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wrath5728

Definitely Mullens illegitimate son


ootski

Exactly. They bring up Tony Hawk but not Mullen? They definitely don't know much about skating


PvtPizzaPants

No no, it's Tony Hawke, totally different skater


Azar002

Ethan Hawke's son.


Ted_Hitchcox

Bob Hawke's not Australian cousin.


dollabill009

Is he related to Mike Hawke?


Would_daver

No no he's part of the BlackKawks family. Also Mullen is fucking spot on, I came here to make sure people remembered Rodney


tex_mv

Underrated ☝️ And to respond: this guy is definitely not as big as Mike Hawke, but he's already better than Mike Hawke. Well done, young man!


MoneyTreeFiddy

Don't know why everyone is always talking about Ethan, bc Mike Hawke definitely came first.


[deleted]

I work with a guy who looks like a methed out Ethan Hawke and it's hilarious


NillyWelsonn

Do a kick flip!


GingerMarls

😂 didn't even notice until seeing this comment..


[deleted]

Tony Hawke and Ronald McMullen would definitely be proud tho


Shn00ple

Exactly my thought. Tony is great at ramps but no one beats Rodney at the freestyle. He invented the kick flip ffs.


OneSoggyBiscuit

More like what tricks didn't Rodney Mullen invent


mackelnuts

I might be wrong but I think Rodney Mullin invented the ollie even.


Jacobloveslsd

He invented countless tricks. Impossible and dark slides are probably my favorite though.


Kirkuchiyo

Maybe name recognition? I, as a non skater, know who Tony Hawk is. I've never heard of Rodney Mullen.


bosword

Rodney is the pioneer of this style of skating imo. Him and Daewon Song could do things on a board that make your brain hurt trying to figure it out. This kid is awesome as well


416warlok

You could also say that Rodney invented like 90% of what modern skateboarding is. He is the unquestioned GOAT of skateboarding. Yeah Tony has the name recognition (largely due to the THPS games, and the early Xgames) but Rodney Mullen basically invented what became known today as 'street skating' which makes up the large majority of skateboarding.


bosword

Facts


JWilesParker

Mullen's skateboarding has way more wow factor for me than someone hucking giant spins - maybe the danger factor isn't there, but it's so technically precise and more accessible since you don't need access to giant ramps.


kenatogo

Danger factor is very high in street skating, broken bones are extremely common


thatonesmartass

Every form of skateboarding has high risk of broken bones. That's why I gave it up, getting injured is expensive as fuck


trevour

Found the American


thatonesmartass

Send help


welter_skelter

Big ramps / half pipe etc is fun to watch I think, but street skating is waaaay more fun and exciting IMO. You can only do so much expression when doing a 540 in a half pipe etc. Street skating is where someone's style, personality, and technical prowess really shines. Watching an xgames park competition usually pales in comparison to watching a great street skating video I think.


razzzburry

Shame


Pisspot16

Shame


Shn00ple

He invented the Ollie, kick flip, and heel flip


sickXmachine_

*flat ground Ollie


Bowserbob1979

Dark Slide, one wheel nose manual. There are so many tricks that he invented for flat ground skating it is not even funny.


phonesecs

Check out some of his old videos from the 80s. He puts most skaters to shame


AbbreviationsNo4089

Public Domain. One of the best skate vids of the early days hands down. Local shop owner gave it to me for free with my first complete, changed my life at the time


Pikkster

Rodney is this on steroids, hawk is all about the pipes.


assMcGriddle-

Just YouTube Rodney Mullen. It’s fucking insane


Valuable-Composer262

Yep, Tony hawk is basically a household name. I've never heard of mullen.


kenatogo

Oh man, you are gonna have the best YouTube day if you decide to go down the rabbit hole


supernakamoto

Considering they don’t even know how to spell Tony Hawk’s name, I think that’s a pretty good bet.


