Alphonzo Rawls and #EVERYBODYSKATES | This Is GOOD WORK – Red Bull

Alphonzo “Alf” Rawls is best known for bringing a silky smooth street style to the vert during his career as a pro skater, an all terrain vehicle and a pioneer in skateboarding in more ways than one. From there, Alf switched lanes and dropped in on his passion for design, and that’s where the stories of his two owned brands #EVERYBODYSKATES and Savalé Footwear begin. Alf welcomed us behind the scenes of both #EVERYBODYSKATES and Savalé Footwear for the second episode of Red Bull’s new series — skater owned and skater operated, this is GOOD WORK.

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Mano A Mano 2022 – Bonus Episode – Death Race & Highest Air – Woodward

Before kicking off Mano a Mano 2022, skaters head outside to the Junction and the Backyard Mini Ramp to compete in Bonus Challenges for a cash prize. Mano A Mano brings 24 of the world’s best transition skaters together for a single-elimination Game of S.K.A.T.E. tournament on the iconic Mini Ramp at Woodward West. New for 2022 is an 8-skater women’s division featuring top pros and up-and-coming talent, along with a handful of bonus challenges for cash prizes.

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Dave Swift | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 227

Dave Swift discusses growing up in Southern California, skating in CASL contests in the early 80’s, getting sponsored by Schmidt Stix, shot first photo in 1983 at Great Desert Ramp Battle, started working at Transworld in 1989 as a writer, asking Grant Brittain to borrow an old camera to start shooting photo’s again, getting his first photo printed in Transworld, shooting with Tom Penny when he first came to the states, the stories behind some of Heath Kirchart’s iconic photo’s & covers, switching from film to digital, Transworld magazine being over 400 pages, leaving Transworld to start The Skateboard Mag, how selling The Skateboard Mag to The Berrics came about and much more!

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