21 Levels of Skateboarding with Tony Hawk: Easy to Complex | WIRED

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  • @xnerobeats
    @xnerobeats 5 років тому +4684

    "Hey I'm Tony Hawk, Pro Skater.."
    Bruh. You don't have to introduce yourself twice.

    • @catkakashi9382
      @catkakashi9382 5 років тому +174

      Tony doesn’t even need an introduction

    • @BNLandim
      @BNLandim 5 років тому +301

      I though he was going to say some number after that
      "Hey I'm Tony Hawk, Pro Skater.....3"

    • @diemkt
      @diemkt 5 років тому +107

      I think that's just his full name now

    • @xnerobeats
      @xnerobeats 5 років тому +3

      @@BNLandim 😭😂😂

    • @techdiesel4026
      @techdiesel4026 5 років тому +19

      best pickup line ever

  • @PrinsTan
    @PrinsTan 4 роки тому +9525

    Let’s be honest - for most of us, level 1 is just standing on the board without falling, level 2 is moving forward, level 3 is turning left or right

    • @wllyfht
      @wllyfht 4 роки тому +188

      Yes.

    • @mauriciomaldonado6657
      @mauriciomaldonado6657 4 роки тому +330

      When u have skated since u were 7 years old and am now 27. I forget people cant just jump on a skateboard and do tricks. 😂

    • @bobbyfrost5403
      @bobbyfrost5403 4 роки тому +258

      @@mauriciomaldonado6657 bro I cant hop on one and go 5mph n not be scared to fall lmao

    • @twigtoyoulater
      @twigtoyoulater 4 роки тому +133

      Level 5 is an ollie

    • @richardpaulus8456
      @richardpaulus8456 4 роки тому +200

      after lvl 3, comes the realm of unreality

  • @nightspicer
    @nightspicer 5 років тому +10536

    Level 1: Ollie
    me: wohoo, slow down a bit there, sir.

    • @nightspicer
      @nightspicer 5 років тому +392

      @@xsiberiankissx i knew that it would be ollie, but it's about how many people try it and can't even do this (me included).

    • @xsiberiankissx
      @xsiberiankissx 5 років тому +46

      @@nightspicer all it takes is some practice & then you'll learn them :)

    • @FrozakRL
      @FrozakRL 5 років тому +70

      Christian Tally could have been regular shove it’s, drop in and riding in general

    • @xsiberiankissx
      @xsiberiankissx 5 років тому +17

      @@FrozakRL I learned Ollie before regular shuvits & dropping in

    • @streky5
      @streky5 5 років тому +14

      @@FrozakRL yea i learned shove its before ollie and i never really could ollie good, my shove its had way more snap in it.

  • @frailty7280
    @frailty7280 2 роки тому +1496

    love how by like level 13 we're already into like top level pro skating territory

    • @rageagainstthehygiene2357
      @rageagainstthehygiene2357 2 роки тому +178

      Level 3 is "Using the force" so he clearly doesnt understand mortals

    • @yeet__5955
      @yeet__5955 Рік тому +8

      FR like no talking ab handrails or anything that peeps be doin on the streets

    • @watchvideos3210
      @watchvideos3210 Рік тому +21

      @@yeet__5955 hes not a street skater tho i do think he shouldve at least went to tre or smth

    • @yeet__5955
      @yeet__5955 Рік тому +2

      @@watchvideos3210 yeah but dude he can hit handrails

    • @watchvideos3210
      @watchvideos3210 Рік тому +4

      @@yeet__5955 yeah but hes not known for it so it makes sense why he didnt talk about it

  • @TheSnivilous
    @TheSnivilous 5 років тому +5148

    I like how they showed him messing up and used that as examples of how even a guy who is a beast at skating can have basic mess ups. Dude seems super cool in all the interviews I've seen, and I can't even skate.

    • @jagutichsachma
      @jagutichsachma 5 років тому +162

      hes just not a street skater.

    • @bugglemagnum6213
      @bugglemagnum6213 5 років тому +64

      @@SamuraiPanda201 skateboarding forces you to be humble, unless you're like, gator or something, you couldn't possibly hold any delusions really idk

    • @coltonwbragg
      @coltonwbragg 5 років тому +13

      @@bugglemagnum6213 im thinking the majority of the comment section is gonna miss the gator reference. but this is as true as it gets.

    • @NarutoUzumaki-hj2hb
      @NarutoUzumaki-hj2hb 5 років тому +3

      IVS this guy is like 60 of course he has trouble im sure he hasn’t skated for years

    • @cartoonhanks1708
      @cartoonhanks1708 5 років тому +4

      He hasn't been competitive or skated frequently in a long time.

  • @rubi6977
    @rubi6977 4 роки тому +4921

    My ranking:
    Level 1: Get on the board
    Level 2: "Oh God please don't fall"
    Level 3: Get up

    • @Freelocybin
      @Freelocybin 3 роки тому +15

      yup, thats pretty much where I am as well xD

    • @gavin_rockz8383
      @gavin_rockz8383 3 роки тому +4

      Lol that’s funny 😆

    • @giantasiansticker8068
      @giantasiansticker8068 3 роки тому +1

      Beginner Level

    • @philhitchings
      @philhitchings 3 роки тому +1

      me to a tee

    • @user-vf9to2it8g
      @user-vf9to2it8g 3 роки тому

      Soccer is the number 1 and most important sport on Planet Earth and is massive in over 240 countries. Every nation on Earth loves soccer. American football is only popular in the USA. Soccer will be the most popular sport in the USA by 2050 ohfh

  • @anxietyprimev6983
    @anxietyprimev6983 4 роки тому +16004

    Tony Hawk is apparently 51 now, but he still sounds like a rad 80's teenager both in name and in voice.

  • @tunafishboi4236
    @tunafishboi4236 Рік тому +409

    I remember watching Tony Hawk land that 900 on TV. It was a very big deal, and i feel like we were all rooting for him. Watching him succeed was very inspirational even if you weren't a skater. The determination bridged so many gaps!

    • @picardplays
      @picardplays Рік тому +6

      For ages it was known as a "hawk 900"

    • @sjsiemka
      @sjsiemka Рік тому +10

      My dude has the most prestige name for the sport he does professionally - Tony Hawk. A literal Hawk with a board in Air.

    • @crazyralph6386
      @crazyralph6386 11 місяців тому +3

      Probably the most iconic thing ever done in skateboarding?

    • @raggaeldestro8609
      @raggaeldestro8609 10 місяців тому +6

      The best thing about skateboarding competitions is they usually be cheering for each other.

    • @crazyralph6386
      @crazyralph6386 10 місяців тому +2

      @@raggaeldestro8609 that’s funny you mentioned that, cause I just finished watching Hawks autobiography on HBO and his old man Frank(who was the father of NSA ramp competition) say the exact same thing back in the 80’s! The man was wise beyond his years.

  • @1995killswitch
    @1995killswitch 5 років тому +6305

    Never skated in my life
    Sees Tony hawk 25 minute video recommended
    "Yeah I think I got time"

    • @lifewjaymi
      @lifewjaymi 5 років тому +12

      1995killswitch ye i dont kno y i clicked on this

    • @christopherfoster2244
      @christopherfoster2244 5 років тому +8

      Sameeee

    • @muhammadalfatih899
      @muhammadalfatih899 5 років тому +19

      Same lol. But the more important thing for me, i got the philosophy of skateboarding that no matter how much you makes a mistake, all you need to do is just do it over and over again. I think the patience of learning how to skate makes us a better person in real life haha

    • @Tobyee
      @Tobyee 5 років тому +5

      *THE GOAT OF SKATEBOARDING* 🐐 🔥

    • @giovannilaux9850
      @giovannilaux9850 5 років тому +1

      Toby Creation John Cardiel: “Am I a joke to you?”

  • @trevorpatterson1421
    @trevorpatterson1421 5 років тому +4481

    One of the best things about Tony Hawk is that he doesn’t act like he never messes up, he owns his mistakes

    • @user-sw1wq8lh2w
      @user-sw1wq8lh2w 5 років тому +10

      maybe on a skateboard...

