Mano A Mano 2023 - Round 2 - Men's: Erick Winkowski vs. Jake Wooten

Erick Winkowski takes on Jake Wooten in the third game of Round 2, Mano A Mano 2023.
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[@danielakerblom]

No matter what, Jake is the raddest miniramp skater of the modern age.

[@canadianoversee-r5937]

Yep. Knocked out by a handstands. Arg

[@zakjackson2610]

I mean handplants are bread and butter in transition. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@StepsWay]

Cody McEntire takes the lead imo.

[@pi11sburydoeboy]

​@@StepsWaythey have Julia in here so kinda surprised he's not in it

[@johnjinglehimer2900]

Daewon song still skates man they don't have him on here ciz nobody else would ever win. Big jake fan though best gnarly big fs tricks

[@cliffbarz7106]

Honestly super sad seeing jake out so early

[@larajanesen8795]

This game is getting flawed… this season has been dirty play all the way

[@JakeCrawford]

facts

[@_tamia8902]

fr

[@n64victor30]

Ya seems that way to me as well. I play skate to have fun.

[@frontsidekrookedgrind289]

oh yah no way he was getting those hand plants down with a bad wrist

[@baggypop7536]

Not really dirty though, game is flawed just because one contender is hurt? 😂😂 Maybe bad sportsmanship, but it is a tournament after all.

[@OsoGP]

imagine doing handplants only against a dude with an injured wrist, such a frustrating watch

[@keepinitreal121]

Now imagine doing technical flip tricks against the guy that skates mostly transition...

[@JohnyDuc]

Imagine doing noseblunts and similar tricks against a dude with no nose. It's fun contest nothing serious. So don't be an ass...

[@Makabert.Abylon]

@@keepinitreal121atleast that fits a mini more then handplants

[@ethancostanzo2530]

These are both past winners of different seasons, there’s no gentlemenly playing expected. Two of the best in the whole bracket, either could have gone till the end. You just expect them to play to each other’s weaknesses. Fairly played game imo.

[@theequasian3823]

@@ethancostanzo2530plus they’re teammates and I’m sure there no love lost

[@zyx777zyx]

I kinda wish they would stop inviting Winkowski to this. He just handplants everyone to death every time. He can't do any lip tricks.

[@marty4382]

dont watch

[@chris73brown]

Yep & lip tricks are what minis are all about

[@iansamuel1811]

swapped his shoe with him and you still did him dirty lol

[@iRafaelkr]

C'mon, my guy was injured, that handplant tricks were kinda unfair

[@nickvas95]

Yeah not cool since he won the roshambo he pretty much took the W since he played to Jake’s weakness.

[@ntnnot]

Rather if a dude is injured, then too bad, but it's on him. You shouldn't play around an injury, or let an injured guy go through out of pity. Instead, better luck next time. Hope to see dude in the mix fully healthy.

[@Niiikos47]

Not just unfair it’s kinda bitchy bitchkowski

[@skatermanbuns]

Apparently they’re friends tho and often play skate so I don’t think it was ill intentions jus friends being friends

[@thatbrandenkid]

Thats what he specializes in no matter who hes facing. Why would he change it up? That would mean he loses bc he cant do what jake does on transition. Its allowed so its fair.

[@oisinosborne4154]

To me it feel a bit cheap to win entirely off a single trick variation of the same trick to exploite your appoints weakness either through their injury or inability to do the trick.

[@maxrayman]

Don't hate the player, hate the game

[@notacloutchaser7407]

Always hated handplants…

[@canadianoversee-r5937]

@@notacloutchaser7407 agreed,

[@thatbrandenkid]

This is how erick skates on the regular. Hes going to start doing grinds and airs now bc jake hurt his wrist? Its a contest and those tricks are allowed no matter whos wrist is hurt or not.

[@kennyconnors9513]

Did you have this same energy when andy lost on all fs flip variations?

[@CollinGill7]

For those wondering about the shoes, Erick and Jake play skate all the time and they probably do stuff like this to make it interesting because they already know all of each others tricks and what each other can’t do

[@shutupkarl5389]

Does your dad also work at Nintendo?

[@RJ-fi9zo]

@@shutupkarl5389your dad does?

