Natas Kaupas

[FamilyMeeting7]

Some of the stuff he does in this is better than tricks skaters are doing nowadays

[zeroboarder135]

this is insane

[MrCooner123]

Sweet bass riff and mad skill.

[RedGoldfish101]

is the security guard at the start Skip Engblom?

[Skateallday1001]

Check my channel out and help skaters c'mon

[lardass1234567890]

First nautis spin I've seen

[bobalicious4u]

back when skateboarding meant something........

[NYdrone]

His skating is pure beauty and genius.

[forceXrecon420]

Wish my name was Satan backwards!!! 

[franber16]

NATAS SPIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[Emceecyclone]

so much respect for this legend thumbs up for natas

[filmforcatfood]

best lithuanian skateboarder ever!

[pepsifer]

When I was teenager my nickname was natas, my first real deck was a natas, great those days.

[TheMutantZone]

This makes me feel I was born too late :(

[strangersound]

@TheMutantZone It's never too late to skate!

[peopleschampion007]

@Porkchoppa76 Totally

[atmajaybro]

song

[MrCherubhair1]

@atmajaybro Brave captain - fIREHOSE

[OwenPardy]

Best song ever



[BobWhoFilms]

His name spelt backwards is Satan

[organikness]

@BobWhoFilms your a genius

[ChaseHerman1]

this guy kills curbs, take him to a wallmart parking lot

[MrLas74]

I used to skate his boards. I loved this video back in the 80's.

[jaytv777]

has anyone ever seen anyone else do the fire hydrant spin??

He was SO ahead of his time its amazing.

[jaytv777]

@jaytv777 ha ha ha!..just watched about 20 vids of people pulling that spin off!..ok maybe I should re-phrase "I'VE never seen anyone pull that off"!!

[cornevans]

thus us quality



[PGHSK8R]

OK, had to go back, i'll bet some of you dudes were playing with power rangers when Nautas was on top so chill. Apparently his name is a derivative of a more feminine name. Google trumps my old ass memory. Now go back to playing video games.

[PGHSK8R]

OK, had to go back, i'll bet some of you dudes were playing with power rangers when Nautas was on top so chill. Apparently his name is a derivative of a more feminine name. Google trumps my old ass memory.

[PGHSK8R]

On his first name; I remember an old interview in which he says his parents were expecting a girl, and would name her Natasha. They got a boy and shortened it. True story.

[PowCerka]

@PGHSK8R natsha is russian name,Natas is lithuanian.I think your wrong..

[ARToneLT]

@PGHSK8R you are SO wrong ;)

[lolbrief]

@PGHSK8R you're right only the girl's name would be "Natalia" which is a lithuanian name

[Flatzout7]

Natas was the mother fuckin Man , no doubt about it.I had one of his red boards.I think it had a panther on it.

[RealisticSkater]

Wow sick why nobody skate like this annymore 

[MegaPotpan]

I,ve got a SMA natas board still, from back in the day!!!

[indosmoker831]

the one footed power slide at 1:58 is soooo sck

love old school

[badbrain8032]

37 ones who dislike this are crazy

[feihung87]

@kp13822

[feihung87]

ha, brain fart, apologies to Firehose and Minutemen, had a flash back to the days 15 years ago when I'd go to the music store and find zero firehose cd's. Only Firehouse cd's where Firehose shoulda been, meant no disrespect to Watt or any of his bands punk genius. One, Natas GOAT of old school street sk8in.

[the13green]

that cop is so hot



[02daft]

@the13green are you gay

[OldSkaterGuy]

@02daft why? You gonna ask him out?

[the13green]

@OldSkaterGuy  hell yeah.. got his contact info?? :)

[tatame05]

meu deus pensei q nao fosse possivel essa manobra q ele fas no minuto 1:07 muito bom esse cara meu deus caramba de mais

[deathbypowerglove]

Natas is probably the best street skater of all time.

[martin04409]

Did he actually ollie at 3:30 or was there a ramp? If he ollied, that shit was fat!

[IllinoizeFlyest]

@martin04409 Ramp, otherwise he would have had to ollie about 6' high haha

[bizzmarky76]

It's an SMA Natas panther from '88-89 made after the Santa Cruz buyout.

