April 11th, 2009 - by
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Cameron's Japan Photo Diary
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able tour, austin paz, cameron card, empire, jeff stockwell, jeremy stephenson, sayer danforth, tory treseder
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Japanese rollerbladers had my respect long before I stepped foot on their small island. Chiaki ito was my idol as I was developing my own style. In Japan the steeze is unbelievable, tricks are executed perfectly and landings are solid and clean. Are they born with this ability?
Japanese rollerbladers had my respect long before I stepped foot on their small island. Chiaki ito was my idol as I was developing my own style. In Japan the steeze is unbelievable, tricks are executed perfectly and landings are solid and clean. Are they born with this ability?
Takeshi and Eito Yasotoko were the "ones to watch" as I began competing with ASA. I had the opportunity to view, first hand, their amazing technique. They were so far ahead of the competition on a consistent basis they ended up competing with each other. Again, I wondered how they had trained to become so good.
In 2006 I began the difficult task to produce, edit and distribute a dvd. My friend, Tristan Chamberlin, was living in Japan. I contacted him hoping he could produce footage for my project. Japan didn't let me down. In no time at all, the swift crew filmed, edited and sent out an amazing section. After watching it, it occurred to me that not only the big name pros rolled like I wish I could, even the guys I've never seen or heard of before did.
Finally, Japan and I crossed paths. In August 2008 I skated through that small country. I feasted on hospitality. Being invited into their homes, sleeping on traditional Japanese beds was an experience I will never forget.
The secret to Japanese skaters success, I discovered, was in HOW they learned. Instead of putting on a pair rollerblades and trying to grind. I saw kids working on pumping, strides and proper body movements. They didn't skip steps to speed up the process. They didn't use those concepts just for rollerblading, but, for life in general.
At the conclusion of my trip my respect for the dedicated efforts of the Japanese rollerbladers grew to even higher levels. I met some amazing friends and had the time of my life! Thank you Japan..
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Comments
April 15th, 2009 @ 02:10 - by Simme
Shredded.
Austin Paz
Shredded.