[@thomaslobjois3981]

Can they stop inviting Winkowski ?

[@switchmallgrab]

sip your beer every time they say the word "shoe"

[@ivanvasiljev6570]

holy shit that air on Jake's fs360 disaster, sad he lost to handplants

[@chrism4841]

Jake proper sends it any time its an air trick that 360 stalefish was huuuge. Also I wonder how many decks Jake goes through with those fs 360 disasters. He's definitely cracked boards during mano vs Mano comps before.

[@ethancostanzo2530]

Tbh Erick did a pivot->shuv and a layback boardslide. After the judges ruling on Wootens poorly done layback board I don’t blame Erick for not using more tricks from his bag. Wooten totally bailed that slide anyway, after him getting away with that… I’d wanna win.

[@se4223]

@@ethancostanzo2530 the layback was on Wooten's hurt wrist, that was the only way he could realistically pull it off That makes 5 times in one game that Erick took advantage of his opponent's injury. Weak

[@ethancostanzo2530]

@@se4223 don’t pull up to a comp hurt and expect ur opponent to take it easy on you. Jake chose to pull up handicapped. Erick never complains about nollie tricks being set.

[@garystrain6628]

Yeah Eric winkowski is super lame in this comp, sucks he's even won one

[@Airik1111bibles]

Lame ...NO MALTO MANUAL S#!+ . NO HANDPLANT CRAP totally ruined the game.

[@i_yam_highdrogin]

Really disappointed in Wink for playing dirty. He could've done tricks that didn't exclusively rely on Jake's injured hand and still won. This is lame.

[@maxrayman]

Don't hate the player, hate the game

[@marty4382]

Chris gregson vs Andy Anderson?

[@chillipasley2603]

petition to ban erick from this comp

[@sebastienbegin2948]

Way to cheese a win. Inverts won't help you against Heimana, Erick!

[@notacloutchaser7407]

😂 you prefer heimana overall to win anyways. Or anyone who doesnt go to handplants on 80% of letters.

[@JMRNRS]

Funny thing is that Heimana wins with an invert.

[@garyvoigt321]

That stalefish revert won.

[@KZRock]

Always love seeing jake fly around

[@kforknasty]

another terrible match

[@justinanderson9972]

Don't know if it's the case but it does seem like Eric and Jake get along well

[@TheJunglePulse]

they ride for the same team so yea

[@RandyTwang]

Their friends and both ride for Santa Cruz.

[@MrElpajita]

Erik is a bitch, look how he won....

[@timsanchez2584]

Erick knew he was gonna get smoked so he had to play dirty...smh

[@SantaCruzSkateboards]

Love these dudes! 💜

[@legitskateclips]

i wonder why

[@tins_world299]

Haha I’d hope so

[@thunderwood]

Lame to go for handplants when the other skater has an injured hand.

[@CollinGill7]

The two most opposite transition dudes on SC, the heshest vs the freshest

[@DJDream609]

I think its wack that he won just doing a bunch of hand plants

[@ivantwopairs1766]

One try for a trick you’ve never done its boring

[@Jason-ee1xz]

This one pissed me off. How ya gonna let a guy do the same trick when know his wrist hurts also bad sportsmanship did nothing for his rep

[@decfitch]

Nah man that felt cheap :(

[@tjtennisicmroll2k]

I would pay good money to force Woodward to change the rules going forward because of this crap, I thought this contest was supposed to be innovative and cool, to see people land tricks they aren't good at and progress. Now you just have losers doing the same move five times with slight various and then idiots in the comments saying that is how you win. Skateboarding was never supposed to be about winning, you didn't need to make rules prohibiting it because people were nice enough to understand that it isn't about winning.

[@followsuittrading]

💯

[@_aj_nelson_]

Take a drink every time they say the word shoe

[@TSSurf]

This game sucks when Erick plays dirty

[@drdancel]

Love the Santa Cruz team! Their styles are so different. Could've gone either way.

[@skulleagletartat]

When you have two people this good at stuff other people can't do the game goes to whoever wins roshambo, which is still fun to watch.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

that was really fun

[@carolineweimholt8343]

dude just doing hand plants to get jake out bc he’s injured is lame af

[@mzp]

all those boof grab tricks lol

[@therealruru]

Erick can't even do a front blunt. Why is he allowed to do 4 inverts to get four letters to move on. Lame.

