Slowly getting better in smith grinds! I started to focus on pinch point to get more stability and when I feel safe enough I with pinch point I'll go for longer grinds :-D

#skate #sk8 #streetboard #streetboarding

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♲ Rebeka Catalina - 2024-04-25 11:57:21 GMT

Improving my smith grinds

Progress of learning smith grinds.
https://media.tube.tchncs.de/videos/08f4ebf9-0096-46c2-bae0-6a01e8cf23b8-1080.mp4

https://media.tube.tchncs.de/videos/ccdce252-ab9b-4ec9-a91a-aa24886a82e0-480.mp4

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https://media.tube.tchncs.de/streaming-playlists/hls/8ce78c57-7701-4f4f-9471-1fbfdf789830/0f9d23bd-1ff1-46ec-94a9-9c83246a7b3e-360-fragmented.mp4

One of my absolute favorite grinds is Barley grind <3

#streetboarding #skate #sk8

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♲ Rebeka Catalina - 2023-10-14 08:23:53 GMT

Barley grind

A short video of two barley grinds (FS 180 to switch FS smith grind) - one with switch frontside 180 out.
https://media.tube.tchncs.de/videos/d8bf02de-0157-4d2c-87db-1c0c70e4e8e9-1080.mp4

https://media.tube.tchncs.de/videos/086ba6db-898f-44ff-adbb-3aceca17c695-480.mp4

https://media.tube.tchncs.de/videos/cf4546b5-5190-4201-b62a-6c9b515d8890-360.mp4

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https://media.tube.tchncs.de/streaming-playlists/hls/dbf9be49-2dbc-41b6-98b6-de978ac65e99/ac1fe05b-7f5c-48b7-8f32-946fba63bd2b-480-fragmented.mp4

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This was yesterday evening at skatehalle.berlin :-) True, it's just a 50:50 - but this curb is not so easy to grind. To stay on the curb for so long is the challenge. I don't really know what it is, but it feels little weird sometimes to grind this one. It is kind of mellow. Wax helps a log for sure to make it more slippery to make it possible to grind it for longer, but for example when I come from the other sind and make barley grind on it (barley is FS 180 to SW FS smith grind) which is one of my absolute favorite grinds, then I'm usually just able to grind it's half, because I wasn't yet able to stay on it for so long.

A good challenge for sure. Another goal of mine on this curb is to grind the whole one with good speed in a solid way and finish with 360 out at the end :-)

#sk8 #skate #streetboarding #grind #challenge #longGrind #lateSkater

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♲ Rebeka Catalina - 2023-09-28 23:03:48 GMT

Getting better

https://media.tube.tchncs.de/videos/65834392-ee8f-4bb1-b223-f0b0f4624224-720.mp4

https://media.tube.tchncs.de/videos/c3b00f06-1161-4453-a2b2-309d388ded92-480.mp4

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https://media.tube.tchncs.de/streaming-playlists/hls/b149918e-c006-4e12-b3ac-3757f6783848/5a09184e-f22f-450c-8f75-2ead9ed090e7-360-fragmented.mp4

When discover a place that you want to skate one day and which is quite a challange...
when you start to visit the place again and again to check respectfully if you really want it...
when you have visited the place a few times now and you ask your friends to be there with you soon and once the day has come....

The emotional chaos before... when you need half an hour or more... you start and ride the direction and see how it feels like and repeat this a few times.

If you then just make the decision to go for it and really go for it - if you get closer then and you just continue....

when you go beyond the point of being able to stop... and then you realize to go for it is the only way...

... when you "stay cool" even if the thrill kicks and you jump....

... when you are in the air and you forget everything else and you feel this special kind of joy....

This is skating <3

#skate #sk8 #streetboarding #streetboard

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♲ Rebeka Catalina - 2023-09-17 05:31:19 GMT

Kind of success

I dared to give it a try... until here succeeded :-D Maybe next time I'll do the trick, too :-D
https://media.tube.tchncs.de/videos/f9788d30-feb9-42c6-8c57-3f75fd9cf565-480.mp4

https://media.tube.tchncs.de/videos/0c65f2e9-a27a-49c8-ac6b-fd53a769758c-360.mp4

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https://media.tube.tchncs.de/streaming-playlists/hls/9f7b2ef2-d509-4c24-9b10-ec098537361e/fbef033f-e018-43c8-964e-372ad4d72310-360-fragmented.mp4

#streetboardworlds2023 #streetboard #streetboarding #snakeboard #snakeboarding #skatepark #worldcup #skate #eindhoven #netherlands #snakelikeagirl #girlsskate" title="Screenshot of an instagram posting by streetboard_worlds2023 with the following content:</p><p>Rebeka Catalina @streetboard_gurl IS IN for 2023 Streetboard World Championships!</p><p>Ready to fight for the!</p><p>REMEMBER<br>Registration open until JULY 31<br>Link in bio</p><p>#swc2023 #streetboardworlds2023 #streetboard #streetboarding #snakeboard #snakeboarding #skatepark #worldcup #skate #eindhoven #netherlands #snakelikeagirl #girlsskate">

Since today it's official: I'm in at the streetboard world championships in Eindhoven (NL) this year!! \o/ :-D

The link to the instagram posting (for those who are interested) is this one:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvJsck2KZNq/

But I have uploaded the video to my peertube channel as well:
https://tube.tchncs.de/w/rqAd96Mv1a2KRQMD71v9wv

I'm so excited!! :-D

#skate #sk8 #streetboard #streetboardworlds

I see quite often skaters ride with half-open ball bearings. The theory behind this is that the dirt comes in easily and goes out that easy, too. Sounds somehow logical and weird at the same time - so I want to test that soon times. Have just prepared an old set of bearings :-)

#skate #sk8 #streetboarding #skateboarding