That man was more comfortable on wheels than I am on my own two feet
@jessegonzalez45185 ай бұрын
And you will never see another!!!
@maleeks_world5 ай бұрын
like whaaaat.. the spins, the footwork, the way he just put so much together.. like sheeesh🔥🔥
@dougkuerschner17353 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rodney for basically every skate board trick ever.
@colbyholmes43103 жыл бұрын
Fuckin right
@TheAnimeist Жыл бұрын
All these decades later, and that run could still win freestyle contests today.
@been_rly_n2_paragliding_lately3 жыл бұрын
His board control is unparalleled, and he did it all with a nearly flat board. The evolution of skating is so interesting, and he's responsible for like 90% of it. Truly one of a kind.
@retro_alex2 жыл бұрын
Facts. Although I'd argue 95%
@larryj4407 ай бұрын
Freestyle boards are supposed to be flat to extremely mellow
@DeltronZero6562 күн бұрын
It would be hilarious to see someone busy out moves like this in a street competition. I wonder how judges would even score it.
@brasstacksboxing4094 жыл бұрын
Best board control ever. There will never be another like him.
@jonathanswink26824 ай бұрын
Dude the fact that this was recorded....so epic
@roosterartskc12274 ай бұрын
Thats what I was thinking. Literally watching history is so coool
@st77282 жыл бұрын
A perfectionist, passionately obsessed with skate tricks, this will never happen again in skateboarding, one of a kind.
@ForTheOmnissiah2 жыл бұрын
I wish it would. I don't skate anymore but I still follow the scene. Freestyle skating is so unexplored, and there is so much potential there. We need a super-human to compare to Rodney, but I hope for that person to come along.
@mevinsmiley52105 ай бұрын
Crazy to think almost 40 years later, this would still win a comp.
@The-baked-bear5 ай бұрын
And with ease
@adr3naline235 ай бұрын
I haven’t seen anything like that since , it’s like he was born with a board
@drixc1Ай бұрын
I had seen all those tricks when Mullen was about 30 years old but I didnt know he could already do all of it at 16 years old !!!
@bad_boy82699 ай бұрын
The 80s were a beautiful time
@TheAGCteam10 жыл бұрын
Holy fuck.. This is a whole nother level..
@L1VE3V1L Жыл бұрын
This is complete and utter mastery. No skater has ever been as impressive as Mullen. Even people who don’t give a shit about skating are captivated.
@Kept93911 ай бұрын
Rodney Mullen is without a doubt the godfather of street skating
@zenmindstate1102 жыл бұрын
I’m still watching this in 2022 I hope I’m not the only one. Like this up if you still here let’s keep this video alive always.This will always be one of my favourites, one that clearly shows Rodney is a master/manipulator in the Physics of Skateboarding. No one still has yet to master their craft in the same way as Rodney Mullen? Who else has complete board control, creativity and ingenuity to invent and redefine skateboarding, and have more simply just mastered their craft. Man’s a wizard and should be remembered forever when people think of skateboarding.
@chesspunk4892 жыл бұрын
Begging for likes is lame dude.
@TonySpotlight Жыл бұрын
2023 going strong. This was the best years of skating and I was all for it!
@TonySpotlight Жыл бұрын
@@chesspunk489you’re lame dude
@kasperchristensen84168 ай бұрын
I love this little statement I found in an article: "If you ask a random person on the street who the greatest skateboarder of all-time is the answer you’re most likely going to get is ‘Tony Hawk.’ But if you ask Tony Hawk, or many of the OGs of skating, who the greatest skater of all time is the answer you’re almost certainly going to get is ‘Rodney Mullen.’"
@tylerm9689 ай бұрын
This footage should be preserved. I know that not everybody is into skateboarding, but this footage has high historical significance for the sport.
@jwizdum21039 ай бұрын
Def should be in a museum of some sort
@markmullen1852 Жыл бұрын
Rodney is 1 of a kind. Nobody could compete with him. He invented so many tricks it's ridiculous. A true pioneer.
