to think that 28 years ago... all of these tricks just made sense to Rodney. Truly the godfather of modern skateboarding.

@shottingham

4 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt. There have been many, many influential people since, but Mullen is like the patient zero of tricks. :v

@xxgoldmoney

4 жыл бұрын

To this day we’re still not at that level. Probably 10 more years before IG kids start doin casper slides on the regular

@GrimeLab

4 жыл бұрын

Thinking the same how much Rodney up'd the game with his tech skill set

@brandoloudly9457

4 жыл бұрын

dont forget daewon

@AspiringSpaceWizard

4 жыл бұрын

Brando Loudly No one gives him enough credit. Natas and gonz are the true godfathers of what we consider street skating doing gnarly shit. I love rodney but he did most of his tech tricks pretty slow he didnt shred fast as fuck like gonz and natas did

"The biggest obstacle to creativity is breaking through the barrier of disbelief" -Rodney Mullen

@MrTmac2023

4 жыл бұрын

thats deep :3

@ShootinStickz

4 жыл бұрын

woah

@SeniorTurner

4 жыл бұрын

Man was smokin gas

@ryugo7713

4 жыл бұрын

Just one good acid trip and this will make sense kiddos.

@thisfuckiscrazy

4 жыл бұрын

"I read this quote on Wikipedia" - Chris C

Man, I bet Rodney would be so proud and happy to see you recreating this stuff and getting so creative with skating in general, if he hasn’t already! Gotta meet him and make a video, gotta make it happen.

@tommyvizzle

3 жыл бұрын

It'd be a great resolve to have Rodney appear on one of these vids!

@thesickness431

3 жыл бұрын

Yooo nice seeing you here! Love your stuff!

@patrickstefanek3842

2 жыл бұрын

@@tommyvizzle yes

@kent2621

2 жыл бұрын

8th 8

@Woody-kg3ld

2 жыл бұрын

He would be so proud if he hasnt already? What?

In 1989 a friend and I drove an hour to see a Rodney Mullen freestyle demo in some random parking lot in San Marcus, TX. Toward the end of the demo, Rodney asked if there were any tricks that the crowd wanted to see. My buddy and I yelled out "Ollie Rocket Air," and in one try Rodney landed one. And by ollie rocket air, I mean he did an ollie, grabbed his nose with both hands, put both toes on his tail, and then somehow got the board back under his feet and landed on the bolts. I know that freestyle != street skating, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone else land one.

@rogerelzenga4465

4 жыл бұрын

Waaah that is insane! i only seen rodney mullen from VHS video's ive collected in the late 90's (im european btw) i was sooo freaking mindblown and made me want to skateboard like that! But talentless me struggled HARD but loved every second of it, the payoff was so great when you did land one of those tricks! Best one for me personally was a fakie Casper 540 on a bank! made all my friends soo fuckin proud! and others might say, thats easy! and sure it is for others but as i stated; im not talented.

@daevid21

4 жыл бұрын

Roge Elzenga ive been on and off trying to kick flip for 5 years lol

@cloud_monkey422

4 жыл бұрын

Steven Davidson Lol

@Mike-kd2vs

4 жыл бұрын

I try to Heelflips for two Years. XD

@ericwilliams7374

4 жыл бұрын

@@daevid21 trying practicing them in your back yard holding on to your fence. Seriously, try it this way....first using two hands to hold onto the fence. When you get good at doing kick flips in the back yard holding onto the fence with two hands, move to doing them with one hand....then move to no hands, then once good at that move out on to concrete....then go on to doing them while moving. I learned all my tricks this way, got really super good ( no where near pro, but extremely happy with my skating abilities)... One 9f my favorite tricks was to do a kick flip to disaster slide ( or back side rail slide, I use to be regular footed, or skate with my right foot forward)....

when will we see you interview mullen about how difficult these tricks are etc?

