During this lockdown in particular, I have been digging through the Flatmattersonline archives more than ever for motivation during these hard times.
Keisuke Tanigawa is one of my favourite riders, I haven’t seen any footage in a minute. But nevertheless, this Oita edit from 2008 is full of gems and so much style.
Liquid flow and technical switches that deserves your attention if you missed it the first time round, the opposite switch foot hang 5 bar flip to spinning half hiker at 4:02 is flat out amazing!!
Category Archives: Edits
Fact or Freestyle: Episode 4 / Bill Nitschke and Dean Palacios
Joe Cicman and Dave Nourie are working hard on the Fact or Freestyle episodes, already at episode 4! This episode it is the turn of Bill Nitschke, and the Whopper amongst other subjects.
Ultimate Flatland League Demo Video
There is a real buzz in the flatland community about the Ultimate Flatland League starting this year, and with uncertain times very much here with what will happen in the future with the Covid 19 pandemic. You can well understand why, Martti Kuoppa has been working hard on a demo video to showcase in more detail how the event will work.
Over to the Boss:
I have received a great amount of super good feedback about the Ultimate Flatland League online video competition. Many thanks again everyone!
I decided to put together a demo video of all rounds to demonstrate the UFL format more clearly:
Round 1: Ground Tactics non-edited full run (Toon demonstrates it in this video)
Round 2: Master Of Creativity best trick / best combo round (Sietse Van Berkel´s one trick from 2020 MOC)
Round 3: MK Format Live battle. This is captured from a real Zoom battle. (Terry Adams and Toon). The final battle of UFL will be screen recorded and the finalists are asked to use another camera (HD quality) to film the run they perform during the live battle. That is for 2 good reasons: The make sure that if the internet connection is lost there is still the proof for the run and for the post production I need to have much better quality video than what today´s live video calls are offering. The instructions will be a lot more detailed than this but will send them to the ones who are going to ride in the finals. Also, more detailed info will be sent to everyone who are participating the Round 1.
Big thanks to all sponsors of the first Ultimate Flatland League:
www.mkformat.com
www.kunstform.org/en/
www.flatlandfuel.com
This competition will be judged by:
Effraim Catlow
Sebastian Grubinger
York Uno
It looks like I will be limiting the registrations to 30 riders per category so if you have not signed up yet, now it is time to do so:
www.ultimateflatlandleague.com
Thank you!
Martti Kuoppa
Fact or Freestyle: Episode 3 with James McGraw
Joe Cicman and Dave Nourie’s Fact or Freestyle series is gaining momentum, episode 3 features James McGraw! The question is, is Fact or Freestyle? These are fun to watch…
Jody Temple: Lesser Matters
lesser matters from jody temple on Vimeo.
It’s a good day when fresh Jody Temple footage drops, winters sure are kind to Jody and the crew down in Athens, Georgia. As always with Jody’s riding it is all about the details, loving the switch foot inside steam flip to steam concept around the 1:37 mark from no seat contact to seat contact and then steam to switch foot steam, so refreshing to see a different turn of pace on the site. Go watch this one right now, lot to take in.
I am alraedy on the third watch understanding all the switches, good stuff Jody!
Giannis Caternellis: Freestyler #113
There’s a good reason many of you voted for Giannis Caternellis as “Breakthrough Rider of the Year” in the 2020 Flatmattersonline Year end awards. Giannis is one of the most skilled riders out there, and is constantly experimenting with new moves and styles. Anything goes for Giannis, and it’s always refreshing to watch!
From the opening no handed whiplash, episode #113 in the Freestyler series is a treat.
Rad Girls BMX Flatland 2020
I have been super busy the last two weeks putting together the Flatmattersonline Year End Awards, so on my breaks it’s good to watch something a little different to freshen things up. Paula Marie in this insistence came through with this amazing edit documenting the growing female flatland scene in 2020, and had this to say:
“2020 was a tough year to say the least. But, in the chaos and fallout that we are still experiencing we have a lot to be grateful for. Just stop for a moment, each day, and give pause. Be mindful of your surroundings, and of yourself. Mindfulness has many times been proven to be effective in over all wellbeing. It’s benefits preached and practiced for millenniums now. So if you’re having a hard time, don’t forget it’s ok to just stop and pause in the moment to breath. Or go ride. Many riders will tell you riding is a form of meditation. You must clear your mind of all distractions and focus your attention to the moment. We are all grateful for the riding that we did in 2020, and we are all grateful for every moment afterwards that we have. Here are some of our favourite Rad Girls of 2020.”
The 2020 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards Nominations Are……..
It’s time as promised to announce the 2020 Flatmattersonline Year end awards nominations,
I felt there was a lot to say about the awards and the year, which a lot of the time doesn’t get covered under the previous text announcement format.
So, I attempted to make a makeshift studio feel in my front room during lockdown 3.0, and present the nominations, and share my feelings on the year as well as the reader choices.
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated, and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote.
Winners announced: Sunday 24th January.
* If you don’t want to watch the whole show, you can skip through parts using the timestamps.
TIME STAMPS:
00:00 FM Title Screen
00:07 Effraim introduces the FM Year end award nominee show
00:56 Reader Choice Rider of the Year
04:59 Reader Choice Edit of the Year
8:07 Reader Choice Most Progressive Rider
11:38 Reader Choice Contest Run of the Year
15:12 Reader Choice Breakthrough Rider of the Year
19:33 Effraim introduces the Editorial Awards
20:50 Editorial Choice Rider of the Year
27:33 Editorial Choice Edit of the Year
31:06 Editorial Choice Most Progressive Rider
35:55 Editorial Choice Outstanding Contribution
39:37 Editorial Choice Line of the Year / Flatmattersonline Exclusive of the Year
46:06 Effraim Outro
Thanks for watching and listening!
Flatmattersonline / Effraim Catlow.
Marton Szilagyi: Over 50
Marton's Over 50 Edit (2020 year end edit) from og pictures on Vimeo.
It still seems like yesterday Marton Szilagyi came to Southsea Skatepark as he was working in the Hungarian circus across the road. OG Marton is a legend, not only a great rider but blessed with amazing editing skills to boot. These videos are so easy on the eye, that’s not easy to do. Keep on keeping on Marton, I can’t ever imagine him stopping! Respect!!
Joey Kyllo & Francois Debroux: VANCOUVER Episode 1 / Injuries
Something little different to break up your feed today, Joey Kyllo & Francois Debroux update us all on what’s going with Grizzly Jam, and Joey discusses his recent injury and offers recovery tips. If you have never been, Vancouver is one of the most beautiful places in the world. This stuff is gold. Good job guys!