Skateboarding is its own culture. A culture of freedom. Freedom to express yourself as an individual. Individual in the sense that when we skate we express ourselves through our natural untainted style. We all stand and ride our boards a little different than our brothers and sisters next to us which is great and highlights us as beautiful individuals regardless of how the world or society see's or perceives us. We should be confident and secure in ourselves how God created each and everyone of us. We should live with intent and be true to ourselves and the ones around us. We express ourselves through our clothing, deck graphics, grip tape color/design, hardware, wheels, trucks, shoes, art, music, etc. What we ride or what we choose to wear is usually intentional. We get to choose how the world sees us through our freedom of expression. Sometimes thats accepted and sometimes its not. But does that matter? Well, it shouldn't, Be You! Plain and simple.

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My favorite thing about skateboarding is the freedom. When I ride I go into tunnel vision. It's totally mind clearing and washes away the stresses of life, very therapeutic. You are constantly setting goals. Working hard, falling, paying dues, making adjustments to achieve that goal. When you achieve that goal or get that trick its an amazing and confidence building experience. Everyone else that is there skating with you usually feels the same. Thats where the mutual respect lies. Skateboarding breaks the mold. It builds mutual respect and a sense of comadardy that sees no race, gender, ethnicity, economic status or popularity level. If you skate than thats it! It doesn't matter if your the best or the worst in the group, it only matters if your having fun and supporting each other. We all share the same passion and heart for each other. If everyone skated, I believe this world woud be a better place.

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I have been skating for over 35 years and Jesus found me at a skatepark when I was 17. I believe God saw how important skating was for me in my life and how I used it as an escape from the troubles life had for me at that time. At that time in my life it was the only thing that gave me true peace. He pursued me in my passion and in my brokeness. He entered my life through something I loved in order to help heal and help me understand the hard places I was facing, and would face as time went on. And 25+ years of testimony later, He continues to call on me. This time it is in the form of family, friendship, fellowship, community, skateboards, clothing, skateboard lessons for kids, and a new business.

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Something I have notice in the skateboard industry is there are a lot of demonic and negative graphics. There's not much to choose from when it comes to spreading the light. I remember picking out boards growing up and having a limited selection to choose from, in a sense picking the lesser of 2 evils. Still to this day my kids and I, when shopping for boards, are constantly coming across lots of inappropriate graphics or logos that they couldn't identify with, so we made our own. And this is the Heart of our company, to provide a creative faith based alternative. Skate gear and Skateboard lessons that are family friendly. To let God have control over image design and also to highlight Christian artists. What better way to express yourself and represent what you believe. We are Skate n Disciple.