IMAGINE BLADE SHUN: Trailer One

Imagine Blading is the art of being able to see or view the current physical world, in the moment and in a way that will spark imagination in creating any unique, original or creative rollerblading "trick" ideas. Desirably pushing the physical and mental limits of the blader performing in their playground, ideally the dense active streets of any major city where the endless possibilities of incorporation, improvisation, imagination, and instincts allow the unpredictable, the magic.

Throughout the summer and fall of 2009, as all of the Canadian rollerbladers enjoyed their usual peak season sessions. A select few so distant and different in many ways, including their views on this activity, which they had all shared and loved for so long. Were documenting themselves for what would unknowingly become a collaboration of Canadas most unique talents and perspectives within rollerblading. As winter arrived with its coats of snow covering most of Canada, these three would at last find themselves together in the same winter-free city of Vancouver BC. Though each of them would be on their own paths with their own intended destinations, the convergence of such styles and minds as Todd McInerney, Leon Basin and Dustin Werbeski would finally come to create the idea of Imagine-Blading.

The video being presented is not something new, well in many senses it is, but it is merely the simple realization of a subtle characteristic within all rollerbladers, made obvious through the contrast created by the combination of such views. Personal views which make it clear that everyone perceives and expresses their own interpretation of the same world through their own styles of rollerblading. The result of such would be the title as you see here. IMAGINE BLADE SHUN.

"I felt a sense of freedom watching the trailer. The feeling I get when I throw on my skates on a sunny afternoon, close to the feeling you get in a dream where you remember how to fly... In an urban environment, Inline skates are a tool of human liberation, because they free us from constraining forces of friction while allowing freedom of movement. Bikes give even more freedom from friction and allow more efficient transfer of human energy, but they constrain movement. Skateboards are not bound to the feet, but are less efficient than rollerblades in the transfer of human energy to motion and extraordinarily difficult to maneuver. The freedom I'm talking about is the maximization of personal kinetic expression in a sea of concrete. I see a celebration of this in your video."

-Chris Neima

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• Rollerblading
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• Dustin Werbeski
• Todd
• McInerney
• Leon Basin
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• Matt Ledoux
• Imagine Blading

[Joojooooooooooooojoo]

what is the name from the first short song?

[KARA5U123]

rollerblades and parkour in one DVD ... OMG !!!

[therealtaskwhat]

It looks so sick... I cant wait to see this!!