Besides the vibrant Rap music sóng, subtle Graffiti, street drawing, BMX (mountain bikes), Skateboarding (skateboarding art) and FMX (off-road vehicle) has been engaged young people. First of all, let's find out what these sports are and why it bring the appeal to players and viewers.
Skateboarding (skateboarding) is the act of performing on the boards with different techniques. Skateboarder often called skater. Skateboarding can be considered an art, sport, a hobby or as a means of transport. However, due to the technical complexity of skateboarding and requires creativity, many people still see it as an art of skateboarding street art. The boards often are ellipse shape, color on boards are showing personality and style of its owner. Skaters are originated from the activities surfing in California in the 1950s.
The strong development of the hip-hop movement helped Skateboarding quickly become the preferred goal of the youth. Statistics of American sports association in 2002 with 12.5 million players, then until 2005, there are about 32 million people participated in this game. Skateboarding technique gives players the feeling of generous, adventurous, is to assert himself. Players feel that technical ingenuity, strength of each jump. Skateboarding has attracted players and viewers by the feeling special.
Skateboarding has evolved over four periods from the first period, in the 1950s, skateboarding is an art form gradually from the surfing activities in California. Meanwhile, skateboarding just called "fake surf" (emulated surfing). By the mid 1950s, when the first companies Skateboarding are launched, especially the appearance of the skis in the movie "Back to the Future", skateboarding began flourished. Skateboarding magazine was first launched in 1965 and the first world championships were also held in the same year. But by the late 1960s, art of skateboarding started to go down along with the collapse of a series of skateboard factory.
Second period began in 1970 with invention of Frank Nasaworthy, skis is using a synthetic resin, giving players more speed and easier to manage. However, until the late 1970s, skateboarding continues to go down. Third period started in the early 1990 with the formation of free skateboarding category (freestyle skateboarding). This type of technique is attractive young as 360-degree rotation in the air, or slip on the stairs ... However, young people perform skateboarding so much in the streets that led to the ban from the US judiciary to ensure civil liberties. This caused further slowdown skateboarding for a while. Before necessities as well as the passion of youth, the manufacturer has invested in research of high-tech skis and push it into a new sport full of personality. The synthetic material has skaters feels excitement for players. The playground is also designed to help the skater freedom their technical performances.
Skateboarding has become a culture of young people in the western countries and is being replicated in developing countries and is an integral part of the X-games competitions worldwide.
Evolution of skateboarding has put it into two directions with quite different characteristics. The first direction keeps it to the original specifications with street performances. It creates the impression a wild skateboarding. Second direction of Skateboarding world movement is modernizing, putting it into a sport competition with the emergence of skateboarding stars. It was the appearance of the X - Games Tournament by ESPN sports channels.
This is where the skater brings together hundreds of professional and amateur athletes as well as other people participating in the exchanges and competitions. Evolution of Skateboarding in recent years is also due to the appearance of this contest - where the skater can perform techniques gifted skaters. Along with hip-hop movement, skateboarding has expanded worldwide. Pictures of the rapper appear always associated with the skateboard. A new lifestyle is spreading around the world strongly.
