Me neither

The trash can stuff was really good but I think the subway kickflip really put him over the edge

Yep thats me, that was so long ago it brings back memories. I actually started making music for real on my music channel

@@AlimDixon i checked your music out and its straight heat bro you should make more music and it will surely blow up

@@Realzahplug thanks, I appreciate that. I planning on making some more either this summer or fall

@@AlimDixon looking forward to it you have the potential🔥

Agreed, theres nothing better than skating with a fun group of people. I actually did a go skate day vid a while back with the local skaters in my area and its probably one the best times I ever did kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX7Uo32dgcaCqas

I don't think there's really a problem in skateboarding. The clubs and cliques is what makes skating what it is.

@@tracphonevirtualmagazine There aren't in major problems in skateboarding but are structural problems. Although the skateboarding industry is more accessible than ever before their are still certain barriers to success that even the most skilled of skaters have to overcome. Their are plenty of extremely skilled (pro level) skaters that struggle within the bureaucracies of the industry. I understand that every extremely good skater can be pro but the industry has unnecessarily hard structures set up to find and nurture skill. So the problems aren't really in Skateboarding but in the skateboarding industry which is completely different

@@AlimDixon I think the skateboard industry is just fine the way it is. It works the way it's supposed to because it's more art and opinion driven than just raw athletics. You have to fit in to get in, and if you don't fit in you make your own thing or you find someone you fit in with. Like when Jamie Thomas helped Josh Kalis get on Toy Machine. Josh was really good but didn't like the vibe or music or general aesthetic of Toy Machine so he quit to smoke weed and skate with Lenny Kirk and that's how he got on Alien Workshop. I'm just saying without the politics of skateboarding all you have is the NBA and NFL where it doesn't matter your personality or creativity just how athletic you are.

Agreed. I also bring up some pretty good points in this vid and I think once it comes out you may have more to say so I'd encourage you to save it for when it comes out on Monday. My goal with this vid is to really get people thinking.

Nike wasn't a skate company but the products they created were being used for skateboarding. When Nike went into skateboarding they were able to provide a good product by building on the relationship the skateboarding community had with the shoe and through the use previous silhouettes. Cariuma however has zero connection to the skate community and more importantly provide a worse product at the end of the day. Nike is good because they contribute too and actively work to improve skateboarding and skate products, while Cariuma takes away from skateboarding makes subpar products

@@AlimDixon nike is accepted now but it took them several attemps to get there. Ppl seem to forget that they were hated first as well for the very same reason cariuma is now: having no connections to the scene. But admittedly, that was quite a while ago and most young skaters nowdays grew up with nike being part of skateboarding.

I'm happy you enjoyed the vid, I hope it really made you think. I'm currently working on some new content for the channel so if that's something you might wanna see you should subscribe and join the family.

Couldn't have said it any better

I agree, Nike is one the worst companies ethically when it comes to human rights and the did drop out of nowhere into the skateboarding community. I can't personally speak to your experience skating Cariuma, but I am happy you had a experience with the shoes. Unfortunately a lot of people had bad experiences with them as well. I feel that where when Nike came into skateboarding they contributed with the quality of their shoes and the cultural connection that already had and with the new one they worked to make (w/ nike sb dunk). In my opinion Cariuma doesn't bring anything good or on par with any other skate brand. Nike was forced to prove themselves & today they have proven to be a reliable skate shoes similar to any other brand like Emerica, Etnies, Vans, or Es. Cariuma just doesn't contribute much and are actually lowering the bar for skate shoes. To me Cariuma shoes seem almost like a scam to trick people in buying low quality shoes that aren't on-par with the market. Nike being the unethical company that it is brings a certain standard of quality with their shoes that every other skate brand does. Cariuma however has been shown not to do that. Im not saying that people shouldn't skate cariuma, skate whatever you like. From customer experience and market research done by myself and many others in skate community have shown Cariuma to be significantly lower quality product, than what you would find anywhere else. So to relentless promote while knowing that it brings no value, in my opinion thats wrong & dishonorable to do.

