Men's Skate Battle: Soul Skate 2016

[@ampmri2434]

I could tell these cats were from Detroit without looking at the description, great footwork in skates.

[@kpetite98]

the guy in the green pants!! AMAZING SKILLS

[@TheStl4011]

TStacks is in a league of his own. He is so awesome!!!!

[@crazyjoker392]

This is how we should handle our battles instead of killing each other we all deserve to live long

[@spiritualcosmeticss]

I witnessed this live! It was sick. If only soul skate was every year instead of every other year 😢😫

[@hanklin0707]

IAMTiffany Monique Soul Skate isn't too far away now! Can't wait for it :)

[@tylermcmillan5449]

Nice film.

[@shaynawatson1882]

Who is this and where? Would love to hire them for intermission performance at future RollBounce Party!

[@heifun]

Would be great to know the skaters names if anyone recognises. I see T Stacks in the white trousers but the others i'm not sure. The skater in green trousers...WOW!

[@hanklin0707]

I believe the first guy is from South Carolina. Not sure of his name. I am not sure of the second guy either. The guy in the green pants is DJ, and I think he's from Atlanta

[@heifun]

Thanks @Hanklin707 Is great seeing the skating in America. Hope to make it out there one day. Maybe rolling in the Carolinas, definitely would like to make the next Detroit Soul Skate

[@nuffflavor]

T Stacks is a beast !

[@lukedog7873]

Green pants was on fire

[@KM-px8cs]

Dude seriously had a flood light on his camera haha

[@tomaswolf2603]

please, i need to know the songs

[@hanklin0707]

Sorry it's taken so long! Songs in order of hearing them: Try it Out - Gino Soccio Galaxy - War Movin' - Brass Construction Some of the mix was house music so, I'm not sure what it is.

[@tomaswolf2603]

fucking love motorcity

[@knghtgraphixstudios5475]

the beat that was played after Galaxy was Pac Jam by the Jonzun Crew...

[@hanklin0707]

Knghtgraphix Studios I found Wondertrips personal website. There's a few small clips of him skating in some of the links. tripoetry.com/Index/index-menu.htm

[@knghtgraphixstudios5475]

Thank you....the website just verified my views on him...in every way. I'm done LMAO!

[@MrGoodbar9point5]

Horrible camera angle horrible camera man trash DJ Lame crowd. Great skaters though! Smh shame

[@wondertrip]

This is NOT rollerskating. This amounts to doing nothing more than "tricks on skates." "Real skaters" don't stand in one spot; they move dynamically, soulfully, rhythmically throughout and about the skating floor. Plus, most importantly, they have the ability to do "whatever," wherever, and wherever they want on the skate floor, whether or not they are in motion, because "that's how excellent skaters roll!".

[@hanklin0707]

wondertrip This was a battle specifically for people who skate in the middle. All of these men can skate wonderfully around the rink too. This is just a specific style.

[@wondertrip]

Most respectfully, we'll have to agree to disagree. I've been skating at Black adult skating events for 40 years, and with very few exceptions, these "tricksters" are not able to perform "in motion" as they do in confined spaces. The ability to maintain "your line" and stop-on-a-dime, pivot, spin, jump, scissor while skating rhythmically to the music (fast, moderate, slow, etc.), going forwards or backwards with fluid dexterity is not easily performed. Yes, absent the tricks and pseudo-gymnastics, this is how "we" real skaters "roll." Again, most respectfully, we'll have to agree to disagree.

[@jbboypremiere]

wondertrip sounds like you are literally "wonder tripping". I must say your use of skate terminology and understanding the usage of skates controlled by your body definitely mean you understand a skaters capabilities to a certain extent. But your ability to respect skaters differences is non existent. You stated that you have been skating 40 plus years at adult sessions and you define yourself as being a "real skater", but do not consider these skaters "real". Last I check real skaters preserve the culture of rollerskating and uplift eachother. They educate not bash or criticize when the youth innovates and makes skating there own. The roller rink is a "confined space" so you apparently skate in the same place they skate at. What's sad is you probably don't even know these skaters names who they are or how they have helped preserve the skate culture in a society who doesn't even know African American adult skating exists. I'll help you Jedidiah JRoc , Terron Frank Stacks, Darron and Jared are young men preserving an almost forgotten culture. As there Sr. you should be encouraging them but hey thats something only us "Fake Skaters" do. Carry on!

[@wondertrip]

jbboypremiere, of course, I respect these skaters. However, my criticism is not disrespectful, or personal, but constructive. In this regard, I ask that you look at the "bigger picture." It's appropriate for me to assess the failure of these skaters to actually use the "entire" skating floor. As you know, that's exactly what happens with amateur and professional ice skating, and with amateur dance rollerskating - the entire floor is used to "showcase" a skater's skills, talent, and creative ability. In its purest form, rollerskating should be robust, free, and unrestricted. These "performances" are not. Again, the ability to maintain "your line" and stop-on-a-dime, pivot, spin, jump, scissor while skating rhythmically to the music (fast, moderate, slow, etc.), going forwards or backwards, turning left or right, with fluid dexterity is not easily performed. By the way, those young men are NOT "preserving an almost forgotten culture." Back in the 1970s, at the Markham Skating Rink in Chicago, or Crestwood, or USA Rainbow, we found such "confined skating" very limiting. In fact, for us, the real challenge for skaters was to "keep up" while maintaining the "line" and stop-on-a-dime, pivot, spin, jump, scissor while skating rhythmically to the music (fast, moderate, slow, etc.), and going forwards or backwards, turning left or right, with fluid dexterity. "This" is the Black culture these young men are NOT showcasing. That's how I roll, even today. So, again, without being personal, we'll have to agree to disagree. Wherever you roll, and whatever you do, have a great roll!

[@jbboypremiere]

wondertrip Im from Chicago, im familiar with our history techniques etc..my father skated back then to. But none of the skaters in the video are. Skating is different in every region. In skating to each is own the black culture broke the rules and regulations of skating decades ago This was not a showcase of skill inside and out it was center floor head to head battle. If it would have been you would have seen there true skill set. 1970 to 2016 times have changed