    • @lmlCOBHClml
      @lmlCOBHClml 5 років тому +67

      He kind of has too. He's great on a ramp but when it comes to street skating he's got some ugly looking tricks lol

    • @cameronhooper118
      @cameronhooper118 5 років тому +37

      Every skater I've ever met owns to their mistakes, my groups does I do

    • @apd5068
      @apd5068 5 років тому +20

      He just make happy mistake

    • @yungshinigami728
      @yungshinigami728 5 років тому +29

      @@lmlCOBHClml He looked so fkn awkward doing those flat ground tricks lol

  • @cadenjacobs8837
    @cadenjacobs8837 4 роки тому +7989

    Level 1: Ollie
    Me: Psh that’s easy I can do that
    Level 2: Frontside 180 Ollie
    Me: WHY WE GOING SO FAST???

    • @ogunclearnoldgaming1790
      @ogunclearnoldgaming1790 4 роки тому +98

      I agree

    • @iCast8d6
      @iCast8d6 4 роки тому +158

      its true. I find frontside 180s just as simplistic, after years and years of practice, as an ollie. I can actually perform fs180s better than ollies. I'm 31 now. Well out of practice. In my prime, I definitely had some pretty fuckable fs180s.

    • @ramajf1807
      @ramajf1807 4 роки тому +81

      Haha good joke i cant even do an ollie

    • @rhamm813
      @rhamm813 4 роки тому +5

      HAHAHAHA😂😂😂

    • @dylangarus8886
      @dylangarus8886 4 роки тому +6

      Lol I learned a fs 180 before an ollie

  • @MangoMotors
    @MangoMotors 8 місяців тому +269

    I like how he says "This is my interpretation" as a disclaimer as if someone would challenge him on this

    • @SethKolbePrefect
      @SethKolbePrefect 6 місяців тому +10

      Everyone is different with skating. People learn different tricks at different times and some that are easy for one maybe be really challenging for another so on and so forth…

  • @Noah-vh9uw
    @Noah-vh9uw 4 роки тому +2658

    I like how they also show Tony failing when he tries his tricks, this shows that it's not as easy as it seems like in the clip where he succeeds. So people will see that even the greatest skater fails and they will not get demotivated when they fail themselves

    • @TiberiusStorm
      @TiberiusStorm 4 роки тому +90

      Right! I have to admit, I was surprised to see him making so many mistakes. We get it in our heads that professionals are almost infallible but that's not true.

    • @Hutros
      @Hutros 4 роки тому +65

      @@TiberiusStorm You do realise his age of 50 might also be a factor? XDDD

    • @Noah-vh9uw
      @Noah-vh9uw 4 роки тому +61

      @@Hutros dude, you realise that he is the Tony Hawk, who landed a 900 at this age

    • @UnitedxThrash
      @UnitedxThrash 4 роки тому +34

      @@Hutros that's not the point bro, we all know he is 50 now and how that can affect his performance, the thing is that is really important showing him failing, at that point you start seeing him as human hahah and I think that makes you wanna keep trying, and not losing your motivation.

    • @Skarhodges
      @Skarhodges 4 роки тому +21

      He’s bad at street skating though. He never practiced and doesn’t have the muscle memory

  • @xavnicely4095
    @xavnicely4095 4 роки тому +4638

    I'm glad that Tony is humble enough to show people his skateboarding mistakes and fails. Others would be embarrassed. Hes a cool teacher.

    • @witchychlo
      @witchychlo 4 роки тому +90

      yeah it's cool, but most skate videos include the fails, as most of the time it's not just about the tricks, but also the commitment and time taken! :D
      check out My War on the Thrasher channel, it's a whole series about working on tricks

    • @starboy__finesse__4166
      @starboy__finesse__4166 3 роки тому +3

      @@witchychlo First guy I met named Chloe lol

    • @witchychlo
      @witchychlo 3 роки тому +5

      @@starboy__finesse__4166 lol no

    • @starboy__finesse__4166
      @starboy__finesse__4166 3 роки тому +2

      @@witchychlo Oh thought person on ur pfp was u💀😭

    • @witchychlo
      @witchychlo 3 роки тому +9

      @@starboy__finesse__4166 omg lol no, it's cliff Burton

  • @jackmeehoff1449
    @jackmeehoff1449 5 років тому +3965

    This man is so rad. Never promoted drugs or alcohol. Just shredding. Aged like a fine wine

  • @ChrisLKF
    @ChrisLKF 2 роки тому +375

    22:56 dude this is incredibly INSANE i tried a 1260 without a board and i got so dizzy, i cant imagine how difficult it may be with a board in the air! This guy is a legend, it inspired me so much

    • @godoftune
      @godoftune 2 роки тому +3

      Like, on a trampoline?

    • @acidd4681
      @acidd4681 2 роки тому +40

      He said he wasn't in the air, so I think he just did it standing still lmao

    • @JayArr96
      @JayArr96 2 роки тому +13

      @Acidd No, they said they did it *without a board.* Learn to read.

    • @acidd4681
      @acidd4681 2 роки тому +1

      @@JayArr96 clearly you don't understand, "I tried a 1260 *without a board* and I got so dizzy", "I can't imagine how difficult it may be with a board *in the air* "

    • @JayArr96
      @JayArr96 2 роки тому +6

      @@acidd4681 He could've alternatively meant a board that is also in the air, as he didn't say that he tried it without a board *and* on the ground.

  • @ellepalmer
    @ellepalmer 4 роки тому +4772

    my rankings:
    level one: skate
    level two: skate fast
    level 21: skate downhill

    • @flylikeeph7999
      @flylikeeph7999 4 роки тому +28

      Bruh moment

    • @Kiki-vz2mi
      @Kiki-vz2mi 4 роки тому +26

      If you think about it riding doesn’t make you a skater kids on penny boards can ride yet there not skaters to do an Ollie is something penny board kids can’t do so that makes u a skater

    • @jakimoretti7771
      @jakimoretti7771 4 роки тому +159

      @@Kiki-vz2mi I don't really skate but wouldn't just skating make you a skater? even if it's just a kid with a penny board he is still a skater right?

    • @Arthur-sn7zg
      @Arthur-sn7zg 4 роки тому +17

      @@jakimoretti7771 no cause it's called a penny board so you are a pennyboarder if you do tricks on a SKATEboard you are a skater

    • @jakimoretti7771
      @jakimoretti7771 4 роки тому +8

      @@Arthur-sn7zg would that mean you're not a skater if you use a longboard? longboarder sounds weird

  • @thedrunkphoenix2216
    @thedrunkphoenix2216 4 роки тому +4199

    Tony Hawk is a skating ICON, yet it seems the fame has never gone to his head. Still talks like a normal, down to earth guy. Respect forever man :D

    • @tori7872
      @tori7872 4 роки тому +220

      down to earth until he enters the vert

    • @glennspencergalanido5427
      @glennspencergalanido5427 4 роки тому +3

      What do you mean zItachyyy?

    • @meep8279
      @meep8279 4 роки тому +28

      @@glennspencergalanido5427 skating joke

    • @trey4857
      @trey4857 4 роки тому +78

      gelnn spencre meaning he ramps into the air using a vert ramp, no longer being “down to earth” in the literal sense

    • @theboy689
      @theboy689 4 роки тому +8

      zItachyyy that’s a bar

  • @wolfmanjacksaid
    @wolfmanjacksaid 5 років тому +2085

    I'm not a skater, I'm just here because I love to hear a master describe how to do things.

  • @bozzy-101
    @bozzy-101 2 роки тому +105

    Tony Hawk is such a humble guy. He deserves all of his success.

  • @mickeybubzx33
    @mickeybubzx33 4 роки тому +2176

    I really appreciate that they showed his “fails” I think it’s so easy to compare yourself with other people especially pros but it’s nice to see that they’re not perfect either

    • @subtrumpska
      @subtrumpska 4 роки тому +52

      I also like he said he failed several lands. Humbling and means he truly loves his craft.

    • @TheLingo56
      @TheLingo56 4 роки тому +54

      I feel like this is why skateboard culture as a whole is so likable. Almost nobody hides their failures and instead embrace them as a core component of the lifestyle.

