That Jaws block jump on the waterfront is in Louisville, KY at waterfront park. I drive by that spot 4-5 times a week. Went to go look at it a few years ago after seeing the Jaws clip, those block steps are massive. It looks much bigger in person once you see how high up it is.
The only time I went to louisville where I had the chance to check the spot out myself, i hopped up on the blocks to view from the actual launch point. It was honestly insane.
Mann!!! I'm originally from Lexington!! Moved to Orlando FL. On tour with my band!! I actually did a life goal and got ink (a tat) in Louisville (which is ur from KY, you kno its pronounced "Lullvull" not Louis-Ville or LOOSIE-ville LMADO!) But MANN!!! of I was still touring I'd get the Pirates to take me there in a lil down time!! Before we were LOCK STEP AND GONE off to another state for another show!!
Frankie Hill did the 1st notable drop. It's pretty much well documented. I think it's in the Powell video "8". It was mind bending at the time and still is pretty gnarly as he appears to hover a little from the grab. Frankie Hill ftw.
I remember seeing Nyjahs first part when he came about, I was just stunned and those dreads went hard! Glad to know he is still setting the bar and winning skate comps!
Still props to Jamie Thomas. He set the field we have now. An absolute legend that inspired me to do my biggest 13 stair land back when I was 17. 43 now, and I’d rather take bone collagen supplements than do that again 😂 still got that 13 Stair rail K grind landed too 🤙🏻 it’s only because he showed us that going massive was possible back then. Kids be shredding so much more these days, and it’s frocking awesome how the level has been lifted.
Absolutely. Besides the drop stuff, Jamie Thomas and Chad Muska are hugely influential on the particulars of modern street skating. They didn't invent street by any means, but they refined the style to primarily be handrails/hubbas, stairs, and gaps, and variations of grinds and flips on those. As opposed to the more "tech" style that a lot of street skaters did before them on smaller obstacles. Seriously if you watch old 90s skate videos (which I often do) and then watch modern parts from pros like Huston and Chris Joslin, the influence of Thomas and Muska on modern street style is undeniable
Yeah. Somehow this missed Frankie Hill’s ollie, the original world-renowned most massive gap of all time, in the biggest video at the time. Probably “the ollie heard ‘round the world” even more than the un-landed Leap of Faith.
@BeerDrinker_69 dividing and multiplying by 3 is actually how you get yards. Not meters. Not to say your advice is wrong, it's just amusing how dumb the American measurements really are.
@@THICCTHICCTHICC Meters and Yards are pretty much the same thing, (1 meter is 1.09 yard.) I shoot MOA and MRAD so I'm aware 👍 And I agree on the Standard system but I use mils for shooting and everything I drive is metric lol.
Jamie Thomas inspired me too pick up a skateboard back in 1994 when I was 14 I skated for 8 years at shopping center car parks, in cities, at skate parks, on the street, and it was a great part of my teenage and early 20s life
Wallenberg is 4.3 ft high and 7.5 ft long? You must not be aware that you said that. Good video. Shows the courage, toughness, and mental strength skaters poses.
Man the biggest gap I ever hit was a 10 stair in Norcross, GA when I was a freshman in high school. I can still feel the impact thinking back. I also ollied the 3rd stair of the Atlanta 4, I was too much a puss to do the whole thing 😂 man I miss those days.
8:45 i counted 8 kinks including the one he didnt hit at the very beginning due to having to olly onto it. Man..ive watched the sessions of him trying it and my lord did he get beat up every way possible. It was truly an example of heroic perseverance.
I went there in person for the first time yesterday and DAMN does it look MUCH bigger in person 😢 (and yes I tried it and no of course not I didn't land it)
Still props to Jamie Thomas. He set the field we have now. An absolute legend that inspired me to do my biggest 13 stair land back when I was 17. 43 now, and I’d rather take bone collagen supplements than do that again still got that 13 Stair rail K grind landed too it’s only because he showed us that going massive was possible back then. Kids be shredding so much more these days, and it’s frocking awesome how the level has been lifted.
You missed the huge drop Frankie Hill did at the end of his part in the Powell Peralta film Propaganda. As a skater who loved to Ollie off massive drops this one is the stuff of legend.
