Blading Chats

Scott Crawford is one of the founders of the Australian scene.We talked to him about the origins of the Australian scene, why there is so much talent in Australia capable of skating on all types of terrain and the new found love of blading and support of Them skates.

I don't think Chris needs an introduction. His way of skating has always been a constant evolution and if there should be a representative figure in the encyclopedia under the word Blader it should be @chrishaffey

Julian is one of the cornerstones of the style. Capable of immense gaps, technical tricks and endless shuffles Julian is one of the most complete skaters in our scene. We talked with him about the ATL scene, what it means to be born in Atlanta and grow up with people like David Sizemore, Chris Smith and Tom Hyser and much more

Jan is one of the filmmakers who has redefined our sport. With productions behind him such as Steal This Video, United Front, Last Call and Leading The Blind Jan has managed to create what is understood as the California dream. Perfect spots, perfect weather and blading. We spoke with him about BigWheels Blading, his career as a video maker and what it was like to live in San Diego at the time

Dave Lang is one of the most complete bladers in the scene! From the mega ramp to a rail flat he’s able to bring energy to the session. With Dave we talked about how skating marked his life and gave him the chance to grow professionally in the film world

What to say about Arlo Eisenberg.He is our messiah, the one who was able to shape and character our sport. he was able to elevate the popularity of our culture to the next level. We spoke with him about Senate, Hoedown, the beginnings of our sport and the future of it

Fabio Enes is one of the few Brazilians to have received a promodel from Razors skates. We talked to him about his experience in California, how he got into skating, BHC and much more

Jeph is one of the most active figures in the American scene. Constantly evolving with his style he is capable of doing anything with skates. From the most technical trick to the most freestyle. We talked with him about B-Unique, growing up in Minnesota together with Farmer and Dasovic and much more

Dom West is one of the real filmmakers in our scene. With him we talked about the scene in Australia, what it means to skate in a country with all that history, from Scott Crawford to Cj Wellsmore from Gav Drumm to Tom Fry just to name a couple and how the PERSPECTIVES series was born.

We spoke with one of the most charismatic figures in the history of our world. @iamjoshpetty . His way of skating, his attitude and his style have defined a generation. With Josh we talked about the birth of Usd, Reing and jiu jiutsu.

Carter like Jon Lee managed to make his own way of filming with the VX1000. Despite the weather conditions, the Seattle crew is one of the most active in the scene. With Carter we talked about how challenging and sometimes nerve-wracking it is to work with the Sony VX1000 and to film talented bladers like Jeph or Josiah. From how he manages to manage the time between work and sessions with friends to how the desire to make videos is born in him

Who doesn't know 50/50?! and who hasn't been happy to see this legendary brand's products around again?! 50/50 is the brand that has given the skating industry a breakthrough. It didn't just create the grindplates and a system to have frames, of excellent quality, different from the ones that came out with the skate, but it also redefined the game thanks to the Universal Frame Sistem UFS. With Lawrence we talked about how he returned to the scene, how despite being a full-time programmer with a family and two kids he has time to skate, review products and have a youtube channel with 10K of subscribers he managed to bring 50/50 back to life and how he has a team based on professionalism and brand attachment from his skaters.

Abdiel is one of those people who redefined the term style in our world. Who has never dreamed of making a TTS like his? I still remember when I first saw his profile in FOR2. INCREDIBLE. With Abdiel we talked about the scene in Puerto Rico, what it means to grow up skating there, the FP house, living between San Juan and New York City and how he became an established photographer.

guys!!! History lesson today! This episode is a little longer than average, but guys there's a lot of that knowledge here. Angie Walton was the editor-in-chief and creator of Daily Bread (for those who don't know, the coolest blading newspaper in the world), one of the creators of our sport and an essential figure in our culture. I think that together with the Jump Street Podcast episode with Jon Julio and Miguel Ramos here we talked about the roots of our sport.

jara is a key figure on the scene in the czech republic.We talked to him about his career from how he joined the roces team to how he won the imyta in Amsterdam in 2005, from how despite a very bad accident he managed to come back stronger than before to how he sees skating now until the famous master of rsc probably the street contest with the highest prize money at the moment.

