Trippin’ Tuesday at Defy Boardshop!

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Good morning, today is Trippin Tuesdays! That means big savings at Defy Boardshop for you! Today ONLY, buy any tee or tank top in the store get the 2nd tee or tank top 50% off (MIX OR MATCH). Offer is valid on sale items. Stop by and mention “Trippin’ Tuesdays” to get in on the deal!

We have a bunch of great new gear from Diamond Supply Co., Obey, RVCA, and LRG for you to choose from.Feel free to mix tees and tanks on this offer! Offer valid today, April 9, in-store ONLY, so come down to the shop and get hooked up!

The Zoo York Crew Hits Yankee Stadium

The Zoo York Skateboarding crew hit the Mecca of baseball, NYC’s Yankee Stadium, for a nighttime skate session. Check out Chaz Ortiz, Brandon Westgate, and Dave Willis as they shred at the “Bronx Bombers” home.

Defy Boardshop stocks only the best brands in skateboarding. Come by the shop or go to our website http://www.defyboardshop.com. to fill all your skate hard goods, footwear and apparel needs.

Street League X Games Barcelona Final Results

Under the sunny Barcelona sky, Nyjah Huston won yet another Street League competition beating out P-Rod by scoring an 8.5 on the final trick of the event. Talk about drama. Ryan Sheckler looked like he would make it into the finals by dropping some pretty heavy hammers in the prelims, but was held up with an ankle injury. The finals included Nyjah Huston, Paul Rodriguez, Sean Malto, Torey Pudwill, Manny Santiago, Chris Cole, Mikey Taylor, and Luan Oliveira. Check out the highlights of the finals above with Eric Koston and the Ride Channels’ Clem

Final Results
1. Nyjah Huston
2. Paul Rodriguez
3. Manny Santiago
4. Sean Malto
5. Luan Oliveira
6. Mikey Taylor
7. Torey Pudwill
8. Chris Cole

Defy Boardshop stocks only the best brands in skateboarding. Come by the shop or go to our website http://www.defyboardshop.com. to fill all your skate hard goods, footwear and apparel needs.

Erica Yary at the Blind Skateboards Damn Video Premier

Everyone’s favorite female skateboarding personality, Erica Yary, hit the premier for Blind Skateboards newest video, “Damn.” Erica talked with Kevin Romar, Filipe Ortiz, Leo Romero, Sewa Kroetkov, Nyjah Huston, Sean Sheffey, and many more. Check out the video of Erica doing her thing at the Damn premier.

Defy Boardshop stocks only the best brands in skateboarding. Come by the shop or go to our website http://www.defyboardshop.com. to fill all your skate hard goods, footwear and apparel needs.

Converse Skateboarding in Boston with Zered Bassett

The newest Converse pro, Zered Bassett, rips his way through the streets of Boston with Nick Trapasso and Eli Reed before taking the crew out on a lobster hunt in his hometown of Cape Cod Massachusetts. Super stoked that Cons picked up Zered, the homie shreds.

Defy Boardshop stocks only the best brands in skateboarding, including the Converse Star Player Skate worn by Zered in the video. Come by the shop or go to our website http://www.defyboardshop.com. to fill all your skate hard goods, footwear and apparel needs.

Bones Bearings Bobby Worrest in the LBC

Bones Bearings released some footage of Bobby Worrest filming some lines at Cherry Park in Long Beach.
Check out the video above!

Defy Boardshop stocks only the best brands in skateboarding. Come by the shop or go to our website http://www.defyboardshop.com. to fill all your skate hard goods, footwear and apparel needs.

Thrasher Magazine: Jazz & Skatebording

Most skateboarders believe skateboarding is art. Well the San Francisco Jazz Center (SFJAZZ) agrees. SFJAZZ and Thrasher Magazine organized a few performances around skateboarding set to jazz music. I must tell you I have seen people skate to all kinds of music, but this was a first. Check out the SFJAZZ Center’s skateboarding sessions above.

Defy Boardshop stocks only the best brands in skateboarding. Come by the shop or go to our website http://www.defyboardshop.com. to fill all your skate hard goods, footwear and apparel needs.

Real Skateboards X Green Day Decks

Longtime friends Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day and Jim Thiebaud Co-Founder of REAL Skateboards have always talked about doing something together and the time and cause for this effective collaboration was just right. As a result, Actions REALized X Green Day decks to benefit Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland have been released.

Dig into the full story, with video, a photo gallery of the Real Team with the kids and Green Day and benefit decks now live at ActionsREALized.com

A portion of the proceeds from these special decks will be donated to Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland. Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland is the Bay Area’s only independent children’s hospital. For over 100 years, its mission has been to take care of every child who needs help, regardless of ability to pay. Hats off and high fives to all of those that put in the effort to pull this off for these kids in need of support.

In the video Real Skateboards riders Justin Brock, Ishod Wair, Na-Kel Smith, Jake Donnelly, JT Aultz, and the rest of the Delux crew visited the hospital signing decks for the kids.

Catching Up with Keelan Dadd

Recently the crew from Dose hit the west siide to catch up with one of skateboarding’s fastest rising young stars: Keelan Dadd. Peep it as the Switch God breaks down some of his secrets to success while also admitting that more fame equals more stress. Whatever the challenge, from product design to maintaining his position as the Prince of Ratchet, he’s more than up for the challenge.

Defy Boardshop stocks only the best brands in skateboarding. Come by the shop or go to our website http://www.defyboardshop.com. to fill all your skate hard goods, footwear and apparel needs.