Magic Tricks With Skateboard Wizard Richie Jackson | SKATE TALES

@RichieJacksonFC is skateboarding’s last true outlaw. The Death Skateboards pro broke the skateboarding mould and threw its unwritten rule book in the bin, personally ushering in the ‘anything goes’ era everyone claims to applaud today.
With a wild imagination and inventive approach to what street skateboarding can be, the New Zealander has eclipsed most of his peers in terms of public awareness by using social media to leapfrog out of skateboarding’s orthodoxies. Holder of the most-watched video part in Thrasher’s history and possessor of unique personal style, Madars investigates the man from straight out of skating’s leftfield!
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[@RedBullSkateboarding]

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[@theworldofwoo8320]

Can't stand Madars. Guy acts and speaks like he is on Xanax most of the time. Just lifeless monotone, fake expressions.

[@howardb.6205]

I'm going to do a handstand and take a crap! Why limit yourself?

[@typerightseesight]

that thing grows. i wonder if he has to pull on it or something like the wax is miracle grow. edit ive had one for like a year? half that size.

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

You need to superglue the edges together so the foam pieces don't separate... even tape might work...

[@cnacks4835]

Dudes having fun and doing his own thing. That's the soul of skateboarding

[@RedBullSkateboarding]

we can't agree more! 🤘

[@robertcrystals]

hell yeah fascism rocks @@RedBullSkateboarding

[@samsham8218]

ABSOLUTELY!

[@ByeDave]

That's the soul in general

[@frankietie]

AMEN

[@toxicavenger7073]

Dresses like the 1970s,talks like the 1990s,skates like the 2200s hes a true pioneer and a legend in my eyes

[@illastration1]

It actually crazy how much more fun it is watching creative skating like this is than the same old tricks at an SLS skatepark.

[@Ali_Clarkson]

Richie stayed with me for a few months in Scotland when he got stuck here due to lockdowns etc, I can honestly say he's one of the funniest and most creative people I've ever met! He also likes to wear towels more than any other person I've met too. Oh yeah and he's pretty good at skateboarding too.

[@LunarJH]

Ali Clarkson! Haha what the hell man never expected you to comment here. Met you on the braes pump track before. Richie has got to be by far my favourite skater wish i got to meet him when he was here! I think you’re also the channel that got me into trials stuff is that what its called? Been like a few years since i actually watched vids abt it last vid i remember watching was one of the competitions you went in :)

[@shitfaced1337]

Dude! Please tell him to start a podcast. Just call it "The Richie Jackson Podcast" so people can find it. I think his personality is great and needs more exposure, and I could listen to his voice all day.

[@SaltSpirits]

Towel thing adds up. Guy seems like one hell of a free spirited individual.

[@nathanheim248]

I have a friend of similar spirit and he either wears robes in public or is naked at home lol

[@Seyorone]

what do you mean he likes to wear towels more than any other person?

[@james2shall549]

At first I thought his parts were a little wack, but it didnt take me long to remember that this is what skateboarding is at its true core... a place of expression and counter culture to the norm.

[@JohnAvillaHerpetocultural]

Won Ton Animal Chin would be proud.

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

Andy Anderson (And And) would be proud

[@THEjoelivingstone]

I mean, you thought right. He can do his thing, but the whole 70s magic circus clown vibe was always so lame.

[@JT_Hamm808]

Battle commander blew me the fuck away 10 years ago

[@JohnAvillaHerpetocultural]

@@JT_Hamm808 TU, that was an awesome part. I am just discovering this guy and a lot of other stuff. Much has happened in the 20 years between quitting and starting back up a few weeks ago. That video part was pretty rad. Honestly don’t get where all the hate is coming from. It’s like Daewon Song and Andy Anderson adopted a pirate baby and taught him to skate.

