The first time he steps on a board, he falls off.

Feeling the sensation of being taken away by wind and a set of wheels, he chooses the wrong form and foot placement resulting in the board flying from beneath him, causing minor injuries, but more importantly frustration and determination.

After watching and observing “M”lady” (with a suggestive wink) he learns the form and the way to maintain balance through pushing.  

“When I look at things — I over analyze.” This quality allows Uri to progress in skating without touching the board. He doubts in his new ability.  After pushing off and rolling away like a professional, he breezed by his girlfriend like a subtle wind while she stood surprised by his ability.

Street surfing is smooth sailing until something almost everyone overlooks and never fears causes his first fall.

Since learning that he falls victim to a solid enemy — a pebble. “Just a small pebble caught my wheel.”  He fails to see it coming.  “I just fell.”

His gruesome road rash rings up and down his forearm to his hands marking his attempt to save himself from this enemy to every skateboarder.

“To be an honest true skateboarder, you have to get back up and try and try again and learn from each experience and mistake.”

Warning:  “May cause death” is printed on most boards like a deterrent and scares some away most from the sport, but falling and injury is inevitable.

Longboarding differs from other types of skating because of the sense of smoothness it creates.  It offers a sense of skating ease and brings more fun than other forms. Longboarding changes the other forms of skateboards by allowing skaters to switch out the longboard wheels for the skate wheels and create a completely unique experience.