What life lessons can you learn from skateboarding?

I realised there is a lot to be learned from children's playfulness and activities. In fact, the lessons learned from skateboarding can be very well applied to our daily life! read more

You’ll probably never know how hard it was for your parents to let you go out and try skateboarding. Knowing you’ll get hurt—and being willing to deal with that—so that you can be active and happy, that is no easy thing. read more

Well, if you open your mind you can learn your life lessons anywhere. Skateboarding, football, spiritual practice, meditation, the work you've had it with, playing with your children - everywhere! This is a true “Zen from Amsterdam” point of view: Get your lessons anywhere and anytime. read more

Short answer, if you just wanna learn how to push and ride, it will take you a couple of weeks. If you wanna learn the basics of a particular type of skating, a couple of months. If you wanna learn how to be half decent at any particular type of skating, a couple of years. read more