[@baringozi2214]

As far as most skateboarding goes people get more technical, but Richie puts everything into keeping skateboarding entertaining

[@jonathanmorgan1331]

all styles of skateboarding is entertaining, he's just one of the many that has outside of the box style

[@Krmpfpks]

Richie is a legend. I am not very good at skateboarding and while I really appreciate the crazy technical tricks some skaters do or the insane high drops or long rails of others, Richies parts are so creative and beautiful that they make me want to go out and come up with something similar too.

[@Michael-hs7yf]

Hasn't he only had one video

[@Krmpfpks]

@@Michael-hs7yf did you even try looking for his parts? Granted it’s not a lot but def. More than one.

[@almightywhitey6955]

@@jonathanmorgan1331uhhh, there ain’t “many” doing his type of out of the box style but Uh-huh

[@ChadwickRider]

Thank god for skaters like Richie, Daewon, Mullen, Andy Anderson, etc... as others have said... having fun is the soul of skateboarding.

[@SerDunk]

FokYea!!!🤙🏽

[@Ben_B_Artist]

Jason Park as well!

[@ethanh116]

@@Ben_B_ArtistYeah he’s a legend, Kilian Martin too

[@zzeronerzz]

cheese and crackers

[@oosthakker]

Chris Haslam

[@fademusic1980]

Richie Jackson randomly showed up at my local for our Halloween party, he wasn't skating but he was a real chill dude. Got to tell him I loved his skate parts and that was that.

[@Ender_FPV]

Not everybody with a mustache glued to their face is Richy Jackson

[@fademusic1980]

@@Ender_FPV It was ritchie jackson. I didn't believe it either as it was happening.

[@Ericxnugz]

Ran in to him once at Venice high school while skating the 5 stair out front when I was a kid haha he’s a chill, trippy dude

[@user-wh5hu2jb5t]

Hagerstown skatepark right? I got a photo with him that day. Hes been here a few times

[@user-wh5hu2jb5t]

​@@Ender_FPVbut every Jackson with a Richie tattooed on they're face is a mustache

[@timb6558]

"Very little meat in these gym mats" 😂 Excellent Simpsons reference! 4:08

[@RodneySloan]

Anyone on the edge, doing something different, is going to get hated. That's usually a sign to pay attention to them, or at least get out of the way. Doesn't matter if it's skating, art, whatever. Well done to Richie for pushing the envelope.

[@christopherknowles]

He’s pushing the envelope and expecting praise for it but everyone switched to email 20 years ago.

[@psalmsofmiseryaz]

​@@christopherknowles❤😅

[@pcarrenom1234]

wow its crazy to see Richie back in action! he still one of my favourites skaters to watch

[@RedBullSkateboarding]

He is a legend! 🤯

[@greenjosh75]

No rules or boundaries. Just 2 reasons why i got into skateboarding in my early teens. It was the only sport that didn't force me into a box and tell me how to do my thing. I had the freedom to make it my own and have a style unlike anyone else, my only limitation was my own imagination. This guy is a prime example of that and has one of the sickest styles i ever seen. Respect

[@MichaelB-gi4lt]

Well stated. Freedom and imagination is what define skateboarding for me…and RJ is the epitome of that notion.

[@coliimusic]

Richie is the guy that made me realize you don't need to have the craziest unapproachable tech tricks to make a mark on skateboarding. Style always wins even when you 'venture to kook territory' like Richie said, love him

[@bolestivapravda]

Richie Jackson, Kilian Martin, Andy Anderson, Chris Haslam. I love their style ❤✌

[@darkmantis69]

Andy and Richie are transforming skateboarding with tricks and their boards. So cool to be a part of this ❤

[@RedBullSkateboarding]

they are all out of this world! 🤩

[@sweet7878]

+ all of Fancy Lad

[@weeeeee-bh4hg]

So you like the LACK of style? Interesting.

[@weeeeee-bh4hg]

It's sad but there is a very large market for mumble rap as well...