@kaleb7299

4 жыл бұрын

I have been asking this for a while now. If there's anyone to interview him then it has to be Jonny 'El Mencho' Giger, no one has come close to recreating his tricks...

@shottingham

4 жыл бұрын

@Wilt Chamberlain GOD of NBA Are you okay?

@xxgoldmoney

4 жыл бұрын

CHINA MAN LOVE BOARD WITH WHEELS AND MULLEN

@peterbull3955

4 жыл бұрын

We all know Mullen secretly follows this channel in silence...

@Jesticles85

4 жыл бұрын

I've seen him say that some tricks he's done for video parts would take hundreds of tries. He felt bad for the filmers lol

Keep up these Rodney Mullen vids I'm glad your keeping his tricks and style alive.

This man really did an impossible to anti Casper slide and then just re-did it because the angles on his cameras were messed up

Wow man. I admire your resilience. I used this video to teach my children how you keep trying until you get it.

@mangamonsta7465

4 жыл бұрын

That is righteous and a great way to instill some perseverance into your kids

@chriszhlybear4139

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah you sound like a good dad. Respect.

@Mmmmilo

2 жыл бұрын

To be honest, that only works if you’re actually capable of doing something. Practice doesn’t always make perfect.

the sheer amount of determination alone that it takes to learn something like this is just badass.

@mattp8654

2 жыл бұрын

I was feeling the pain myself watching how many attempts it took to land it! Solid!

@calvinpoolidge8788

Жыл бұрын

Many stories about how Rod would disappear for hours and come back with a new impossible trick that he'd tried hundreds of times while gone. Persistence and the joy of thinking up something to blow your own mind, which others might think is cool too. RM is the greatest.

you should interview Rodney Mullen and show him some of his tricks that you’ve done and talk about them!

@alfonsocvu

4 жыл бұрын

How can we make Rodney see this

@Xpayne1

4 жыл бұрын

@@alfonsocvu tweet, facebook

@irishRocker1

4 жыл бұрын

@@Xpayne1 he's been to the berrics. Maybe they can make it happen

15:05 is when he successfully does the move

@Idisagreethisisnotanon

4 жыл бұрын

Thaddeus Stern thank you

@stepaukob

4 жыл бұрын

thanks

@Cheva-Pate

4 жыл бұрын

👍

@cooterswift916

4 жыл бұрын

@Sofyien Gilis it wasn't clean, needs to be clean

@jonathancolon5394

4 жыл бұрын

@@cooterswift916 4:10 cleaner then second attempt camera catches his back foot touching box at 15:49 stopping his momentum pause it at 15:51

Man, you did that with such crazy control. Plus those try’s brought back A LOT: It was a rainy winter day in SD with the Plan B Filmer (Slosh), combing the city for parking garages. Slosh was huddled-up on the cold cement the whole freakin’ time- never gave up. I rolled away with the trick,, and he got the flu! Jonny, know how HONORED I am by the way you go after these and how you speak about it all... And know that in 28 years, what you did just now will still be in you; that feeling never leaves us. Cool we get to share that, at this level- we all do, at every level. What a gift skating is...

@onthewattle

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Rodney. That’s a decent podcast on the Cultural Revolution. Are you interested in revolutionary history as a whole? I spend a lot of time studying Ireland’s struggles from Wolfe Tone to the Easter Rising to the Troubles. Also the Anarchist history of Spain and the Spanish Civil War. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for the tricks, man! Shredder! Love from Aus, mate.

What I appreciate about your show is you show the many many failed attempts. Now I realize that for every amazing trick on those awesome skate videos I saw growing up, there were hundreds of bails. Mad respect for your dedication to craft.

You know it’s a Rodney Mullen trick when you do half of it and it looks dope

gotta challenge for you jonny: Rodney Mullen's impossible late varial kickflip from questionable 1992.

Man, Rodney is such a nice guy I bet if he see's these tricks you've been doing of his that he'd be even happier than you are landing them. Fantastic video as always.