[christiantjr]

I learned that fire hydrant trick he does at the beginning of this vid. It really fucks up your deck ;-) Natas was the only one I ever saw do that. He was a creative skater. True artist. I remember all these old skate vids like they were yesterday. Crazy :-)

[sanjurodog]

@christiantjr How 'bout Bones Brigade man..? lol with Tony Hawk in his pink and purple...he made those colors look MANLY. hahaha

[christiantjr]

@sanjurodog right on man: -) Oh yeah I remember Bones Brigade. I grew up idolizing lance mountain, steve caballero, bucky lasek and all those guys. Good times!

[rpelchar]

@christiantjr its called the natas spin for a reason



[chloepecorino]

1:53

[nathmagoo1]

everytime i hear this song i wanna go footplant a fire hydrant

[chazenlindo]

natas = satan = i love sk8board!

[dapand]

i love this shit

[scoty0808]

Wow!!! I always thought he was sick but I had no idea how many modern day, hard tricks he was doing way back when. Respect.

[joshpoe]

There are 57 people that prefer razor scooters.

[ilikedike]

SKIP



[SK8facts]

this makes me what a skate just for fun! crusing and skating thats the way to go

[mike1953Buick]

Back in the day he rode for Santa Monica Airlines....I had one of those old decks....

Pretty sick vid.

[gpunkskater]

Yeah, natas kaupas is sick. Got a pair of pro model Natas Kaupas shoes....by Draven i think...or maybe not. anyway, they're sick like him. His skate vision was really good. Think he used to ride for alva back in the day, or maybe it was sims.

[gpunkskater]

Yeah, natas kaupas is sick. Got a pair of pro model Natas Kaupas shoes....by Draven i think...or maybe not. anyway, they're sick like him. His skate vision was really good. Think he used to ride for alva back in the day, or maybe sims.

[TheNeeks6]

Wow! Street skateboarding took a quantum leap somewhere between 1989 -1995.

[mencincoso]

3:35 is so sick!

[weequay35]

Natas was always my favorite. Next was Hensley and Lee but the man that started it all will always be my favorite. I wore Converse just cause of him. As an adult that's hard to admit being that influenced.

[SSDecontrol94]

There has been a Hawk book

and now there is a Mullen Book

Now we need a Natas book!

[MostDopeKid96]

@SSDecontrol94 Natas's video biography is on youtube...It's pretty good

[ryry2400]

Greatness!



[feihung87]

Natas is the OG of street skating and dug his style since day one. Fave sk8er of all time. Firehouse song also a perfect addition. Song gets stuck in ya head like Above the Clouds by Gangstarr from Olsen on Shorty's vid. Watched both vids be4 skating to get stoked.

[kp13822]

@feihung87 "Firehose" not Firehouse. Firehouse was an extremely lame early nineties hair band.

[ibenezjem]

i remeber when i bout this i was like 13...it was brand new.lol

i think i bout powell peralta vid PUBLIC DOMAIN, and then there was this powell vid called ban this if you like this old skate vid check those two out and check out ray barbee he was good back in the day

[Margalus89]

@ibenezjem where do i find them? Do you have some links online?

[MonounsaturatedBliss]

Anyone know what deck he's using or one similar???

[helinhopesse]

Old is cool!!!!!

[kirbyostar2]

haha skip is the officer 

[Jaimevee90033]

The 'pro-skater' that inspired me to (continue) skate(ing) back in the eighties...his ollie was the best. Only skated w/him once...Good ole' times...

[Jaimevee90033]

The 'pro-skater' that inspired me to (continue) skate(ing) back in the eighties...his ollie was the best. Only skated w/him once...Good ole' times...

[sanjurodog]

old school

[DarkSphinxx]

back in the days when skateboarding was actually popular. RIP Skating

[mauicoconuts]

"send me a vial.... or a gun? thanks for comin down!" - haha

[discochef]

natas, there are no doubts regarding your ability

[swimsack]

He's easily the greatest Street Skater in history.

[EroticBidoofFixation]

Shit, thought I clicked on a porno at first haha. But man, this guy's an artist.

[Ozarkarms]

Fuck you Natas, you stole that 1/8th of burro sense bud from me at crown skate park in 92....fuck you in the goat ass.

[uninoculated]

He's so original.

[Justshutup14]

the only part of that i can do is none of it

[supersoulrythim]

dude is a legend

[jetsonic69]

im skateboading right now :) as im watching this youtube video on my iphone :)

hahaha , OHH WATCH ME NOW !!! WOOOOOO I JUST JUMPED A BIG CURVE AND NOW IM GONNA MOVE UP THE RAMP WOOOO HOOOOO :) THIS IS FUN

[cmonty72]

Thumbs up if you know the pop-cycle shape made all these tricks easier.

