episode 101 : skateboarding is not a crime

We welcomed Farris Rahman - National Skateboarder, High Performance Sports Manager and SEA Games 2025 debutant to the red seats this week.Farris' journey is nothing short of extraordinary, starting skateboarding at four years old, tagging along with his older brother, he has reached many highs and just as many lows and is finally about to make his SEA Games debut at the age of 31.

For many skateboarding is a low brow sport for kids and those a bit rough around the edges, but Farris blows those stereotypes wide open, he is well educated, articulate and very engaging.

Listen to Farris' stories of grit and determination from winning competitions, learning new tricks and recovering from four knee surgeries, two shoulders injuries and countless other minor bruises, scrapes and bumps that come along with skateboarding as a sport.

We discuss the progression of of the skateboarding from a sport of the streets of California to now being well established in the Olympics as well as the SEA Games and all that the new found prestige as brought with it.

why did he start skateboarding? what are his signature moves? which of this brothers is the best skateboarder? what is his prediction for the SEA Games? how did he hurt his knees? did he ever thing of giving up the sport? what are skateboarders really like? what does it feel like to finally land that elusive trick? how long did it take to land his first kickflip? we discuss it allabout the guest:Farris Rahman : @farrisrahman

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