TALKING ED
GUEST ED WITH STACY PERALTA
Since the beginning of time evolving changes have
always perplexed and confronted mankind with influences
and directions that have appeared out of his reach
Change is challenging and usually appears fast, indicating
the start of something new and for the better, although
not always interpreted that way. During times of change
there is s always uncertainty, people are not sure where the
directions are going and, unfortunately, the negative is
quite often accentuated. The wise ones who welcome the
challenge and adapt to the changes progress forward
while the ones that do not just fade
A classic example of change forcing a new direction
was the oil shortage of 79. Some thought it would lead to
total economic destruction, but instead we conformed to
the new way, which is slowly leading us to be energy self-
sufficient
Skateboarding right now is in a period of change. In the
last t
1 five years we've witnessed and participated in the
massive. all out one way promotion of pooinding. It sooms
that during this time the other aspects of skateboarding
took a backseat Consequently there was even more
emphasis put into pools and vertical. We single sourced
ourselves and started to become wholly dependent on
the parks to keep skating alive and flourishing
Now, due to some of the best skateparks goin
s going under
the fear of skateboarding dying out is becoming prominent.
Well how can a skatepark dictate the life or death of
skating when concrete and wood exist in every civilized
country in the world. Well, they can't. (Skateparks are great
but it's a fact that they cannot be built in every skate
center. If you've got a park, support a 100% and realize its
a normal business that needs skater support)
Skaters all over the world learned this long ago when
parks were never built in their location or when they lost
their park. These riders are the real futurists who didn't
stand around and wait, instead they built ramps, rode
streets, freestyle and downhill. They carved out their own
skating environments and adapted themselves to this new
style. We've heard from skaters all over the world, informing
us of insane which vary in size and shape, their
radical street incursions constant innovations in freestyle
moves and high velocity speed runs]) We're even talking of
Communist bloc countries where just the thought of a
skatepark is unfeasible
ramps
Clubs have and are being formed, local contests are
popping up and heavy sessioning is going down. Skaters
are producing their own small publications putting on
sand progressing the sport in a way never seen
demos and
before that seems to be setting a precedent
This is hardcore evidence of the reality that exists, which
really suggests that skateboarding is nowhere near the
grave but that ifs
that its evolving into o something i
better. A sport
anywhere.
that can be brought to and done by anyone, any
in the form of flat, downhill, banked or vertical. The acces
sibility of skateboarding is incomparable when you consider
how many forms of cement there are in this world
is to diversity
In conclusion, the future of skateboarding is to
our energies throughout all of the aspects of skateboarding
so as to serve all of the skaters around the w world. Parks w
close and parks will be built, ramps will most likely continue
to be popular form of vertical riding due to their func
tionalism and unlimited performance capabilities Freestyle
has been getting more popular and will continue to grow
considering how many new mind bending maneuvers
have been invented and all the unusual places it can be
done. Barriers are still being broken in slalom and downhill
and should continue to flourish with upcoming races
Things are moving fast and the future is at hand, take it as
far as you can
Stacy Peralta
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