Brian Shima's Career Ending Trick

[@jimbojankerson5610]

You can see he's getting choked up over these topics from his life and career. Very cool to see how passionate of a man he is. LEGEND.

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

I think he has more love for blading and what it allowed him to.do and experience, than anyone else. I LOVE LOVE blading. I was never that nasty, could hit hand rails at my best. Now I just skate a few.ledges. but I LOVE rollerblading and I get the brotherhood you can tell Shima appreciates what rollerblading brought him.

[@thatONEmachine]

The GOAT.

[@DavidRanalli]

I haven't skated in probably almost 15 years and I still find Shima to be inspiring. Loved this segment

[@benking8230]

same been almost 20 for me

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

Bro get some blades and have fun. Get your kids on blades..comon

[@basketsresale]

Same

[@M3Power666]

Get back into it friend!

[@jonknestrick5219]

I'm 38 and hadn't skated since 03 until I grabbed some new USDs this past November. Best decision I could've made!

[@DailyMeditation365]

Went to a NISS event in Seattle in 1998. We started skating towards Key Arena and met two other skaters, one of whom said he wanted to roll down this concrete embankment that came down from the roof of the arena. My friends and I dismissed him and skated away, thinking he was crazy. About a week later, we found out that guy we ditched was Shima and the other guy was Pat Lennen. Yeah, we felt stupid.

[@thatONEmachine]

Remember ASL?

[@redactedc1928]

It was cool hearing this story directly from shima, I've always wondered what precisely went down.

[@xrossfader]

Early 90s I used to skate with this dude and he was always pushing it. I have so much respect for what he’s done with skating.

[@grumpytroll3887]

This is heartbreaking to hear , the guy was/is such a legend in the golden era of blading from the 90s through the 00s , there's was a time where everyone i knew rocked those white shimas of his after steal this video. Guy deserves a spot in the hall of fame imo.

[@lucid__dream__]

hearing Shima speak in this interview shows that truly inspiring people are still down to earth and humble.

[@tylermacmorris1361]

My shima 2 skates fell apart after 15 years, I worked so hard to buy them when i was 15. It broke my heart. Now hearing this it sucks even more, he's so awesome.

[@mannytrey]

A long time ago at Esco skate park I was able to meet Shima. I used to film a lot and I had my camera and I wanted to do a short interview but I couldn't cause in my mind I'm like, this is Brian fucking Shima. The camera was rolling and it was a very short clip of us talking. I wanted it to be an interview but it became a casual conversation and he was asking me questions lol. Humble guy and one of my favorite skaters of all time. Idk if he'll even remember that but it was so dope meeting him and having that talk.

[@temptor7585]

FUCKING SHIMA!!!!! the GOAT of the golden years of skating. Man, we all looked up to you dude. His style was so unique and just energetic.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

damn I cried at the make a wish story. Its so true that things like that or watching your parents die of cancer put the whole life thing in perspective.

[@uanbaggins]

This man is truely a legend, so greatful for his lifestyle, and humble

[@QuayCur]

Haven’t skated in 20+ years good to see what a good guy Shima is. Mad respect to him.

[@Gti_Jason]

Shima the real deal, remember rolling w/ him back in ASA days ! Something like '97 Finals... Vegas or Florida

[@gcroller93]

Shout out to Shima for making that kids wish come true! Goat status and a humble gentleman glad that stack didn't break him mentally

[@Statupalmambarbacot3345]

Brian Shima is my favorite Skater in the World! Greetings from 2004! Respect man!

[@000slappydirk]

Went to the leap of faith in 2000, so knarley

[@joshacosta7986]

Legend for Life🤘

[@ruslanhasanov7653]

What a legend

[@thefunkadelic9814]

Shima and Latimer always got me the most hyped

[@Seansolo420]

I watched all his videos when skating. Just saw this wondering about the champ and this is humble. He is the goat of skating now!

[@jonathanbowers5386]

I respect Shima after this interview seriously this man CHANGED THE FUXKING GAME and yet he is still so humble

[@GVGames1986]

Hanging with Shima on MTV lol. But it was Dre in the end.

[@lostboy1719]

God Bless Shima i still watch brain fear gone and old videos its so dope razors dropped the shima 1s imma cop them

[@shawnb2293]

Brian Shema came and saw me at my skate shop and park in Biloxi Mississippi Really cool guy

[@andrewstewart9991]

This dude did a make a wish for a kid. He knows what's really real.

[@pdubz8875]

yoo wtf how have i just found this channel sick !!!!

[@zekwilt]

Wasn't the make-a-wish thing in Life+? It was him and Jon Elliott. They flew out to Detroit and hung out with him @ Airborn

[@thatONEmachine]

maaaaaan Shima was always my guy. Him and Dustin Latimer. I skated at a park called Freestyle in Kennedale, Texas and the USD team was coming. And I was so psyched to do my backflip for Shima and then he left for Razor like a week before. But Latimer was there and was hungover as shit but still hit the biggest rail and they put the picture in Daily Bread.

