POLITC BRAND Skateboards

So Steve Durante and Brian Brown are pros for a new company on the east coast called Politic, They have a rad raw look. But every one is freaking out that its a rip off of Palace skateboards. All because os one logo thats a triagle. I admit it looks simmalr but its not the same. The rest of the logos and photos they have look nothing like Palace. I like both these companies, and Im excited to see whats next with POLITIC.

BUM RUSH THE SPOT NYC

Bum Rush the Spot is a fucking rad idea, I want to try to get it out here in San Diego, anyways, I belive it was Started by Joel Mienholz with HOPPS skateboards and Theories Of Atlantis, and a bunch of other sponsors including local shops in the chosen area. This One had a huge help from one of my new favorite companies, POLAR skateboards run by Pontus Alv, You show up, skate have fun and they give away all sorts of shit. Enjoy

The Montreal Connection

The good homies from Montreal just put out this fun little park montage with Etienne Dumais, Vincient Cormier and frineds.

Jonny Giger

My good friend Jonny Giger from Switzerland has be skating a umch back home, he recently took a train down to Prauge, so im wating on some photos or video from that, but heres some shorts that i found for now, enjoy.

photo update

wow i really gotta keep up on this, sorry again for my few fans out there.

In the OC

went up to skate the OC with my good friend Ryan Hall, amazing videographer, skateboarder and all round rad guy, also in attendance was isac, equally rad, and the one and only Alex Moul, one of the raddest person i have ever met, Still ripping and allways down to skate. Had a good time skating not as much spots but a good time of Rolling around telling stories and drinking beer, till next time buds.

Photo Bloggness

Keep it in the streets!

Wow some good shit has been coming out and getting me hyped on skating again. watch these!

wow what a fucking lagger!

Sorry out there my millions of followers, ive been busy,not doing shit. Lets see here, two good friends of EXPLORE just droppedsome video parts online to the masses, My friends Mark Mccoy and Jose Corral. enjoy

who the fuck is Lurker lou?

all the way from New York City, Iron Claw Skates is Lurker Lou's board company. You know the "dickhead" from SLAPS failed one in a million. Any ways I like Lurker Lou. and here is video from them.

more from Japan

Man I cant wait to skate Tokyo! here is another vid from Japan.

For all the fans of Japanese skateboarding

this is Hisashi Nakamura, he a STEREO Japan Pro. And rumor has it he might have a part i the new STATIC 4 series from Josh Stewert from Theories of Atlantis.

An EXPLORE short

EXPLORE skateboarding brings a fun little short, all filmed on my $25 dollar flip cam from Biglots. Starring Brandon Oaks, Sam Carrey, Skyler Lefrance, Gabe Jimenez, Leon de champlaine (spelt wrong) and Oliver

The Montreal connection

Etienne Dumais comes through with a nice edit from his san diego trip back in january.Starring: Vincent Cormier Marco pelletier Etienne Dumais Jose Corral Dominick Tucceri Trevor Brady

EXPLORE Classics

Matt Reason was a rad street skater keeping it raw in the philly streets in the mid 90s, He sorta dropped off the skateboarding scene in the early 2000, but i still watch his old parts on you tube, here is a good one from a "best of" 411

San Francisco day 4 and 5

Well SF was fun but not as fun as i wished it would have been. As skateboarders we travel and go to far off places to ride our skateboards,but when you get hurt and cant skate you have to make do with what you can. Being in San Francisco there is lots to do and see. The last two days was spent trying to skate but ended up sightseeing and cruzin around the city, hanging out at DLXSF and people watching. With skateboarding you win some and you lose somee. On to the next adventure.

San Francisco Day: 3

Day 3 in SF and it was cold and windy as fuck, We got to the wall ride spot to warm up, and after wards went to check out Daly City, being old hurt and it also being cold and windy, Me and Sam decided to be tourist and chck out the Aquarium by the Bay, We wanted to check out Alcatraz but aperently you have to buy tickets like a month in advance. We also checked flower shop but you cant skate till after 12.

San Francisco Day: 2

Today Sam Carrey made it up and met up at Embarcadero along with Oliver and his riend. We started the day at the Stanyon/waller marble ledges, I met Derek Fukahara and Vince Duran, super nice guys and if you ever see them say whats up. We made our way to Fort Mason and Fort Millet,drove around spot searching for tomarrow. The ankle is feeling better, and ended up getting two clips, its not much but still hyped to skate something with this fucked ankle.