I agree with like 90% of what you said. Nike & Adidas definingly weren't the good guys at the time. I wouldn't go as far as saying that they decimated smaller skate brands because the skateboarding scene was changing very rapidly & sporadically at the time. Ethically Nike is definitely not the best company & neither is adidas or any of the corporate company's for that matter. Nike & Adidas broke into the skate market, but they were eventually accepted b/c of the quality of their shoes and the relationships they cultivated while within the community. Today Nike SB is a major contributor in the community and brings good quality skate products like any other shop or brand. Cariuma on the other hand brings such low quality that its worst than most skate shoes and it actually hurts the market from how low quality they are. Thats my main problem with it. You have company that doesn't bring quality product & doesn't really contribute or connect with skateboarding community being presented as this type of "good" alternative for new skaters. In my opinion Cariuma uses predatory tactics to trick people into buying much much lower quality shoes thatn they would find anywhere and I mean anywhere else. Whether it be Nike, Emerica, Adidas, Etnies, or any one else that sells skate shoes. So for me I think about the quality, for Cariuma feels like a gotcha-style rug pool scam for young, new, and / or impressionable skaters that can be tricked into buying the worst of the worst in skate shoes. Right now if you buy any pair of skate shoes from any brand, you would get a certain standard of quality. But now that cariuma has entered the scene, I feel like now skaters have to worry about scam companies trying to beat them out of their money with garbage products. Cariuma in my opinion is making what I consider to be a positive & accepting community build on certain stands of fun and quality a much more predatory & scary place.

@@AlimDixon I honestly am blown away by how thoughtful of a response you gave. I will say I honestly can't say that the quality is lower than any other pair of skate shoes I've owned, and this is coming from someone who's 34 and has been skating since they were 11, so I've been around the block. I like my Valllely's and they are really fun to skate. End of the day, Cariuma has chosen a tactic that's very overt, in your face, and impossible to avoid. It definitely has shoved its way into the discussion for better or worse. Predatory may be a bit harsh, but I totally get your point and agree with it. It reminded me to research Sole Technology: Es, Emerica & Etnies. Honestly they do a lot to make sure their manufacturing standards and how they source their textiles is all above the current standard of most bigger shoe brands. Only difference is they don't really throw it in your face that way Cariuma does. I'll probably go back to just buying from them, as I love their shoes (Joslin Vulc with Michelin outsoles are nearly indestructible), and they're doing what they can to be thoughtful about how their shoes are made. Seriously thank you again for the thoughtful dialogue and response. Also your video was balanced with both sides of the argument on what to think about this brand, good or bad.

I'm glad you enjoyed video. I do want to skate the shoes and look in to them more, so that way I can have better grasp on it, a lot of my information was based on reviews and my personal observations. It is good that as community we all can have a discussion on new companies and come to a consensus. Many sports communities aren't able to do that & I feel that openness is truly something great about skateboarding. I plan on getting my channel more together & I do want further explore these shoes on the channel, so if thats something you'd be interested in, I really think you should subscribe.

Agreed, Cariuma is probably the worst skate shoe out there

I can't speak for other people but for me, There are many skate companies that I dont like for various reasons. But each of those companies bring a certain amount of quality to the market and contribute in positive ways. Cariuma makes very low quality and doesn't contribute much at all to skateboarding. For it to be treated as reputable company is doing a disservice to the community. Its not a matter of preference because cariuma is much lower quality than even some of worst skate shoes. Leaders in the skate community encouraging people to skate cariuma is the same as telling someone to buy a scam nft and pretending its as secure an investment as doge or bitcoin. Its just taking advantage of peoples ignorance and intentionally giving them something bad for them.

I'm not sure, but I don't think so at the moment

And then it just becomes a John Hill video

No, its not cause I cant be bothered. I was having bad acne that day & my camera was way too clear

Yeah, you have a point about the switch skills but I feel both P-rod and mark suicu are both pretty elite when it comes to switch. P-rod also isn't in his prime and comes from a different era of skateboarding. So its important to factor that in. Alot of your points are true but Janoski, Koston, Prod & Ishod all skate for nike & Mark Suicu skates for adidas. I don't think nikes are trash personally, it all depends on what shoe. some of the best shoes I've skated are Nikes. Personally I've skate vans & etnies shoes which are both great companies but I feel nikes basketball background allows them to provide more ankle support in their shoes especially the blazer mid which for me, makes feel more secure on my board and allows to pop higher & subsequently skate better.

@@AlimDixon the stitching is such poor quality in nikes ..while they offer that basketball support the longevity of them is sadly lacking and at £100 + is a rip off

I'm gonna be honest, I just copied & pasted the title from last vid but Im gonna change it

I'm just saying, I feel the fact that alot of the best skaters, skate for athletic companies, it shows the influence of quality on skateboarding. While athletic companies are not originally from the skateboarding community, through sheer quality they were able to help better many skaters lives in a way cariuma has neglected to with the quality of their shoes

I hate the shoes and the company

thanks for the love

Exactly, I think you just summed up the whole video

So true my guy

@@alimdixonextra Literally the worst shoe company in all of skateboarding

@@untiltedpodcast8876 bro i agree so much with this omg !!!!