@johndlc19832 жыл бұрын
The 80s and 90s are the golden era of everything.
@Айзек-й4ы2 жыл бұрын
i can see that theese are not only my words !!! Just like you said / i said so like a couple of months ago = glad im not alone ))
@DUKEHadToDoItToEm2 жыл бұрын
An absolute legend, the greatest street skater of all time, invented half of the worlds known street tricks, won't ever be touched
@kevinyates55193 жыл бұрын
This dude basically invented every flip trick we do today. So much respect and love for his innovation and contribution to skating. He changed the sport forever
@javijuberiasluque5079 Жыл бұрын
And that's probably one of the best skateboarding performances ever filmed..
@MannyMoreno34Ай бұрын
The fact that nobody can do that to this day shows how insanely good dude was 👑
@guillo8884 жыл бұрын
Little did this kid know how he will be credited with inventing most of the base tricks of today's modern skateboarding as well as the shape of the modern skateboard. Rodney Mullen... A living legend.
@stoneyrules3 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that an 11 year old video of a 36 year old recording Is still popular today with new age skaters and old school. Skating truly Is versatile
@MaxRubyMetin23 жыл бұрын
I was Born with Rodney mullen and first games like pro sketars with him. A legend
@xn0n_9993 жыл бұрын
those tricks are just as killer today, and who knows where skating would have evolved to without his influence.
@stoneyrules3 жыл бұрын
@@davidmccallum3950 I mean, I'm 16, came here from the love of skate history. Every decade said the same thing, "skateboarding will die soon" since the 1960s. Never happened, never will.
@stoneyrules3 жыл бұрын
@@davidmccallum3950 Eh, maybe. Alot of people I know In school enjoy It. As long as Flat Surfaces, a Board, and Creativity exists, It will never become less prevalent anytime soon
@stoneyrules3 жыл бұрын
@@davidmccallum3950 Plus, It's an Olympic sport. BMX was said to be dead too... In 1991.
@telophasemusic4 ай бұрын
Rodney Mullen going hard af on a skateboard to Oingo Boingo is too cool
@rickyism15763 ай бұрын
Nobody could replicate this even today.. absolute legend.
@RCisMe64 Жыл бұрын
This is why Rodney Mullen will go down as the best skater in history for me. Not only did he create some of the most iconic skate tricks, but this performance is still incredibly mind boggling 35+ years later.
@coolbrotherf1273 жыл бұрын
The crazy part is how consistent he was. He barely messed up any tricks.
@RevanMartinez3 жыл бұрын
He missed one trick and made like 300 others
@shagcali2 жыл бұрын
His skill and talent at this point in time is mind blowing. I don’t even know if anybody can pull this off in 2022.
@israelsrealm2 жыл бұрын
Skaters are just now entering into Mullen land after all these years. We're seeing more and more great skaters tap into what he invented decades earlier. Truly amazing his impact.
@nenhumnome41492 жыл бұрын
No one can. Just look at today's champions on freestyle skating, they are not even close to Rodney even with all modern equipment and the internet to help learn faster than ever before.
@jmg9995 ай бұрын
It's incredible to think that he was doing this 40 years ago.
@chefjeff13665 ай бұрын
not just the fancy footwork, but also the routine -- this still feels so fresh, it seems like those watching from the crowd and cheering didn't even really understand what they were seeing at the time. in the words of Michael J. Fox in "Back To The Future": "I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet... but your kids are gonna love it" Rodney Mullen is the patron saint of passion, innovation and happiness in skateboarding
@coolerthanafrieza47262 жыл бұрын
Thank fuck someone recorded this!
@BNatoAk5 ай бұрын
Literally 99.5% of boarders in 2024 still can't do these 40 year old moves!
