Classics: Chris Senn "This Is Skateboarding"

Chris has always ripped, but he shocked a lot of people with how gnarly and well-rounded this part was. Colin Provost introduces a classic from the 2003 Emerica vid.

[@jshamel1]

When Emerica thought of a title for that video, they've probably watch Chris Senn's part and thought; 'WOW!!! THIS is Skateboarding!'.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

200%

[@lesternapoleongreen7543]

Nobody shreds like this anymore

[@krileym]

Grant Taylor?

[@matthewmuli487]

So much goosbumps off this, made me well up not gonna lie, just amazing

[@birdman4birdlegs]

pretty sure this video lived in my vcr longer than a lot of people live in their houses

[@perryholcombe]

i don't remember seeing a single tre flip in this rad as fuck part....thank god

[@BEATSbyIROAM]

Senn is what you call a true skateboarder you cant pigeon hole him he rides street parks and vert jack of all trades. I remember when he dominated most skate comps. Just his unique skate lines and power/speed made himone of my favs. Chris Senn underrated LEGEND.

[@MikaelFlyer]

thanks thrasher for all your work in the uploads,shining a light to the skate history.

[@robpicken6769]

Colin provost being the only modern skater Ive heard reference senn in a while makes sense. Reckless speed mixed with amazing style and a rarely seen force of motion.

[@robpicken6769]

Does anyone know where it if the footage of him bs tailing up the side of fdr extension exist or is it just the thrasher photo?

[@SesameGhetto]

2:35 is probably the sickest filming ever

[@Lilpetegr01]

Chris Senn is the definition of rawness

[@kingalthe1st160]

Watched him win a skate contest at the Santa Rosa, CA skatepark back in '95 or so. Pretty much every major skater of the day was there (names like Cardiel, Templeton, Shao, Caballero, and he destroyed them all. He was the fastest, went the highest, and did the gnarliest tricks, all with style and smoothness. He was in a league of his own and took skateboarding to a new level.

[@travisguide4516]

This is great stuff really the style we can't forget so fast and dangerous looking

[@emersonsmithereens2094]

grew up on cereal and this vid

[@lesternapoleongreen7543]

This is so much better than the cookie cutter shit i see these days of 360 flips and kickflip backside tailslide bigspin flip out to nollie flip nose manual nollie 360 flip out over and over. This dude can rip any terrain, pools, vert, street. One of the greatest ever

[@kolphuir9971]

Its all about style not hammers or tech or vert etc

[@jdymes101]

in your face straight forward high speed shredding. no one does or has done it like him.

[@rebusd]

What a monster. Pure sickness through and through. I always knew he was good ever since the Powell days, but daaaammmmn.

[@terreseco]

Such insane style!

[@ginty019]

gotta be my all time favorite vid

[@707stickmon7]

Chris senn is a legend when I was a little kid that guy gave me skate decks and helped me get my skate game down dudes a hero icon legend and xgames winner and bad ass artist Chris senn rips at everything streets vert you name he has done

[@sk8jerker]

I realize that skating has gotten even sicker now than it was back then, but seeing skating through a VX just makes everything look so raw! Its great.

[@nathanbellamy7870]

Such a sick style.

[@TheFrancisLalanne]

Excellent choice, Colin

[@timf80]

Senn Dog! Always loved watching him skate.

[@DisturbingUnicorn]

it's like I'm watching a video of best skate 3 moments. amazinng

[@TheBonely1]

Chris is such a good skater , this was sick

[@jjjou]

i remember seein a contest on tv, i think it was in germany, from 10 years back. they had a loop in the park, and Senn was the try'ng it out without pads or anything. sick shit. can't find a video of that contest anymore anywhere sadly.

[@anhiirr]

i could watch this guy and hk all day

[@nolanrides7480]

You can tell this part influenced colin provost to skate basically everything.

[@boreltheraccoon]

Me too. I remember when Chris Senn won the MTV Spot Music Festival. Who else remember this???

[@builtbydiddykins6302]

Senn is my meditation

[@sk8rfromGA]

I love lots of stuff about this part, not the least of which is there was not a single switch trick in the part, and the toughest flip tricks were a double BS flip and a BS noseblunt nollie shuv out. Raw and simple, the way it should be.

[@guneshlord981]

You made me cry

[@aaroncruz1415]

dat rabbid dog push

[@TheFrankdank]

a legend period

[@joeymercado4844]

Favorite part no doubt.

[@noobingtosurvive]

Holy shit! That was rad....