[cmonty72]

@cmonty72 Extra points if you knew Skip Engblom invented the shape.

[Eros1031]

1:19 - 1:21 made me do this (0_0)

[nubcake2]

Thanks Natas, Gonz, and especially Rodney!!!!!!!!!



[gytiw79]

If you say that Natas is a Satan, get off the internet please, because you don't know what does "foreign" mean.

[NewYorkDontLoveMe]

what year was this made/

[flipDarkslideflip]

You gotta love Skip Engblom as the prison guard!

[JPfingerskater]

the front wallride was insane

[jizzy2k]

3:30 WTF haxxxorz

[SwitchRich]

People talk of the fire hydrant spin, but actually think that the frontside lipslide at about 1:14 may be one of the most progressive tricks in the video part. Absolutely ridiculous by late '80s standards.

[rebusd]

@SwitchRich it was pretty nice.

[rcrespo357]

satan

[boardiful]

is the security gaurd skip fucking engblom??!

[PowellShredder666]

@boardiful i was just thinking that. i think it is!

[HxcJohn8189]

this was it people! When all you needed why the biggest white high tops you could get and mad style! What happened to skating :(

[dbspaceoditty]

i was waxing the curb in front of my house. im 22. and some high school kids come up to me as my friend was trying boardslides...they said you cant boardslide a curb. so i board slid the whole curb. they said it doesnt count....go ask natas that.

[ECCY101]

fucking natas kaupas. how are you so good.



[Heyitsmikeandike]

natas backwards= satan o;

[01mogwai]

Natas i think..never wanted or tried to be a """Skater""".He just was!!!

[nuclearsoysause]

i think the cop is an older skip engblom!

[oopla20]

@ondd1 fIREHORSE - brave captain I think...

[BenjaminKasulke]

Patrick, this video opened up my life to a whole world of music. Thank you

[zodiacchiller]

love that shit at 2:13

[23trainwrecks]

1:52 Sickest axel stall on a curb.

[ondd1]

love this video, just skatn around in the sunshine near the beach with not a worry in the world...

[goingwithzed]

its cool that is shows how californians have always been brainless communicators... thought it was recent just since I got here.

[DrakSkit]

Impressive, But he's not even close to Rodney Mullen's superb skating skillz.

[jinksstyles]

Thank you Natas and people who made this video possible for inspiration and good mood!!



[jinksstyles]

Thank you Natas for inspiration and good mood!!

[jinksstyles]

@TRICOUNTYBALDY After at least m0re than 15 years...finally today i discover the band and song´s name

THANK YOU ALL those who make it possible

sk8 4 love from Spain!!

[THEBRUMBLEBEE]

FIRE HYDRANT SPIN IS SO PRO!

[clemj1]

natas could ride up vertical walls like they were bank ramps.

[trotp3]

Is that Skip Engblom as the guard?

[trotp3]

Whos your Daddy?....Natas.

[ivegotamagicstix]

What a great song...great skater....is Kaupas Finnish? Suomi poika

[maxwel2543]

i learned how to cruise just for its fun and i never attempted learning the tricks to me real hard core skating is rocket science. I will never understand how moving ur foot in a direction can make a skateboard do all those tricks.

To me skating is one of those talents that look so easy from the pros but in reality its one of the hardest things to learn how to do that takes hard core practice and dedication to master

[PRESTONDIDDY]

Dude sick

[000BatFuck000]

SWAG.

[onbeyond]

this part is one of the most legendary of all time. this here is the formation of modern day street.

[PlanB1101]

what a fuckin legend

[bassage13]

I think I watched this video 10 times a day for a year back then. Brings back a lot of memories.

[ivegotamagicstix]

@ 3:23 look at how wide that board is! old school!... Im going to watch D.R.I. videos now! beneath the wheels to be exact!

[dslgunner1977]

@ivegotamagicstix Hahaha....My Alva was about 2-3 inches WIDER than that deck back in the mid 1980's (damn I'm getting old). I got it second-hand, so it already had a decent amount of wear n' tear when I got it, but the nose was almost non-existant! lol. Even when new, many of the 1980's decks had only a couple inches of nose, with the exception of the freestyle decks, which are quite similar to todays boards except for the flat edge of the nose and tail.

[ivegotamagicstix]

@dslgunner1977 COOL! I rode an H-Street around 1993 and a Metallica Zorlac before that around 1990

[jwhiteout]

@ivegotamagicstix And before that you rode your mom's boyfriend's cock! "Aw, Mom, I hate it when Stosh takes me to his stinky little ice fishing shanty, fucks my ass and tells me 'That's how it's done in Dallas, boy! Now come suck my dick and taste your mother's ass."