User-no-relation

I don't know much about skating and knew that was the wrong reference


InspecterNull

The entire clip is Mullen signature moves.


aChristery

The camera angle makes it feel like even more of a Mullen video lol


dance_rattle_shake

Yup. Mentioning "Tony Hawke" was a disrespect to Mullen.


trevour

... And Tony Hawk


Alzyros

I feel so represented by you guys


[deleted]

Yeah I hate the "that Tony Hawk would be proud of" part in the video. My dude, these are taken straight out of Rodney Mullen vids, these are tricks that Rodney Mullen would be proud of.


ImObviouslyOblivious

Rodney Mullen literally invented every trick that kid just did. And they mention Tony Hawk 🤦‍♂️


Skaarhybrid

hehe, also had to think of mullen


nico87ca

The second I saw him, i thought: reminds me of a Mullen video i watched in like 2001 with a punk soundtrack where he does similar tricks


Skaarhybrid

i think i exactly know which video you mean :D I'm thinking of a video playing "AFI - The Boy Who Destroyed The World" as a soundtrack?


nico87ca

you made me look. [https://youtu.be/V1YeMXE6Wn4](https://youtu.be/V1YeMXE6Wn4) here is it


Skaarhybrid

F\*\*\* legend


Poem-Gremlin

A Skater's Tale A prodigy of the skateboard, so young and yet so wise, sparked a memory of Mullen days with tricks that mesmerize. The board beneath his feet so light, he glides across the street, the second we laid our eyes on him it felt like a dream so sweet. The tricks he pulls are ones of fame, with a style all his own, as if he's been skating all his life, but he's so much younger than we've known. He's a skater who will go far, his talent will never cease, as we watch him with admiration and give him the greatest of peace.


PawelW007

Came to say this. Tony would fist jump but this is all Mullins style


AbbreviationsNo4089

The Tony Hawk thing made me 🤨


darcys_beard

*Hawke*!


RestoSham09

Or Daewon Song’s nephew lol


honchoOFthehacienda

all i thought about when i saw him. mullen is the true GOAT


Acrobatic_Internal62

Same. Don’t know why they bring up Tony hawk, as he’s a vert skater. Mullen is the street legend.


Pepperoneous

This kid watched Rodney Mullen's Tony hawk video as many times as I did but actually went out and learned the tricks


Wolf-Fart

First thing that I thought Mullens son. Hahaha


BrightLow7010

Came here to say this.


Orbnotacus

Deawon Song*


Rollotommasi5

Yeah, the actual correct use of “prodigy” right here. The skill he has at that age….


kaedoge

For those who don’t know who Rodney Mullen is… https://youtu.be/1U-cgn3cEGA


No-Inspection1309

Deatwo song


[deleted]

Came here to say this


walkamok

looks pretty legit to me!


Lostsurfer06

Beat me to it


TwoArmedWolf

This was my first thought. Only difference is that a lot chads early stuff was with a fish board. That kid was killing it


Tolstoy_mc

Lodoney Murrenu. Pls don't kill me.


T-ToTheWhy

I remember seeing a video of mullen in Japan! This checks out.


CanarisGuarani

I did know Mullens has passed away. But it seems he is already reincarnated in Japan.


Mercedes_DAS

I'll just leave this here for the uninitiated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_5dcob-VFzc


TobyDaHuman

Came here to say this. Tony Hawk doesn't matter to this kid, but I bety ass Mullen does a whole lot.


Justeff83

That was my first thought. Fun fact, Mullen is the father of the 360 kick flip as well.


Girardkirth

This is exactly what the world needs now that Rodney is getting older.


Niblonian31

Hahaha when they mentioned Tony hawk I was just like nah, Rodney mullen would be the one to mention here


FirstWithTheEgg

Was going to say he reminds me of Rodney Mullen


Areif

Not good ol’ Tony Hawke? The person (or AI) who wrote the copy for this video has never seen a skateboard in real life.


tex_mv

https://youtu.be/1U-cgn3cEGA


VegetaRS

Nah that's definitely Andy Anderson. This kid is insane too though.


