Talkin' Pro Models with Josh Kalis & his DC Kalis Lite

When DC decided to do a updated reissue of Josh Kalis' first pro model, we had to catch up with Kalis himself and get the full story behind his latest shoe.
Over the course of his conversation with RL Correspondent Jeremy Lugo, Josh speaks on upgrading his Kalis 1 pro model with DC's Lite Technology, what shoes he came up skating in and his list of favorite skate shoes of all time.
Find out more about Josh's DC collection at: bit.ly/20RFRKI
Filmed & Edited by Massimo Legittimo
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Additional footage taken from:
Jacob Rosenberg: • EMB with Mike Carroll ...
Kalis Epicly Later'd: • Skateboarder Josh Kali...
Rob Dyrdek's 411 Day In The Life: • Video

[@drewbairdummel]

I am tired of everyone creating a 2017 version (slimmed down version) of radical classic shoes like the Reynolds, the Lynx, the Rowley, the Accel and the Kalis. Make the original version and all of us 30 year olds will buy that shit immediately.

[@Remmy0930]

I actually just bought the Reynolds 3 G6's and they aren't much different than the originals...it actually has more cushion than the OG's too with the G6 insoles. They're slimmed down just a hair, not much to even notice a difference. I had several OG Reynold's back in the day too, one of my all time fav. skate shoes right next to the original Accels.

[@Capitan_Chaos]

I remember the rowleys being already slim.

[@ariathedon2014]

tongue is slimmer of course and the toe is different to me. i still like the new ones. i do wish the ogs would reissue with some of the first colorways tho

[@ben-of8qc]

Not only 30 year olds even i Love that shoe and it came Out before i was Born lmao

[@iampoweredup]

Es Accel Slims are way better than the big-ass OG. I'm trapped in the 90's like everyone else but puffy shoes look silly.

[@NAgeetee]

They really should bring back the original Kalis.

[@villiantwo]

straight up! I bought the new ones they kinda suck

[@HypnoSkateboarding]

I think it may be reissued come 2019

[@HypnoSkateboarding]

Madeline Monahan i swear those are the kalis lites. The OG ones are being remade

[@bsdecoder]

Madeline Monahan Nah, check the heritage page of DC’s website. They’re releasing the way they were.

[@trancemaster871]

The og kalis is coming back spring 19 the lynx this year kalis next year

[@runningamuck11]

crazy watching this in 2019 and being able to own a pair of Kalis OG

[@jonnylyden]

DC should just scrap their shitty surf and snowboard division and focus on making skate shoes 💯 it aint that hard to bring back the Kalis & Lynx models

[@turdchurner4012]

durandutz lynx was already brought back and they did it justice. I had 3 pairs

[@HypnoSkateboarding]

kemp stevie, kalis & the lynx are being reissued! Posts about it all over ig. I think DC took notice of kids/older heads who really did that era of skating. Even bringing back droors clothing

[@trancemaster871]

Lawrence Veloso yep your right

[@benjaminlinietsky731]

@@HypnoSkateboarding thats really rad! DC's putting their efforts where they need to be. Much respect

[@leersay]

for me, Will Marsh did this shoe so much justice, his whole look & style really re-sold the 90/00s style to me again

[@JostenDooley]

really wouldn't mind to be able to the Kalis ones brings back memories of my beginnings to skateboarding.

[@mattmolloy636]

JostenDooley2 yeah, but as long as it isn't in the way they brought the Lynx back. They need to just slim the sole, remove the excess stuffing from the collar/ tongue/ upper, and they 100% need to keep the airbag.

[@ristohanninen1969]

Nice video. The sound mixing was terrible though. Levels all over the place and that music on the back was useless and distracting.