[@GreaseBiratella]

SHIMA 2's was His Best Skate! Love You Fish!

[@benking8230]

had a few pairs of those bad boys

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

They look like razors genesys, but I was taking a break during those years so dont know if it's only cosmetic.

[@DailyMeditation365]

Don't talk about how big the leap of faith is unless you've been there. I saw it in 2001 and anyone that jumped it has massive balls. It's deceiving because you have to get an insane amount of speed to clear the hand rail. That trip to San Diego and seeing so many iconic skate locations made me respect even more all the pros and amateurs we saw in videos.

[@kenwise7889]

Insane gap! Shima is a beast and will be greatly missed in the blade game 💯👍🏾💪🏾👏🏾

[@valenjessy87]

Met shima in 05 or 06 at B unique skate park in Brooklyn ny during razor tour, cool guy

[@TVbob_GTchip]

Shima’s the 🐐, Coup section probably best section ever

[@RolandAshcroft]

5:00 even as kid watching Brian skate in Mind Fear Gone over and over again until the VHS tape worn out, I knew back then and I know it now that human bodies were not made for that, he is on another level

[@dopetag]

Shima is the most dedicated rollerblader to ever hit the streets! Legendary!

[@rocknrye9273]

Cant forget Chris Haffey. Dude was a legend too.

[@StubbsOTD]

shima is such a fucking good dude. glad he was one of my role models growing up!

[@sourbythehour4204]

I remember breaking my leg. I don’t even attempt to rollerblade anymore. Kinda felt like Shima. I mean I would love to skate again in the future. But I truly just wanted to walk again. I broke my dominant ankle too. I thought about re-learning everything switch, but nahh I can’t even do toe rolls, or manuals anymore. And just not being able to do something as simple as a Manny just made me feel like the experience ain’t worth it if I can’t do all that I was once capable of.

[@marcsenn2214]

Always wanted to go to the leap of faith

[@drinkingpoolwater]

Marc Senn still can. there’s just a elevator in the way.

[@MontgomeryMonsters]

Marc would’ve done that shit easily, y’all must have forgot all the shit he did in rejects that was bigger than the leap of faith

[@marcsenn2214]

Nobody wants your 2 cents Herman lmao

[@ekorean120]

BRIAN WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME BRO. My absolute favorite through elementry school and middle school. Shima 3s were the shit and still are. BRIAN WENT ABSOLUTLY BIG and alot of people these days wouldnt go as big

[@pabloandreszaparanrojas7975]

Nice to see Mr shima.

[@lightOUTlouisville]

So humble

[@faded2283]

Shima is the man!

[@wydellbirchwood9146]

Shimas edit to that ozzy song was legend

[@armandogarcia7321]

His section in WDYBI. Such a great section!

[@Gamer528]

What an unbelievable dude. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@machina_aeterna]

Haven't skated in 24 years, but I remember Shima. Glad to here his stories. These interviewers are way in over their head though. Interjecting when Shima is talking, etc. Just let the man talk, clarify some things he says here and there, and build on what his is saying. But most of all just let him talk. They seem nervous and inexperienced.

[@thatONEmachine]

Brian Shima would be my Make-A-Wish.

[@joshb8976]

This is a pretty decent podcast. I love skating so much.

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

It has gotten better I've grown to find positives from both hosts now. But some episodes like eith feinberg they need technique how to rescue it .cuz that toolbag of a great skater just botched your podcast

[@somedude1324]

MindGame bro. Brain Fear Gone.

[@qk1s]

LEGEND!

[@MontgomeryMonsters]

Marc Senn would’ve fake 360 the leap of faith

[@killjoy8887]

Chris Haffey landed it too. Jeff stockwell grinded it.

[@GeeVoo]

my story is similar obviously i didn't jumped leap of faith but i was skating for 15 years and when the major injury happened i knew this is the end. i don't feel bad with it, it was my time to quit

[@Battlephrog]

Not your time to quit, bro. Just to “retire”

[@jorgemurillo-herrera8730]

What a man

[@michaelthompson7277]

I have to wonder if he had been in skates that had heel pads would he have still been injured so bad? I think he was skating Razors with raised plastic for heel lift, but what if he was skating Salomon’s with the foam heel cup for raised heel instead of the plastic raised heel of the Razors?

[@andrelhpdf]

We'll never know... A nasty fall is a nasty fall.

