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In this podcast episode we talk to the founder of the Swiss longboard brand Rocket Longboards. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the company, Daniel tells us about the beginnings and the development of the brand. Rocket Longboards are deck manufacturers and have specialized especially in the segment of downhill skateboarding. Paul and Felix talk to Daniel about how boards in this segment have changed in recent years. Listen in and learn more about how the Swiss longboard manufacturer produces their solid longboards and what has changed in the new collection.
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From the Netherlands we are joined online by Maarten van Heel. Annika Rudolph represents the fast growing longboard dancing scene from the Ruhr area and Philipp Baumann tells us about the Hamburg scene. Since we are planning to publish more episodes on this topic we would be happy if you would like to join us and tell us about your longboard or skateboard scene.
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The topic of this podcast episode is the foundation of the International Longboard Dance & Freestyle Federation (ILDFF). Our guests Simon and Werner who are developing this project are talking about the mission of ILDFF to support and grow the community and to make the sport more popular.
Having a lot of experience in organizing contests and knowing very good the needs of the community, Simon and Werner (as well as the other current members of ILDFF) came up with the idea to bring all the unwritten rules and regulations from different contests into a written form. They have used the pandemic by creating a first rulebook for longboard dancing including guidelines on competition formats, scoring mechanisms, specifications of materials and safety measures.
Simon and Werner
At this point they're presenting the first draft of the rulebook to the worldwide community and collecting the feedback. They have also launched the official ILDFF website, where you can request the rulebook and learn more about the missions of the federation.
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This month we talked to the legendary Michael Brooke. Michael is author of the first comprehensive book on skateboarding the concrete wave and the founder of the concrete wave skate magazine. Michaels story is about a lot of incredible coincidences that brought him to where he is today. His new book "The Endless Wave" talks about skateboarding, death & spirituality and is available for free here: (https://www.docdroid.net/EiCRUm9/endless-wave-pdf).If you want to know how these things are connected and hear all of Michaels story listen to this episode of the podcast.
Cover photo by Scott Starr
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some links:
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Antonio is from Hamburg and started skateboarding in 2000. He came to snowboarding after several years, where he became an instructor pretty quickly. Unfortunately, 10 years ago he had a tragic snowboard accident and has been paralyzed since then. But that still hasn't stopped him from practicing different kinds of extreme sports like skiing, wakeboarding or downhill-longboarding.
Listen to this episode to find out how Antonio made it back on the board after his accident and how he is developing sit-downhill-longboarding as a sport.
follow Antonio on Instagram: @antonio.hoempler
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In this special episode we talk about the Hamburg Longboard Open 2021, which is a Longboard Dancing and Freestyle contest organized by AWHOU! and Skateboard eV Hamburg. Linda and Paul interviewed some people at the aftershow skatesession, like judges, participants and winners as well as the organizers of the event. In the conversations you can feel the happy atmosphere and how glad everyone is that the contest could take place again after a long break.
Interview partners:
Simon Arsenidis , Olivia Berger, Deborah Keser, Sergej Schwarzkopf, Bram Alferink, Christopher Graham, Philipp Baumann, Anastasia Kuzina, Tobias Seifert, Marshall Brettschneider, Christopher Weggler
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In episode 10 Felix and Paul get to talk about one of the things they love most about longboarding: the technical details. They answer all the technical questions you had like: "What part of your board should you replace first?", "How many parts is a longboard made of?" and "What is this rake people talk about?".
This episode is a bit different since we don't have a guest who we're interviewing. Let us know how you liked this style of episode and if there is anything else you want to know!
As there is a lot of things that are hard to explain with audio only we put here all the links and pictures that the guys referenced:
10:17 Parts of a RKP truck
Reverse Kingpin Truck (RKP)
15:50 ROJA Trucks
23:25 Rake (source: https://stokedrideshop.com/blogs/trucks/the-ultimate-longboard-truck-guide)
31:00 "Truck Geometry | Sabre Longboard Trucks UK"
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Did you know that Studio Longboard was more or less started at a party? Or which skating discipline the owner of Studio Longboard - Sergej Schwarzkopf - likes most? How come that Linda and Paul are on the podcast and what are their skate-stories?
This episode, we reveal the story behind Studio Longboard and of the people being connected to it. Sergej tells us about his life and how skating helped him after moving from Kazakhstan to Germany when he was a teenager. And also about his journey from having a well-paid job at a big company to making his dream come true and own a skateshop and recording studio.
