How Eric Dressen Met World Champion Misugu Okamoto! What I’m Riding | Santa Cruz Skateboards

If there is one thing we are certain of, it’s that Eric Dressen knows skateboarding. He turned pro in 1987 for DogTown Skates, and became one of the biggest names in legendary style, Dressen has acquired a fine taste in skateboarding. When Eric first met Misugu, he had guessed she was on the Santa Cruz International team from all of her SC gear. When Eric learned Misugu was buying it all, he immediately called SC Brand Manager Andrew Cannon and Ricta Brand Manager Steven Troullos to make some calls and get Misugu properly hooked up! Misugu has since gone on to become a World Champion winning eight titles IN A ROW! Join Misugu and Eric D as they tell their tale of blossoming friendship, epic skateboarding, and lending a helping hand.

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Behind The Trick: Jake Wooten’s Switch Hurricane! Screaming Vlog 37 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Screaming Vlog 37 starts off in Sunny San Diego where we link with Jereme Knibbs, Erick Winkowski and Kevin Braun at a gnarly street gap. After making some friends, we keep the session rolling to City Heights Skatepark to meet up with the rest of the squad! We’ve got Jake Wooten, Eric Dressen, Emmanuel Guzman, SC Team Manager Eric Palozzolo & Master Lensmen Nick Hanson and Joe Perrin in the mix for some good old fashioned fun in the sun. As the session fires up, Jake unleashes the Switch Hurricane as seen in his Thrasher part. You definitely won’t want to miss this one!

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WHO THE %*!# IS JAKE WOOTEN?! | Santa Cruz Skateboards New Pro

Come kickit with the Santa Cruz squad and get to know Jake Wooten on the Pro level! Tom Asta, Erick Winkowski, Maurio McCoy, Jereme Knibbs, Eric Dressen, Kevin Braun, Tom Remillard, Emmanuel Guzman & Andrew Cannon sit down and reflect on Jake’s wild, off the wall fun facts, His nonstop movement, and of course his supernatural abilities on a skateboard. Hear the stories that made Jake’s ride to the Pro Ranks one for the books. From tapping in to Barcelona Scooter Apps, to jumping in giant puddles in Argentina on the way to breakfast, we never quite know what Jake will do next!

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WE SKATED TONY HAWK’S RAMP! Screaming Vlog 35 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

For Screaming Vlog 35 Santa Cruz met up with Tom Asta, Kevin Braun, Maurio McCoy, Jereme Knibbs, and Team Manager Eric Palozzolo in San Diego while they keep the hype train rollin’ celebrating Jake Wooten’s long awaited PRO status. From skating flat ground straight to the vert ramp, the squad heads out to Tony Hawk’s compound to get some serious shredding dialed in. We got Tom Remillard, Eric Dressen and Blood Wizard Pro Chris Gregson in the mix to get things fired up while the gang hits every inch of The Birdman’s indoor skatepark!

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REMILLARD, WOOTEN, KNIBBS, BRAUN, DRESSEN & MORE IN SD! Screaming Vlog 34 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

For Screaming Vlog 34 we start off with Knibbs and Braun leading the charge on a morning hillbomb to get the juices flowing in San Diego. After that, its straight to The Mission Cafe in Downtown while the squad grabs the morning bev and reflects on Jake’s journey to becoming a Pro Skater! Once we get breakfast handled, we are off to the park for a heavy session with the whole gang! You definitely WON’T want to miss the shredding from Tom Remillard, Jake Wooten, Asta, Knibbs, KB, Eric D, EMAN, and the whole crew! Watch ‘TIL THE END’ for a special surprise on whats to come next week!

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Winkowski Almost MISSED His Pro Surprise! | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Join the SC crew as they reflect on the events leading up to Erick Winkowski turning pro in Amsterdam on thier European Tour in 2017. SC Pros Kevin Braun, Tom Remillard, Eric Dressen, Tom Asta, and even Winkowski himself post up with SC Videographer Joe Perrin and recall the moments leading up to one of the most special PRO reveals they have ever been a part of! From prying Erick out of the local pizza joint to get him to the skatepark, to going on Instagram Live for the big reveal, hear all the stories of what went down before the big surprise and find out how they celebrated after! You won’t want to miss this one!!

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