Jon experienced the covid19 emergency firsthand. He has experienced first-hand the corona virus experience having been affected by it. But thanks to the readiness of the NHS and its sense of responsibility after two and a half weeks of quarantine the virus disappeared and Jon was able to return to everyday life. With him we talked about the London scene, what it means to skate in a city like London, the choice to film with vx and his latest project Devotion. Leon's 18-minute profile. If you haven't seen it yet, you'd better do it now!!!

Scott is one of the key figures on the English scene. Grown up with legends like Chaz or Chris, Quinny has managed to take the best of the Scottish scene and turn it into something unique. Able to skate on any terrain, from street to bowl through the half pipe, Quinny has managed not to get a promodel but to become a staple of the English scene. Yesterday he decided to start a new career and we wish him all the luck in the world!!

Mike is currently one of the most active filmmakers. He has made some of the coolest and most entertaining videos on the scene. From Ellos to Seconds from Nights & Weekends to Powder his collaboration with Them skates grows project after project motivating a lot of bladers and creating his own defined style. With him we talked about his collaboration with Alex Broskow, about how in a project like Ellos there isn't a single figure who takes care of everything but a team of people who collaborated to create a masterpiece and what it means to be a filmmaker during the corona virus situation.

Michael is one of the most active bladers in the scene. He is not only a videomaker and photographer, but also studies to become a nurse. Which is of vital importance at this time. We talked to him about his school career, how he joined the Remz team and the Red Eye team and his future projects.

Erick is one of the most active filmmakers in the scene. With multiple video projects behind him, he was able to take the legacy of Joe Navran and Rachard Johnson and elevate it. We talked to him from how a kid who was passionate about blading started attending the best pros by skipping class and taking a 3/4 hour bus ride to reach them and skate an hour with them until he created video projects with the biggest names in the scene. From Montre Livingstone to Chris Farmer, from Abdiel Colberg to Nick Lomax. We also talked about BladerGang's philosophy, how they run a team of athletes for the Runtz brand and how they are creating new video projects in the meantime.

what can you say about Jon? If they ask me who Jon Julio is, I'll answer BLADING. Jon is not only one of the historical icons of our world. He is also a family man, husband, owner of THEM and a blader. With Jon we talked a little bit about his career, from how he started skating to how he entered the USD and revolutionized our world. From how he finds the time to go skating to how friendship can be the true foundation of a team.

I guess there's no need to introduce Joe. He was one of the most influential filmmakers in our scene, from ELEMENTS to Coup De Tat, from Amateur to Fruitbooter every video production by Joe Navran was a guaranteed success. It was either for the people he filmed or for the always right musical choice. Joe, together with all the FP, was able to change the face of blading. With him we talked about Future Prospect, playing golf with Chris Haffey and what it meant to go around filming with people like Aaron Feinberg, Dustin Latimer, Josh Petty and so on.

Who here knows anything about Speed Skating? Erika has been world, European and national champion many times, with her we talked about the preparation that an athlete at that level must maintain, what it means to participate in races the opposite of those we are used to, how this crazy situation, ironically, helped the whole skating scene and how she became part of the Rollerblade family working in the sales&marketing department.

in the spring of 2005, I was skating in Central Station alone, as often was the case at the time. One afternoon a group of foreign bladers came out of the subway and I went to meet them super enthusiastic and we skated together all afternoon. I didn't know anything about them for a long time until (after seeing Delfon Dio and Jo Zenk's last edit at Athens) I decided to interview for Blading Chats Nick who, to my surprise, turned out to be the blader I knew 15 years ago. Unbelievable!! Nick is one of the mainstays of the Greek scene, with him we talked about the most envied spot of this quarantine, the very famous Athens Blade House, what it means to tour with some of the best bladers in the world, to host one of the most important events of the scene at, literally, his own home and how he manages to manage his professional career as a cinematographer.

Tomek is part of the new generation of Polish bladers. Complete on all aspects of our sport, he is able to skate on the Fise facilities as if he were doing stunts on his prail. With him we talked about the situation regarding the virus crown in Poland, what it means to skate for Hedonskate, the Fise circuit and the difference between Gawds skates and Usd Skates.