That's how they grow 'em in Michigan!

[ivegotamagicstix]

@jwhiteout Im from Seattle you fucktard

[jwhiteout]

@ivegotamagicstix WOAH! You're from everywhere, dude!

Now shut the fuck up and get back to tasting your mother's asshole at the base of Stosh's cock, hillbilly.

[ivegotamagicstix]

@jwhiteout JWHITEOUT the "J" is for circle jerking and "whiteout" is for the huge splooge blast you take in the face right?

[jwhiteout]

@ivegotamagicstix Ha. Funny that the guy who calls himself "I've Got Magic Stix" is talking about circle jerking...

[KvltKommando]

@ivegotamagicstix hell yeah



[enricoleottero75]

old school!!!! :-D

[transformingninja]

Back when kerb skating was cool.

[skyliaband]

real skate culture

[SandTrolls]

3:30 sooooo sick

[adamlmiller1]

@1:55 is he in santa monica im going there in a month on a skate trip and i would love to skate there

[anklepantsmagazine]

@adamlmiller1 Yo! Have fun, Adam!

[StupidChicagoPunk]

the cop owned zephyr skate shop. his name is skip. he hung out with the z-boys.

[zooyorkchild45]

@cadesboardskater The best man .... Don't mind current day over this ... Him and gonz layed the ground mannnnnnn leading skate pioneers

[MarkHarrellJr]

@zooyorkchild45 Oh yeah. Natas, Gonz and Mullen are the godfathers of street.

[misterycartoon]

35 ass dream they could beat Natas

[cadesboardskater]

no matter how gnar people get these days..natas will always be a top shredder.thumbs up if you agree

[imnotigerswoods]

@cadesboardskater Absolutely! Totally agree with you man! Natas started the whole second gen street craze! Everyone thought he was a monster! Love this vid!

[01mogwai]

Well it,s like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[screamingatawall1]

his first name backwars is satan

[hellomynameisscen]

Please tell me the name of the song

[Weismann]

@hellomynameisscen Its called Brave captain by the band fIREHOSE.

[hellomynameisscen]

@Weismann I love u man! XD Thanks

[zreau]

I still have this vid on VHS! I'll keep it forever :)

[JesusmagPonys]

great history of skateboarding

[sk8donthate999]

that be skip engblom as the cop

[adamdskater1]

this guy looks like a person who skates fr jut peir fun... his is a guy to look up to...

[YoMommaMoansAaron]

Damn! ! ! ! ! And iThought i was qood (: haha J'kay And idk iCann Only Dew Like Too Trick's out Of All He was Doinn' Honestly And Don't Get Meh Wrong Imma qood Skater (Sorry For The Eqo) And AS i was Saying , iHonestly Think He's One Of The Best Skater Everrrr!'(:

[waddellski]

can anyone tell me what happens at 2.26 lookslike a backsidefootplant shove it thing?

[geneticfilth]

@waddellski Backside 180 no comply.

[xskchickx]

He makes it look so fucking easy.

[jckstnly]

love when he ollies like 6 feet to the curb at 154

[AZWIN90]

these are some hardcore curbs

[sampleskateboarding]

I have this on video tape... lol love the song

[sampleskateboarding]

I have this on video tape... lol

[misfitfailure]

freakin' astounding. way ahead the rest of the skate world in creating street skating (ok...and maybe with a little help from mark Gonzales : )

paved the way for Mike Vallely, Matt Hensley, Jason Lee, Ray Barbee, Ed Templeton....and all the other great late 80's early 90

s street skaters. Influence is still felt today!

[mulletmclovin]

best skater...all time

[NoisePollution365]

360 flip foot plant?! ridiculous 

[FullFreak666]

damn he was truely a pioneer!

[JULIOHpsp]

song?

[atm656]

@JULIOHpsp

Brave Captain by fIREHOSE

[niffyanderson]

hes' the chris cole of 1989!!!!

[RoomTroll]

you can tell he's just having a blast

[adamleclaireskate]

his name backwards is satan

[Infuzor]

@adamleclaireskate

Natas is of lithuanian descent. The name in the language actually means something like "note", as in musical terms.

[iiDontCareii]

I only liked the Fire Hydrant part at the beginning, that's it...

[jagonation]

@iiDontCareii you know nothing. this was when you weren't even born. show some respect bro.