[@bambogini]

As a kid I used to see Richie skating around Sydney all the time. Was such a pleasure to watch him

[@Jpwillia1]

I think one of the reasons Richie may get hate is the same reason freestyle comps didn’t like the kick flip: it’s hard to say how hard it is. If a trick is a known entity, like a switch heel down a 15 set, then a skater can say “dang that’s hard” and a comp judge can say “that’s worth x points” but knocking over a sandwich board, catching it with a hand plant and power sliding down a hill, only Richie knows how hard that is. And truly only Richie knows how hard that was to conceptualize in the first place. Rock in brother 🤘

[@tom_edge]

This was dope. Madars was the perfect modern skater to skate with Richie

[@SO-ym3zs]

The man has the mindset of an artist or entertainer, focusing more on imagination and style and expression than a stereotypical, by-the-book skateboarder focusing on technicality. Which is what makes guys like him and Andy Anderson vastly more fun to watch. The Salvador Dali mustache and Led Zeppelin wardrobe are nice touches, too.

[@josephrosasco1684]

I feel less depressed after watching Richie Jackson skate and listening to his philosophies. I don’t skate really anymore however with a similar creative outlook makes you realize you really can do anything just like when you ride a skateboard.

[@B.Harrigan]

Madars should get SOTY. He's dropping parts and all these skate tales have some bangers in them. Plus he's doing more for skateboarding by documenting all these parts of skateboarding than any other SOTY contender. Dude rips.

[@RedBullSkateboarding]

HE is THE man! 🏆

[@Thebensupremacy]

this really is the opposite of the point in this whole message of this video. Richie is speaking to Madars about going against the grain and enjoying skateboarding for it's freeform abillity to do whatever you want free of judgement. The "SOTY" award is the king of defining the established ruleset that is, once again the opposite of the point of this video.

[@B.Harrigan]

@@Thebensupremacy What are the rules of SOTY? Have the sickest footage of the year. Ritchie is a hypocrite if that's his message, acting like he doesn't wear the most veiwed part on thrasher as a badge of honor. Which he has every right to. Recognizing someone who kills it in their parts and contributes to skateboarding isn't selling out or going against whatever idealized picture of the counter culture inside skateboarding you have.

[@devinsinclair5254]

Freaking rad.. best skate video I’ve seen in a while.. 2 sentimental human beings enjoying them selves.. Madarse is an icon.. such a selfless loving person.. with the skills to go outside the box.. I thought it was absolutely great.. Richie and his skateboarding is truly unique.. I think it was all great

[@galinageorgieva8554]

Word

[@almightywhitey6955]

Exactly how I felt upon finishing it! Impeccable! And both these guys are great together

[@robscaglione1960]

Mads and richie should get a show, the new odd couple of skateboarding.both guys rip and love watching them ride.remember me when you get the show and the checks

[@neighbor9672]

That would be a real treat

[@caioruiz6482]

Who is Mads? Like his full name

[@demonflowerchild]

​@@caioruiz6482Madars Apse

[@19FXLR]

I remember seeing him over 10 years ago skateboarding a tree out of the blue in my neighborhood, such a trip lol

[@mikerigs6730]

Richie Jackson was one of the biggest inspirations for my skateboarding when i was young. I didnt try to do the same tricks as him, but we both approached skating in a similar artistically creative way.

[@SSSweeper]

I was always more inspired by guys like Rodney Mullen, Chris Haslam, Mike V and still remember the first time I watched Better Than Life with Richie's part in it. What a great approach to skateboarding.

[@VintageSk8]

Richie Jackson is one of my favorite skaters his style is amazing!

[@RedBullSkateboarding]

people favorite!!

[@VintageSk8]

Oh for sure!

[@ARKommander]

Check out alexander rademaker

[@lui5gif]

People who look at someone being creative and having fun, and all they can think is that they're doing it wrong, are wasting their lives, man. Btw Madars was rocking that coat, just beautifully flowing through the city. You should consider adding that to your wardrobe 😅

[@MrsMilk-fx7ms]

this is literally the coolest shit ever bro, how was he an outlaw? this guy has a great mindset and is very inspiring

[@devinanderson6716]

because he never conformed to the norm that people wanted.