The gnarliest thing about big rails is having the ability to bail them relatively safely. People don’t understand how much skill it takes to not die on rails that big if u bail lol
"Going over trick in 'Need That' could be a video in itself." Yeah literally. The 9 Nine Club dedicated a whole video just to doing exactly that. Hahaha
each step in a stair is 17.5 cms, people trip when you make steps smaller or shorter than that; you can easily calculate staircases (exceptions: staircases in preschools)
I met nyjah at in n out Hollywood he was kool/chill. I later found out he was next door at Hollywood high school skating the rail, man wish I saw him their instead
Average stair step is 7-1/2". I fell off a telephone pole working, thankfully I was a skater for many years and landed on my feet, approx. 25-30', I landed good, but crushed both heals and fractured a vertebra. Anything over 10-15 foot you enter a new lever of risk.
the tribal mindset in hating on Nyjah is unreal.
The casual "Schilling NFTs" made me lol. Ive been to the need that ender rail and i was once again mind blown to see how much gnarlier it is in person
hi
The frist one is just crazy, absolute insane! Never seen anything as crazy as that!
Yeah I literally thought it was fake as first and was like "NO FUCKING WAY?!!" 😳
It is fake watch the video lol
🤦♂️
You mean anything as clearly fake as that?
That Jaws block jump on the waterfront is in Louisville, KY at waterfront park. I drive by that spot 4-5 times a week. Went to go look at it a few years ago after seeing the Jaws clip, those block steps are massive. It looks much bigger in person once you see how high up it is.
Zack Gerber also barspinned it on a bike.
The only time I went to louisville where I had the chance to check the spot out myself, i hopped up on the blocks to view from the actual launch point. It was honestly insane.
Mann!!! I'm originally from Lexington!!
Moved to Orlando FL.
On tour with my band!! I actually did a life goal and got ink (a tat) in Louisville (which is ur from KY, you kno its pronounced "Lullvull" not Louis-Ville or LOOSIE-ville LMADO!)
But MANN!!! of I was still touring I'd get the Pirates to take me there in a lil down time!! Before we were LOCK STEP AND GONE off to another state for another show!!
He’s the Goat of hitting big gnarly shit imo
@@xx7secondsxx ayyy, thats sick! What band're you in? i'll give you guys a listen!
Frankie Hill did the 1st notable drop. It's pretty much well documented. I think it's in the Powell video "8". It was mind bending at the time and still is pretty gnarly as he appears to hover a little from the grab. Frankie Hill ftw.
Not Eight, it was on Propaganda I think, the one before Eight.
I remember seeing Nyjahs first part when he came about, I was just stunned and those dreads went hard! Glad to know he is still setting the bar and winning skate comps!
Still props to Jamie Thomas. He set the field we have now. An absolute legend that inspired me to do my biggest 13 stair land back when I was 17. 43 now, and I’d rather take bone collagen supplements than do that again 😂 still got that 13 Stair rail K grind landed too 🤙🏻 it’s only because he showed us that going massive was possible back then. Kids be shredding so much more these days, and it’s frocking awesome how the level has been lifted.
Absolutely. Besides the drop stuff, Jamie Thomas and Chad Muska are hugely influential on the particulars of modern street skating. They didn't invent street by any means, but they refined the style to primarily be handrails/hubbas, stairs, and gaps, and variations of grinds and flips on those. As opposed to the more "tech" style that a lot of street skaters did before them on smaller obstacles. Seriously if you watch old 90s skate videos (which I often do) and then watch modern parts from pros like Huston and Chris Joslin, the influence of Thomas and Muska on modern street style is undeniable
How are the bone collagen supplements working for you?
Chad Muska set the field to where it's at today...
I just bought a new board at 43 after 25 year break. Excited and nervous to roll again
Frankie Hill was the OG of going big!
Was just going to say, Frankie was way ahead of everyone. Also the Gonz was ollieng off everything in the mid 80’s.
Was about to do the same
Laban Pheidas ollied some big dropoffs in the early 90s
Yeah. Somehow this missed Frankie Hill’s ollie, the original world-renowned most massive gap of all time, in the biggest video at the time. Probably “the ollie heard ‘round the world” even more than the un-landed Leap of Faith.
Frankie!!!!
As an European the measurements in foot leaves me with no idea of how wide these gaps are 😁😂
About 2-3 Big Macs
@@SkateOrDie seems about right
@BeerDrinker_69 dividing and multiplying by 3 is actually how you get yards. Not meters.
Not to say your advice is wrong, it's just amusing how dumb the American measurements really are.