[@user-mp8xg7pi8i]

can’t stand the judge in the middle 😭 he always bein like passive aggressive n shit n all serious until andy anderson plays where he will d-ride him the whole match

[@tommythompson7625]

There should be a win by 2 rule..

[@T.12321]

Just witnessed both of these foos @ the local spot. G's!!!

[@MartinKohoutekchannel]

It´s kinda lame to do basicaly only hand stands in a mini ramp contest. I´m not hating, just the way I feel about this. But hey, both are incredible!

[@KissaKolme]

Fair I say, both are super legit at they what they do!

[@CollinGill7]

Jake committing on that hoho plant was so rad

[@pupiberto]

seeing Jake losing against such lame tricks its frustrating

[@BcottStudios]

Okay play without touching your board, like a real man and see who is actually skilled

[@martincastro1185]

someone being able to eliminate jake on a skateboard competition just by doing handplants its just not it

[@stratondude]

lol

[@marty4382]

dumbass take so you surely feel the same way about chris gregson only doing fs flips to andy anderson

[@santofaria6486]

strategy

[@chris73brown]

Exactly. Weak

[@firstlast4516]

Weird vibes this year

[@komoonkh]

Its the commentators! As every year. I would like to hear CROB only or complete silence at the best.

[@Maxhavlish1]

Jakes front 3's have so much stank it reeks.

[@danielkiser416]

going full marbie is crazy😂

[@briandenison7608]

PLEASE STOP INVITING ERICK. Also outlaw handplant variations to save the game

[@franciscoramirez9867]

Ho hos only

[@jherring3889]

Outlaw??? What are you corporate

[@CoachGhera]

too bad, that jake went out he could have won again this year

[@devinsinclair5254]

These two are like family.. they happy win or lose..

[@tucansamwell6209]

They’re team homies they’re not taking it half as serious as the comments are. I think those are the Henry Gartland color way for Jakes Etnies shoe. I think that’s why they each wore one.

[@Aminormaze]

Winkowski looks like wartime schoolboy and Wooten looks like a gaming KZbinr

[@Codisrocks]

How can someone throw a stale like that on a miniramp. Dang.

[@ben_west]

that was cheap going after his injury... also got should have to will by two. But whatever... good times

[@dutscherydo]

@woodward please name the tricks in letters

[@TheGregbueno]

wild

[@gabozun]

For some fifteen years,” declared Dan Corigan in a pivotal essay from 1995 “I have been studying, among other branches of philosophy, the subject of ART.” His reasons were twofold. First and foremost, as he explained, “Art is the least-codified of human endeavors and the most misunderstood.” Even its very definition, he noted, was still subject to intense debate. Thus, on a purely academic level, he wished to examine the subject in its broadest and most essential terms, and thereby resolve questions philosophers and critics have long pondered, including that most basic of all questions, “What is Art?” Yet there was another reason for his interest in the subject and it follows from the fact that quite apart from all else Dan Corigan accomplished, he is himself an artist. Hence this from thirty years preceding: “Capturing my own dreams in skateboarding and then seeing them live is the highest kind of excitement.” While later and as an all-encompassing statement from the cusp of skateboarding “The artist has an enormous role in the enhancement of today’s and the creation of tomorrow’s reality. He operates in a rank in advance of science as to the necessities and requirements of Man. The elevation of a culture can be measured directly by the numbers of its people working in the field of aesthetics. Because the artist deals in future realities, he always seeks improvements or changes in the existing reality. This makes the artist, inevitably and invariably, a rebel against the status quo. The artist, day by day, by postulating the new realities of the future, accomplishes peaceful revolution.” Unquestionably, then, “This rather vast subject of ART,” as he described it, was not one he took lightly and, in fact, it is probably impossible to consider the life of Dan Corigan without considering his artistic achievements.

