NorCal Ripper Shows
His Style in SoCal
Matty Jessee, BW’s youngest
team rider, was invited to a weekend Ramp Jam in Santa Barbara. The kids of the
guy putting on the comp follow Matty on Instagram and wanted him there. Of course, dad sent the invite, to the whole
family. Hey, these kids have the whole Social Media thing covered. Matty, along
with mom and dad (Stacie and Matt), sister Shay and even Trouper, the family dog,
were invited to spend the weekend, while Matty competed with lots of amazing SoCal
rippers.
Backyard Fun
For a backyard jam, it
was amazing. Reps were there from Powell Peralta and the Arbor Team. Cash prizes were flowing. Matty was on fire. His energy,
silliness and all out ripping style were crowd favorites. Dad, Matt, says ‘I
was super proud of him’ and says ‘he was landing tricks he never landed before.
Matty was in the zone!’
There was a one hour jam for kids 12 and
under. It was a rad format that let the kids rip it up with each other and show
their style. Everyone had fun watching the kids tearing it up and just having
fun rooting for each other.
Matty ended up with a
ton of prizes and a $40.00 cash prize. He took 1st place for best
style and best attitude. Then he picked up best trick over the box for a
kickflip and a big pop shovit, taking 2nd overall behind Cash
Money, a SoCal 11 year old, who is a sick transition skater.
Why is Skateboarding
Different?
When it comes to skateboarding, kids are more
interested in cheering each other on to perfect tricks. It’s not about beating
the other guy. It’s about pushing each other to do a sick trick, high five’s
all around.
Santa Barbara TV show, Life Chronicles, interviewed
Matty after the comp and one of the questions was ‘why Matty thinks parents
should allow and encourage kids to skate.’ He never hesitated with his answer:
‘Its super fun, you can
do it with your Dad and family and anyone can do it.’ He said ‘its great
exercise and better than just playing video games.’ He pointed out ‘it’s not too dangerous
because you can skate at any level’. He also mentioned its fun to meet people
from all over and travel to different places. His favorite tricks are rails,
kick flips and skating street.
It was
a great day all around and everyone had fun watching the kids out there tearing
it up and just having fun. Only in skating do we do this.