@TfortLo-q8m5 ай бұрын
99.99%
@sebastiansullivan47703 ай бұрын
No one can do them as fast I don't think@@TfortLo-q8m
@BoostyfourteeАй бұрын
To be fair, this type of skating has been nearly dead for decades now. I’m sure there are kids who could do this stuff with practice but they don’t know about it and are on 12 stair handrails as a middle schooler instead because that’s what they see on their instagram
@Mario_Plush_Studio3 күн бұрын
99.99% in 2025
@lucaswilkens52404 жыл бұрын
The board is like an extension of his body. He has such good control.
@yvonnegabin4674 жыл бұрын
As he said practice, practice ,practice. this guy is my insipiration.
@atodamadre31972 жыл бұрын
The only way I can figure out how some of these moves happened is by slowing the video down. This stuff is lightning quick. I was so obsessed with guys like Hosoi and Cab in the 80s and never gave Rodney enough respect. The whole time he was a pioneer for what skating would evolve into and he had no idea.
@coolerthanafrieza47262 жыл бұрын
He's goated dude
@TangentChaos2 жыл бұрын
no joke! I identify with him a lot, he really inspired me. So much so I made my first board an Almost. :)
@gennaro49412 жыл бұрын
This is over 35 Years ago..and this is still better than what i see from Skateboarders in 2022...that's insane!!.. This guy is a legend...
@nonomanrectoris94122 жыл бұрын
He did practically invent street skating!
@christinemurray14444 жыл бұрын
He's a living cheat code. Those 80s boards were HEAVY. The guy nails everything so effortlessly. Plus he invented most of the stuff you've seen here and more. Genius.
@Snadwicj Жыл бұрын
The board he’s using is a freestyle board. They’re a lot lighter than your average 80’s board. Freestyle boards are thinner and smaller than what others were using at that time
@concernedfriend.93292 жыл бұрын
I hope this guy know that in 2022 8.5 million people have watched him do this and every single one of them were amazed.
@sIacker2 жыл бұрын
Rodney Mullen isn't just a random guy, he's the grandfather of modern skating
@kazuhirala2 жыл бұрын
What’s wild is most people can’t even do a majority of his moves this till this day. Bravo
@NihilHS2 жыл бұрын
The fact he linked them all together and as far as I can see made only *one* mistake is unbelievable. I couldn't agree with you more. The mastery is on another level.
@plexyglass4292 жыл бұрын
Ikr? Rodney Mullen has always been in a league of his own
@Ez_Brzy4 жыл бұрын
It's 2021 and it is still mind blowing what he could do with a skateboard.
@sleepytigger13 жыл бұрын
Growing up in Gainesville I had the opportunity to meet him several times (and watch him skate). He is one of the kindest, most modest person I've ever met.
@PM_kingCB2 жыл бұрын
Understanding that an Ollie in flat ground had never been done before this man is crazy
@igorcywinski74772 жыл бұрын
Can you explain me how did they do tricks without ollie? I know that Mullen invented flatground ollie but how its possible that fristyle existed without this basic trick ?
@dogbot552 жыл бұрын
@@igorcywinski7477 the way that the other tricks were performed was different. They didn't pop and lift the same way mostly, you can see it in how most of the flat ground tricks he does are done
@jaxonmoon98154 жыл бұрын
I cant believe later on in an interview he said that he was playing it safe all those years ago in competitions. Makes you think what he was really capable of.
@waynehumphries69704 жыл бұрын
Godfather of street skateboarding Ollie, kick flip, 360 kick flip and dark slides all Rodney
@wanderinwolf38044 жыл бұрын
and straight up heavy spins. You don't see anybody doing those spins like he does nowadays. mostly around me is transition skaters and don't really have many street/freestyle skaters around where I live. Even with videos I watch on youtube, nobody is really doing spins like that anymore.
@wss21914 жыл бұрын
Caspers, primos, impossible. The guy practically created every trick, a god
@unknown_individual70504 жыл бұрын
And the list goes on. He made the words and people like Gonz wrote poetry with them. The Godfather of all that is present in street skateboarding.
