East Frisian Skateboards’ founder Matthias Mühring is working on promoting freestyle for women and kids, finding success in training locals. In consultation with Romanian skateboarder Marius Constantin, Mühring now offers kid-friendly decks and is dropping pro models soon. Exciting times ahead for the team and their young skaters!
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Fostering freestyle-skateboarding communities
Freestyle skateboarding doesn’t have to be a lonely sport. After feeling like an outsider, the author now skates regularly with a local crew and connects with freestylers around the country (and the world). Skating in public and leveraging social media are powerful ways to connect with like-minded individuals.