[@MrsMilk-fx7ms]

@devinanderson6716 people are silly

[@jameskazd9951]

@@devinanderson6716 which is insane because skateboarding, at least when i was growing up in the late 90's through 2000's, was all "punk" and "do not conform". nowadays the amount of skaters i see being like "nooo you're skating wrong" to people doing things outside of like SLS or Xgames stuff baffles me

[@Shaquinnsworld]

The handshake had me laughing everytime 😂😂😂

[@farbenflo]

I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a skate video so much. Richie is such a great dude, gotta love his style! Don't understand why people hate him. He deserves the utmost respect ❤ thanks red bull

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

This was great! Part art, part skateboarding, part philosophy. Really thought provoking. Thanks!

[@kgrantmckeown]

We need an Andy Anderson and Richie Jackson collaboration!!!

[@cheechwizard6541]

And a game of SKATE

[@jkyet]

"Very little meat in these gym mats" great référence!

[@theberd3574]

I was looking for this lol

[@darrellmiller9055]

Lunch lady Doris, simpsons. Fuck yea

[@derekarmstrong1408]

Richie's constantly doing things you've never seen before, while most people are just slowly evolving last week's hottest tricks. Good on him!

[@TheBrrp]

I met ritchie in a bar in my local town in colorado my roomate worked there and called me up and told me he was there and i didnt believe him so i came over and sure enough he was there chillin. hes hard to miss haha i bought him a drink and talked to him for a bit and i gotaa say hes a super chill guy. When i lived in santa monica id see him skating down the street from time to time. his style is so sick especially in person.

[@Maaaddogg_420]

I would like to see that last bit done with dry shoes.. or no shoes! No, seriously you guys are amazing and you have brought skateboarding into a whole new realm 🛹 Keep up the creativity!

[@3_1st_namez6]

Richie is just such a wholesome genuine skater💖

[@robertseptim3579]

"I'm not a man, I'm a moustache" 😂

[@user-yz4yx5hi6k]

Manstouchia

[@theruiner7153]

The pure joy on their faces just trying everything that is available. Absolutely love this. It definitely an art.

[@71Chevelle1989]

All I do is cruise down the street on my AWS board, I can ollie stationary and that's about it. I still have a blast, simply riding a skateboard is skateboarding. Remember that if you get down on yourself

[@fullyfb3847]

Richie is awesome! Thanks for showing these magical skate wizards to the world, Red Bull

[@RedBullSkateboarding]

glad you like it! 🙌

[@Ryataro21]

Richie truly takes "the world is my canvas" to a whole other level through skateboarding. I just discovered this video and am amazed how this guy takes an artistic approach by utilizing both the skateboard and anything else around him to create his own unique style of skating. This video has taken my appreciation for skateboarding to a much deeper level when I didn't think skating could be done in such a creative way until now.

[@gageemmons4124]

Richie doing absolutely weird random tricks is the reason he’s my favorite skater, he quite literally is the best

[@urmyboyblue1234]

The last clip is so amazing not only for the trick but just skateboarding coming from surfing with the wave splash

[@kylewattssurfing3266]

I've never seen synchronized skateboarding before. You guys make it look super cool and super fun!! Man, those super llong legs makes some of those tricks look super easy, I'm sure it's way more challenginggg for an average height person!!! HAPPY SKATING FROM VB/VIRGINIA BEACH!!!!!!! ✌️ 😎 ✌️

[@whoistechcmty]

The art and music of skateboarding is what won my heart and soul as a grommet back in the 80's and that is what will keep it alive for me no matter how much my bones ache. Getting this chance to hear Richie's perspective was really great, the art and joy of just taking that "Useless Wooden Toy" and turning it into something a little scary, a little dangerous, and letting that be the conduit for your will is something special. Every skater is an artist if they have the courage to accept themselves, whether you're ollieing up a curb or kicking down the street or spinning on top of a fire hydrant (Remember seeing Natas do that for the first time and realizing that there are no limits?)