@TJ-VtP10 ай бұрын
At first I was like, what a pretty combo of early skating, and Olympic style ribbon twirling; then he starts throwing these crazy flip tricks. Okay, I’m humbled. This video is legendary.
@ButchLotus13 жыл бұрын
Absolutely insane how ahead of his time he was. That’s probably the first time a tre flip or 540 shuv was filmed in contest.
@ceosturdy44654 жыл бұрын
Rodney Mullen is unarguably the best skater to ever exist. Dude was doing impossibles with a cruiser board. Wicked to see how effortless he does it, not To mention none of these tricks existed yet or werent really out there. Ik for a fact no one in the 80’s was doing flat impossibles or kick flips. shoutout to the Skate father 🦾😎
@jonathandantonio6494 жыл бұрын
Mullen is one of those rare talents that is so superior to all others around him that it seems entirely superhuman.
@friendlyplayer923 жыл бұрын
True
@SamMaki8 ай бұрын
It's a rarity you see someone clearly decades ahead of their time with talent, mind and everything. Rodney was that for skateboarding, quite literally decades ahead of his time.
@meteorheartofficial3 жыл бұрын
"Just another day" How beautiful the irony? It was history in the making, it was an Icon of modern day culture at the beginning of his career, it was a philosophy, a way of life, and for Rodney, it was "just another day".
@Demi-kid4 жыл бұрын
I was at the spot where he preformed over the summer. I could just feel the skate life in that place.
@chris2kostya3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@erbsndspoices2 жыл бұрын
Rodney Mullen pioneered street skating, and skating as a whole would not be what it is today without him.
@andrewheino16443 жыл бұрын
Hard to say he isn't the best street skater of all time for all around technical tricks. He basically invented more than people can do.
@stevengray86632 жыл бұрын
I'm not a skateboarding fan but how could you not be impressed
@chkrbrdvans2 жыл бұрын
The 80’s was a decade of culture shock….it was amazing! Rodney was one of the most gifted skateboarders to ever ride.
@reesegreenland77665 ай бұрын
Best skateboarder of all time. Invented at least 90% of street style tricks
@tyharris32634 жыл бұрын
nollie 5 shuvs, flat impossibles and nollie gazelles in the late 80s a madman !!
@ergopropterhoc4 жыл бұрын
mullen basically invented flat ground skateboarding, including the flat ground ollie, ollie impossible, and gazelle flip
@Coleman_H3 жыл бұрын
He invented most kickflip and heelflip variations on flat ground. He would do a trick one way (360 flip) then learn the opposite (laser flip) and so on. Same with the shuvits, he would learn it backside and frontside
@lucasscott_942 жыл бұрын
this statement may be extreme, but Rodney is truly one of the most talented people of all time. a true artist.
@TheClassicWorld2 жыл бұрын
This is clearly true. I just went through some of the best athletes of all sports, and Rodney came out on top.
@lucasscott_942 жыл бұрын
@@TheClassicWorld doesn’t surprise me. his skill alone sets him apart, but his INNOVATION man…
@samoinsinno279 Жыл бұрын
in what other sport would a guy from 40 years ago be leaps and bounds better than anyone in the current era? literal absolute legend savant
@JJFX- Жыл бұрын
I've always said the TRUE greats of nearly every individual skill with a high ceiling are some of the most humble people you'll find. You have to be willing to accept there's always room for improvement and put in that work for nobody but yourself. Mullen, Hawk, Shawn White, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Efren Reyes, Tom Brady, Novak Djokovic, and the list goes on... Those walking around telling everyone they're the best at have major self-confidence issues that will bite them sooner than later.... with few exceptions.
@jacksonvreal_904 Жыл бұрын
Kelly Slater comes pretty close. It's different but he's been ripping for 40+ years and is still winning contests against the best of the best
@sonofthefather43713 жыл бұрын
Rodney Mullen is the best skater of all time the true Godfather of skateboarding.
