Back in July of 2020 I first got sparked on Shin Sanbongi’s skating, and actually wrote about it here. Here we are, 2 years later, and Shin just dropped another amazing video part. My original stoke on Shin’s skating was how well he flows around, and how much fun it looks like he’s having, and this new part gave me those exact feelings, again.
Shin seems to find the perfect spots to highlight his style of skating. It’s almost like every clip gives off the feeling of him just showing you how he skates, naturally, versus him really trying to film a trick. I’m not sure if that’s the reality of it, but I do appreciate the fact that his skating makes me feel that way.
Here’s his flow, on perfect display. This clip was an immediate stand out just based on how smooth it was done. The way his feet are positioned as he’s grinding is beautiful. I’ve always been a fan of having a line and then single trick at the same spot in a part, and I thought this was great execution of that.
Backside Noseblunt has for sure become the first trick that comes to mind when I think of Shin, he’s definitely figured out his own unique way to do it. It’s like he always locks in with it pressed as vertical as possible, and pops out nearly the second he locks in. Back Noseblunt’s tend to be pretty, but his look extra special.
This line opens up with a high speed wallie off a pillar, and right when that happened, I got excited. I recognized this spot from Shin’s past parts and his Instagram, which is what got me so stoked. It’s dope when a spot begins to become synonymous with a skater. For example, I love how you can always expect some Pulaski footage when Bobby Worrest drops a part. This spot Shin is skating might not be as recognizable or famous as Pulaski, but I do love that he’s sprinkled it into multiple video parts.
Big thanks to Shin for another enjoyable part, as well as Chris Mulhern, Kyota Kamai & Yuma Takei for filming and editing it!🌀
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