㉑episode The soccer bowl flip SK8-60
My favorite skateboarding trick is the kickflip. The kickflip involves jumping like the ollie while riding the skateboard, rotating the skateboard vertically once in the air, and then landing on the skateboard. I was left with a strong impression. However, I stayed away from skateboarding and never thought I would get involved in such extreme skateboarding. As five years were about to pass in my subconscious mind, this soccer bowl flip caught my eye as I was struggling with old age and aging(As I have written many times on this blog). This moment completely changed my life. I'm going backwards through my age, headlong into skateboarding tricks like crazy. As soon as I can do the ollie like in the old days, I will try this skateboarding trick that I have always admired.
I was searching for the kickflip videos and happened to come across a video of the soccer bowl flip. I almost skipped the video because it was a soccer bowl flip (because I practiced enough this trick for the kickflip), but I ended up watching it anyway. When I was watching a video, I saw that this trick was introduced by putting down the front legs while skateboarding and rotating the skateboard around with the back legs to ride. I thought it was this trick to do while standing still. Even if I say so myself, but older people were explaining it. In this video, I felt depressed about the tricks for older people. The video I watched was an explanation that led to the kickflip. This video explains how to do the soccer bowl flip trick quite well and how to deal with it. I spent months thinking and thinking wrongly based on the videos I had glimpsed, and when I went for a ride, I had a scary experience. Learning the soccer bowl flip might have been a little easier and safer if I had watched this video and practiced first, but would I have swelled that insane amount of enthusiasm and determination? I feel like I never started skateboarding again. I felt indescribably complicated feelings. I really thought that life can change dramatically with the slightest misunderstanding and timing. Currently I'm working towards the skateboarding trick. If the timing had been different, would I still be worried about how to spend my retirement and aging? That situation could have been a terrifying sight for me. Choosing at a crossroads in life seems to be a complicated and irreversible situation. Turning the age of 60 was the biggest turning point in my life. As I was approaching the age of 60, skateboarding, which had been disappearing for me, revived my life of youth and strength. My passion for skateboarding tricks is overcoming the aging barrier.
・・・・・・・ I am grateful for life of skateboarding tricks.
(・・・End of Episode 21・・・・・・・・・・・・to be continued・・・・・・)