Skateboarding in the Philippines
Skateboarding has existed since the 1940’s which started out as pieces of soap box cars that later evolved into skateboards. This was then mass produced in the 1960’s and became a new kind of sport. I still remember as a kid in the early 80’s, skateboards were short and narrow made of hard-plastic or fiberglass. I remember once featured on ABC’s Wide World of Sports on RPN 9 on a Sunday after some weekly Chinese TV series, sometimes they would have skateboard contest. Where the most popular competition is the downhill obstacle course. A race between two playes where there are slaloms between traffic cones, running up and down a wooden ramp, and jumping over a bar but keeping the skateboard on the ground and they jump over the bar and land back on the board.
Today skateboarding has evolved to be more extreme. Boards are also wider, slightly longer, made of concave plywood often convered with sandpaper for better grips with shoes. This sport just got more extreme and is well publicized by the X-Games on ESPN. So popular that some video games are modeled based on some of the famous skaters like Tony Hawk.
This sport is pretty popular in the US, but that does not mean we do not have good skaters in the Philippines. Well maybe not as good at the US counterparts but still good enough to say it’s cool to watch. Watch the video of the Holocaust skaters in the Philippines.
Watch even more of the Philippines’ skaters like Mike Torio, Raymong Wong, Bernard Viernes, Jason Santiago, Jun Ramos, Jason Kid, Jerry Baliguat, Marvin Corpus, Richard Panopio, Jerome Ocampo, Ansey Flores, Pedro Santos, Lloyd Briones, Raymond Lorenzana, Jack Nonato, Mon Chua, RJ Albano, Jun Castor, Ritchie Arenas, Marvin Bolisay, Niko Jonco, JR Tagad, Erlan Roxas, Ramir Denzo, Bryan Virtucio, Barbee Viernes, Boyet Del Mundo and Louie Lumadilla in the 2nd Holocaust Sk8 Video.
Oonga tama sha dun eh mahirap naman kc makakita ng bilihan ng skateshop.makakakita ka nga peke naman ung skateboard^_^
1 month skater pa lang po ako, d2 ako sa quezon city munoz, ollie at frontside and backside shove it pa lang kaya ko.. gusto ko gumaling pa, kaso minsan nakakalungkot kasi wala naman akong kasamang skater dito samin, gusto ko din malaman ung skate park sa pasig kung papano puntahan
sa melrose ko nakuha ung deck ko, mga orig ung parts kaso may kamahalan haha.
Hey jams… i myself am new to skateboarding and i understand yo, mahirap nga magtrain kng wala kasama na skater napwede magguide sayo…. gus2 ko rin magtrain… i envy you kasi marunong ka ng ilang tricks… akonga i can only ride… i cant do tricks… hirap kasi nakadepende lang ako sa youtube vids para magtrain…
Hey james… i myself am new to skateboarding and i understand yo, mahirap nga magtrain kng wala kasama na skater napwede magguide sayo…. gus2 ko rin magtrain… i envy you kasi marunong ka ng ilang tricks… akonga i can only ride… i cant do tricks… hirap kasi nakadepende lang ako sa youtube vids para magtrain…
bka hindi ka lang nag hahanap, ang dame ng skate shop ngaun d2 sa pilipinas kahit san ka pumunta my makikita ka na, di tulad dati nag iisa lang high ad sa robinson!!!!!!
dameng skate shop naun tlaga..aloha in makati…melrose in timog..payless in shaw..skategoodies at manadaluyong…
you guys tried the european decks sa skate goodies…???brands are creme,paradoz,simple,play…i600 lahat kapresyo lang ng safari…im from pup skate crew
d aman 22o yan na lahat ng lugar mi skate shop..
d2 sa tagaytay wala e..
manila pa kame nabli..
hayst..
sa mga wla makalaro ..
pnta kayo d2 sa tagaytay olivares..
kaht ano araw basta hapon/..
makikita nyo ang tagaytay sk8 crew,,
dun sa grandview..
aun..
madmi kame d2 sa tagaytay at mababaet kame..
haha..
pramis..
kea pnta kayo para madmi tyu..
masaya to..!
apir!
madmi dn kame d2 mga newbie kagaya mo..
haha..
maliit lang ang park namn ..
peo d talga samin.
puwestuhan lng nmn..
peo mgnda na dn kc mi view..
haha..
punta kayo dun..
pra masya..
hehe
pede pa tyu akyat ng bundok..
pag asa trip
pede dn kayo mag dubi..
ol you want!
haha
kea tara na sa tagaytay.l.
ayt!