Bfree is an example of coolness in our sport. Its mission is clear, to make the blading known to as many people as possible. With his school and the recreational activities he organizes in NorCal Bfree he is doing an incredible job. He has been running events with Decathlon, skateboarding for almost 1050 consecutive days and manages to combine seemingly different cultures like skateboarding and blading. We should all be a bit like Bfree.

I had the pleasure of meeting David in 2012 when he gave me the opportunity to appear in his newspaper. Wheel Scene probably one of the only free press in our world. With him we talked a bit about the scottish scene, the famous Unit23, how his life as a journalist has evolved from being a writer for UNITY magazine to editor-in-chief of Wheel Scene and how it has now become one of the most active websites in the scene.

Buck has a mission, to push his brand to the max trying to hold a certain standard. A full-time worker, working more than 40 hours a week, Buck takes care of his brand as soon as he has a moment. Red eye. The dedication and charge he puts into his brand is remarkable. How remarkable is the way he wants to treat his team riders, looking for a bond with each other and always ready for a confrontation about the brand. With him we talked about Red eyes, covid19 in florida and what it means to run a wheel company at this moment in history.

Pat is one of the style icons in our world. From skating to music research Pat leaves nothing to chance. We talked to him about the situation in Mannheim about Corona Virus, what it means to skate for Them Skates and the world famous FTS crew.

Ivan has had an incredible career. Not only in the world of skating but also in the world of filmmaking. From Hyphy to Hermano his evolution has been incredible and the most incredible thing is that he doesn't have a single trick but rather he is like wine, the older the better. With Ivan we talked about his Mexican origins, Valo and Them Skate (there's an incredible bts on Erik Bailey's sweatstance), how he manages to produce 8mm/16mm videos both in the world of blading and music productions and SHRED TILL YOU'RE DEAD.

Eugen is one of the most productive bladers in our scene. In constant search of evolution Eugen produces content on content on content. From instagram clips to edit movies in VX to VOD. With him we talked about the situation in Borken about the virus crown, how he finds the inspiration to go skating in the same park and create content in it after more than 10 years and the choice of Japan for his latest vod

René is one of my childhood friends, we grew up together in one of the most famous commercials in Italy. Central Station. Although I'm a blader and he's a sakteboarder we shared the same space for more than 10 years with mutual respect and admiration that over time has turned into a great friendship. With René we talked about skateboarding in Italy, underground skateboarding and skateboarding at the Olympics and the famous Chef Family.

I have not yet had the opportunity to meet Brian live but thanks to these bladingchats I had the opportunity to have a chat with him and it was super interesting. With Brian we talked about photography, the difference between analog and digital, what it means to grow up in Detroit and above all what it means to be part of the Vibralux team.

Billy, Austin, Franco are some of the names that have made New York City so famous. I had the pleasure to meet Billy at the 2008 winterclash and it was an honor to meet him because very often I was inspired by his profiles. With him we talked about the Crown Virus in NYC and LA, the legendary Mindgame, how Billy has evolved his skating style and how the Hip Hop culture has strengthened the blading scene in New York City

since 2006 I have participated in every winterclash and one of the things that has impressed me the most and that continues to impress me is the evolution of Dominic. He is not only able to skate for 4 days in a row on any terrain but he is also able to do it with a smile, motivating those around him and bringing positivity. We talked to him about the current situation in Denmark and how he is facing the epidemic, how skating in CPH has influenced his style and much more.

In our world I'm a big fan of a lot of bladers but for some reason two were my favorite bladers. Chaz Sands and Will Gordon. It must be because they are both super technical skaters or because they ate rails for breakfast I always found their way of skating very motivating! With Chaz we had the chance to talk about his gym, how he tries to overcome the moment with online courses, his career as a blader and how he has become a wildlife photographer.

Ricardo is one of the most friendly and present figures in the skating world.Characterized by his smile that precedes him everywhere he goes is not only a youtuber with 45000 followers, a family man with two girls or an owner together with his wife of a skating shop in South Africa is also a very humble person and always ready to give advice on trick, set up or even as in my case improve the youtube channel. With him we talked about corona virus in Portugal and South Africa. How gangs have joined together to help people near Johannesburg, what it means to be the marketing manager of a skating company right now and much more!

