Uptown’s Skateboarding School
NYC Summer Discount
Due to popular demand this offer is Extended for ONE MORE WEEK!
$35 Private Lesson (Reg. $65) – It’s Over!!!! You missed it!
Ride a skateboard for the first time or learn how to perfect that trick.
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Saturday, July 18, 2009 |
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9:00am – 10:00am |
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GardenSK8 Indoor Skatepark |
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321 Changebridge Road |
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Pine Brook, NJ |
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9732877626 |
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Events
Skatopia – One man’s dream of escaping the 9-5 world becomes a utopian idea shared by those who live and breath skateboarding.
Saturday July 11th, 9:45 PM Tribeca Cinema’s
Get Tickets Now Before It’s Too Late
Skatopia is an Appalachian farm where hardcore skating, punk rock and hillbilly culture collide. Mad-Max style demolition derbies and spontaneous car burning accompany all night skate sessions. Pain is a badge of honor. Tony Hawk calls Skatopia a “rite of passage” for hardcore skaters.
Skatopia’s owner, Brewce Martin, grew up dodging the skateboard-hating cops of Parkersbug, WV. With his explosive energy, he knew he could never survive in a 9 to 5 world. He dreamed of a place where he could live and breathe skating… a place where people could forget their “outside” lives by plunging into high-energy craziness. In 1994, he bought 88 acres of land in rural Ohio. With a volunteer labor force of locals and underground skaters, he began building his dream. Skatopia was born.
**Sooooo not appropriate for children whose parents are paying attention:
Ten years later, Skatopia has become a mecca for skaters who want to live outside society’s rules. Brewce, the self-proclaimed dictator, presides over the mayhem like a modern-day Jim Jones. His secret weapon is a free labor force of itinerant skaters and local hillbillies. They come for the freedom and the skating and end up pitching in: doing laundry, picking up garbage and building new skate terrain. They may stay for hours or linger for months in shacks and abandoned cars.
But despite Skatopia’s infamy, Brewce must scramble non-stop to keep the farm solvent. Now turning 40, he is determined to create a monument to freedom and skateboarding that will outlast him.
As filming begins, Brewce has hatched a grand slew of plans to get out of debt and build crazy new skate terrain. His infectious optimism persists through the first set-backs of the year.
But the misfortunes pile on and the movie follows him as he staves off bill collectors, mobilizes his free labor force and struggles with his own rebellious son. Finally, his ambitious plans grind to a halt when he is sentenced to 60 days in jail.
Brewce frantically tries to direct his work crews from the jail phone, but progress on the farm slows to a crawl. “My totalitarian skills will be demonic,” he declares the day before he bursts out of jail. He returns to Skatopia bent on salvaging his income, his relationships and rest of the skating season.
The movie celebrates the freedom from everyday life that Skatopia offers, but it also takes a hard look at the flip side of Brewce’s energy and charisma. The audience won’t find a story-book hero – Brewce can switch from inspiring visionary to bullying cult-leader in seconds. But his fierce, unapologetic pursuit of his dream will inspire even those who have never touched a skateboard.
Events
Steezy is Having the first ever Steezy game of S.K.A.T.E. 1st place gets a cash prize.
When: July 2nd at 4 o’clock at forest skatepark.
The more people who play the bigger the cash prize so let everyone you know about this.
Deadline: June 30th
Admission to play S.K.A.T.E: $5
Money goes back into to the prizes.
Press
Article by The Real Estate Group
By Cyrine Joaristi on May 26, 2009
Uptown Skate School
Ever wondered what to do in Yorkville this spring with two energetic kids? Well, stop scratching your head. Being my self the proud mom of two adorable (but never tired kids), I have it covered.
Since spring is back, Carl Schultz Park offers some skateboarding classes every Sunday at noon on their basketball court or in the shady alleys of Central Park (entrance at 76th and 5th). No need to show up with an all-geared-up-kid; they’ll provide the boards as well as the knee, elbow and wrist protection. You will just need to bring a helmet. And believe me, they’ll need all these. If there’s just one garbage can in a half mile radius, your kids will crash into it.
The classes are super fun and laid back, taught by Jennifer and David, two pros who will really get your children hooked up from class one. From belly board races to balancing boards, your kids will be able to skate in less than five lessons and master that cool street dude attitude. You’ll need to call ahead. Jennifer Willis, the owner of the uptown skate school, takes reservations so she’ll make sure there’s a three kid per instructor ratio.
But don’t try to get on one of these things yourself; I almost broke my wrist while trying to impress my kids, ending up embarrassing them and getting that “what on earth were you thinking???” look from my husband.
How To
The tre flip is a 360 degree kick flip that might take a little bit of time to get just right. Before you take this trick to the streets, see how to tre flip, and how you can best practice doing it.
Tre Flip Position
For a tre flip, what you want to do is you want to put your back foot – and you want to put your toes hanging off a little bit – right where it starts to curve. When you first learn, you want to put your front foot close together so you actually get the spin. And once you start getting them down you want to move your foot up more and more – and the higher your foot is up, the more control you have over it. You might flip a little bit slower but it’s easier to control it.