Sam Carrey, San Diego to Big Sur to San Francisco

Oliver

Brandon Westgate is a beast!

If you never had papusas before, your missin out

San Francisco Day:1

Today was a solo mission through SF, and spot searching on the way to the hotel. My ankle is still sore but eachday im trying to skate on it and its feeling stronger, Mett up with Matt Crisostomo and went up to the Marble blocks over at Waller st. If this was in San Diego i would be there everyday! He also showed me tons of spots along the way. My phone died so I didnt get much pics today. Found these, a whole street of them

Done and Done

had to make the mandatory DLXSF stop

Best NO skateboarding sign

Finish of the day with my ankle hurting with a beer in the park

keep on searching

@scottysgram and friends out searching for something

Spraind Ankle, no good!

So the the other day i tweaked my ankle skating BlackBox, fucked!. 5 days before a skatetrip to SF, I got some good tips on what to do to make your ankle heal faster, Im three days in an it working, Im walking able to move my ankle in circles add pressure to it. Heres what you do:

For years, the standard protocol for treating a sprained ankle has been the R.I.C.E. method - Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. While this protocol typically prevents further damage and allows for gradual healing of a sprained joint, sports medicine practitioners are finding that sprains tend to heal most effectively when the injured joint is exercised as soon as possible. What follows are guidelines that I generally recommend when looking to fully recover as quickly as possible from a sprained ankle: 1.Avoid wrapping or compressing the joint. Often times, wrapping the injured joint can prevent drainage of excess fluid from the area, which can prolong inflammation and discomfort. 2.Elevate your injured ankle and rest it on a blanket or pillow while on the couch - this can help promote fluid drainage. While your ankle is elevated, spell out the alphabet with your foot as often as you are able to. If the injury is severe, you may not be able to do this at all. Do it as soon as you are able to, as putting the injured joint through its normal range of motion helps with fluid drainage and may help prevent a build-up of scar tissue. 3.Continue with the alphabet exercise and begin contrast therapy with hot and cold water. Fill two buckets or pans that are large enough to comfortably house your foot and ankle - one with hot water, and one with cold water. The water temperatures should be as hot and as cold as you can tolerate. ◦Begin by putting your foot and ankle into the hot water for two minutes. Slowly spell out the alphabet, taking the joint through as much range of motion as possible without creating significant pain. ◦Next, transfer your foot and ankle into the cold water for two minutes. Allow your foot to rest completely. ◦Go back and forth from hot to cold, taking your ankle through range of motion exercises in the hot water, and resting in the cold water, for a total of three to four cycles. Your final two minutes should be in cold water if you're still at a point where you have noticeable swelling in your ankle. If you've healed to a point where you don't have noticeable swelling, you can end your contrast therapy sessions with hot water. ◦The hot water and range of motion exercises are meant to increase the size of your blood vessels, while the cold water and rest are meant to narrow your blood vessels. Going back and forth between expansion and contraction of your blood vessels can create a pumping effect, which can help clear fluid out of the injured area. ◦Repeat this whole process every few hours, up to three or four times per day. 4.As soon as you are able to, put weight on your injured leg. You can begin by placing weight on your foot while you are seated. This can progress to slow walking, but be careful not to put too much burden on your good leg. If you can walk only by putting the bulk of your weight on your good leg, it's better to stop until you are able to put more weight on your injured leg, or to use crutches or a walker. Putting too much weight on your good leg can cause injury to the ankle, knee, and/or hip joints of that leg. Walking on your injured leg as soon as possible can activate nerve fibers in the injured area that control your joint-position sense and balance. Repeated activation of these nerve fibers can help restore strength to the surrounding ligaments and muscles, as well as promote better circulation in the area. The approach described above can be used to effectively facilitate healing of most types of strains and sprains - the idea is to get the injured area moving as soon as possible to restore function to all of the soft tissues involved, and to promote optimal blood flow through the injured area via movement and contrast bath therapy. The key is to refrain from creating significant discomfort as you recover, as this may be a sign that you are aggravating the injured tissues, which can prolong your recovery time.

Barging BlackBox

Fun session this day with the homies,Dallas Park, Starbucks happy Hour and Skateing BlackBox till I got Hurt!

Jose Corral Crooks

Dom "Rawry" Tucerri Bluntslide