Kirill is not only an incredible skater but also an excellent filmmaker. He is part of the generation born immediately after Andrey Zaytsev's, Evgeny Leonov, who was able to keep the standard high or even exceed it. With Kirill we talked about the development of his promodel (the second Russian blader to get a promodel) about how his production company is doing and about very interesting future projects!

Josh is one of the most positive figures in contemporary skating. I was lucky enough to spend time with him in 2011 when together with Fritz and Adrien Anne he spent 3 weeks here in Milan and it was incredible. Since then Josh has stayed here in Europe skating around almost all the states until he found his new home in Malaga where together with Uani he founded the Blading Camp. One of the most interesting projects for future generations.

Derek is pure power. With his unique and unmistakable style he is able to electrify anyone. In a mix between hammers and super technical tricks Derek is also able to have a lot of fun with his daughter and this makes him an example father. With him we talked about how the virus crown is coming to Fresno, how he can find the time between a full-time job, family and skating but above all about his promodel and the editing that Gregory Preston is filming.

I met Ray three years ago in Milan. It's incredible how, thanks to the passion we have, we create bonds with people you know even after half an hour. We talked to Ray about the history of the New York City scene, what a passion can give you and how the GoSport USA association teaches kids how to turn a sport into a job.

Nicola is able to make skating easy, fluid and interesting at the same time. With his videos where surfing the streets of London has become one of the most influential skaters on instagram. With him we compared the world of freeskating and blading as well as talking about what is happening in London about the virus crown, what it means to migrate to another country and how the passion for free skating was born.

Robbie Pitts I think is one of the most characteristic people in our scene. With his unique style of dressing he has been able to bring a new taste to our scene. We talked to him about Gucci's advertising campaign, what it means to be a model and a blader at the same time and the differences between Los Angeles and Melburne.

Bobi managed to take a platform like Instagram and make it his. He has perfectly grasped the use of social and has managed to do something that no one has been able to get before. He is the first Israeli to get a promodel and has managed with Instagram to make Israel a firm point on the map of blading.

Cameron has managed to do something incredible. Despite everything that has happened to him, he has managed to return not only stronger than before, but also with a super engaging energy. In addition to being a great blader in recent years he's been developing together with Long one of the most addictive events of the scene.

Miguel is probably one of the people I've known skating the longest. Despite the technical problems of the first day we managed to bring home a very interesting BladingChats. Much has been said, from the current situation in Puerto Rico with its national pride to the difference of contests like the Fise and the Blading Cup. From what it means to work at woodward to how to transmit energy with passion to anyone who wants to start skating.

gav is one of the key figures in the Australian blading scene. Able to skate on any terrain making a giant trick as easy as a carvata in a bowl. With him we had the opportunity to talk about Corona Virus in Melbourne, what it means to skate for Them Skates and what it means to have grown up in Australia. A land full of talent from the beginning

Aj together with Miguel and Matt Mickey is one of those voices that you recognize, that you feel familiar. Because blading is family. And when you hear a family voice wherever you are, you feel at home. With him we discussed a quarantine in a house with a swimming pool, the world of Fise, what it's like to be an MC and especially Blade Club.

Austin is one of the cornerstones of the legendary New York City scene. With him we talked about how unreal it is to see Times Square empty, how people in NYC are behaving about Covid19, why The Truth project was born and what it meant to skate for B-Unique.

I had the pleasure of talking to Travis yesterday. Co-founder of Blader Union and super passionate blader just like most of us. With him we discussed Covid19 in Portland, what it's like to be raised in the city of Aaron Feinberg and the Blader Union mission. One of the most important sources in our scene.

Mery is one of the most active Bladies right now. Able to skate at a very high level in both street and park, she has such a strong dedication that in this period she started skating on her terrace. A member of the Spanish national team, we discussed with her the evolution of the bladies, what it means to be an example for future generations and her brand new Kaltik frame.