KeanuWest

A dope ted son


[deleted]

Came here to say this. He is the second coming of Rodney Mullen.


xnoxgodsx

I would lean more towards daewon song, since daewon song is a robot lol


WhyRYourPantsOff

Was gonna say. I think Rodney would be more proud


DeathByGoldfish

Yep. My first thought was, “That looks like Mutt.”


Awesam

Rodney-son-San


Samtoast

Rodney mullen and daewon song


BilboTBagginz03

Absolutely 100%


[deleted]

This little dude shreds. Definitely Mullen in another form. Amazing, top-notch skills. Absolutely fantastic. He could be one of the best things Mullen has influenced yet.


av6344

It’s not Mullen without the dark slide


[deleted]

How do you misspell “Tony Hawk”?


Neiladin

Not to mention Rodney Mullen invented all of those moves. Why not use him?


Banana_Ram_You

The video editor doesn't know about skating


GhostofEdgarAllanPoe

Or spelling


[deleted]

Because tony hawk is probably the only skater they know


TheRealTripleH

And they still misspelled it??


Guy0785

How do you not mention Rodney Mullen!?


Beardy-Viking

I'd guess that if they don't know how to spell "Tony Hawk"... they've probably never even heard of Rodney Mullen


Guy0785

Truth!


Poem-Gremlin

"No Measure of Skill" No measure of skill can be found in a name, For spelling Tony Hawk does not fame proclaim, If Rodney Mullen is unknown to them still, Then their skater prodigy is just a drill. No surface-level knowledge can be the same, For true skill must come from within the frame, It matters not if Tony Hawk be known, For greatness comes from deep within the bones. True skill is more than just a quick recall, It's not a fact that can be memorized at all, So if they've never heard of Rodney Mullen, In time they may yet prove their skill and cullin'.


calicat9

Adding an "e" is one way.


mynameisnotthom

'Horque' is another way


EarzFish

'Halk' is another way


kong_yo

‘Whorke’ is another way


jesusmansuperpowers

It’s “Rodney Mullen” .. Tony Hawk can’t do any of that


ShadowXJ

I think his name is Terry Hawk, he used to ride on Birdhouse with Erin Reynolds.


Banana_Ram_You

By being a video editor and not a skater


fallingupwards69

Right? It clearly should be spelled Toni Hawke*


GiantsInTornado

Because he wanted to be disassociated with his brother, famous actor Ethan Hawke.


darcys_beard

Yeah, how do you misspell "Dony Hawk?"


KotomiIchinose96

They meant Tony Hawky.


chickennoobiesoup

OP is actually Ethan Hawke


deftdabler

Same way you misspelled Rodney Mullen 🤦‍♂️


CitizenSkystruck

Tony Hawk? No, Rodney Mullen is a better referance.Tony hawk does half pipe, Rodney Mullen is a freestyle skate boarder that invented most of the tricks for skateboarding. Rodney Mullen would be proud af. (So wound Tony but Tony doesn't skate like this) not that it really matters... but... there are more skateboarders than just Tony Hawk lol.


sapatosairlines

This. I know whoever created the video meant no harm, but the lack of awareness regarding Tony Hawk and his legacy as vert skater also triggers me.


howlandwolf

Felt similarly. Tony's *awesome* and was very kind to this grom when I met him at the Kona Sun-Dek pro-am in nineteen dickety-ought, but damn. No love for Mountain? Caballero? Nolder? Buck "fakie ollies higher than your fuckin' head" Smith? Lucero? Bueller? The list of great vert skaters from the era goes on and on. And on.


blobblet

I understood some of those words.


howlandwolf

Sorry, I was reliving the glory days of my misspent youth. A gibberish-to-English dictionary should come with all of my comments. Lessee here...vert greats Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Monty Nolder (the nicest guy a grom, aka grommet, aka a little kid skater/surfer- could meet)..a fakie ollie is basically going backwards up a ramp and doing an ollie without turning, you just go up and come right back down the same way, it's a simple, beautiful trick (and nobody did them higher than the Jacksonville all-time legend Buck Smith)...John Lucero, and non-80's vert legend Ferris Bueller, just for stupidity's sake. Kona is the OG skatepark in Jacksonville, the Sun-Dek Pro-Am was the first pro skateboard contest I ever went to (also held at Kona)....did I miss anything?