    • @ShugoAWay
      @ShugoAWay 4 роки тому +8

      @@TheLingo56 yea there's a whole subculture devoted to skate fail videos

    • @christinafidance340
      @christinafidance340 3 роки тому +20

      Guys... let’s not forget that he is 52 years old!!! (51 when this was taped!) As someone who just turned 40, I can honestly tell you that my body just ain’t what it used to be!!! Also, as people get older, they are just less willing to risk injury since it could cause WAY more PERMANENT damage to their bodies!!! Now, every time it rains, I literally hurt EVERYWHERE I was EVER injured ALL AT ONCE! (Sad but true!) Not to mention, you just aren’t as good at athletic type stuff, like skateboarding, as you used to be. That’s why 40 year old football players, like Tom Brady, are so freakin rare and everybody talks about how old they are!

    • @juliebraden6911
      @juliebraden6911 3 роки тому

      @@christinafidance340 lol no Tony Hawk is forever.

  • @Cylonknight
    @Cylonknight 5 років тому +907

    I like that he’s honest about his attempts.

    • @Tobyee
      @Tobyee 5 років тому +7

      *THE GOAT OF SKATEBOARDING* 🐐 🔥

    • @hitanshu99
      @hitanshu99 5 років тому +38

      The difference between the master and the student is that the master has failed more times than the student has even tried

    • @MrHeroicDemon
      @MrHeroicDemon 5 років тому +4

      All skaters know it takes many attempts to do tricks to get that one perfect shot. You wont be perfect 100% of the time, that's the art. As hitanshu said. Failing to become as close to perfect. He can still do 90%+ of tricks out today, even if he messes up some he will take less time and mistakes to do 90% of tricks than normal skater even if they knew 90%+ tricks.

    • @emeukal7683
      @emeukal7683 5 років тому +1

      @@MrHeroicDemon He is also 90%more likely to get injured pusing the limits at his age. He is the greatest ramp skater of his time but he knows that a new generation will overcome him, thats why he prerecorded the 1260.

    • @drwoah7242
      @drwoah7242 Рік тому

      Lol i guarantee you he did it wrong intentionally for an example and is just writing it off as his mistakes for the humbleness

  • @pyropeps
    @pyropeps 5 років тому +1446

    He's so humble, every time he says "in my opinion" "To me" "I personally feel" even though we know it's subjective and only his personal ranking. I like it

    • @LuisDental
      @LuisDental 5 років тому +7

      Dunning-Kruger effect

    • @birdiec
      @birdiec 5 років тому +32

      I feel when tony says "in my opinion" hes making new rules. His word is gospel

    • @nat-moody
      @nat-moody 5 років тому

      and to preemptively appease the trolls

    • @Nogli
      @Nogli 5 років тому +12

      Similarly, he's first to shut down anyone who thinks that anyone achieving tricks beyond his on 'Megaramps' and things are somewhat cheating. He sees skateboarding as one big thing, and takes no issue to saying that there are regions of it that just aren't in his field of expertise. He wasn't going to scoff at Tom Schaar having to use a big quarterpipe for his 1080. He respected it.

    • @TheEthanEdge
      @TheEthanEdge 5 років тому +4

      @@LuisDental How has that got anything to do with this? The Dunning-Kruger effect is about not knowing what you are talking about but think you do. Tony has shown he is a great and capable skater.

  • @mareker
    @mareker 2 роки тому +114

    Ok, here's my story:
    I bought a skateboard for my son last week. Yesterday I decided to learn with him. Today I watched this video. Level one will keep me going for next 5 years. Level 5 will keep me going for the rest of my life :)
    Thanks Tony.
    Ps. I completed Tony hawk pro skater 2 with (almost) everything done/unlocked/achieved.

  • @mofdh
    @mofdh 4 роки тому +1330

    “I once saw him try this trick for 3 hours and make it once, it was worth it” this is why I love skateboarding

    • @ngu-phxntom3252
      @ngu-phxntom3252 4 роки тому +14

      wholesome

    • @patking5816
      @patking5816 4 роки тому +43

      "Oh, nice, time to learn some basics."
      ** Sees level 1 and 2 **
      “ight imma head out.”

  • @Rock-sz9hn
    @Rock-sz9hn 5 років тому +4325

    I like how everyone just universally knows who tony hawk is

    • @milkduds9148
      @milkduds9148 5 років тому +233

      And yet, according to his twitter, no one knows him by his face haha

    • @im50Brian
      @im50Brian 4 роки тому +99

      I saw him on an Airplane once as I was boarding half asleep at 6am. He was looking down and I only saw the corner of his face. I’m glad I recognized him so quickly. I was able to take a blurry selfie with him because I was so nervous. He was really nice.

    • @caiofonseca46
      @caiofonseca46 4 роки тому +41

      Blame Playstation for this.

    • @ulisesroman7259
      @ulisesroman7259 4 роки тому +38

      How wouldn't we? that name was pushed through popular culture so hard during the 2000's

    • @divitiaevictoria9605
      @divitiaevictoria9605 4 роки тому +1

      😂👏🏿💯

  • @LG-ro5le
    @LG-ro5le 4 роки тому +2763

    The fact that Tony hawk is still THIS GOOD at his age is insane. He's gonna keep going until he physically can't anymore I can tell

    • @AliothAncalagon
      @AliothAncalagon 4 роки тому +123

      A German bodybuilder and international B-actor (Ralf Moeller) who is in his 60s was once asked how he is able to keep training.
      His answer was: "Training is part of my life. Its like brushing my teeth. I wouldn't suddenly stop brushing my teeth on my 60th birthday either would I?"

    • @jaydenhansord8336
      @jaydenhansord8336 4 роки тому +4

      LG age is just a number dude

    • @SpaceMissile
      @SpaceMissile 4 роки тому +5

      age is mind over matter - if you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

    • @Narsterstar
      @Narsterstar 4 роки тому +3

      Rodney Mullen is even better for his age

    • @delusional8917
      @delusional8917 4 роки тому +5

      If it's part of the daily routine you'll be good until you physically can't do it anymore, yeah you might degrade over the years and most likely not win competitions against younger guy's but what's the point in quitting your life-long passion and legacy anyway right?

  • @mxandrew
    @mxandrew Рік тому +42

    i like how humble and proficient he is. He is happy to concede his own limits but you can see that his technical prowess/understanding and personality is the reason why people still respect him.

  • @Feverm00n
    @Feverm00n 3 роки тому +3363

    I don’t skateboard and probably never will, but this is is super fascinating. I love watching really skilled/knowledgeable ppl talk about their craft. It’s so satisfying.

  • @jayb.1461
    @jayb.1461 5 років тому +2455

    Tony: “These are nbd”
    Me: “no big deal?”
    Tony: “never been done”
    Me: “oh, okay”

  • @JudyCZ
    @JudyCZ 5 років тому +1662

    Really good editing of the video. Especially the counting of the spins - seeing "okay, this is 180 and now it's 360" was very useful.

    • @dr.floridamanphd
      @dr.floridamanphd 5 років тому +6

      I think it was the Varial 720 where the skater does a 720 but the board does a 900.
      I had to count the board spin myself because that just seems beyond ridiculous for that level of complexity.
      If only I were 30 years younger I’d try to learn this stuff.

    • @Insertnamesz
      @Insertnamesz 5 років тому +1

      @@dr.floridamanphd I did the exact same thing lol, first part of the vid I paused and went frame by frame

    • @Pentaloft
      @Pentaloft 5 років тому +1

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      👇If you love tech subscribe to my channel (I'm gifting iPhones to my next 100 subscribers). Peace ✌

    • @JudyCZ
      @JudyCZ 5 років тому +1

      @@steev1290 Ok...

  • @saky29
    @saky29 Рік тому +47

    This man used to be my hero, past 50 almost halfway to 60 and still catching those airs and teaching them youngs. What a beast! The one and only Hawkman!

  • @godspeed809
    @godspeed809 5 років тому +2210

    "If that sounds difficult, It Is..."
    - Tony Hawk, 2019

    • @littlegoobie
      @littlegoobie 5 років тому +12

      That's what i say when i'm moving in a straight line without too much wobbling and both feet on the board.

    • @fahmimansor
      @fahmimansor 5 років тому +3

      16:21 in case you wonder

  • @robertgammett8718
    @robertgammett8718 5 років тому +4061

    Tony Hawk, the only pro skater that will purposely miss tricks on film to make beginner skaters feel better.

