Photos by Aaron Zwaal
Story: Bart de Jong.
Flatland BMX took over the square in front of Museum Helmond on Saturday as part of the Urban Matterz weekend. The F(L)ATBMX Battle brought eight invited riders together for a one-on-one knockout contest, with the riders battling their way through the bracket until only one remained.
The concept was simple: eight riders, head-to-head battles and no UCI points or pressure. Just BMX, creativity and a good time.
I’ve been noticing a lot of the Japanese pros, posting about “the blood order” and wondered what it’s about. Whilst I still don’t know 100 percent, I’m pretty sure it’s all about the new breed of Japanese talent coming through their amazing scene, and showcasing that.
I set myself a rule with the site a long time ago, that contest and jam edits can’t make a “Must Watch”, but this pulled me close to the edge, top notch riding and variety of styles makes this jam edit pretty much a “Must Watch”. I’ll sticky this one as deserves to be seen!
Watching this one on repeat, so much good riding. Looks like Yu Katagiri organised it? Not sure, anyone let me know details, get in the comments…
The annual One Love Jam went down in Newport Beach, So Cal this weekend. Darin Wright is on it, and the official edit is already here and does not disappoint with a stacked rider list, soak up the Cali vibes and enjoy this one!
Laid-back footage from the recent Himeji BMX jam in Japan, featuring the likes of Shinichi Kiba, Takatora Hishikawa and many more..
Catching up on edits in my imbox this morning after dropping the 2025 Flatmattersonline Year end awards! The first edit I watched, was this awesome Aggro jam 2 highlight video, at 2 months old I’m a little late.
Great to see so many older riders still in the game and going at it, enjoyed this!
Case in point to what I was saying on the previous post, the recent SAGA No Run contest is full of gems, 36 minutes of raw footage to sink your teeth into. 14 year old Takatora Hishikawa (check his mind melting back wheel line at 24:36) to which he ended up taking the win beating heavy hitters such as Yu Katagiri and more, love these grassroots events!
Darin Wright just dropped the official One Love Jam edit from this years event, around hundred riders made the trip to Newport Beach, Southern California.
Check the edit featuring:
Riders:
Glenn Goland
Martin Aparijo
Mario Contini
Dave Nourie
Brian Huffman
Robert Castillo
Joey Kyllo
Bobby Carter
Ruben Castillo
Dino Jeffers
Shayne Khajehnoori
JF Boulianne
James McGraw
Bo Wade
Ahmed Johnson
Ryan Russell
Pete Brandt
Dub
Great footage from the recent underground Saga No run Contest that goes down every year, so much good riding including the likes of Takatora Hishikawa who took the win, check his line at 2:55, Yu Katagiri, and more.
This is a long edit to watch, worth checking out Ruben Castillo’s 3rd Anniversary of the Taco Jam, great community out there in Texas, USA.
Who doesn’t love raw footage from the Japanese contests and jams. Check out this one from the recent C3 jam in Hyogo!
