I grew up skating since I was very young in New Zealand, getting my first board at 1 under the Christmas tree (albeit a plastic one). I was lucky enough to have uncles that grew up skating through the 80s that taught me how to skate comfortably, though their knowledge around tricks was limited as they surf more than skate. It wasn't until I moved to Australia at age 11 and found the Brisbane skate community that I truly started progressing. My teenage years highlighted that skateboarding is best learned with a hands on approach, as the YouTube videos I tried to learn from couldn't point out ways to improve like someone could in person.

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