    • @neppydork
      @neppydork 5 років тому +56

      True

    • @starstencahl8985
      @starstencahl8985 5 років тому +229

      Meanwhile other skaters get angry over being filmed training, because they don’t want anyone to see them fail

    • @TheMagicPencilG
      @TheMagicPencilG 5 років тому +236

      To be fair he isn’t a flat skater so he probably did miss those tricks on pure circumstance he isn’t a flat/street skater

    • @Dante_S550_Turbo
      @Dante_S550_Turbo 5 років тому +65

      @@starstencahl8985 tbf they are still fighting for sponsorships and trying to make ends meat. Tony Hawk has been set for life for many decades.

    • @bingusgorkin1625
      @bingusgorkin1625 5 років тому +19

      @@TheMagicPencilG the ones he messed up on, he put his feet in the wrong place on purpose to show how much that stuff really matters

  • @hochiminrodriguez5908
    @hochiminrodriguez5908 4 роки тому +1033

    i love how tony is so legit to the point where he's a skating legend but admits even he fucks up a trick once or twice

    • @wacamac1006
      @wacamac1006 4 роки тому +8

      nobodys perfect lol

    • @T0N1CCR4Z3
      @T0N1CCR4Z3 4 роки тому +12

      Yeah true lol but hes also 51 now 🤣

    • @BraedonLytle
      @BraedonLytle 4 роки тому +6

      That’s skateboarding

    • @Rubberbandfan1
      @Rubberbandfan1 4 роки тому +17

      Skateboarding is 60% muscle memory, 30% mental focus, and 10% luck.

    • @wajd6480
      @wajd6480 4 роки тому

      @@Rubberbandfan1 so nyjah luck is 10%? Lol

  • @ThaRockisInTheBLdG
    @ThaRockisInTheBLdG 2 роки тому +108

    my guy broke so many bones and still riding....a true legend in the sport

    • @Rihardololz
      @Rihardololz Рік тому

      Sawdust factory.

    • @OGRITUAL
      @OGRITUAL 2 дні тому

      he has claimed the more you move the better, or basically never stop moving in a sense, just never sit and sit and sit and sit.

  • @augustjschroeder
    @augustjschroeder 3 роки тому +6753

    Age 20: sounds like a teenager.
    Age 30: sounds like a teenager.
    Age 40: sounds like a teenager.
    Age 50: sounds like a teenager.

    • @mathesonize
      @mathesonize 3 роки тому +510

      At what point will you understand that teenagers sound like Tony

    • @wmhfv992
      @wmhfv992 3 роки тому +307

      He's just Californian.

    • @tonypasma1707
      @tonypasma1707 3 роки тому +6

      mmm

    • @Terik17
      @Terik17 3 роки тому +77

      more like sounds like a skater

    • @MrAxeman293
      @MrAxeman293 3 роки тому +9

      Age 13: sounds like a teenager

  • @wahyujp318
    @wahyujp318 3 роки тому +3879

    After 15+ yrs and several broken bones, I finally able to complete level 1, the Ollie.

    • @LeagueLoreIndonesia
      @LeagueLoreIndonesia 3 роки тому +38

      @America Project yeaaa "Surviving a broken bone"

    • @fwmatt9629
      @fwmatt9629 2 роки тому +2

      @@LeagueLoreIndonesia ollie dumbass 🤦‍♂️

    • @LeagueLoreIndonesia
      @LeagueLoreIndonesia 2 роки тому +18

      @@fwmatt9629 you didn't get the joke

    • @stormz379
      @stormz379 2 роки тому +6

      A OLLIE?

    • @Roozyj
      @Roozyj 2 роки тому +25

      @Zara for universal lord Haha, I feel you. I can solve a rubic's cube in 2 minutes, which is mildly impressive. I speak multiple languages on a "Hello, my name is potato, where is the train station?" level, I know most capitals of the world, but I can't say I am even close to the best in anything xD
      I've never been able to ollie though. Too scared of falling to commit to it.

  • @poznic
    @poznic 5 років тому +1136

    When I was 8 years old, Tony Hawk was a skateboarding legend and I wanted to skate like he did. I'm 35, and he's still doing tricks like a young kid.

    • @onkelpappkov2666
      @onkelpappkov2666 5 років тому +22

      Most importantly, did you get into skating?

    • @han1218
      @han1218 5 років тому +6

      @@onkelpappkov2666 haha. He skipped over that part.... Maybe he's too embarrassed :))

    • @latthewhish9484
      @latthewhish9484 5 років тому +5

      i started skating when i was nine and now im 12 and can only do a kickflip

    • @randomstuffs26
      @randomstuffs26 5 років тому +2

      Yeah and he's 50 yrs old.

    • @maddankmedz9585
      @maddankmedz9585 5 років тому +3

      Same here but I'm only 26 I use to think I would be like him.. legendary bro man's my hero 👊💯

  • @silv3r7ongue97
    @silv3r7ongue97 8 місяців тому +2

    Started watching this a month ago when I was just starting.. I am back after just hitting my first heel flip today, time for some ramps 😎

  • @liambarnett3962
    @liambarnett3962 5 років тому +814

    So genuine in the way he doesn't cover up his failed attempts

    • @Zach-h2l
      @Zach-h2l 5 років тому +30

      Even better that he specifically pointed them out and made them a part of his explanation

    • @teaminviminkook2794
      @teaminviminkook2794 5 років тому +6

      It’s his passion and loves to teach

    • @rippedtorn2310
      @rippedtorn2310 5 років тому +8

      Its pretty much the done thing tbh no one covers up failed attempts ..its 80% of skating .

    • @robertswitzer990
      @robertswitzer990 5 років тому +2

      Every skater knows that for every trick that's nailed, there were 1001 fails before it.

    • @justinwilliam4644
      @justinwilliam4644 5 років тому

      I thought he meant to stufbup to show a point

  • @abzee14
    @abzee14 5 років тому +1117

    I literally know nothing about skateboarding but give me Tony Hawk being a wholesome human and I'm here for it

    • @Nickelberkelium
      @Nickelberkelium 5 років тому +8

      If you watched the vid you’d know somethin about skateboarding

    • @tc860
      @tc860 5 років тому

      Hmu

    • @christineh86
      @christineh86 5 років тому +2

      Yeah I don't skate, but this guy is such a role model and so interesting so I watch anyway 😊 I want to be this cool when I'm 51 too! I won't, but at least Tony Hawk is very inspiring

    • @cartoonhanks1708
      @cartoonhanks1708 5 років тому +1

      Are humans generally not wholesome?

    • @ducky_vx1_gaming
      @ducky_vx1_gaming 5 років тому +1

      @@christineh86 he's 51????? Wow he looks much younger

  • @jandrews377
    @jandrews377 3 роки тому +2511

    I love how humble Tony is, giving props to the other pro's and their achievements. Perfect ambassador for the sport. GOAT.

    • @sssj806
      @sssj806 3 роки тому +42

      Even though Mullen will always be my favourite and was more of a pioneer to the sport than Tony was/is.. There's something special about Tony, it's not because I grew up playing his games either. Skating wouldn't be what it is without the two ✌️

    • @bbarrera86
      @bbarrera86 3 роки тому +1

      @@sssj806 are u using detrimental correctly? seems kinda off here

    • @sssj806
      @sssj806 3 роки тому +5

      @@bbarrera86 it is... It's way off 😂 I must have been very stoned

    • @sssj806
      @sssj806 3 роки тому +2

      @@bbarrera86 fixed it 😂

    • @uncooked_ham
      @uncooked_ham 2 роки тому +4

      @@sssj806 Oh cool, you do the drugs?

  • @helveticabestfont12345
    @helveticabestfont12345 2 роки тому +91

    Tony is not just a pro skater. He is a skateboard legend.

  • @cloroxbleach7554
    @cloroxbleach7554 5 років тому +9336

    This guy should definitely try skateboarding. He's not too bad at it.

    • @kanyeeast5037
      @kanyeeast5037 5 років тому +139

      Clorox Bleach I read it wrong and I thought you were an idiot lol 😂

    • @lambsaro4140
      @lambsaro4140 5 років тому +528

      Definitely! Maybe one day he’ll be famous.

    • @gjantschke9150
      @gjantschke9150 5 років тому +187

      I think he is kinda famous at the skateboarding world, actually. I remember seeing that name on some games I used to play in my childhood.

    • @boffle539
      @boffle539 5 років тому +37

      Maximo Gamboa why?

    • @4gerars500
      @4gerars500 5 років тому +28

      I think he went to my school
      Jk he rly did

  • @jeurifermin6971
    @jeurifermin6971 4 роки тому +519

    doesn’t matter where you born or how you were raised, you know who this man is.

