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10qs: Jonathan Gegdeshman

10qs: Jonathan Gegdeshman

 

What got you into skateboarding?

At the age of 6 my older brother got me a cheapskate and I didn’t use it much, but a few years later at the age of 12 I saw my best friend skate near our school and he got me fired up and in need for a good setup.

 

What is your skate scene like in your city?

The skate scene in my city in a really small one but a good one we all like a big family we all look out for each other. For example, because we do not have a real local skate shop and if someone in need of a new board and someone else as a used one, they give it away.

 

What is you to go trick to start your sesh?

100% hands dawn a good old 360 kickflip

 

Do you feel skateboarding has changed your life? How?

Yes, skateboarding has changed my life in many ways, for example, I go through a lot of anxiety and panic attacks in my day to day and skateboarding give me a platform to escape it and just forget about in for the rest of the day and to add on skateboarding has changed my life in the aspect of physical activity and gating a good workout out of it.

 

What pro skater inspires your skateboarding?

A pro skater that inspired me a lot is John Hill because when I skate get to fall and I get frustrated a lot like him and the fact that he never gives up on a trick or a line motivates me to keep pushing and never give up.

 

 

Do you prefer watching skate videos on social media or buying it? Why?

I prefer watching skate videos on social media rather than buying it because on social media it’s all-out there and free.

 

What is the gnarliest trick you have ever done? How did you feel when you landed it?

the gnarliest trick I have ever done is a nose slide on a wall which was as high as my waist and the way it felt landing it was the best. It was like accomplishing a goal you had for a long time.

 

Tell us a little bit about your local skate shop & what they do for the skateboard scene?

I don’t have a real local skate shop they all a little fur but, at the moment, I’m riding some of the Gili skate shop boards it’s a skate shop since 2002 and my first ‘real” skateboard was from this shop when it was based close to my city but now they moved to Jerusalem. What they do for the skateboard scene they help beginning skaters to get better by promoting a lot of skates lessens and as well the help to organize a lot of contests for all the levels.

 

What is your daily routine before you go shred?

Before I go shredding, I go eat something light and drink a cup of coffee, after I go and starch a bit to loosen my body and I am all good and ready to go

 

Any inspiring words you want to tell the next generation of skaters?

Honestly don’t give up and push more (which is the name of the skate movie of my city skate scene)

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