Skateboarding Icon Tony Hawk Found Injured After Recent Blunder on Deck

Legends never retire. This quote aptly suits skateboarding legend Tony Hawk who has broken the internet multiple times with his exceptional hunger to learn. Skateboarding, launching a game, doing good for society, collaboration, and a lot more. The athlete has covered it all. Along similar lines, the maestro of flips keeps on sharing new tricks that teach enthusiasts about the toughest flips.

Hawk’s life post-skateboarding still involves sharing his passion but is not without its physical challenges. Following the suit, Hawk took to his handle once again and taught an ancestral trick to his fans. However, the cost of such expertise became evident as he incurred an injury during the instructional video. The incident has become an internet sensation.

Tony Hawk got injured while teaching the new trick

Being a skateboarding enthusiast you might have heard of one of the toughest skateboarding tricks, “The kickflip” which was previously known as Ollie flip. Hawk on 17th December took to his Instagram handle and added a new post with the caption, “Do a kickflip… like our ancestors. Links in bio”. The clip showcases Hawk teaching the trick with much patience and a clean way.

“The (original) kickflip existed before Ollie wee invented The technique used your feet and jumping up and down people didn’t know how to do Ollie yet but they knew how to flip their board,” he said in the video. 

Following this, the same day Hawk added a new story to the account with the picture of the feet having redness around the thumb and captioned, “THE PERILS OF TEACHING TRICKS”. Regrettably, this isn’t the first or most recent injury Hawk has encountered. In the domain where athletes must master all, Hawk has grappled with various severe injuries and foot issues. However, the learnings are worth watching the video. On this note, fans might wonder about Kickflip and Ollie and which one is harder.

Navigating the spectrum of Kickflip and Ollie

The comparison between both skills is like comparing apples and oranges in the skateboarding world. For newcomers on the board, dipping your toes into the kickflip pool might feel less daunting than diving into the intricate world of ollies. Picture this: with a kickflip, you only need one foot to gracefully flick the board into a spin, while an ollie demands the whole board to dance beneath your feet.

Yet, ask a seasoned skateboard virtuoso, and they might tell you a different story. For them, the ollie is like an old friend—it becomes second nature, muscle memory in action.

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Not to mention, ollies are often more energy-efficient and quicker to pull off than their flashier counterpart, the kickflip. In a nutshell, Hawk is a legend who has mastered several challenging tricks and executed them flawlessly in videos. Don’t you agree?

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