    • @Faazz01
      @Faazz01 4 роки тому +8

      ​@@AbhishekSingh-gj7dx Yes, I am a Saudi Arabian and tony was part of my childhood. Me and my brother used to play his game on ps2 and watch him on DVD he influenced me to buy my first skating board when I was 6 years old and I still have it since 2006 ;)

    • @Kesk02
      @Kesk02 4 роки тому +4

      Only if he has his skateboard. He’s an IRL Perry the Platypus

    • @lillapickett2906
      @lillapickett2906 4 роки тому

      Berplesnort lmao 😂

    • @nicholus_h2
      @nicholus_h2 4 роки тому

      look up the video where he does "do a kickflip," and see how many SKATERS don't recognize him.

    • @bournejackson7799
      @bournejackson7799 4 роки тому

      ▒█ █▒█▀▀▀ ░▀▄ ▄▀ Wa isch da für eine wo do weiss i wieviel Geld überchunt für so Skateboard Tricks ????
      ▒█▄▄▄█▒█▀▀▀ ▒█
      ▒█ █▒█▄▄▄ ▒█ Hat hier überhaupt noch jemand Zeit um nachzudenken???

  • @djh780
    @djh780 4 роки тому +598

    "If that sounds difficult, it is." - Tony Hawk Truest statement ever about many things.

    • @bournejackson7799
      @bournejackson7799 4 роки тому +1

      ▒█ █▒█▀▀▀ ░▀▄ ▄▀ Wa isch da für eine wo do weiss i wieviel Geld überchunt für so Skateboard Tricks ????
      ▒█▄▄▄█▒█▀▀▀ ▒█
      ▒█ █▒█▄▄▄ ▒█ Hat hier überhaupt noch jemand Zeit um nachzudenken??? Go to And Play Frame ???

    • @NR-gp2il
      @NR-gp2il 3 роки тому

      @@bournejackson7799 go vack to Germany

    • @bournejackson7799
      @bournejackson7799 3 роки тому

      @@NR-gp2il I WANT TO MAKE MY OWN FOOD WITH NATRIUMDAMPFLAMPE AND PLASMALAMPE... BIO... AND NOBODY HAS THE MONEY TO BE A REAL PART OF THIS CONTEST.

  • @emperomassinencambio...9941
    @emperomassinencambio...9941 Рік тому +15

    18:15 I see a lot of comments about how Mr. Hawk's so down to earth and humble. I think in that moment of the video he explains perfectly the reason for that.

  • @BangBTS
    @BangBTS 3 роки тому +3817

    Probably the best explained skate video out there. Plus the slow motion vids really help as he's talking.

  • @josebrownceballos3996
    @josebrownceballos3996 4 роки тому +427

    Tony hawk is so humble, he introduced himself as a professional skater when the world knows this man is a legend.

    • @SethKolbePrefect
      @SethKolbePrefect 4 роки тому +15

      He's a humble man. Very hard to hate him

    • @josebrownceballos3996
      @josebrownceballos3996 4 роки тому +6

      @Benjamin McCann he could have said he is the legendary Tony Hawk like some legends do

  • @undiecover3939
    @undiecover3939 4 роки тому +2469

    “First mistake of anyone learning 900s” yeah all 12 people trying to learn that

    • @Blackbirdone11
      @Blackbirdone11 3 роки тому +135

      i looked it up there are only 11 people who done this so far with documentation on an competition.... hmmm

    • @Epic501
      @Epic501 3 роки тому +138

      @@404Tired anybody able to do a 900 already is competing

    • @fastmoneyenterprise7305
      @fastmoneyenterprise7305 3 роки тому +6

      @@Blackbirdone11 I'm #12

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 3 роки тому +10

      @@Epic501 Not really. Some just love to skate. Not everything has to be some kind of a weird game.

    • @Salty_Bass
      @Salty_Bass 3 роки тому +8

      I think in this scenario he's speaking to future generations of skaters who would attempt this

  • @informationnotfound
    @informationnotfound Рік тому +7

    I love how humble Tony is. He doesn't see himself as the greatest skateboarder, he admits his flaws and his mess ups, and he's not ashamed of it. He has humility and I absolutely respect him for that. This is why he so goated, he's legendary for what he's accomplished, but he has no ego.

    • @FFmaxxx
      @FFmaxxx 4 місяці тому +1

      It helps when hes best friends with rodney mullen. It helps you keep grounded when you know someone who invented the basis for all modern freestyle tricks.

  • @Mbbrog
    @Mbbrog 4 роки тому +384

    I still remember the day he first landed the 900. I was at summer camp with no tv or anything (available to the campers at least) and within 20 minutes of him landing it, the counselors announced it on the loud speaker and we all went absolutely nuts for that whole afternoon. Such an underrated sports moment.

    • @Ffeoli1039
      @Ffeoli1039 3 роки тому +6

      Some real good times around that time. Moments like these rarely happen anymore with all this instant access anywhere you want with smartphones. The reaction after the announcement must have been unforgettable

  • @Derp___
    @Derp___ 5 років тому +591

    Love how he shows his mistakes. Humble as ever I see! What a legend

    • @68idl
      @68idl 5 років тому +27

      Well, failing is an essential part of learning :)

    • @badcornflakes6374
      @badcornflakes6374 5 років тому +15

      Skateboarders fail so many times before they get a trick right consistently

    • @TheAilmam
      @TheAilmam 5 років тому +10

      Kids show off,
      Men stay humble

  • @RhysMogg
    @RhysMogg 4 роки тому +756

    3 things this video taught me:
    1. If UA-cam had been around when I tried skateboarding as a kid, I might have been able to ollie after watching the slowmo in this video, and I wouldn't have given up so fast.
    2. Tony Hawk cannot do every trick in the book. I had literally no idea. I thought he was superman on a skateboard.
    3. He's a really humble dude and I would like to be his friend. Ok, I already knew that one, but it needed saying again.

    • @ther1spammer261
      @ther1spammer261 4 роки тому +26

      I mean no one can do every trick invented theres too many. Hes a legend for sure but in transition skating.

    • @autumnleaf2976
      @autumnleaf2976 4 роки тому +57

      He literally invented/popularize 16 out of 21 tricks mentioned, until the tricks got ridiculously risky (he was considerably old even when he did 900, it is stupid to go for higher momentum tricks unless you want to be crippled). The ones above 900 are performed by a lot younger skaters, because it was a lot easier for them to push the envelope further.
      He is indeed a national treasure :)

    • @buffderick5397
      @buffderick5397 4 роки тому +6

      He had how to videos in the late 90s and early 2000s. Tony Hawks Trick Tips 1&2

    • @soloscoots6918
      @soloscoots6918 4 роки тому +3

      @Must_Tang Boss in addition most of the spin tricks aren’t even on a vert ramp, they are on mega ramps

    • @robertacierno2803
      @robertacierno2803 4 роки тому +7

      Rodney Mullen can do everything, and basically invented skateboarding as we know it

  • @Allagi22
    @Allagi22 2 місяці тому +1

    Tony Hawk is the only celebrity that I'd absolutely love to meet. I don't skate, (tried to, it didn't take) but the culture, the music, the games, the "fashion" (still wear skate shoes) were such a huge part of my life and everybody I know my age. Precisely because I never had the ability for skate boarding, or the discipline/perseverance I'm in awe of those that can do it well. Tony Hawk for president!

  • @foux7061
    @foux7061 3 роки тому +1829

    Imagine being able to say: "Yeah I made this move" or "Yeah I was there the first time this move was done". About an OLYMPIC discipline. The prestige.

    • @Novastar.SaberCombat
      @Novastar.SaberCombat 3 роки тому +21

      I remember some GREAT moments in Tricking history, but... that's different (yet... similar).
      💪😎🤟

    • @scottlandb6579
      @scottlandb6579 3 роки тому +2

      Imagine being the guy that actually pulled it off first but know one knew him cause he wasn’t Tony Hawk

    • @shishi1079
      @shishi1079 3 роки тому +17

      @@scottlandb6579 everyone would know if someone did lol. there arent many vert ramps and theres always spectators anyway. so someone would def know

    • @scottlandb6579
      @scottlandb6579 3 роки тому +4

      @@shishi1079 I agree - these days!!! I skated el toro h.s. back in the mid to late 80’s early 90’s and can tell you stories about the el toro stairs back during skateboard jams etc. just cause people were there to witness back then doesn’t mean the stories stick or make it as “x person did this first etc” unless you’re x person or the pro name makes it in a mag or video and marks you as the first to do it.

