a piece of 2 by 4 , it has enjoyed mixed fortunes. It wasn`t until the
1950s , when the surfing craze was in full swing , that people realised
that skateboarding could recreate the feeling of riding a wave.

This connection with surfing gave skateboarding a direction that would
influence everything to come , from manouvers and style , to terrain ,
fashion and attitude.

During the early 1960s there was a huge uptake of the sport but this was
quelled by safety fears and by 1965 a slump followed. Many seminal skate-
boarding moves were developed in the 1970s including the aerial , the
invert and the ollie , which may be the single most important trick in the
evolution of skateboarding , next to the kickturn.

Skateboarding took off in the 1980s with skaters building their own ramps
and using the natural terrain. Some skaters are seen using their urban
surroundings , some the purpose built skate parks , as a means of expressing
themselves. Watch the flips and turns all at extraordinary speed as skaters
use the laws of physics to their advantage.


Other sports in this series - history of sports

Boxing   Bowls  Cricket   Darts   Fishing   Football   Golf   Horseracing  
Motocross   Rugby    Skiing   Snooker   Snow Boarding   Surfing

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