Skateboarding Saves Q&A Collection: Mark Condit

Skateboarding Saves Q&A Collection

Mark Condit

Mark A.Okay.A Skater Claus has been with the Skateboarding Saves effort from leap avenue, is our largest contributor and his articles are kicking ass.

On high of that, he’s an authentic artist that has his personal type and lives in his personal world.

He defines what being a Skateboarder is and is altering the world he created one hood at a time.

Thanks Mark for being you.

Q&A

1. How lengthy have you ever been Skateboarding?

32 years, began in ‘90 on a fish formed NASH board once I was 5 y/o. 

2. Who’s your favourite Skater, why?

Rodney Mullen. We’re each Floridians, & I simply have plenty of respect for those who innovate. Don’t suppose anybody can come near Mullen in the case of creativeness & making up methods.

It’s kinda like when u hear a dope cowl music & suppose shit perhaps that is higher than the unique… however they didn’t write it so u gotta give extra cred to the person who thought it up & executed it first.

Are there skaters that do methods Mullen created wit much more type… yeah, however u gotta respect the OG that invented that shit.

3. What’s the toughest trick you’ve ever landed?

After I was youthful, I did blunts and nollie heels and large stair units. Now I’m simply engaged on losing a few pounds to get my kickflips higher.

4. Present Skate Shoe, why?

So I just like the Nike SB Dunk Excessive Elites. The in-built ankle compression materials is best for my ankles than conventional excessive tops, however I don’t notably like sporting Nikes.

I lately obtained a pair of Fallen sneakers that Nomad Skate Store gave me an excellent deal on & I like em rather a lot. Solely factor is they’re lows & my ankles suck, but when I wrap my ankles & put on the Fallens they dope.

5. Finest reminiscence of Skateboarding?

There’s this a part of the freeway in ATL the place I-75 & I-85 converge & it’s 8 lanes on all sides at sure factors, so 16 lane freeway.

They name it the Downtown Connector. I all the time thought it could be cool to bomb however not potential to do. A number of years again there was an enormous hearth beneath an overpass that trigger a part of the connector to break down.

They shut it down for some time to re-build it, & I used to be like that is my likelihood. I couldn’t discover anybody to exit wit me, however a spent every week planning & then I hit it 2 days earlier than development was accomplished.

U can’t think about the sensation of getting a 16 lane interstate freeway beneath ur ft to skate as u please.

6. Favourite spot to Skate all time?

A spot in my hood I name 4-signs, nevertheless it’s unknown & suppose I’m the one one which ever hit it. Apart from that I’d say Coan Park the massive 4 (or 5 relying on who u ask).

I can’t hit the bigs steps, nevertheless it’s mainly in my yard & there’s plenty of stuff to skate apart from the massive steps. If persons are hittin the massive steps it’s epic. Verify the Thrasher Atlanta slama vid

7. Worst slam / harm?

Acquired a TBI bombin a hill in my hood. IDK what occurred. I awoke on asphalt after an undetermined period of time laying in the course of the road.

Mind bleeding, sufficient street rash I nearly wanted a pores and skin graft, damaged collarbone… once I awoke there was all this grit in my mouth & I believed I’d damaged my enamel.

Fortunately it was simply grime, asphalt, glass, & different random avenue scum that had been imbedded in my gums & not my enamel.

8. Favourite Skate Video?

GX1000’s Roll Up

Cred: New Calm Response

9. Subsequent footage drop?

Halloween. Skater Claus full size skate video. If u like old-fashioned skate movies u gonna wanna see this shit!

10. Any creds, thanks, rants or anything you wanna point out? 

I rep too many issues to say, due to all people that fucks wit me & u know who u are. I rep Wolf Pack all day, VSSC, UGMF, Anti Every thing League…

IDK simply fucks wit me & the folks I fuck wit cuz we the reality.

I wanna stay in a spot the place we defend our tradition in opposition to company appreciation, but additionally don’t be gate conserving douche luggage that intimidate youngens from propitiating the develop of the tradition we’ve constructed.

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