[@heqitao]

I enjoy the skateboarding, but I bow to the way Richie has cultivated his mind into an original thought factory.

[@travisedwards3543]

Itd be funny if richie answered the door wearing an all roca wear outfit and a diamond encrusted watch. "Oh wait- i wasnt expecting anyone. 👀 Let me go change into my costume- i mean uniform. No 👉 Outfit! Its an outfit.. yeahh.. HELL yeah!!" 😬🤘

[@danw7447]

got to love richies ability to flare up skateboarding, love it def one of the most creative ever

[@LoreExplore369]

Richie is the embodiment of skateboarding. What a great outlook on skateboarding and more importantly life!

[@paulgeorge2099]

Skater lifestyle; LEARN IT, LIVE IT, LOVE IT☯️

[@jasonfox6013]

Been watching this dude for ever we miss you back home much love from New Zealand guy's

[@p0ssesst]

Madars shreds. I love watching him skate.

[@Eric-mz9en]

Frank Zappa of skateboarding is awesome. ✌

[@musicisbrilliant]

I cant love this enough. This man is excited about life because he is on the forefront of novelty and is happily exploring the outskirts of convention. He is a hero in kooks clothing. A skateboarding mystic. And I love him.

[@dreamoutloud2629]

This mustache'd man reminds me of like 10 guys I knew living in Denver back in the early 2010's. I love it.

[@tourhead]

So fun! Thanks Richie and Madars !!!!

[@tempexrer5627]

Such a great interview, any time we get to see Richie is a treat. Richie Jackson isn't what got me into skateboarding, but his skating is what made me excited to want to do it even when I wasn't getting clean ollies and traditional tricks. Brilliant.

[@user-hj2tk9pt9j]

Richie Jackson is my favorite skater because my favorite part of skateboarding is having fun.

[@almost10000]

Richie seems to be such a nice person! And he inherits the true spirit of skateboarding - do whatever you like

[@Observations67]

I don’t skate but this guy has always been my favourite by far

[@lax2dia101]

We are all board brothers at the end of the day.

[@thomaslolll2]

Absolute legend. One of skateboard's true originals. Clearly such an intelligent and human guy.

[@nickswix6976]

Without guys like this, new trick would never be invented. Love watching him skate

[@theberd3574]

Simpsons reference spotted!! U the man Ritchie!!

[@okcboomer87]

Richie Jackson is a god damned wizard.

[@MadMonkMani]

This video was exactly what I creatively needed. I miss having dudes like him to hang around with. Good people.

[@candlercutcliffe9617]

There is no way that someone could dislike or make a negative comment on any of richies style tricks/ video parts , or just him in general and be an actual skateboarder. This dude embodies all that is creative in skateboarding.

[@leost152]

I really enjoyed that video Richie is legend, also I appreciate the music used by Red Bull here and in almost all their productions.

[@viscountsb7140]

easily top 5 fav skaters. love this dude

[@danmeek1607]

I love this skate tales series. Im from new zealand myself so its cool to see one of my fellow countrymen featured!

[@nicholasgraff894]

i loved this, 2 thoughtful, nice, amazing skaters talking theory AND super creative skating?? i didnt think the NPC's at red bull were possible of a video this human

[@jimmygravitt1048]

I had seen some of Richie Jackson's skating before, and while everything is light years ahead of anything I have ever done, I gravitated more towards Rodney Mullen, Eric Koston, Daewon Song, etc. But, after watching this, I am DEFINITELY a Richie Jackson fan. I mean, his style is cool, but just his positivity as a person is what won me over. And, his dog. Good dude.