@ViNNYDICEnice2 жыл бұрын
Is there anyone more impactful to modern skating then Rodney? He literally invented everything at a time where so many people had no idea what they were even looking at.
@artemisclydefrogger4 ай бұрын
Damn this man really fathered a whole style and class of skateboarding that some of the best skaters of today are bringing back.
@Steve_64310 ай бұрын
Good thing for skateboarding someone introduced Rodney into him to it as a kid. It wouldn’t look the same today without what he did.
@bigwon5883 Жыл бұрын
I don't skate, know nothing about it, but I've seen it enough to know how talented this dude is. Incredible.
@Dimaz42 Жыл бұрын
Rodney Mullen was born to skate.. his creativity and the ability to pull it off were next level, even till this day 😁
@anthonyhutchins23003 жыл бұрын
How is it even possible to be so innovative... I respect people that create new things. It's hard to see something when it's not there.
@grizzlywhisker Жыл бұрын
I miss the 80's and 90's. A totally different world.
@MK-su6eg Жыл бұрын
I miss those days too, especially living in San Diego and north county Cali ! It was a good time! Peace and Aloha from Hawaii
@dudeinc6291Ай бұрын
*Timeline
@HughJassburn14 күн бұрын
What in the absolute fuck! He's like Neo on a skateboard. Insane Talent.
@mordecaidrake3 ай бұрын
Greatest skateboarder of all time
@gabereiser Жыл бұрын
This is how street skating started. This man, right here. GOAT. The Mullen. The inventor of the kick flip, heel flip, 360 flip, 50-50 no hander, primo, impossible, and so many many tricks.
@ericduminil Жыл бұрын
Flatland ollie, too.
@jacksonvreal_904 Жыл бұрын
@@ericduminil @gabereiser did he invent shuv its, 360 shuvs and bigspins too? I'm assuming yes but don't know for sure. tyia
@ericduminil Жыл бұрын
@@jacksonvreal_904 Sorry, I have no idea. Rodney invented flatland ollies and many other tricks based on ollies. But shuv its, 360 shuv and bigspins are all possible without ollie, so they might have been invented by others.
@80sFreestyle11 ай бұрын
@@jacksonvreal_904No. he did not.
@liquidationdf77236 ай бұрын
Watched this when youtube wasnt a thing and im still so impressed. Rodney is still unbeaten
@Melaramaa4 жыл бұрын
I started learning how to skate last week and now my recommended is filled with skate videos lmao
@TheJacklikesvideos9 ай бұрын
i must have watched this a dozen times. this whole routine has zero pushes. he gets all his motion with leaning and swaying. i think that's pretty neat.
@dallinferguson9942 жыл бұрын
Seriously mind blowing. He makes the THPS games look realistic by comparison. Superhuman, I swear.
@dw22613 жыл бұрын
Literally every single street trick done today started with this man. The god father.
@TampaTec2 жыл бұрын
1986 or 2022 that's still impressive.
@monte2115 Жыл бұрын
Just watched the documentary on the Bones Brigade and this dude had to have been 20 years ahead of his time. Absolute savant.
@AkaruLanfear-on3mp Жыл бұрын
Really because i still watch xgames and havent seen this level of talent last year.
@HerbertBoyerJr-q3q5 ай бұрын
This song ,this era and this skateboard God warms my heart.
@Caustyler1010 жыл бұрын
Godfather of Skateboarding.
@ScottK-op2gx Жыл бұрын
One of the best videos on KZbin.
@kenmasters22312 жыл бұрын
the 80's just had this vibe like there was something in the air and i didn't even grow up in the 80's.
@jimbosmith63272 жыл бұрын
The 80s were THE BEST.
@carramrod82322 жыл бұрын
80’s and 90s were incredible
@itsnicksharpbro4 жыл бұрын
One of the most important people for this sport. Dude is timeless.