Man, I really like how you take your time to recreate these tricks. Don't see many doing that. Much respect to you, Jonny. You have definitely become one of my favorite skaters.

The one thing I love about each one of these videos is this guys dedication

The background with the mountains and clouds was perfect.

@chriso6974

4 жыл бұрын

@Jamey Craig it looks 100% the same here in tyrol, austria :D

@chriso6974

4 жыл бұрын

@Jamey Craig Ok, just googled him. Its switzerland. So it explains the similarity to tyrol :D

@NSS36069

4 жыл бұрын

Jamey Craig thts what I thought too. It was either the wasatch mountains or the mountains west of Denver.

@chriso6974

4 жыл бұрын

@@NSS36069 It's Switzerland.

@NalbertWattam

4 жыл бұрын

Right? Those mountains are SICK AF

Love how you film all the attempts. It enables everyone to relate to their favorite skaters. That we all start off rough but if you push yourself and never give up, you'll get it.

Everyone: yes I landed a never been done trick yesss Jonny Giger: Oh ok I guess I did it...hmmm needs to be cleaner. Let’s do it again

@patrickisboard

4 жыл бұрын

@Wilt Chamberlain GOD of NBA Caps lock is on.

@registeredsexoffender4901

4 жыл бұрын

@Wilt Chamberlain GOD of NBAIt's not like you're any different.

@bobbyisland

4 жыл бұрын

@Wilt Chamberlain GOD of NBA stop yelling ur scaring the kids

@a.r.4822

4 жыл бұрын

@Wilt Chamberlain GOD of NBA no need to insult him, he's obviously right STOP YELLING AT US

@a.r.4822

4 жыл бұрын

@@11BscoutNG I honestly don't get this reference, but at least I'm aware of this

Legacy of Mullen is strong here 10/10

@maxiepattie85

4 жыл бұрын

Skateboarding before a nose Skateboarding before THPS Skateboarding before the internet I've been blessed 🙏

Lots of skaters post videos online, but nobody does it like you, Jonny! You structure these to educate, not to show off. That's as appreciated as it is rare! 😍

Incredible caspers, Jonny! You're without a doubt my favorite skateboarder after Rodney. I haven't even touched a skateboard in over a decade but watching your videos brings back so many memories even though I sucked at skateboarding. After seeing the last two videos and your casper slides, I'm thinking you could pull off a backside casper slide too. The way you slide sideways in the casper stance makes me feel doing it backside would look crazy cool. Don't think I've ever seen the trick either. Give it a try if you happen to see this comment!

this dude is just a beast

Didnt know that all it took to teleport is to be a profesional skater (watch the car 7:56)

@alexigr5110

4 жыл бұрын

No way, the probability here omg !

@jgibao

4 жыл бұрын

Its another car but in the exact same spot ahaha

@catsoncoke

4 жыл бұрын

That’s crazy

@a.r.4822

4 жыл бұрын

@@jgibao Captain Obvious entered the chat LUL

@pierrerenou6198

4 жыл бұрын

Just insane they have exactly the same speed

I love how your videos show the level of determination and repetition required to get mechanics of what's going on in the trick. As always well done on a great video!

I love that you show the work that it takes to land these tricks. 4:40 - till the WHEELS FALL OFF!

The editing in the last few videos has been incredible. The skating and the music choices.. This is great content! Thank you and be safe.

@JonnyGiger

4 жыл бұрын

McKillaGuerilla2 glad you dig it! been putting in a lot of time in these 🙏🏼❤️

@tomshanks4092

3 жыл бұрын

This music is standard KZread copyright free music but I’m actually trying to find out what the violin with a 4 beat track is and I can’t find it haha triplejump use it on their videos too

@tomshanks4092

3 жыл бұрын

Jonny Giger can you please tell me what that tune is dude? 😂😂 🙏

Year 2048: some crazy skater lands all Jonny's tricks

@lordfixie6192

4 жыл бұрын

#RodneyGiger

Rodney's talk on TED is incredible.