[@basquecheetah5989]

Richie..You are a living legend dude much love from the Basque Country (Northern Spain) I wish I meet you some day

[@ivantwopairs1766]

Creativity and fun, that is what it’s all about

[@adammurkin7496]

The Death Skateboards video from the early 00's is something we use to watch all the time as kids. Richie is a legend

[@user-yz4yx5hi6k]

Now it's time to grow up n grow up an grow

[@ngemoules]

I love RJ, what a true artist and cool dude! Blew my mind when I first saw his skating years ago. I wish the segment was twice as long.

[@Dontbustthecrust]

Rodney wasn't shunned for inventing the kickflip. Wut?

[@jjthejet69]

You may be a Master Ball Kicker ...but you'll never be a Richie Jackson's Filmer ....

[@TasteTheD]

This video had me smiling from start to finish, what a truly distinguished and insightful gent.

[@itchytomato]

I’m so fucking glad this series is back! One of my hands down favorites. Thanks Madars you’re a legend!

[@joseraulmartinezbeltran9139]

I love you Richie, don’t listen to the haters

[@miguelrighi1590]

fuck yea more richie

[@bunklnd]

me and my brothers used to watch that richie jackson video over and over and over again lmao. absolute legend

[@bunklnd]

just seeing he mentioned william spencer. i have truly entered a time machine

[@dylantroyerdt]

How can you possibly dislike this dude. You're gonna look at someone having innocent fun and decide to frown at it? Lol naw this is the soul of the hobby

[@Ejazzle]

absolutely love Madars. Redbull, you stuck gold with this guy as I am sure you are well aware.

[@mchepen]

imalways impressed by Madars' skills. He's great! Jackson said it, ''He can do anything!''

[@ry_stock]

I love Richie so much, he keeps skateboarding fun, creative and interesting. Nobody is doing what he is doing

[@taitsmith8521]

When Richie talks about the late 90's when skateboarding was still underground, it reminds me of this one time when a bunch of college guys pulled up to a skate spot me and a friend were skating. They got out to jump us (we were 16), and another skater's cousin just happened to be driving by and saw what was about to go down. He just happened to be a gang banger, and he whipped his car in and pulled up between the Frat guys and us, then pulled out a gun and pointd it right in the Frat guy's face, and said, " do we have a problem?" Those guys were back in their Jeep and gone in about 4 seconds. It's funny to see another side of life where you realize the popular/ conventional people aren't good guys, and you find nobility in "criminals".

[@mrrocket4323]

We could learn so much from Richie. I love his perspective on life in general.

[@AnttiBrax]

You mean what? His racist replacement theories? Check yourself.

[@turtleboypurp]

dude's creativity has always been so inspiring. Makes you think about skateboarding way different than the usual norms.

[@andyroskaft3941]

Richie is an artist and easily my favourite skateboarder.

[@ericsleeper5168]

This guys whole vibe is incredible, such a positive creative dude, love it!

[@oghash4912]

Inspiration 💚

[@boganbattalion7088]

He has been my favorite skater for years

[@jacobvidjeskog]

This was inspiring! I haven’t skated in many years although I can easily relate and understand what Richie is talking about. Thank you Maestro.

[@FleeceJohnson666]

Please don't ever stop! What a cool human RichJack is

[@oldgregg86.]

Skaters are haters. They laugh at him because he's different, he laughs at them because they are all the same.

[@ryanschindler923]

It's very true, skateboarding it heavily based on clicks and trends and unspoken rules and groups hating other groups, and it's crazy as i get older and see how we were as kids skating back in the 90's.

[@ShinyHubCaps]

Grew up over seven plies of maple wood chewing new terrain

[@Labergemusic]

This video has far too much of "THE MOST HUMBLE MILLIONAIRE" vibes to it for me. Whole video feels self indulgent.

[@Labergemusic]

@@makingadjustments TRUE (I'm just jealous)

[@eigengrau1]

"There is very little meat in this gym-mats" -Oh what a splendous Simpsons quote.. Now i love him even more!