    • @goaway5852
      @goaway5852 2 роки тому +1

      Primo slide turns landing primo fun and what level is the nollie. Forgot nollies.

  • @Turbinam4a1
    @Turbinam4a1 4 роки тому +2493

    The 900 is so easy to do. Just hit front down and circle (or B).

    • @seanwets
      @seanwets 4 роки тому +57

      MY CONTROLLER DOESN'T HAVE A FRONT BUTTON! HELP.

    • @trizerfury4847
      @trizerfury4847 4 роки тому +5

      @@seanwets mine TOO, Help me TOO

    • @tankster1999
      @tankster1999 4 роки тому +4

      Priyanshu Dhar just change your controls, I made mine up down square 😈

    • @Hazardous_Mutation
      @Hazardous_Mutation 4 роки тому +5

      Mines left,down B

    • @____jjstrxnge1858
      @____jjstrxnge1858 4 роки тому +1

      It is down left O

  • @vince-1337
    @vince-1337 5 років тому +1271

    Level 22 : Transfert between 2 hotels with a Mctwist above a copter

  • @briansnead4787
    @briansnead4787 2 роки тому +22

    "If that sounds difficult, it is"... level 17. You had me thinking that on the ollie.
    Skateboarding is crazy acrobatic , and at 6'8" I would have never attempted to do anything but ride on the board and push it down the street. Mad respect.

  • @vert1412
    @vert1412 5 років тому +1958

    "If that sounds difficult, it is."
    -Tony Hawk

    • @enbee_ash6740
      @enbee_ash6740 5 років тому +2

      I liked this then realised I can't ruin 101 likes.

    • @EverlastGX
      @EverlastGX 5 років тому

      @@enbee_ash6740 its 105

    • @izzwith10z
      @izzwith10z 5 років тому

      Gregor Müller 169 ;)

    • @TheButtfart95
      @TheButtfart95 5 років тому

      @@enbee_ash6740 it's 238 now 😔

    • @stephaniediaz5665
      @stephaniediaz5665 5 років тому +1

      @@TheButtfart95 its 262 now

  • @seandavis8213
    @seandavis8213 4 роки тому +5642

    "I'm Tony Hawk, pro skater"
    That's a repetitive sentence.

    • @rickyvalent2742
      @rickyvalent2742 4 роки тому +312

      I'm Tony Skater, Pro Hawk

    • @manolotejeda8209
      @manolotejeda8209 4 роки тому +77

      redundant*

    • @cry2love
      @cry2love 4 роки тому +5

      Oh hi, I played that!

    • @CamJames
      @CamJames 4 роки тому +51

      i think he says that because he effectively helped invent the idea of professional skating. it's gotta be a huge point of pride to be the reason your sport is profitable.

    • @rickyvalent2742
      @rickyvalent2742 4 роки тому +26

      @@CamJames he's on the same level as tiger woods and ali on how he made skateboarding as popular as it is

  • @muhammadagungwibowo3068
    @muhammadagungwibowo3068 5 років тому +2861

    Me: "Level 1 probably gonna be standing still on the board"
    Tony: "Level 1 is Ollie-"
    Me: HOLD UP

    • @CodenameEnVoR
      @CodenameEnVoR 5 років тому +27

      This lmfao 🤣🤣💯

    • @EdsterZ0529
      @EdsterZ0529 5 років тому +163

      Level 22 being able to ride through a single pebble catching under your wheel

    • @mikehunt5926
      @mikehunt5926 5 років тому +26

      Level one being able to grab the board by the trucks without hurting your hands

    • @DC3Refom
      @DC3Refom 5 років тому +10

      Level100 being able to 7 kickflips with a front flip then a superman in 720 degree spin then landing back on the ramp

    • @farisshaarawi7506
      @farisshaarawi7506 5 років тому

      sim_ tastic vids how.

  • @TheIronRafael
    @TheIronRafael Рік тому +5

    This man is an inspiration. Seeing him nail the tricks, but also be humble enough to admit when he fails makes me realize you can only fail if you try, but you can also only succeed if you try.

  • @puertoriconnect4611
    @puertoriconnect4611 4 роки тому +4860

    He looks like when a movie makes a character older by just giving them grey hair.

    • @bournejackson7799
      @bournejackson7799 4 роки тому +7

      ▒█▀▀█ ▒█▀▀█ ▒█ █ ▒█Es gibt keine Echten Menschen! Ist das die Schoko Gehirnwäsche? Ich will Gemüse!!!
      ▒█ █ ▒█ █ ▒█▄▄█ ▒█Es gibt keine Echten Menschen! Ist das die Schoko Gehirnwäsche? Ich will Gemüse!!!
      ▒█▄▄█ ▒█▄▄█ ▒█ █ ░▄ Es gibt keine Echten Menschen! Ist das die Schoko Gehirnwäsche? Ich will Gemüse!!!

    • @youtubesucksbutt10
      @youtubesucksbutt10 4 роки тому +114

      @@bournejackson7799 I'm scared

    • @judgesmails2031
      @judgesmails2031 4 роки тому +18

      Yeah like Back to the Future

    • @danielle_tno
      @danielle_tno 4 роки тому +2

      Yessssss heheheh

    • @thehappypainterwithrickymu4799
      @thehappypainterwithrickymu4799 3 роки тому +7

      When you love what you do, it keeps you young!

  • @ArthurGomes1984
    @ArthurGomes1984 5 років тому +512

    {Floor}
    0:28 Ollie (Level 1)
    1:24 Frontside 180 Ollie (Level 2)
    2:24 Backside 180 Ollie (Level 3)
    3:14 Backside Pop Shove-It (Level 4)
    4:24 Frontside Pop Shove-It (Level 5)
    5:44 Kickflip (Level 6)
    6:50 Heelflip (Level 7)
    7:55 Varial Flip [Shove-It Kickflip] (Level 8)
    {Air}
    10:18 180 Aerial (Level 9)
    10:42 360 Aerial (Level 10)
    11:20 Frontside 180 Heelflip (Level 11)
    11:40 McTwist [540 Spin] (Level 12)
    12:28 720 Aerial [720 Spin] (Level 13)
    13:08 Varial McTwist (Level 14)
    13:43 Kickflip McTwist (Level 15)
    15:47 Varial 720 (Level 16)
    16:45 900 (Level 17)
    18:56 1080 (Level 18)
    20:05 Heelflip 720 (Level 19)
    21:57 Ollie 720 on Transition (Level 20)
    22:26 1260 (Level 21)

    • @mikiex
      @mikiex 5 років тому +4

      @Deserve Not Desire because its more interesting to watch the whole thing :)

    • @jonathankelley4041
      @jonathankelley4041 5 років тому +2

      Rodney Mullen came up with most of these.

    • @Minoru72991
      @Minoru72991 5 років тому

      @Ben Fletcher Not really. Well, I guess if you've never skated before.

    • @ArthurGomes1984
      @ArthurGomes1984 5 років тому

      @Ben Fletcher haha! I used to skate a lot and I was always intrigued by these terms, I'd even had a sketchbook with them picturing the correct movement.

  • @AceofHeartsFox
    @AceofHeartsFox 4 роки тому +525

    I'm 26, and haven't touched my skateboard since I was 16 and this makes me want to relearn again.
    Tony Hawk is a national treasure!

    • @20rileybob
      @20rileybob 4 роки тому +10

      Was thinking the same thing at 34 and haven't touched my board (other than longboard) since i was 18 or 19

    • @eveoff
      @eveoff 4 роки тому +1

      Im 27 and i havent skated for the same around of time but i ordered a longboard for dancing and i think im gonna shred again just differently. :D

    • @Tretrebonghits
      @Tretrebonghits 4 роки тому +4

      I hear you.
      I just turned 30, and last time I got on a board, i'd collapse every flip trick I tried.
      Lmao it's depressing.. I gotta get rid of the gut. 😩

    • @Sursion
      @Sursion 4 роки тому +3

      Same! 28 here and stopped skateboarding when I was teenager, but this stuff makes me wanna buy a board and get back into it :D

    • @alancepeda9596
      @alancepeda9596 4 роки тому +6

      26 and trying to do it for the first time, we can do it guys

  • @AlexXanderMarketing
    @AlexXanderMarketing Рік тому +6

    Tony is literally the nicest, most genuine guy ever. Nice meeting you in North County bro.

