Skateistan is a nongovernmental organization providing lessons in skateboarding, environmental health, information technology, art and language in a coed setting to hundreds of urban kids in Kabul, Afghanistan. Below, a short documentary on the movement, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel.
(*Previously featured: striking images of Afghani skateboarding youth by photographer Noah Abrams.)
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Clean your skateboard griptape
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Wax a surface for grinding
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Kickflip and ollie on the Ripstik
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Do a foot plant on a skateboard
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Build a rad kicker launch ramp for skateboarding
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Adjust the Chain on a Razor E200 E300 Electric Scooter Easy Way
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Do a hippie jump on a skateboard
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Make a cheap grind box
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Tie a skateboard shoe
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Make a ledge grind-able for a scooter
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Make a skate grind box
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Do skateboard eggplants at a skatepark
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Walk the Dog on a skateboard
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Make sharp turns on a skateboard
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Do a frontside flip on your skateboard
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Do the toe-side pendulum on a skateboard
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Turn on a skateboarding ramp
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Tail slide on a skateboard with Rob Dyrdek
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Hardflip à la Tony Hawk & Erick Koston
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Perform a fakie big spin on a skateboard
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Clean your skateboard griptape
How To:
Wax a surface for grinding
How To:
Kickflip and ollie on the Ripstik
How To:
Do a foot plant on a skateboard
How To:
Build a rad kicker launch ramp for skateboarding
How To:
Adjust the Chain on a Razor E200 E300 Electric Scooter Easy Way
How To:
Do a hippie jump on a skateboard
How To:
Tie a skateboard shoe
How To:
Make a cheap grind box
How To:
Make a ledge grind-able for a scooter
How To:
Make a skate grind box
How To:
Do a frontside flip on your skateboard
How To:
Do skateboard eggplants at a skatepark
How To:
Make sharp turns on a skateboard
How To:
Do the toe-side pendulum on a skateboard
How To:
Walk the Dog on a skateboard
How To:
Hardflip à la Tony Hawk & Erick Koston
How To:
Tail slide on a skateboard with Rob Dyrdek
How To:
Turn on a skateboarding ramp
How To:
Perform a fakie big spin on a skateboard
3 Comments
There used to be a time when skate boarding seemed to be a symbol of a troublemaker.
Now it's providing a sense of freedom to the youth of Afghanistan. Heartwarming.
I am so happy for the little children of Afghanistan
Skateboarding, sport of the heart!
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