Amazing how Jonny has to keep 1 upp’ing himself cuz hardly anyone else is doing these kinds of tricks. Such a technical bad ass man this is why he’s my favourite skater. Sick vid Jonny 💯💪🏾 🔥 🔥 🔥

Well done dude. You are among the best staters on the planet, you know that, right? I can only think of one skater better off the top of my head, and that is Rodney Mullen himself....

Nobody: Jonny: Bleeding everywhere while casually setting up a board and whistling

@JonnyGiger

4 жыл бұрын

TheGlennPlays 😂😂😂

@ItsJADA

2 жыл бұрын

Lets see a Backside Feather flip to 180 Revert and I'll Parteon for 6 months... My word is bond

This is my favorite trick of your impossible tricks series. I looks sooooo good. So clean.

Your inspirational skate videos make these rough times a little easier to deal with. Always look forward to your insane skate sessions. Thank you Jonny!

I wonder if Jonny ever got to meet/skate with Rodney? also, I wonder if Rodney has seen Jonnys vids

@Dee-nonamnamrson8718

4 жыл бұрын

I doubt it. He doesnt seem like the type to really care what anyone else is doing. Rodney seems like the type that would skate everyday by himself and land the craziest tricks, but never tell anyone or film them.

@SeniorTurner

4 жыл бұрын

nonam namrson great comment

@ccloudleaf

4 жыл бұрын

@@SeniorTurner agreed

@NoNam3_xLeaderX

4 жыл бұрын

Farore agreed

@nestorportela6771

4 жыл бұрын

@@NoNam3_xLeaderX agreed

That was amazing, congratulations Jonny for landing that twice! Not to nit-pick but Rodney's was more of a slide, and this one was more like a bounce. It needs to be longer and a cleaner slide to be comparable. But yes, AMONG MORTALS this was the best so far! :)

@lanceuppercut6168

Жыл бұрын

Also, it's more of a dark blunt, less anti casper, but impressive nonetheless :D

Jonny, I love your videos and have been a subscriber for about a year. I have a 2 year old who I love showing your videos to because there is not a better example of hard work, persistence, calmness in the face of frustration and the eventual elation associated with accomplishing your goal. It's a great microcosm for a general approach to life. Thanks for doing what you do. Right now he's running around the house saying, "Keep trying and trying and trying!". I think the lesson is getting through.

I can't believe that I just watched with excitement for a quarter of an hour someone trying this insane trick by Mullen over and over again and not being bored or impatient at all. Congratulations, Jonny, for getting it done and big respect for your persistance. Very inspirational!

Wow, I just watched Mullen's part where he performed this trick, this morning! Love your content Jonny!

@xxgoldmoney

4 жыл бұрын

Proof or it didn’t happen

I love how when he finally lands he just rolls away all chill. \m/

@JonnyGiger

4 жыл бұрын

Dikard VonDoom best feeling 😌

@mileng3958

4 жыл бұрын

Looks better for his next skate part 😉

@Lukashtnr

3 жыл бұрын

@@JonnyGiger whats the Name of the beat/Song at 8:50? Would be insane If you read this

Such beautiful videos ... the vibe, the skating, the surroundings, the Heart ... Rodney would be SO touched by your tribute to his skate art ... but also by your own joy in doing it for yourself and then sharing it all with those of us that love and appreciate the art and "unlabellable-ness" that is "skateboarding"

I really appreciate how you leave lots of attempts in, it hammers home how important perseverance is when you want to get good at something. I wonder how many attempts it took Rodney to nail some of his most famous tricks on camera.

I can't wait to see jonny attempt the Casper to treflip

@thomasbenton3633

3 жыл бұрын

I think he did that already

WE LOVE YOU GIGER!