  • @ianipoo
    @ianipoo 5 років тому +1282

    “And just remember, this is my personal interpretation of this challenge”
    Said humbly by the Legend himself...

    • @asdasd3383
      @asdasd3383 5 років тому +4

      lol tony hawk is everything (including a legend) but humble

    • @neft16
      @neft16 5 років тому +21

      @@asdasd3383 What makes you say that? He always comes of as a down to earth decent guy

    • @gozinta82
      @gozinta82 5 років тому +18

      @@asdasd3383 He wouldn't have gotten to his level of skill w/o being humble. Period. Most people these days would blame the ramp, or their wheel bearings, or something stupid.

    • @danielbell4007
      @danielbell4007 5 років тому

      Like Jesus saying “this is just my personal interpretation on turning water into wine” or (earlier) tiger woods saying “this is just my personal interpret on playing golf” or Wayne Greysky “this is just my personal interpretation of playing hockey”

    • @gozinta82
      @gozinta82 5 років тому

      @@danielbell4007 I'd honestly stick to specifically the sports guys, rather than jesus, but yeah. All of them worked hard their whole life to obtain their greatness. All through humility and humbleness.

  • @poetryandlilies
    @poetryandlilies 5 років тому +283

    The slow mo repeating footage was such a good demonstration tool. Kudos to the editor(s)

    • @chandraabudiman
      @chandraabudiman 5 років тому +4

      And the spin degrees indicator too

    • @raddog1478
      @raddog1478 5 років тому

      yeah its better then the ones he did with koston and mike v

    • @user-sw1wq8lh2w
      @user-sw1wq8lh2w 5 років тому

      they could have slowed it down a tad more even if they had to make it a bit more choppy.

  • @EJIsaksen
    @EJIsaksen 5 років тому +1716

    21 levels
    Level 3: "Use the force"

  • @chrisparker783
    @chrisparker783 Рік тому +4

    As someone who has been following Tony Hawk my whole life, what a great guy. We were truly blessed to have this guy guiding us.

  • @InFamXYT
    @InFamXYT 4 роки тому +2192

    *Level 1 Ollie*
    Me: woah easy there buster

    • @axelpalee
      @axelpalee 4 роки тому +106

      Level -2 Staying on the board
      Level -1 Moving and turning
      Level 0 Manual and other simple ground tricks

    • @maxwick4963
      @maxwick4963 4 роки тому

      Actually true

    • @devinbracci3416
      @devinbracci3416 4 роки тому +1

      Akseli Palén woah i felt that.

    • @TheChadPad
      @TheChadPad 4 роки тому +7

      @@axelpalee Seriously, a manual was hella scary for me. I'd rather try an ollie, and idk why

    • @fridaysilvey9942
      @fridaysilvey9942 4 роки тому +4

      Akseli Palén honestly imagine turning, I can’t

  • @johnblademusic
    @johnblademusic 3 роки тому +2030

    0:29 Level 1: Ollie
    1:24 Level 2: 180 Frontside Ollie
    2:22 Level 3: Backside 180 Ollie
    3:13 Level 4: Backside Pop Shove-It
    4:22 Level 5: Frontside Pop Shove-It
    5:37 Level 6: Kickflip
    6:50 Level 7: Heelflip
    8:11 Level 8: Varial Flip
    10:17 Level 9: 180 Aerial
    10:42 Level 10: 360 Aerial
    11:22 Level 11: Frontside 180 Heelflip
    11:42 Level 12: McTwist
    12:27 Level 13: 720 Aerial
    13:09 Level 14: Varial McTwist
    13:39 Level 15: Kickflip McTwist
    15:47 Level 16: Varial 720
    16:45 Level 17: 900
    18:55 Level 18: 1080
    20:05 Level 19: Heelflip 720
    22:02 Level 20: Ollie 720
    22:28 Level 21: 1260

    • @AfroSean
      @AfroSean 3 роки тому +13

      👏

    • @Rocky-oq9cy
      @Rocky-oq9cy 3 роки тому +14

      @@AfroSean Level 22: Clap

    • @Someone-bf9gd
      @Someone-bf9gd 3 роки тому +6

      @@Rocky-oq9cy Level: 23: Level 22: Clap

    • @itzmeavery9854
      @itzmeavery9854 3 роки тому +4

      @@Someone-bf9gd level 24: level 23: level 22: 👏

    • @1-SFOD
      @1-SFOD 3 роки тому

      Thx

  • @mikeypadventures
    @mikeypadventures 5 років тому +597

    Tony Hawk:
    I invented the 720 in 1985
    I was trying 900s for 10 years before I landed one
    Such a legend

  • @DigitalCavemen
    @DigitalCavemen 8 місяців тому +2

    what a king, the guy has a blackbelt in skating and every trick in the video he says "it took me a bunch of attempts for this video" what a genuine dude

  • @SolidIncMedia
    @SolidIncMedia 4 роки тому +464

    The rewind-play-rewind-play thing really helped me see what was going on and understand it, especially the pop and subsequent foot movements. Good job with the editing on that!

  • @rcykc
    @rcykc 4 роки тому +2123

    21 Levels ..
    Tony Hawk: "level 17 took me 10 year"
    me: wtf is level 21?

    • @Clap1520
      @Clap1520 4 роки тому +11

      A 1260

    • @iicynicy9473
      @iicynicy9473 4 роки тому +42

      Clap _ no he’s trying to say like wtf does level 21 take like 30 years or impossible

    • @danielsweeney6689
      @danielsweeney6689 4 роки тому +7

      Patrick Quick and yet buddy who did it didn’t even practice it

    • @csulb_ee7364
      @csulb_ee7364 4 роки тому +1

      Tony Hawk's Skateboard School.

  • @himalayafilms439
    @himalayafilms439 4 роки тому +544

    1st trick (ollie) : 0:30
    2nd trick (180 ollie) : 1:24
    3rd trick (backside ollie) : 2:22
    4th trick (backside pop-shove-it) : 3:13
    5th trick (frontside pop-shove-it) : 4:22
    6th trick (kickflip) : 5:37
    7th trick (heelflip) : 6:49
    8th trick (varial flip) : 7:55
    9th trick (180 aerial) : 10:16
    10th trick (360 aerial) : 10:42
    11th trick (frontside 180 heelflip) : 11:13
    12th trick (mctwist) : 11:40
    13th trick (720 aerial) : 12:26
    14th trick (varial mctwist) : 13:09
    15th trick (kickflip mctwist) : 13:39
    16th trick (varial 720) : 15:47
    17th trick (900) : 16:44
    18th trick (1080) : 18:53
    19th trick (heelflip 720) : 20:03
    20th trick (ollie 720 on transition) : 21:47
    21st trick (1260) : 22:12

  • @lyjwb8
    @lyjwb8 2 роки тому +8

    It's crazy how humble he is in explaining all these tricks considering how legendary he is

  • @ivyevers8713
    @ivyevers8713 4 роки тому +800

    “you’re using the force” so that’s how he does it

  • @NicolasClark7732
    @NicolasClark7732 5 років тому +384

    I'm not even a skateboarder, but I really admire and appreciate this man.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 років тому +475

    He’s 51 and still has awesome skateboarding skills. Legendary

    • @KxngKUDA
      @KxngKUDA 5 років тому +6

      Every seen half a century do a mctwist?

    • @brunomcleod
      @brunomcleod 5 років тому +2

      Level 51 more like

  • @haniaszczygielska9413
    @haniaszczygielska9413 4 роки тому +302

    I've never actually understood what a huge pioneer Tony Hawk is. He was near the creation of almost half the tricks that today are the very basics. Awsome man, very insipring

    • @mayerstef3162
      @mayerstef3162 4 роки тому +40

      You have to look at rodney mullen, he basically invented street skating and so most flip tricks

    • @boyedoge235
      @boyedoge235 4 роки тому +23

      True, rodney and tony are the godfathers

    • @ztruth7792
      @ztruth7792 4 роки тому +4

      Incredible guy

    • @jimday666
      @jimday666 4 роки тому +1

      Don't forget Rodney Mullen

    • @Dalton_Boardman2000
      @Dalton_Boardman2000 4 роки тому +2

      Tony is the best vert skater and most famous and successful business wise. Rodney created and named the most used tricks today and is probably the best freestyle skater.