[@jeremylamovsky3669]

I remember Templeton saying (I believe in his epically later'd) one of his biggest mistakes ever was getting rid of Senn because he was trying to keep Bam and Getz or someone and couldn't afford paying everyone. Those two left anyway and Chris Senn said he couldn't come back after that and to rub salt in the wound he said he'd have ridden for him for free. Also said he was one of those guys that's crazy live and I can tell

[@juicescoonstein]

Senn dogg! Always a favorite.

[@NewWestFilmsTV]

Clasico!!!

[@Gutie5g]

Yo Miami! Yo California!! That part i remember haha

[@JohnMcneil112]

This guy can skate, surprised I never heard of him until yesterday. Lip-sliding huge sets, a gnarly nose pick on that vert wall, ollied down another big set after boardsliding though a kinked hubba. I've been trying to get the confidence to jump down a 3 flat 3 and an 8 or 9 stair (think it's an 8), also maybe try a crooked grind down the 8 stair hubba. Any advice for how to do it? I've heard Brian Anderson say in an interview he imagines himself doing every trick, how his body it, etc?

[@JHibbeln93]

This. This is skateboarding.

[@TheDemenzo]

This and Sorry are the vids that make me crazy about skateboarding

[@alvaroruiz1650]

THE CLASSIC 4 THE BEST MAAN¡¡

[@yeaitsmemikec.2018]

fukin A sick..haven't seen him skate since early mid 90s...wowww....never see this til now

[@samjones927]

Pure beast 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@ConcernedMilf69]

I still don't get why you'd dislike this.

[@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023]

Happy 47th Birthday!

[@EZLUTV]

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS VIDEO TODAY FOR SOME EERIE REASON. IT WAS MEANT TO BE

[@yondeRqq]

not a lot of people know but i believe his band played a few tracks for This is Skateboarding??

[@vperkv6554]

Respect

[@destructo3915]

damn, this makes me regret not buying his first element deck when i saw it on ebay.

[@destructo3915]

update: just found his first element deck on ebay new in shrink NOS

[@Jimmyybueno]

Fav

[@marlenasenn7977]

great job cus this is your cousin Taytum Senn

[@Dollskill]

Your legendary cuzzo killed some classic RJ Brazil spots like Rio Sul bowl and Aterro do Flamengo in this vid. Seen him cruising NorCal parks with his kid recently if not mistaken!

[@Jeffheli3d]

Chris Senn is the shit

[@andyroy2683]

最高のスケートボーダー

[@ELBRENDITTO]

and this is why hes on emerica

[@spiritualjazzz]

yess yess yesss #best

[@skateballsWA]

i went to that rail spot at 0:55 almost got arrested cause the teachers thought we were filming the students

[@ClarenceSweetmeat]

this is still skateboarding

[@TheJeezy420]

I feel old.

[@softcoreseizure]

cheers to mashing around

[@TheJeezy420]

Only 20 to Jesus time flies.

[@Thelikethislikethat1]

double flip wallride at burnside gnarly guy

[@shineperishingrepublic]

fuck...... im old

[@Skate2EDM]

thats more like it. your first and knows what coming to you XD

[@Malukada]

3:15 flamengo skatepark in brazil!!

[@jasonlampa]

KILLER

[@johnr.1206]

This part aged well

[@ramerino1974]

i feel good

[@legitskateclips]

word

[@TheValleyboy]

pump master

[@baker3person]

fuckin sick

[@WouterLeemanMusic]

Hahahahaha, Grant Taylor was busy getting chicks and pokémoncards when this part came out.

[@gastonelcapo]

0:17 he has a shirt of Wayne's World :B haahaha

[@KaluGaucho10]

fucking madman!

[@kol9mm]

speed demon

[@montanakid]

turn the speed to senn

[@bassvessel]

fast as fuck

[@iskateveryday]

im 18 !!

[@aliensrit]

thought his last name was pronounced "sean" lol

[@capncrunch4497]

Before it was cool to be perfect

[@SkateBible411]

your 20 and you feel old?

[@HudsondeBritoSergio]

THIS IS SKATBORAD !!!!!!!!!

[@slapshakle]

Fucking LOL

[@ResidenceSkater]

we all do bro lol. sucks right?

[@JJMza]

FUCKING shreddin 5-0's.

[@20domdude]

how is this not a classic? You don't know shit about real skateboarding if you don't think Chris Senn is one of the best to ever do it.

[@SenorGuapoPoopyPants]

nice try

[@jharris64]

well he totally ripped off grant taylors style...

[@TheMatser01]

Gay

[@Titrant123]

I don't feel like this is a "classic" at all :(