That is absolute sheer will, as a former skateboarder I remember when “Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song” video had just come out….and remember thinking not only are the guys on another level but the level of creativity and imagination is something I had never seen before. I had a whole new appreciation of the sport. I’m so happy to have stumbled across this video, I could actually feel this man’s frustration. It actually make me want to pick up a skateboard again and land that switch flip back tail that I gave up on 10 years ago….but after enough sprained/broken ankles that is no longer possible. So that being said to all those talented young guys out there…. the window is short so keep on pushing and land that trick. You will regret not landing it when you get older. This was awesome to watch and take a push down memory lane, Thank you 🙏🏻

I love watching you progress through these legendary Mullen tricks. Way to go man!

15:11 me when I was 11 and landed my first 2 inch ollie

@wild-radio7373

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah! #stillCool ;)

Insane how good he is

When you hit it looks so natural. Loving your videos. The dedication to your craft is inspiring.

Seeing stuff like this just shows what ppl with extreme dedication have.

Dude, there is a white van ALWAYS passing through. They are watching you sir, they are watching you.

I remember when I was a kid and got my ps one and the first game I bought was thps. Unlocking Rodney Mullen's Skate video blew my mind.

I can't imagine how long it took you even to cut all the attempts and make the video ... what a great lesson to see you commited and trying again and again without giving up. A great lesson that I show to my son to encourage him in learing new tricks - failing is also part of the learning process ... we improve a little bit at each failed attempt.

bro, your persistence is incredible. Truly a legend!

me at work: "ya, i have time to watch jonny try a trick for 20 minutes."

Stay safe out there!

And 28 years later, that somebody is you! Congrats man, that was satisfying to watch. Hope Rodney sees these someday!

It’s so crazy how when you land it it looked soo effortless. It’s amazing how much dedication it takes. Sick trick!

Quarter of the way through the video and I came up with an analogy:landing trick can be done, but it’s like completing Ninja Gaiden 2 on Master Ninja Difficulty without taking damage’

As a car guy, it was nice to see the vehicles in the background, too. ;) Those multi-axle dump trucks (a few of them had 5) were especially cool.

I started skating in 2000 and always watched Rodney's parts from around that time, but I just recently watched his Virtual Reality part and thought that this exact trick might be the craziest I've seen. I love that you made this video, very well done!

When you land it in the second session it looks so effortless and smooth. Nice video like the effort you put in.

Johny: "skatepark" Skatepark: some wood on the floor in the middle of nowhere Me: stressfuly writing it down

2:20 this edit is soo sick😂

Big props for landing that! I started skating by skating flatground and may i say, getting caspers the normal way and moving move than 5 ft is an EXTREMELY UNREAL CHALLENGE! Anyone who can do one reverse deserves a goddamn metal!

Part of why I love your vids is the background is absolutely stunning.

Jonny, when you are skating and film filming, are with your thoughts sometimes already with editing?

@technofaza

4 жыл бұрын

Change Gamer what does this mean

@JonnyGiger

4 жыл бұрын

Change Gamer haha yeah sometimes and then i‘m like „comon boy, focus on the trick“ 😂

Petition to rename the Anticasper to the Ghostbuster slide. Like to sign😂

Just started learning skateboarding at the age of 29, you are a true inspiration. Keep it up and stay safe

Perfect trick. Perfect landscape. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Did anyone else think he was going to do an impossible into an anti-casper slide based on the title?

@hirumaryuei

4 жыл бұрын

I definitely did. I was like wha?

@SeniorTurner

4 жыл бұрын

Either way still Badass

@Potentiation

4 жыл бұрын

Zachary Turner totally agree - pretty much anything Johnny does is badass

@AspiringSpaceWizard

4 жыл бұрын

Ya not sure if id call this an impossible, maybe like 1/3rd of one but no more that doing saying a “kick flip “ darkslide. Its just darkslide it doesnt do a full kick flip just half.

Is that music from Home Alone? Haha!

@Anarchy421

4 жыл бұрын

It made me think of Home Alone too!

@JonnyGiger

4 жыл бұрын

Barry Ellis it reminded me of it, but i‘m not sure :) it was just fun to edit

The Giger did again, truly impressive to see you redo these tricks. Thank you man!