@johananav218 Жыл бұрын
That was the most incredible thing I’ve seen
@stonedViking304 Жыл бұрын
Mullen don’t get talked bout as much as he should or the way he should…dude was insane talented and jus as creative
@leonidasenetanya Жыл бұрын
That’s because it goes without saying. It’s just a basic fact.
@n0tk0sher Жыл бұрын
Still is.
@steveford92942 жыл бұрын
This is still mind blowing 36 yrs after the fact. The balance and board control are next level, in my mind he is still next level. The younger skaters that have not seen this need to , it adds to the full understanding of his greatness. I watch this and can see how he still does a lot of this on modern street boards. Meeting him in 2010 in Denver was a. Crown jewel for me along with two signed decks. I try to emulate his dedication and tenacity every time I skate. Watch this video then watch his Liminal video to bridge the gap and see the amazing progression and talent. Forever grateful for Rodney!
@Tropicsca2 жыл бұрын
The 80s looks like best era to ever exist in the universe
@SeaOrcRonnie2 жыл бұрын
They were. Just enough analog technology to make things fun but not enough to distract you from pursuing fun like this.
@Underhills2 жыл бұрын
It was. I'm a witness to that.
@moos52212 жыл бұрын
sure had the best taste in clothing colors
@Eskayel00774 ай бұрын
He was the most special thing to happen for skateboarding
@Taterhead-wh3im3 жыл бұрын
You can tell he was actually just having a lot of fun while skating it just wasn’t about winning he actually enjoyed it
@HublyTrades Жыл бұрын
Do not get me wrong tony hawk, and tony Alva drop in on bowls and verts was awesome but rodney mullen god of skateboarding. Blows my mind the style he has and it's so unique.
@fafafooey4126 Жыл бұрын
Mullen is the king of street and tony is the king of vert. Both did amazing things in their own way.
@victorstriga3 жыл бұрын
35 years later and this footage continues to inspire new skaters every day...
@2haveitall1 Жыл бұрын
Dude was decades ahead of his time.
@djcrazy85782 жыл бұрын
I've never seen anybody today even do anything like this n its great!!
@The-nn6kr Жыл бұрын
40 years later and still no one can touch this guy.
@MisterFuturtastic10 жыл бұрын
This is a freaking time machine!
@anthonycharles-d5i10 ай бұрын
Watching him freestyle along a boardwalk/sidewalk with obstacles really demonstrates how good he is. Adding the element of speed and flow takes it up a level
@RicardoPowellardo4 ай бұрын
Jason Ellis describing being around Rodney when they were younger: "Wow, Holy F$*k who's that guy with all those crazy moves over there, wtf is that called?" "Oh. , those moves don't have any name. They're just stuff that Rodney guy does all day over there in the corner."
@Goose21995Ай бұрын
I love how oldschool skateboarding was more like a magician shuffling with cards then it was airborne tricks.
@CleeborpChrimplitz3 ай бұрын
This was almost exactly 1 year after i was born. Mullen was my inspiration to skate, and still is.
@deltalima5806 Жыл бұрын
Dude how am I JUST seeing this for the first time? This is amazing
@wazzzzzzzzupppppppppp3007 Жыл бұрын
skateboarding legend who invented the fliptricks. =) Rodney Mullen
@pastor_of_muppets_852 жыл бұрын
Tony Hawk is one of the biggest names in skateboarding, but even HE will tell you Rodney Mullen was one of the best to ever do it.
@noor-rx1ij2 жыл бұрын
Tony was the vert king, Rodney the street king.
@jacobd8826 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in this era of skateboarding and back then everyone knew Rodney was on another level, but we had NO IDEA how far ahead of his time he was. Almost 40 years later so may of these tricks are still top shelf.
@DakuGamer9810 жыл бұрын
Dude's nuts. Dude's a legend. He deserves the respect no one else can deserve.