  • @vanamutt43
    @vanamutt43 5 років тому +776

    Level 22: spinning too fast and creating enough momentum to leave the earth's atmosphere

  • @muchlovegambine949
    @muchlovegambine949 4 роки тому +889

    This guy is literally to skating what Jordan is to basketball. As a 30 year old black man, I can honestly say tony hawk contributed ALOT to my childhood.

  • @hereliestales
    @hereliestales 2 роки тому +25

    It's so crazy to see how some can now do 1080's on regular sized ramps. The progressions of this sport has come such a long way.

  • @billsmith30
    @billsmith30 4 роки тому +164

    Tony is such a great role model for the sport. He tells you that the pop shove it is a very beginner trick, and then shows video of himself messing it up. Good reminder that you will never be perfect, because even Tony Hawk misses kickflips sometimes

  • @thechannelitrollwith1645
    @thechannelitrollwith1645 5 років тому +1180

    The way he explains everything is an art in itself. Sounds like he's been talking and teaching skateboarding for decades lol.

    • @xpdobrada
      @xpdobrada 5 років тому +229

      He is literally talking and teaching skateboarding for decades

    • @munaf-sheikh
      @munaf-sheikh 5 років тому +16

      He is literally. Tony Hawk is Legend in skateboarding.

    • @SparkzUK.
      @SparkzUK. 5 років тому +26

      I know, it’s so amazing, he’s never skated before

    • @juanluispulidomorales4318
      @juanluispulidomorales4318 5 років тому +1

      nice username

    • @Baconpillin
      @Baconpillin 5 років тому +5

      This.
      I don't even skateboard and thought this vid was amazing.

  • @sriramv3589
    @sriramv3589 4 роки тому +4261

    Level 22: Start a company called Microsoft.

    • @juang8754
      @juang8754 4 роки тому +15

      Lol

    • @Dudecifer
      @Dudecifer 4 роки тому +57

      Looks just like bill gates lol

    • @itchyliabdo
      @itchyliabdo 4 роки тому +5

      Tony Hawk

    • @tylerjohnston9899
      @tylerjohnston9899 4 роки тому +19

      That’s him in another dimension he hacked the parallel

    • @Batwom1337
      @Batwom1337 4 роки тому +3

      Tyler Johnston Ye haha, he wanted to be the richest and the coolest guy ;)

  • @Hellscrap3r
    @Hellscrap3r 2 роки тому +9

    Even now, it's great to know that Tony is still super-passionate about skateboarding, even all these decades later. Keep going, Birdman.

  • @linah1998
    @linah1998 5 років тому +1271

    Tony Hawk is one of the coolest guys ever... his twitter is hilarious as well xD

    • @boutek
      @boutek 5 років тому +2

      Yeah, but his ollie? 0:32? I'm highly disappointed.

    • @boutek
      @boutek 5 років тому +3

      Btw what's your Twitter/Insta? We shall hook up and I'll show you an ollie you won't forget xx

    • @ytuseracct
      @ytuseracct 5 років тому +39

      @@boutek the man is 51 yrs old

    • @thylordloper8175
      @thylordloper8175 5 років тому

      420 likes, too perfect to disrupt

    • @XavielArt
      @XavielArt 5 років тому +21

      @@boutek he's a vert skater. Its not like you need to have perfect ollies

  • @soxnation1000
    @soxnation1000 3 роки тому +612

    Tony Hawk blows my mind. Many teenagers cannot do any of these tricks, and most can't even dream of doing any of the harder ones, but he's casually killing it at age 51.

    • @drew_cooke7371
      @drew_cooke7371 3 роки тому +18

      Pros be pros man

    • @lillyfitzgerald9996
      @lillyfitzgerald9996 3 роки тому +4

      53*

    • @v.k.healthlongevity9807
      @v.k.healthlongevity9807 3 роки тому +43

      I mean it's not that unbelievable, the man is literally one of the greatest skateboarders of all time and he's still very physically active. Tom Brady just won a Super Bowl in his mid 40s getting hit by 6'6 290lb monsters weekly, for nearly 7 months straight. Roger Federer and Serena Williams are still playing at the highest level at 40 - and that's like 3 hours of high intensity cardio in the elements. The longevity of modern athletes is insane! We'll probably be watching Nyjah Huston rip concrete well into his 70s 😂

    • @Shanonmcnab576
      @Shanonmcnab576 3 роки тому +2

      It's like he says commit to your tricks. The reason why some don't is fear. It's in all of us.

    • @rampageblizzard
      @rampageblizzard 3 роки тому

      experience comes with time, age, and practice. Does it not make sense Tony is better than teenagers?

  • @leonardoramirez3280
    @leonardoramirez3280 5 років тому +349

    This became a skateboarding history class and i enjoyed every second

    • @TheMagicPencilG
      @TheMagicPencilG 5 років тому +2

      Leon BBX that’s because the presenter is the history .

  • @roneil6713
    @roneil6713 5 років тому +394

    For those wondering, he is 51 years old as of Sept 2019. And still got skills!

    • @brianliu9209
      @brianliu9209 5 років тому +17

      what a coincidence that area *51* was raided this September

    • @zelno9579
      @zelno9579 5 років тому

      area 51?

    • @the_minimalistic_adventure
      @the_minimalistic_adventure 5 років тому

      51 ain't that old, mang.

    • @MothMan22
      @MothMan22 5 років тому +3

      @@the_minimalistic_adventure do some of that in your 51 and we'll see

    • @thehamburgler3570
      @thehamburgler3570 5 років тому +2

      Pantam Dreamscapes for a pro athlete 51 is ancient

  • @sjsiemka
    @sjsiemka 3 роки тому +701

    Tony Hawk is probably one of the coolest sportsman that has ever existed, he actually doing the almost possible. Truly an inspiration to me, love what he does, and his intelligence.

    • @eddorneles
      @eddorneles 4 місяці тому +2

      I couldn't agree more! I think almost all skating people are similarin that aspect! I think it's the skating lifestyle on people.

  • @gracenblackwelder7727
    @gracenblackwelder7727 4 роки тому +2017

    Tony Hawk: So this here is a 180 pop shove it-
    Me, who's never skated before: I LIKE YOUR FUNNY WORDS MAGIC MAN

    • @Allxyin
      @Allxyin 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂

    • @danielle_tno
      @danielle_tno 4 роки тому +1

      Hehehe

    • @tilleye3774
      @tilleye3774 4 роки тому +23

      I really appreciate that they showed his “fails” I think it’s so easy to compare yourself with other people especially pros but it’s nice to see that they’re not perfect either

    • @ItsOnlyNiall
      @ItsOnlyNiall 4 роки тому +1

      Lmao

    • @AJD...
      @AJD... 3 роки тому

      Laughed way too much on this 😂

  • @guisantesconjamon
    @guisantesconjamon 2 роки тому +5

    Never skated , but it's incredible to listen to this guy.

  • @rein5815
    @rein5815 4 роки тому +174

    Level 8: varial kickflip.
    Level 9: 180 20 FEET IN THE AIR.

    • @JayDot6969
      @JayDot6969 4 роки тому

      Hahaha exactly what I was thinking lol

  • @nbarealtalker
    @nbarealtalker 4 роки тому +3189

    He’s like the year 2000 encapsulated in a human.

    • @medlawar8645
      @medlawar8645 4 роки тому +12

      Bruh he is 1975 in a person

    • @tucker8071
      @tucker8071 4 роки тому +35

      I would say like 1990 encapsulated

    • @danny1ft1
      @danny1ft1 4 роки тому +18

      @@medlawar8645 I think it's because 2000 is where he had a massive impact, is that not tony hawk pro skater time line where a bunch of kids like myself was playing his game and going man I wanna go try this outside.

    • @rahmellbrown162
      @rahmellbrown162 4 роки тому +1

      Lmfaooo

    • @givdb5513
      @givdb5513 4 роки тому +1

      I don't understand why those newbies talk like if *it's true what they're talking about*. WTF! Dude go check yourself first before saying some BS