How to Tre Flip
As you’re popping down, the whole thing’s with your back foot – just scoop back behind you with your back foot, and you do a little kick out the front. You don’t need to kick too hard – just your ankle – and it will start to rotate like that. It’s pretty much like a scissor kick: once your back foot goes behind you, your front foot goes in front of you. And then you land it.
How to Practice a Tre Flip
Don’t ever practice them stationary. Just practice it moving – because once you get them moving, then you’ll get them stationary. It’s weird, but that’s what happens.
Common Tre Flip Problems
A problem that a lot of people have is that either the board goes in front of them or the board goes behind them. It’s usually because you’re leaning too far forward or too far back, and if it over-flips, just don’t kick as hard. When you first learn them you might just start doing varial flips and it will keep hitting you – you just have to work out how to scoop with your back foot to get it all the way around. You don’t even have to worry about the flip, just worry about the scoop until it spins all the way.
In the News
Skate of the Union
By CHARLES HURT Post Correspondent
WHEEL FUN: Tony Hawk tours the White House yesterday.
Last updated: 2:58 am
June 20, 2009
Posted: 2:25 am
June 20, 2009
WASHINGTON — World-famous skateboarder Tony Hawk went to the White House yesterday to celebrate Father’s Day, but it was his inner boy that made the biggest splash.
After getting permission from White House officials, the rad dad shredded around America’s most famous residence and the office building next door.
Skating through the famous Grand Foyer in the White House and down the hallways of the Old Executive Office Building, Hawk, 41, took hip to a whole new level for an administration already among the hippest in history.
Sending Twitter messages to fans, Hawk wrote: "Hi, I am inside the White House gates eating Frosted Flakes and about to do press. You heard it here first. Yes, I brought my skateboard."
One of the shots of Hawk shows the pro-skateboarding pioneer — the star of a series of skateboarding video games — with his hands above his head as he cruises down one of the corridors of power.
"And here is my exit," he wrote on Twitter. "Supposed to return at noon for the First Fathers event if they let me back in."
Gathered with other famous fathers, including Mesa Grill chef Bobby Flay, NBA players Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat and Etan Thomas of the Washington Wizards, Hawk also wrote: "Tweeting live from the Diplomatic Room. Unbelievable."
"The Prez addressing all of us fathers before we split up to visit DC charities," he tweeted. "D Wade & Etan T make me feel short."
A father of four, Hawk has been skating since he was 9 years old, when his brother — on a whim — gave him a skateboard.
Hawk wrote on Twitter that he briefly talked skating with Obama.
"He did apologize for not having any ramps to skate on the grounds during our brief chat."
At 8 p.m., Hawk posted a picture of himself doing a "nose dive" trick on a driveway outside the White House.
"Last shot," he wrote. "This really happened. Thank you for the invite, President Obama. It was an honor."
Longboarding Shops
Longboarding Lesson In Central Park
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Events
Japanther and Ninjasonik and Skateboarding at the Whitney Museum
July 11th, Free music and bowl skating show for New York City Teens in front
On July 11th, the Whitney Museum is hosting a teen program in conjunction with the exhibition Dan Graham: Beyond. Japanther and Ninjasonik will play free shows and there will be a bowl in front of the museum and a skate demo. No word on who.. yet.
New York City
Uptown Skate School co-founder Jennifer Willis works with some young clients at Carl Schurz Park on Upper East Side.
Alessandro Procaccino slowly rolled across the hockey rink at Carl Schurz Park on the Upper East Side, eyes fixed on his skateboard as he lined up his shoes with a chalk outline.
Jennifer Willis walked slowly behind the 6-year-old, offering advice on balance and foot placement — at $65 an hour.
Owner of a graphic design company, jlwDesign, Willis, 32, and her younger brother David, 20, started Uptown Skate School out of their apartment on E. 76th St., last year after hearing parents asking for lessons at a nearby skate shop.
"Our industry is getting kids on skateboards," Jennifer said.
Beginner Skateboarding Classes
3 Day Skate Camp Sessions Now Available for July
Skate Jams and Skate Camps are a great way for local kids to meet other kids to skate with at some of the city’s coolest skate parks. This year Uptown will be conducting Skate Camp at Hudson skate park on the water.
Waivers must be signed in person or notarized in advance!!! Download Park Waiver Here
Skate Camp is Available for only a few weeks and space is very very limited, first come first serve, so get on it while you have the chance!
Sessions consist of highly supervised learning and free skating and are small sessions only.
| Day 1 (Mon) | Day 2 (Wed) | Day 3 (Fri) | |
| Week 1 | June 29th | July 1st | (Thursday) July 2nd* |
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Week 2 |
July 6th | July 8th | July 10th |
*The third day of Week 1 will be a Thursday due to 4th of July weekend.
| Week 3 | July 13th | July 15th | July 17th |
| Week 4 | July 27th | July 29th | July 31st |
How does skate camp work?
Students are dropped off at the park on the first day. Parents are required to sign a waiver
Location: Hudson Skate Park(34th street/ West Side Highway)
When: Three days a week from 11AM – 3PM.
Cost: $340 / Student
Alternative rain days are arranged on the Tuesday or Thursday of that week, as needed.
Subway
A,C,E at 34th St.
1,2,3 at 34th St.
Bus
M23, M34
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