I personally haven't skated them, but it would appear that they definitely aren't the best shoes on the market.

And also bro you cannot say they bribing people and in the same breath be like “yo skate Nike sb” yeah the shoes are good quality but they are made in sweatshops and aren’t skater owned either? Like personally I don’t care if you skate Nikes cause I have in the past skate what you want, but you can’t be dissing one brand for one thing and then hype up Nike and just ignore all the things they do that you don’t like from cariuma

It is in fact bribery and I actually made a part 2 where I address exactly why it is bribery and all the other problems with it kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWm4mIV3hpmcoMk

Agreed. You think I should try get my nollies as his?

Hahaha, I probably shouldn't have.

Yes & No. I am going to do a part 2 to this vid soon w/ more of my opinions & answering some of the questions people had on it. So if thats something you'd be interested in then you should subscribe.

Trust me, I was having a real bad breakout that day, so I wasn't tryna show my whole face. I was really new to youtube back then but I know since then you can't just do a tiny phone.

I had got a new camera & I had some acne at the time. The new camera just made it look worse so I just did the phone thing. If you liked the video though, Imma do a part real soon where I respond to peoples comments & review, so if you'd want to see that you should subscribe

So true. I plan on doing similar videos in the future, so if thats something you'd enjoy, you should subscribe

@@AlimDixon done! Thanks for the feedback 😀

I'm gonna do part 2 to this vid really soon, to elaborate more & clear things up. If thats something you'd like to see, you should subscribe

Definitely, that'd be fire

I understand what your saying. I don't have any problem with skaters being paid with money or skate products to promote things, I feel that simply when someone is paid to promote a bad product that it is unethical and crosses than line between brand sponsorship and bribery. I feel it becomes bribery when you actively convincing someone that a bad product is good to their detriment. My problem isn't with skaters being paid for their work, I feel that is 100% good for skateboard. My problem is with bad actors like Cariuma exploiting the fact these skaters need get paid by using their influence to bribe them and hence forth make a quick buck off of selling skaters bad shoes. As for the whole Nike thing, it definitely isn't magic or nothing, I could've maybe went into a little more depth. The way nike makes their shoes they make with very light and firm material that kind of blend with your feet providing great board feel, while it kinda off blends to your feet. I simply noticed that Nike skate shoes that I've skated (Nike SB Blazers) feel much more natural than other shoe that I've skated. I'm not that Nike is the best or anything however out off all skate shoe companies we all can agree that if anyone had the money or resources to perfect the technology it would be Nike. I am going to do a part 2 sometime soon wear I actually buy the shoes and review them myself. So if thats something you wanna see you should subscribe.

Podría hacer otro de estos en el futuro. Entonces, si eso es algo que te interesa, definitivamente deberías suscribirte.

tell me about it, he's insane ! Im thinking about doing another video of him, if thats something you'd wanna see you should subscribe

Well, the main problem people have with them is they bought there way into the scene, which isn't inhearlty bad but Cariuma simply isn't a skate company. So there basically high-jacking the industry. So its not so much thats its unethical its more that what their doing is concidered immoral and indecent. However I am working on saving up some money so that I can buy a pair and review them myself sometime soon.

you're not wrong

Wow! thats crazy! Thanks for love. Imma keep making these vids but if you wanna see more you subscribe

I've personally never skate in old navy shoes but skate in old navy jeans alot

@@AlimDixon I quit jeans about 6 years ago. Never looked back..

Couldn't be agreed more, Im thinking about doing more on them in future, so if you be interested in that you should subscribe & join the fam

I haven't been skating for too long so Fallen & Osiris are a little before my time but one thing I do know is that the Kyle Walker is pretty solid shoe. I personally have two of them. One for skating and one for everyday where. I'm definitely considering doing a full review on the Cariuma shoes myself in the coming month or so, so if that's something you'd be interested in you should subscribe.

I know there are a few places in dorchester where you can skate like the basketball court, In cambridge there a few. You can skate at lynch skatepark but its always crowded there, so I usually go lincoln skate park which is about half a mile up the road. Then theirs the chinatown park which is where I went to in this video. There is another spot in Davis Sq behind the cvs. Then downtown boston has a few, the most popular one I've seen has been copley. The Cambridge Ringe and Latin school as well Harvard sq have some good stair sets. Then theirs the JFK memorial at the charles that people skate. Thats pretty much all the ones I know but then again I haven't really gotten to go street skating in a minute. I do hope do some more street skating soon and check out some more of the spots so if thats something you'd be interested in, you should sub to channel