Paul and Linda are both skaters, but their journeys, experiences and interests in skating differ quite a bit. Even more interesting to hear about their stories. Enjoy listening to this great interview in a very familiar atmosphere and make sure you’ll get to the surprise Q&A at the end! -
Now it's time to talk about Long Distance Skateboarding. This episode is gonna be split in two parts. In the first part Linda and Paul talk with our local LDP expert and experienced skater Yannick about the basics of Long Distance Pushing and Pumping (LDP).
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In this podcast episode we're excited to have Shiran Habekost as an interview partner. Shiran is not only a skater, who knows the skateboard scene since the 1980s and has founded some skate stores and skateboard brands in Hamburg. As he is part of quite a few national and international skateboarding clubs and associations for many years, he became an expert in structures of skateboarding.
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Brandon is not only pro-rider sponsored by many great Longboard brands like Paris Trucks or Powell Peralta, he is also the brand manager of Moonshine MFG and one of the most famous longboarder on social media like Instagram and TicToc.
In this interview Linda and Paul are talking with Brandon about how he came to Longboarding, how he became a pro-rider and about his life as a longboarder and his former and current projects.
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Studio Longboard Podcast in cooperation with Draft Train Media
In this Studio Longboard podcast we talk about skate- and longboarding communities and all the different styles of skateboarding. We do interviews with professional riders, manufacturers and other interesting people in skateboarding and longboarding scenes.
Pantheon is a Longboard brand from Colorado, United States.
The brand Pantheon Longboards is specialized on distance and downhill boards. The ingenious design of the boards, especially the double drop boards, makes them so special and very successful. Whoever has ridden a Pantheon board will immediately notice the difference.
Jeff tells Paul and Felix from Draft Train Media how he came to skateboarding and board design and what and who is behind Pantheon Longboards. He answers all your questions you sent us on Instagram and explains the subtle differences between the different decks. You will also learn a lot about the philosophy of the Pantheon Longboards, the process of creating new boards and what new designs will be coming in the future.
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In this Studio Longboard podcast we talk about skate- and longboard communities and all the different styles of skateboarding. We do interviews with professional riders, manufacturers and other interesting people from the scene.
If you have any suggestions for interview partners or topics, please send us an email at [email protected]
The episodes of the podcast will be published on the 5th of each month. We have released 4 episodes so far and the next one will be released on December 5th. This episode will be by far the longest . Our interview partner Jeff from Pantheon Longboards has a lot to tell and report. We look forward to many interesting conversations in 2021. Unfortunately we are not always able to invite guests directly into the studio, so the sound quality is not always the best. But we hope that you can understand everything and have fun listening.
We thank our previous guests: Valeriya Gogunskaya, Deborah Keser, Abuga Aroni, Jeff Vyan and Brandon Desjarlais for their openness and the great conversations.
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Interview with downhill254 / Abuga Aroni
In this Studio Longboard podcast we talk about skate- and longboard communities and the different styles of skateboarding. We do interviews with professional riders, manufacturers and other interesting people in skateboarding and longboarding scenes.
Abuga Aroni is a downhill longboarder from Nairobi, Kenya. He is running the blog "downhill254" and became recently a member of Landyachtz flow team. Linda Bull and Paul from Draft Train Media are discussing in this episode with Abuga about the longboarding scene in Kenya, about how he came to Longboarding and his sponsorship with Landyachtz.
podcast recording at Studio Longboard
Here is one of the blogs from his website about how to slide on a longboard:
HOW TO LONGBOARD SLIDE: A BEGINNERS GUIDE
In this episode Paul is mentioning the Venom-Podcast. Here is the link to the podcast: Venom Podcast -
In this episode we talk with Deborah Keser from Cologne, Germany about how she came to Longboard Dancing and her life as professional longboard rider and designer at BTFL boards.
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As some of you may have noticed, we had the enchanting Valeriya Gogunskaya visiting Hamburg in August. Valeriya gave skating workshops with us in longboard dancing and freestyle. At the end of her visit we found the time to record a podcast with Valeriya and talk to her about life as a longboard dancer and the longboard community in Portugal. The interview was conducted by Linda Bull and Ray Dymke from Draft Train Media. At this point we would like to thank Valeriya again for her visit and the funny interview. We are looking forward to welcoming her soon in Hamburg again. And now enjoy our skatepodcast!
Podcast Episopde 1 - Downhill-Longboarding