@@THICCTHICCTHICC Meters and Yards are pretty much the same thing, (1 meter is 1.09 yard.) I shoot MOA and MRAD so I'm aware 👍 And I agree on the Standard system but I use mils for shooting and everything I drive is metric lol.
you should try Google, or maybe learning a single conversion factor, or just generally stop being dumb, but we get it Nils, ur European
Jamie Thomas inspired me too pick up a skateboard back in 1994 when I was 14
I skated for 8 years at shopping center car parks, in cities, at skate parks, on the street, and it was a great part of my teenage and early 20s life
Love how they're new ledgends still being made.... like the Miami Leap of Faith! New one to put into the skatespot's list
The blunt to blunt was definitely amazing to see.
I had a Nijah deck. have respect for the shorts alone lol
last night I did a blunt to blunt to blunt to Ben and Jerry's
He has returned!
I know right
8:07 I love the final shot of randoms just watching a realizing what they just saw was amazing and worthy of applause.
Skateboarding ages you a lot!! It’s amazingly brutal!
I’m happy you warned not to try these at home because I was already going for it 😮
Like Frank Reynolds says "Go for it go for it"
I would've loved to see some Steve Caballero shots, he was a pioneer in long rails slides and grinds.
I'm surprised this video has only 918 likes. This was an awesome video. Mixing some history and old school skaters with the new school. Thumbs up 👍
Probably because the guy's a complete poser
Wallenberg is 4.3 ft high and 7.5 ft long? You must not be aware that you said that. Good video. Shows the courage, toughness, and mental strength skaters poses.
For the record, it’s 4.3 feet high by 16.5 feet long (that’s about 1.35 by 5.25 m). Wallenberg is insanely long for it’s height
NEED THAT is the best video part in Skateboarding history.
Idk who told you that Wallenberg is 7.5 feet long, but that’s completely incorrect. Each step is roughly the length of a person.
Man the biggest gap I ever hit was a 10 stair in Norcross, GA when I was a freshman in high school. I can still feel the impact thinking back. I also ollied the 3rd stair of the Atlanta 4, I was too much a puss to do the whole thing 😂 man I miss those days.
8:45 i counted 8 kinks including the one he didnt hit at the very beginning due to having to olly onto it. Man..ive watched the sessions of him trying it and my lord did he get beat up every way possible. It was truly an example of heroic perseverance.
How Nijah's team scouted those rails for his newest vid is the craziest part
I think David Gonzales deserves some honourable mentions when it comes to rails
How the fuck does Frankie Hill get no love. That dude was sending before any of those guys. Godfather!
One person that isnt in the video is Danny way, hes one of the goats for real
I'll never forget when Henry did that kinked rail.
jus split my finger open but skate or die dropped a new vid😎
How can you Forget Dave Bachinksy Kickfip on El Toro I feel like it doesn't get talked about enough
Right. I still remember seeing that for the first time way back then and couldn't believe it. Growing up El Toro was always like the pinnacle of sets.
oh word, I forgot about that 💯
Still the only flip trick landed down it
@@JayTheHelmetGuy Jaws did a kickflip melon and Joslin pretty much did a 360 flip
Cause he’s from the east coast
Thanks for covering past and present hoghlights of skaters who have made history. Keep them coming! 🛹👊
Hoghlights lol
Nyjah really does have some Narley slams.. Oak just goes for it. Let the haters say what they want. He's a Legend of Skating..
Great video, needed something like this
Haven’t watched you in so long because I thought that you quit RUclips but I’m back
People really be hating on Nyjah because he’s too good and lands his tricks too clean..🤦🏼♂️ smh
Amazingly instructive good job man you really get me in this one ! New sub ! ♡
Wallenberg is not only 7.5 ft in length lol. It’s 4 feet 4.8 inches in height and a length of 16 feet 6 inches.
I went there in person for the first time yesterday and DAMN does it look MUCH bigger in person 😢 (and yes I tried it and no of course not I didn't land it)
I was looking for this comment. Because there’s 0 chance that gap is anything close to 7 feet
Wow hes back after a month
I like this guy 🪵
David Gonzalez’ Posessed to Skate part should at least get an honorable mention 😁
Feet, feet, feet… all in and about measurements in feet… you have a international audience dude 😉
Your Wallenberg measurement is way off.
Great compilation ! Thanks for sharing 🙏🍹
Omg nyjah is too robotic? 😅😅 you mean he's too perfect?? Gosh why are skaters such haters? 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Dam Orion really be living rent free in other youtubers heads 😂😂
Jamie thomas is from my home town of dothan, Alabama. It gives me hope.
