Sudden Change

I’m now the editor and chief for the entire Freestyle Skateboarding Magazine. The founder decided to step down and leave the project to the remaining contributors.

The goal is still the same. We’ll feature skaters of every skill level, from all around the world, and I’ll still be printing a physical edition of the magazine, with a few key changes.

If you could be so kind as to follow us on Instagram, or on the main blog, we would really appreciate it! We also have a Discord server that’s just starting up! Here’s the invite link https://discord.gg/H9XxAbbf Freestyle is a small community, so every person counts 🙂

Warm regards,

J.C. “Mongo” Lloyd
– Poet, Skater, Editor, Chief, Publisher, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

Holden Bystry

I’m putting together a new page for the magazine! Swing by and see what’s happening in the freestyle skateboarding community.

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Tom – How long have you been freestyle skateboarding for?

Holden – I’ve been freestyle skateboarding for five years now.

Tom – What got you into freestyle?

Holden – After moving to Arizona, I no longer had a blacksmith shop, so I didn’t have much else to do (used to be a blacksmith years ago) and it kinda just hit me that I can skate in this climate all year round, but I never had any interest in street skating… After watching a lot of Mike’s videos and others on YouTube.

Tom – How did the Tucson Thunderdome event come about?

Holden – Tucson Thunderdome is the product of counter culture. North America has not had any truly good and transparent events for a long long time, and with these new generations of AM’s, I do not want them to be lost to time.

Tom – Will this be a…

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The world round up “Terry chui” interview

Check out another great interview by Tom!

Freestyle video magazine

Tom – How long has the World Round-Up been happening, and how did you become a member of the group?

Terry – The World Round-Up started in 2012. This upcoming World Round-Up will be the 9th annual contest in terms of a live, in person contest. For the first two years of the pandemic starting in 2020, I proposed the idea of an online video contest to keep the freestyle community active and participating, so the Online Showdown was created and we ran that for 2 years. It was great to see so many freestyle skaters from around the world participate, and it gave people a chance to compete, even if they weren’t able to travel to a physical contest.

Tom – How is it organizing the only freestyle event in Canada ?

Terry – It’s a lot of work! We try to do our best to make it not…

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Abandoned Years

Sometimes it’s the crying and the screaming of it all

The only sign that I can even care anymore

I know it’s what you make of it

I know life isn’t fair
I know it could be worse, I was already there
Already took the drug

Already hit the bottom

Brought so many down with me, but they aren’t getting up

Sometimes it’s the lost sleep and the shame of it all

The only sign that I can even dream anymore

Mauro Corrêa

Check out the quick interview I did with pro freestyle skater, Mauro CorreĚ‚a, featured on Tom’s Freestyle Video Magazine!

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Photo by Luis Henrique 1978

1. For new readers, would you like to introduce yourself?

– Hi, I’m Mauro Corrêa, I’m 62 years old. I live in Brazil, in Guarapari-Es. I’ve practised freestyle since 1973, and in 1980 I won a championship in Minas Gerais. In 1985 I stopped practising the sport, but returned in 2020.

2. When did you first discover freestyle skateboarding?

– When I was 13 I had my first experience with a skateboard, then through magazines, North Americans and friends who already practiced.

3. What’s the biggest change in Brazilian freestyle since you started?

– Today we have more access to materials to practice the sport, and with that there was an improvement in performance.

4.You have a really great trick selection. Do you have a favourite?

– Coconut Wheelies, 360’s and Nose Wheelies.

5.Which year and place did you first enter a contest?

– In…

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Morning hours, whittling

Seeking out the Sun

Familiar shapes and navy skies

Darkness comes undone

As the Sun does rise

Recognition blooms

Mysteries in the light becoming nothing new

Night is the basswood block

Hidden possibilities

Day is the knife

Carving out reality

Monica Tușinean

Another great interview is up. Swing by and read about it on the Freestyle Video Mag!

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Euro 2022

  • [ ] 1. How long have you been freestyle skateboarding for?
    About two and a half years now – I started skateboarding during the 2020 covid lockdowns and went straight to freestyle. Glad the pandemic hobby stuck.
  • [ ] 2. What is your current board setup?
    I switch between the Waltz Huntington 7,4” deck, Independent 109 trucks, and Donut Wheels, and a custom-made Gary Hillock deck. I’m not very picky, just give me a narrow single-kick board (7,3″-7,4″) with a tiny wheelbase (under 12,75″), barely any concave, and a cute graphic… okay, maybe I am a little picky.
  • [ ] 3. What is your current favourite trick as well as one you’re close to getting?
    I just really love Caspers! And while I started getting “the running (wo)man” and rail toe spins more consistently recently, I just want to focus on smoother, quicker, and more complex footwork. The…

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Denham hill

Check out the latest interview!
More great stuff to come.

Freestyle video magazine

1. As I last checked, you’re in the States right now for a pro freestyle contest in Arizona. You’re quite the skateboarding globe-trotter! What contest or event sticks out to you the most? Any specific memories or stories you’d mind sharing with us?

1. I’ve been getting around a bit! I’ve been lucky enough to skate in a lot of contests, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. One that’ll always stick out to me is my first contest, Paderborn 2015(?) I think it was. I was advised to enter pro despite only being back into freestyle for a short while. I got utterly smoked, which led me to have a difficult relationship with contests from then on in. I think that baptism of fire was a good thing looking back on it. It motivated me to work a lot harder.

2. Your skating is—among other things—lightning fast. Did you…

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Set the Course

A push to move things forward

No use waiting for a chance

“Life is what you make of it”

Something often said

Directionless for decades

Drifting through the years

Fighting hesitation and a thousand little fears

Leave it all behind

Choose progress over death

Find your strength

Take pride in every step

The Edge of Everything

Passing through cracked sky

Slipping between clouds

Rising

High above the ground

From troposphere to stratosphere, mesosphere and on

Through boundaries, into the beyond

Deep space

Past the reaches of our familiar Sun

Seeing in a new light

See the universe undone

Fraying at the edges

Lost void

Grand precipice

Gaze into the well

Cast yourself and make a wish