[@mytorment]

I’d love if my name was a homophone for [Woo] Tang, I thought the handplants were solid efforts Wu :p

[@taylorskatesgoofy]

Dude why do people play like rats in this now? Not even fun to watch anymore, especially with matchups

[@BrianGideon420]

Winkowski ruins the competition every time

[@rafaeldelacruz2693]

I have those Romero Chelsea boot and they are so fvcking comfy and stylish

[@k0nonen]

These judges are the worst. ' he cant do it he cant do it' cmoon they should hype them up not comments like that. Ans its not the first mano battle with those kinda comments

[@mmazz414]

Ben Nordberg would be so sick to see on MAM

[@brandont2112]

Y’all need to step up with rules. Videos are getting boring to watch. Watching the same trick eliminate people over and over.

[@louisbourguet6285]

kind of lame to only do tricks with your hands when your opponant as an hand injury...

[@luisbarvalopez]

That Ho-ho is a killer move!

[@canadianoversee-r5937]

Boo.

[@mikemulrooney4574]

That was weak!! Going for hand plant after hand plant

[@va1ery]

Why they were in different shoes?

[@XSteve-gz5ko]

they weren't 🧐😇😅

[@sk8rissk8in]

its like trading jerseys, sign of respect ig idk.

[@BananaPancaking]

Such a lame way to win, Eric clearly knew he had no chance unless he did hand plants on Jake's bad side

[@MickyThunderV]

this should have been finals

[@TruthSpeaker3]

Erick, that was lame dude

[@stratondude]

lmao

[@davidleeashkenazi8992]

Again with the hand plants - Winkowski need to widen his selection of tricks, not only to do the same one in a slightly different variations. Sorry, you're good, but too damn predictable and that makes you boring to watch

[@Makabert.Abylon]

Especially boring in a friendly comp like this. If it were like the olympics or sls or any shit sure do your thing, go for the big check.

[@chriscrantz3970]

If this was a game for fun, I would have given JW the frontside invert based on radness alone.

[@kennedyreese8652]

Eric 5050’s like a 12 year old bowl kid

[@AliasOnlyTV]

The leg reveal from fish tail to the cholo socks I knew this was gonna be too hesh.

[@maximeg411]

those damn inverts

[@henny01]

SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jake might have lost the game this time but he still won our respect has always!

[@petopeti8670]

You guys can hate me,but for me every stone age handplant trick is just like a no comply on flatground.i love them but they do not count as much even if they are pretty hard to make.

[@ntnnot]

Yeah, a bad take

[@nanigrant1507]

One of the best episode yet!!!

[@ryanrowe1975]

The best skateboarding event!

[@episodebeats2817]

No Malto Manual shit, No Winkowski Handplant shitttt

[@clementetamayo5294]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Deletedcommentfactory]

Winkowski is starting to get a little Fred Gall look going.

[@lucvela1095]

Idk bro jake ur a goat but I’ve broken my hand and wrist twice on my right hand shit bro I feel the struggle but winkowski still got a sicker style

[@darylem6938]

Corny ass hand plants for every letter

[@TheCaryz]

did jake just added 20kg to himself?

[@michaelwilson9299]

Should of played fair I know it’s a comp but I person would of done it for the love of Skateboarding and my sound opponent sore wrist and leave the hand plants out

[@jedidiah2118]

spamming handstands is sorta whack tho lol

[@Boukasdf]

DOOOOPEEEEE

[@gregodell3080]

Can we get a battle where Kenny Perkins makes a appearance?

[@magicshaner]

You talking bout Larry Perkins? Lil P a gangsta.

[@fernando__bueno]

Very sad, Jake is much more fun to watch 😅

[@pbjisagod]

Spoilers ya fool

[@simonlesmond7277]

Yeh Eric sucks to watch

[@JakeCrawford]

@@pbjisagod maybe don't read the comments until you watch the video? ya fool

[@obi-wankenobi7160]

Thanks for spoiling the game. Punk

[@malice4422]

Common sense to not go into the comment section if you are worried about spoilers. Its for discussion of the video lol

[@monkadelic13]

dude exploited an arm injury and spammed it- jake wooten did not deserve that- pure disrespect

[@XSteve-gz5ko]

wooooooooo10 ❤‍🩹

[@daswensw]

That was cheap Eric

[@dstr3ss]

🎁

[@ilustur]

this like no complys in a flat ground game of skate

[@pradellouis]

It was nice and almiost unfair to grant the layback boardslide (or disaster) to Jake : he dropped both hands. Did not change the result though.