Watching your dedication and determination to learn these tricks is absolutely awesome man. Enjoi watching your videos, keep it up!

in other news I landed a shuvit 20 minutes ago lmao

@alantaylorfc

4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations

@acrowsnest_t6630

4 жыл бұрын

Any tips bro ? Im learning it right now but i cant land it

@sicklad9798

4 жыл бұрын

aCrowsNest_t just shuv the board with ur back foot and do a little hop then land

now do a nollie tre out...

when you get your balance, you kill it every time, no matter what the trick, i love these videos, reminds of me back in the day spending hours trying figure out kickflips, heelflips, and the world blowing up after that, rodney is such a legend , itd be very hard to truly imitate him, but you land these insane tricks, its awesome, but keep that balance in mind captain, you know that, but, never hurts to keep it in mind

Amazing dedication Jonny. Congratulations!

15:00 for the trick landing

i want to see you and rodney play SKATE

You’re the most patient man ever! Nice one Jonny 👌🏻

I'm really impressed. You made a few but they were kind of sketchy. Glad to see you keep trying until you legit stomped it. Crazy good job Jonny!!

How you know you're a loner. When this supposed quarantine has no effect on your life.

@brahforreal3157

4 жыл бұрын

You’re just mentally strong unlike all these mentally weak sheep

@mangamonsta7465

4 жыл бұрын

@@brahforreal3157 Ehh, one can be introvert and weak. But usually the intelligent tend to accept and almost prefer isolation.

It doesn't count when you add grip tape under the nose of your board!!! Just keep at it until land it for real!

Congrats on conquering that one. And not to forget to mention your endurance to try again & again & again... looking forward to see more of those "impossible" tricks.

this is good for young skaters to see. Its not always like a skate video with people pulling off trick after trick with ease. This is the majority of your time when you are a skater. practicing and practicing until you finally land it the first time (whatever it may be). And then practicing even more so that you can almost do a trick "on command." And the feeling when you reach each of these milestones with each new trick is SO rewarding. Skateboarding actually teaches a ton about hard work.

Man, your dedication to this is unreal. I can't believe how many times you go through it but kudos bro you always get it done.

I wonder how long it took for Rodney Mullen to get that trick down. Jonny Giger spent 2 whole days on just trying this one trick. Crazy! What I love about these vids, and skaters in general, is that they try over and over and over again until they get it down. Never give up!

I'm not a skater but I enjoy the heck out of your videos. I was a big fan of Rodney Mullen growing up so I can appreciate the level of difficulty of the tricks. It's inspiring to see your dedication and I smile at your success. Best of luck and health to you! Thanks for the awesome videos

After watching this series...I`m starting to think Rodney just had CGI before anyone else. Mad respect to you for making these, loving them. You are amazing.

I am going to show this to my youngin who gets discouraged easily and doesn't understand the benefits of persistence and building muscle memory. I think you will serve as an inspiration to not give up when things are challenging. Great work. You've earned yourself a sbuscriber!

For a regular Casper slide I use to cut an inch of grip tape off and wax the section I cut the grip tape off of. Finding this channel makes me want to start skating again

So much respect to you for the absolute dedication you have

I thoroughly enjoyed this...I learn quite a lot watching you. Thank you so very much for all you do!!!

Rodney Mullen tricks are insanely hard to perform. Rodney Mullen is a legend, like an Elder God. Congrats, Giger! You are a legend too!

2:03 in the background looks like the biggest flat bar to ever exist lol . Bravo Mr. Giger 👏

these are awesome. Im happy you are finally tackling the casper slide variants. It'd be cool to see a longer casperslide on the longer side of the manny pad. Best luck to you!

man, even as someone that doesn't skate you can feel the years of practice, persistence and the intuition that went into creating that trick rodney mullen, what a true freestyler. good job, Jonny, you kept at it, and it paid off!