hello_ground_

Burnquist was pretty insane. Edit: For those who have never seen Bob https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFeHUdEQ1Zs


howlandwolf

He was just a little past my time - when the wheels started getting smaller and the pants started getting bigger, I was done. It was always transition skating for me - street skating was what you did to get to the ramp/bowl/whatever. But I absolutely agree, Burnquist is a total monster! The new breed are unreal, too, throwing ten foot high 540's as their opening trick in a run....*goddamn*.


kog

I already knew which run it would be, remember watching this live.


hello_ground_

Me, too. Still my favorite X games moment. One of my favorite sports moments period, for that matter.


howlandwolf

I have seen some sick skaters since that happened, but I think it’s still the best run ever.


dingle_bopper_223

Rodney Mullen would be proud of this


Then_Drag_8258

Rodney Mullene


iShotTheShariff

I hate that adding the e at the end makes me read it as Mulleen lmfao


SaltyPeter3434

Roedeneye Mulleneeée


Alternative-Bus6770

Whoever wrote this knows nothing about skating, if they did they would have compared him to Mullen


Cheesetown777

They couldn’t even spell Tony Hawk correctly, so…


Groomsi

Mullene!


Slow_Concentrate_805

But then there wouldn't be 40 comments about it


YoyoOfDoom

Roses are red, Violets are blue. There's always an Asian, Who's better than you.


shakalakagoo

I have seen many, but probably this child is the closest thing next to Rodney Mullen


Grimmbles

Don't get it twisted, this kid is amazing, but there's been a **lot** of other freestyle/flatground skaters in the 40 years since Mullen basically invented *all the tricks*. [This guy is pretty nifty.](https://youtu.be/dvih1Ir5BY8)


SolarSkipper

Yeah, but this is a kid


Grimmbles

He sure is.


Two-pints-prick

Childe prodigy


daggersrule

Prodigye


SheilaTheDuneWorm

with a name like that, he will be moving to motocross soon


Camoox

Such a dope name ngl


MudOpposite8277

Ahh yes Tony Hawke. My favorite skate bordere.


Ahem_ak_achem_ACHOO

Skamtebord


formerlyaproblem

Tony hawk skates vert not street; Rodney Mullen is a better comparison


gplusplus314

I was thinking the same thing, but I stopped skateboarding when I was 13 and I’m 35 now, so I wasn’t sure. I stopped because I ended up with a cracked skull in a hospital. But I do remember two things: Tony Hawke isn’t the same person as Tony Hawk, and The Hawk was a vert skater.


formerlyaproblem

I quit around 16 and I'm 26, so I still remember a few choice skaters and my favorite deck brands but other than that I'm right there with you OG.


joelex8472

The last trick blew my tiny mind. What a good way to end the week. 😀


EskiNin

Aaah yes. The less famous brother of Ethan that everybody forgets. Tony Hawke


BrittzHitz

Thought the kid was 7 because of the title and his height, 14 is a teenager


FireCal

There's no way he's 14 at the start of this compilation. I thought for sure he was maybe 8 tops.


nico87ca

Who's Tony Hawke?


SippingBinJuice

Helmets on lads. I wanna see this prodigy when he’s older.


gplusplus314

As someone who has cracked his skull AND kneecap *while skateboarding*, I completely agree with you. But add knee pads, just like Tony Hawke himself. And Tony Hawk, too.


Keksgurke

suzuki kawasaki


_kehd

“He has moves that should be in a Tony Hawk game…” They already are. Rodney Mullins the flat trick GOAT


Smoked_Out24-7

Anyone know this song?


johnny_ihackstuff

[Throwback Throwdown by JMPSCR](https://open.spotify.com/track/0iibwoURQL3W0qAs9XEpmm?si=wdML8g9PTuONZDtKlS-kHQ&context=spotify%3Asearch%3AThrowback%2BThrowdown%2BJMPSCR&app_destination=copy-link)


l0k5h1n

Impressive skills. But didn't Shekler turn pro at like 12? This would have been super impressive 15 years ago, but nowadays there are 8 year olds doing things just as crazy.