[@Ckypwnd]

Risto Hänninen its outkast man

[@remaining1986]

Huh I felt exactly the opposite

[@GRIMM2197]

Mixing isn’t even that bad there’s just no noise gate

[@andrerobberts6892]

@ 0:14 Love that 9th wonder boom bap instrumental it made this video absolutely monumental and the shoes are 🔥🔥🔥

[@zombiemachinery4868]

I think the Rick Howard 2s are the best looking pair of DC shoes ever made.

[@mattscantlebury4566]

Bring back the JK7, loved that shoe . The DC wolf is one of my favourite Dc shoes ever .

[@lionjedi]

Awesome video. The Kalis One was my first shoe when i was twelve! I made a good choice. it took me far!

[@tim1309]

Very dope, I'm liking these. You got a fan here, man.

[@jeremiahpatterson6232]

Got my Lites on the way. Looking forward to skating them! They got me hype to rip!

[@JurassikBBL]

how long did they end up lasting you, im guessing theyre destroyed right

[@jeremiahpatterson6232]

@@JurassikBBL unfortunately they ran small so I had to send them back.

[@AsocalRedneck]

Anybody know the name and artist of the song at @0:25

[@utterutternutter]

Funny to hear him surprised at people skating the Lite’s back then, it’s probably the model he skates the most now!

[@JackVo]

I like The kalis over muska - Muska's career is too short, Kalis is still killing it.

[@johnnyindalecio4577]

Love this dude Josh Kalis style is lite 💥💣🔥👌🏾🤙🏾

[@anthonykopetsky752]

Really dope shoes I got the black pair and the blue butter goods pair

[@redlash5640]

i love the kalis 7th ...

[@Remmy0930]

Its still hard for me to believe what skate shoes have become these days...ALL vulcs and slip ons with cupsoles being completely axed. Fucking crazy. Its also crazy to me that board companies hardly make anything under an 8 anymore. I skated a 7.75. I wanted to start skating again so I went to the skate shop to grab a deck and there wasn't a SINGLE deck there that was under an 8. Shits changed ALOT from my days skating and im not sure if I like any of the change that has happened.

[@emantejada3178]

yeah its true Josh Kalis last longer.. i have that shoe that time last for 1 half yrs. and really one my faverite shoe in my entire skate life

[@mitchellmonaghan1351]

Best shoe's ever so comfortable..best for chillaxin

[@overkill7990]

The Kalis JK7 was the best shoe I ever skated but I guess they'll never remake it because there's no nostalgia for it since it was from the mid-late 2000's. These days skate shoes feel way cheaper & less comfortable than they did then though.

[@ggk4xlb91]

Enough with the horrid remakes, give the world back the original lynx. Skating in those was the best. I will say though that I preordered the black/gold Kalis lites, really stoked to see how they perform. Heard they skate like the lynx did, so i'm quite excited to see for myself if that's true.

[@alienteriyaki8960]

Bring back real skate shoes !

[@AntonioAio]

just bought 8 pairs kalis OG, different colors

[@GageTcoTEAM2TURNT]

Wanna hear something funny Kalis.. My first skate shoe was your pro model.. guess what shoe a ran to for years after.. your pro model lol.. Then I got on my Stevie kick and had a lil more in common with his style so I went with his pro model after that for awhile but both were straight heat then and now!!!

[@wikedwun]

SLB 23 hands down one of the best shoes to skate in but Kalis had some of the best looking skate shoes

[@sethrider6625]

DGKALIS fucking legend

[@abuhaneefa7422]

Dc needs to reissue syntax model.. real fast!!

[@christopherbayard1982]

I skated with josh kalis at southside skatepark. He came up to me and asked me for weed. I said I didn't smoke. He was still cool as fuck.

[@Souran123]

Yea Ahaa that's chill! What did he say when you said you didn't smoke

[@trancemaster871]

Dc needs to bring the kalis truth back

[@tim1309]

Kinda wish you turned the mic up and the music down a little bit when Kalis is talking tho, just a little hard to hear him and I'm watching this with headphones on.

