The Rise of Freestyle - With Tony Gale

When any foolhardy person decides to take up skateboarding as a hobby, they must first decide which discipline best suits them. Street? Vert? Pool? I think that's it. No? There's more?

Freestyle? What's that? Never heard of it. Oh, wait...Is that the thing from that Bones Bridage video, with that Johnny Rad guy at that party?

Okay. So it's clear that I know next to nothing about Freestyle. I'm going to need some help from a professional.

Enter professional Freestyle skateboarder Tony Gale, to figuritely slap my wrist and correct all of the misconceptions I have about freestyle skateboarding. Tony speaks with great knowledge and passion about the definition of freestlye, its rise to prominance, its subsequent downfall and, through social media, its recent re-emergence. Not only that, but, in doing so, he takes down the all-too-comfortable skateboarding elite, discusses the perceived pros and cons of gatekeeping and recounts many lovely stories of days gone by.

Oh! And James is still buking off on his honeymoon, so the brilliant Monica (our resident third crap skateboarder and tee-shirt designer) takes on co-hosting duties. The whole thing was a blast!

Check out Tony Gale on Instagram: www.instagram.com/coldkennels

Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/FreestyleTricktips