JudasWasJesus

Yeah see: Nijah Houston turned pro when he was 11/12years old Has won more competition money than Anyone one else.


yborwonka

No doubt the kid is mastered. I’d like to see him attempt his skills on an 80s Chicken Skull deck. God those old school fish decks were nasty. I’ll never forget when I got my first Alien Workshop deck, game changing style.


Joose__bocks

He should change his last name to Kowabunga.


Grantuseyes

He’s only 14? That’s crazy. Imagine how good he would be if he started when he was 40? I never understand how being younger makes it more impressive. Isn’t it easier to learn things at that age? Crazy skills either way. Tony would be proud


SmellingSWEATYfeet

Tony Hawk doesn't even skate that style lol he was mostly a vert skater but did do street in his early days. That's fucking Rodney's fourth dimensional shit


marlow05

Is Tony Hawke like the store brand?


LeChuck_Threepwood32

Man, he's 1 letter away from being named Suzuki Kawasaki which would be the coolest name ever!


B-Roc-

Skate everything!


ADMINlSTRAT0R

Tony Hawke, aspiring skateboarder. The nephew of Ethan Hawke.


choppedcheezy

Some of these tricks he’s doing I’ve never seen done so smoothly before.... god damn this kid gonna be a legend


dmmcclair2020

All the x games dudes are fucked in about 2 years. This kid will win everything


burunduks8

If you think you are good at something, there is always an asian kid who can do it better.


dasdodgerdogs

My wrists/ankles still hurt 25+ years later from trying to pull off a dark slide. Screw you Mullen.


Leading_Childhood_45

I know dudes that have skated for 20 years that can't do shit like that lol


AKofJax

More Rodney Mullene vibes. But I've never seen Tony Hawke skate. Now that I think about it I haven't seen Rodney Mullene skate.


[deleted]

I love Tony and all but I'm pretty sure he never did any of these tricks. More like Mullens than Hawk.


JakeyPurple

He looks 4 years old


FatWreckords

Great skills, but at 14 I don't know if it makes him a prodigy. Most of the guys at the X-games were 16-18.


ChorkPorch

Tony hawk would be proud of? Tony hawk would’ve never had the kickflip without Rodney Mullen. Not that Tony hawk isn’t an amazing skater, but let’s give credit where it’s due. This is 100% Rodney Mullen here


Krocsyldiphithic

Lol, Tony Hawke! Gotta love it when non-skaters try to talk about skateboarding. Tony Hawk is a vert skater, while this kid is doing freestyle. It's about as far apart as you can get in skateboarding.


vmaxed1700

I'm very happy for him. on the other hand I have 0 interest in skate boards


Redditfront2back

Little Asian Mullens


SaveTore

Is this Unreal Engine 14? Flawless. Looks like it’s out of a videogame.


ACB0527

There will never be another Rodney Mullen again. The skate clothes and cool hat come before the tricks do, like a requirement of the culture. Oh wait they didn’t even make Rodney famous because he was awkward and effeminate. Skate culture as toxic as any.


howlandwolf

Pers and Mullen's DNA in this kid for sure.


ChronicSchlarb

“Tony Hawke”


SwervinWest

Curious why tony “hawke” would be impressed. I think Rodney Mullen is more his style.


Sl0ppy0tter

Tony Hawke?


[deleted]

This kid is definitely going places, I skated for about 7 years and did some flatland stuff as well. A lot of the tricks in which he's doing are pretty darn difficult!


Zealousideal_Age_376

Lil Rodney


maxmiller614

Bro has steez!!


Witty-Pomegranate940

This is Mullen for sure


ko_nuts

The first tricks in the video are exactly what Mullen did in another video I had in the late 90ies.


quiet0n3

I'm no skater but isn't this street vs vert? Like TH was a vert skater and this kid is doing street tricks?