[@GustavoAlves-ot5ij]

Please Ripped Laces, your website have the best reviews out there! Do one for the wolf s!! Please!

[@TheXitone]

The word shoe sounds fuckin mental after you say 200 times .Shoe.

[@turdchurner4012]

Eek a Mouse once in a while that will happen with a random word with your brain. The first time it happened to me it was shirt. Shirt. Shirt. Shirt. Who the fuck decided that was the combinations of sounds to make reference to that object we wear? Uh Oh it just hit me again. Wear. Wear. Wear. Wear...

[@Deadpoolmasterchief]

I remember airwalk

[@eppyz]

Back in the 80's my skate shoes were what ever was on sale at Big 5. I remember getting the OG Jordans there for $20 a pair in various colors. Now the same shoes Nike re introduced and are selling them for $100-$200 a pair? WTF? Been a Vans shoe guy since the late 80's loved the Docket Shoe Vans had of late and now it's cancelled??? Shoes man who would ever know they would be worth something years down the road.

[@guccimanes_left_sock]

they are buck fully with the old models

[@internetvide0]

Kalis was the shit but back in the day really didn't like those type of shoes.. circas, globe, dc because they too bulky. The Osiris D3 was the worst skate shoe ever.

[@mattmolloy636]

Tony Roberts that's why some of us ended up skating non-skate brand shoes. Don't get me wrong, there were still some bigger shoes that were okay to skate in like the Es Accel/ Koston 2, IPath Cats/ Grasshoppers, Converse Chany Pro 1, etc., but for every one of those you had some monstrosities like the DC Verdict or the Es Cyber/Scheme. Those shoes looked like a fucking computer virus on your feet. Idk how the Osiris video The Storm video even came out, they were better off skating some Steve Madden platform shoes. I will say that the shoes of the 90's were a better value as they actually lasted for quite a while. Especially those DC Kalis/ Williams/ Lynx shoes, since they had those bulletproof PAL AB 2000 toe caps. Tbh though, one day we're gonna look back at the 2010's and be like "why were we skating in bullshit shoes that were like wearing socks?" Skating a regular ass pair of Chucks isn't exactly doing your feet any favors, and you have to live with your feet for the rest of your life...

[@White00t]

oh i loved the accel. sal midtop/lynx/adidas torrent/ ...i like these adidas busentiz proi got last time. need to stop getting drunk and get back out there

[@Ckypwnd]

Tony Roberts bulky shoes for days love that style

[@TheRickyp83]

matt molloy the majority of skate shoes back then were better for skating than the paper thin garbage they make these days that'll guarantee to give you heel bruises. Of course there were some bad ones that were more about looks than function but most I wore back then were better than most trending shoes these days that I've worn. As you mentioned, the Accels, one of the all time best shoes. Many 'eS shoes were great back then. DVS made quality shoes as well.

[@AsocalRedneck]

White00t You read my mind

[@kbergrgb]

Are these skate shoes or what??

[@grahammalcom9869]

so i love josh kalis since dc vid but he hates the shoe i love ... how come, man ?

[@heelturnsface]

Caine Gayle quit DC because Kalis got his first pro model and he didn't.

[@AsocalRedneck]

Jawanna Man bahaha what a bitch

[@JefeDeJefes8484]

Jawanna Man yeah then went to Axion. Loved the early Axion days and what a team.

[@SirMbenchodewala]

Idk kalis i would want a 69 camaro to drive like a camaro or even better but the ogs still lookin better lol

[@Billiamkimber]

Kalis lying out his ass he had NO input in Sung Choi’s design 😂

[@junkieml4564]

Retro

[@openm2ke_810]

For me I like the look of the shoes and the style but as a skate shoe DC just aren’t my style, I find them too big, the new vans ultra range are so comfy and light weight and easy to skate in

[@jimistinger1604]

The quality of DC shoe's nowadays sucks though.

[@JerryF00]

Those were really skate shoes not like nowdays shitty shoes.