Kman Skate Schools

Kman Skate Team

The K-Boys and K-Girls on the Kman Skate Team competed in the Kman Skate Comp. help in April 2006 to win a place on the team. They are all talented, impressive skaters with fantastic attitude, team spirit and the will to succeed. Stay tuned for news on upcoming Comps and your chance to be part of the Kman Skate Team.

Tye

Nickname: Doddsy

Age: 6 ½

Favourite subject at School: Music

Years Skating: 3

Favourite Trick: Manual

Favourite Skater: Rodney Mullens

3 things I like about skating

1.Trying kickflips

2. Manuals

3. Ollies

In 10 years I will be... A pro skater...

Max

Nickname: Moo

Age: 5

Favourite subject at School: Maths

Years Skating: 1

Favourite Trick: Four wheeled slide

Favourite Skater: Tony Hawk

3 Things I love about Skating

1.Learning new tricks

2. Going fast down the ramps and doing jumps off

3. ramps making friends

In 10 years I will be… A famous skateboarder

Joshua

Nickname: Josh

Age: 9

Favourite subject at School: English

Years Skating: 4

Favourite Trick: Kick flip

Favourite Skater: Ryan Sheckeler

3 Things I love about Skating…

1. It's fun

2. It gets you fit

3. Learn new tricks

In 10 years I will be… 19 and entering different competitions

Dylan

Nickname: Dyl, Dylsie, Diddi

Age: 9

Favourite subject at School: Maths and Handwriting

Years Skating: 4

Favourite Trick: 50-50 on ramps

Favourite Skater: Tony Hawk

3 Things I love about Skating

1. I meet different people

2. Its alot of fun

3. It helps keep you fit

In 10 years I will be… 19 and I'll be skating the big ramps at Monster Skate Park

Matt

Nicknames: Noodle

Age: 11

Favourite subject at School: P.E. (ha ha!)

Years Skating: 7

Favourite Trick: Frontside 5-0

Favourite Skater: Corbin Harris

3 Things I love about Skateboarding…

1. It is great fun

2. Its a great way to meet knew people

3. Its a good workout!

In 10 years I will be… 21 and still skating + Dropping in at monster skatepark

James

Nickname: Jimjam

Age: 10

Favourite subject at School: P.E.

Years Skating: 1

Favourite Trick: Kickflip

Favourite Skater: Geoff Rowley

3 Things I love about Skating…

1. Learning tricks

2. Going fast

3. Taking risks

In 10 years I will be… On the front cover of SLAM

Jasper

Nickname: Jazz/Jasp

Age: 9

Favourite subject at School: Sport

Years Skating:5 ½

Favourite Trick: Udremaflip [my own personal trick]

Favourite Skater: Ryan Sheckler

3 Things I love about Skating

1. It's fun

2. It allows individuality within a global movement

3. Avoids having to walk

In 10 years I will be…A pro-skater or wrestler

Jason H

Nickname: Superman

Age: 12

Favourite subject at School: Art

Years Skating: 1 ½

Favourite Trick: Inward heel-flip

Favourite Skater: Nyjah Huston

3 Things I love about Skating…

1.The feeling when I land a trick

2. The freedom to go anywhere

3. Being able to try anything and then sometimes getting it right

In 10 years I will be… A pro skater

Jason V

Age: 11

Favourite subject at School: Sport

Years Skating: 1½

Favourite Trick: Kickflip

Favourite Skater: Rodney Mullen

3 Things I love about Skating:

1. The feeling when you’re in the air

2. Just riding

3. Trying new things and landing them

In 10 years I will be ? A guitarist or a skater

Claudia

Nicknames: Shorty

Favourite Trick: 50 50

Boards I like to ride: Colony

Favourite Skater: Ryan Sheckler

3 Things I love about Skateboarding

1. Its so much Fun

2. Meet new people

3. Great exercise

In 10 years I will be…

A pro skater, touring around the world with friends and meeting pro skaters.

Oscar

Age: 8

Favourite subject at School: English

Years Skating: 2

Favourite Trick: Bert

Favourite Skater: Tony Alva

3 Things I love about Skating

1. It’s fun

2. Making new friends

3. Learning new tricks

In 10 years I will be… Skateboarding in New York

Zac

Nickname: Goldilocks

Age: Eleven

Favourite subject at School: Art

Years Skating: 5

Favourite Trick: Blunt to decker

Favourite Skater:s Ali Boulala and Peter Broderick

3 Things I love about skating

1. The high air you can achieve.

2. Meeting new skater dudes and sharing new tricks.

3. The speed you can get feels awesome

In 10 years I will be… Staring in every sk8 movie on earth, and maybe even running my own skate business.

Lachlan

Nickname: Sk8r

Age14

Favourite Subjects: Metal Work and Sport

Years Skating: 3

Favourite Trick: Kickflip underflip

Favourite Skaters: Andrew Reynolds and Steve Williams

3 things I love about skating

1. Fitness

2. Difficulty

3. Fun

In 10 years I will be..24 years old and hopefully still skating

Gemma

Nickname: Tods

Age: 7

Favourite subject at School: Writing

Years Skating: 1

Favourite Trick: Manual

Favourite Skater: Elissa Steamer

3 Things I love about Skating

1. Going down ramps

2. Getting speed

3. Its fun

In 10 years I will be… A Zoo Keeper

ROOKIE SKATE TEAM

David

Nickname: Dave

Age: 9 ½

Favourite subject at School: Art

Years Skating: 3 ½

Favourite Trick: Rock the Fakey

Favourite Skater: Tony Hawk

3 Things I love about Skating

1. Adrenaline rush

2. Feel of completing a trick

3. Cruising

In 10 years I will be… Still enjoying skateboarding!

Tamsin

Nickname: Tam

Age: 10

Favourite subject at School: Reading time

Years Skating: 2

Favourite Trick: Ollie

Favourite Skater: Rodney Mullen

3 Things I love about Skating …

1. It's fun

2. It’s healthy

3. It’s exciting to learn new tricks.

In 10 years I will be… Skating to work!

Ben

Nickname: Bengu

Age: 12

Favourite subject at School: PE

Years Skating: 2 ½

Favourite Trick: Heelflip

Favourite Skater: Ryan Sheckler

3 Things I love about Skating

1. Lots of tricks

2. No boundaries

3. Beats walking

In 10 years I will be… At Uni

CJ

Age: 7

Favourite subject at School: Computer lab

Years Skating: 2

Favourite Trick: Nollie kick flip

Favourite Skater: Tony Hawk

3 Things I love about Skateboarding…

1. I get to learn new things

2. Nollies

3. Ollies

In 10 years I will be… A pro skater

Peter

Nickname: The Yank

Age: 10

Favourite subject at School: Science

Years Skating: 1

Favourite Trick: 50-50 on quarter pipes

Favourite Skater: Bam Marger

3 Things I love about Skateboarding…

1. Its cool

2. Its fun

3. It gets your mind off things

In 10 years I will be… The best skater in the world