Still props to Jamie Thomas. He set the field we have now. An absolute legend that inspired me to do my biggest 13 stair land back when I was 17. 43 now, and I’d rather take bone collagen supplements than do that again still got that 13 Stair rail K grind landed too it’s only because he showed us that going massive was possible back then. Kids be shredding so much more these days, and it’s frocking awesome how the level has been lifted.
the closer in the vans Kyle Walker/unchained melody part will be forever burned into my mind.
You missed the huge drop Frankie Hill did at the end of his part in the Powell Peralta film Propaganda. As a skater who loved to Ollie off massive drops this one is the stuff of legend.
Agreeng Completely
Frankie Hill had some big ones, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen them. 🤔😬
macba 4 block was, now its 3 block ! Gread vid. Tx.
And Jaws wears Footprints.... That's saying something about the body jolt. 😳
The gnarliest thing about big rails is having the ability to bail them relatively safely. People don’t understand how much skill it takes to not die on rails that big if u bail lol
Nyjah Huston is the Tom Brady of skateboarding.
Nice video dude keep up the great work
What about Frankie Hill!!! He was the original Pioneer. He should've been mentioned.
Crazy moves.
Wha about Frankie Hill back in the day doing that giant stair set??
That first trick holy smokes.
"Going over trick in 'Need That' could be a video in itself." Yeah literally. The 9 Nine Club dedicated a whole video just to doing exactly that. Hahaha
The nyjh crooked 180 is def the sickest shit ever. Except maybe kick flip to backside nose blunt.
"need that" nyja got that dooooog in him for that. hes too good
I think Nyjah just did his latest vid to shut the haters up. I think it worked. And if it didn't it should've lol. It was fuckin crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great video , really enjoyed it 👍 😀
It's a backside krook that Nyjah does. Not frontside
Impossible to get everything but the water tower gap rounds this out
Nyjah with that mid-crook 180 swing tho. It's art.
Missed joslins 360 flip over the davis gap and miltons kickflip into the carwash bank. Also ishod bigspin love gap
My knees hurt watching this
This is the most insane thing I've ever seen 6:20
Fr right???
Nah bro is trippin; responded to himself💀
Yes my favorite RUclipsr posted
Bru this list is my warm-up
These guys are falling 3 stories and rolling away… I fall in my kitchen and can’t walk for a month. Life is unfair
At the beginning of the video Frankie Hill in 1990/1991 should have been mentioned, definitely
HEY your back after a month missed u
love or hate his personality, you cant, with a serious face deny nyjahs skill man. hes so sick.
Everytime I see footage of Jaws my knees start hurting. Dude is going to need some replacements later in life.
Isnt there that huge silo ollie gap ?
He Bs crooked that rail and the down part brother!
Amazing best of 👍👏
Jaws went and measured a lot of his old drops with a tape measure recently, funny enough
letss gooo another vid from the goat!
dawg i gotta live vicariously through your vids i just broke my ankle skating last night plz be careful people
gl bro, just got done healing my broken ankle
It happens. Gotta keep those ankles straight man :)
Also make sure to strenghten them when u've recovered man. Can help a ton
For kinked rails and grind/slide transfers on the same rail/ledge look back to 1996 at Charlie Wilkins - Sheep Life of Leisure
Wallenburg is not only 7ft. long. At least 16 ft
1:56 Diego Bucherenni?? Wait til Diego Bucchieri hears about that guy!
😅 I caught that too!
each step in a stair is 17.5 cms, people trip when you make steps smaller or shorter than that; you can easily calculate staircases (exceptions: staircases in preschools)
Front crook for Nyjah? No, it was backside bro.
Imagine being so good that people says it looks too good. Hate all you want but that skill doesn't lie.
0:37
Yes please.
That sht is AMAZING
Who is this lmao
"Longer than Nick Cannons list of baby mamas" 🤣🤣🤣
I met nyjah at in n out Hollywood he was kool/chill. I later found out he was next door at Hollywood high school skating the rail, man wish I saw him their instead
Let's go love the video it is sick
Average stair step is 7-1/2". I fell off a telephone pole working, thankfully I was a skater for many years and landed on my feet, approx. 25-30', I landed good, but crushed both heals and fractured a vertebra. Anything over 10-15 foot you enter a new lever of risk.
yuppiie another well put together video
Those highschool stairs jamie thomas jumped are in tony hawks proskater 1 too
Steve caballero did some weird rails
Nyjah pulled a FS Overturn on the Rail in Til Death
Finally uploads
The most replayed option really be out here exposing sk8 or die fans