NYJAH CONTINUED....

....STILL PROFILING NYJAH





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• He owns a Mercedes-Benz CLS with some red and black accents added to the mirrors and wheels
• Uses the ELEMENT rise up deck, size 8.0"
• Got to own his first house at age 17
• His father holds old footage of Nyjah and does not want to release it
• After he cut his dreadlocks, he gave one to 'Thrashers magazine' and the mag handed it to the winning team in their competition, 'Thrashers King of the road'
• He went broke at the age of 15.
• He is good friends with rapper and up coming skateboarder Lil' Wayne and he appeared on Game's Celebration video along side the rapper and other pro skaters



TODAY HERE ON

ON THE GEEK TODAY

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Today on your favourite skate blog, we go ahead and still profile your skater of the week, Nyjah. We continue to count down to Street League and we give profiles of the skaters competing in barcelona and we give your their chances of winning the most coverted skate prize of all time. You will get your dose of skate tips and today's tip is, HOW TO OLLIE. And i almost forgot, Skategeek brings you a little piece of skateparks in South Africa. So to all of you outside of Africa looking for a little Safari, this is what you want to have your eyes glued on.

And just put on your GEEK glasses, get on that skateboard of yours and lets go skate.

PEACE   

Review

BOARD REVIEW

CLICHE CARBON LIGHT SKATEBOARD



TYPE: carbon fibre light

WOOD: Canadian maple

Size: 7.8" & 31.8"

The board is made for tricks for sure, because it is light yet the make of the maple wood and the fibre make it the longest lasting skateboards of all time, i totally think thats the best feature of the board. Since it is so hard to break apart I recommend this board for those hardcore skaters who are eager to skate everything. Another feature i really like is the 'pop' in it, it pops so easily and higher, so beginners should enjoy it like that. I have personal experience about this baby, its not only good but its just what every skateboarder needs in their best pet.

Rating: 5 out of 5



HOW TO SKATEBOARD: TIP 1

• How to ride

Firstly, you need to figure out what foot is your best foot. The foot that you use to get on the stairs first is the foot you are going to use as your front foot, if that foot is your right, you skate 'Goofy', if it is your left, you skate 'Regular'. Now, to ride, with your two feet on the skateboard in position (your front foot behind the front bolts and your back foot on the back bolts), you move the board foward with your front foot(kicking) and then padle from the ground with your back foot (pushing). Do it slowly until you feel comfortable enough to go with speed.

X GAMES skatepark

Montjuic Olympic Ring Esplanade skatepark in Barcelona

Check out the Street League skatepark your pros and favourite skateboarders will be thrashing in, the old Olympic stadium did not go to waste. It is one of the best street skateparks for sure.

NYJAH HUSTON FACTS

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• He revealed in 2006 that he is a vegen, been so since birth
• His father is of Pueto Rican decent
• He has competed in 34 skateboarding competitions, from 2004 and still counting
• Launched a skate company, I&I, in 2009 but it was short lived.
• He is in his secon sponsorship stint with Element
• Has a non profit organisation called 'Let it flow', and he host a skate exibition at The Berrics indoor skatepark to raise funds for the organisation
• His twitter handle is @Nyjah_Huston



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 Good day, now that Skategeek is up and running. You skaters are happy, today we continue with giving you the facts about this week's profiled 'Skater of the week' and that is Nyjah Houston. We take a look at the Street League venue in the spanish city of Barcelona, the Montjuic Olympic Ring Esplanade, we get all of you ( including me) who cannot go and will be watchin on ESPN jealous. We profile the whole park and we also profile some of the best skateparks in South Africa. And we also give skate beginners a lesson on how to get comfy on your board and ride, plus we profile the skateboard of the week. Lookout for the best in skateboarding and then tell a friend to tell their friends to tell their moms to buy them new skateboards and check out the blog. PEACE