[@DYSshorts]

lol remember skating at a nearby school when this fool and his crew roll up (literally) and just completely rock the place. My friend and I left so they could film and they ended up finding us again at the local post office...We think they were following us to get good spots or something. We just watched them, and then police came...so we left and let the pros take the heat lol. good times about 20 years ago

[@benwilkinson7319]

Shima was the boss

[@utopianfurbiscuit]

Shima looks like a young, pre beard Jerry Garcia.. esp with that hat! ..

[@richardthethirdart]

Legend

[@IsaacSMILE]

That slam was seriously bad. Jeeze.

[@anay7778]

legend

[@mylesjohnson7351]

What’s up with the skateboards in the background what is this 9 club podcast

[@bryceorfield6673]

Myles Johnson it was filmed as Kona over pow wow weekend

[@kevindaugard3244]

Oh shoot

[@slimefinesse4617]

What Surgery did he get ??

[@DavidKing-sx3ll]

Adjust the mic

[@DistrictWitch]

fk me watching those clips iss hard phew - I swear most people don't understand how fking crazy rollerbladers were in that era, the drops were insane. I destroyed my back and knees trying to emulate some of this stuff lol, never those heights though, jesus

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

I've heard alot of great things about Shima as well as some somewhat quieter talk that he screwed alot of his personal friends over with rat tail and nimh, everything and was just a terrible businessman . I've never seen him in a long form Interview, his passion for blading comes across so clear. At the end of the day, that's what matters. I'm not crazy right, ppl heard the horror stories about nimh and ssm behind the scenes right? Regardless I bought SSM's to support blader owned business and it was out of business by the time the damn skates shipped, basically . Great customer service tho, legit. They emailed me immediately thanking me for the purchase and were in touch until the skates arrived .

[@marcsenn2214]

Liked !!!

[@MontgomeryMonsters]

Marc Senn you look like a liked bitch lmfao

[@tequilamokkingbyrd2016]

Wtf is with the boards

[@garyaskins5840]

Shima is the man. These guy’s interviewing abilities..... not so much.

[@mangekyou45rinnegan]

does anyone knows in which section or DVD this trick supposed to be in and which year that happened??

[@drinkingpoolwater]

Vander LS his SSM VOD

[@mangekyou45rinnegan]

@@drinkingpoolwater thanks man

[@annankldun4040]

All I got from this was "like like like like like like like". Stop talking like little school girls.

[@chinobean3555]

why have 800 people liked this video???

[@Tikkawrap]

Absolute legend this man for me one of the pioneers of fruitbootin been 15 years or so for me shima still looks young 🤣🤣🤣

[@runningtimelabs]

who’s that dude?

[@joelyfpv7075]

Shima is a breast, I use to have his pro model 04 lovely khaki skates

[@clydeo7]

Did anyone apart from jay Mulligan and Albert hooi from the UK try it? Albert basically landed it if I'm not mistaken.

[@marcsenn2214]

I heard Hooi and Lennon were the closest and shima is the man!!!

[@a.h.9793]

I have a memory of a dude in a red shirt almost sticking it, like he lands and while he's rising back up he falls backward. Def the closest

[@marcsenn2214]

Red hoodie though

[@marcsenn2214]

Red hoodie bro

[@marcsenn2214]

A.h .didnt play and I won’t say his name

[@CoryCacioppo]

The skateboards ruin the interview

[@otc0076]

Shima is one of the miracle skaters for sure.. But skating career ended for all of us after x games took blading off.. Not sure if this 'sport' will ever return or revive.. Unless in countries where it has never existed before.. Eg. Vietnam.. I'm trying there now. SHIMA I'm proud to know You! If u read this hit me up.. Youll remember me if I tell u my name

[@in2it85]

*AND NOW FOR MY FINAL TRICK.* *I CALL IT!* *THE WHEELCHAIR.*

[@jonathanchristian9696]

Fish you drink too much

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

Brian's career ender is such a sick gap but it doesnt come across as daunting as it is in the video. It was almost not worth filming . Definitely not in hindsight . To end your career on this unnecessary gap hammer that doesnt even come across visually as how daunting and challenging it was of a spot. Just wasnt worth it. One look thru the lens and they shoulda said forget it, not worth it. But just like Cameron now ALWAYS wears his helmet, everything is hindsight .

[@kyle777]

The Make-a-wish segment was featured in Life+ 2, one of my favorite edits kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKnRl2V4ft-kpJosi=BBmQPl8nNxfx5uKj

[@sleepymartyr]

Did Shima really do the most out of everybody in rollerblading?? How did he come to that conclusion? He was just talking about the most humbling experience with the make a wish story. That comes across extremely egoic to say next. There are to some degree endless giants in the world of rollerblading. I don't get how he is placing himself at the top.

[@myeline]

I think he means from the perspective of what he’s experienced: travelling, sections, pro skates, company rider, business owner, dealing with manufacturing etc. I think he’s probably right although a few others could claim the same.

[@raindaresmusic]

legend