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DEC 24: In the concrete Jungle…

By Gunther Estrada.

This last Sunday we Finally got a nice warm day with difussed light for a belated photo shoot with Leon. Packed a few things and drove up to L.A. to meet up with Him in His new pad in Holywood only a few blocks away from the boulevard, Leon grabbed a couple of fresh Choncordia T’s and we were on our way to a very well known spot in East L.A. (The Gonz Banks). at least that is how I call it. We had a few takes in the banks alone with a nice backside kickflip from our friend Tom Contreras but it wasnt until Leon found a little bump right next to the spot when I finally got the money shot.

Big pop shovit frontside

Right after, we drove down to a hidden spot right next to the Berrics. the same place were Torey P. landed the Backside 5/0 laser flip out..gnarly trick! specially because the ground is so messed up that makes it almost impossible to ollie with total control.

Tail slide backside.

The Leon.

DEC 17: Cut and Sewn Jackets for 2010.

By Hali.

As you probably already know all Choncordia items are 100% hand made (cut, sewn and printed) one by one in our little studio in California and always in very limited quantities. The new Cut and Sewn line for 2010 will include new Jackets: The new and improved Sniper, The CFL (shown below), and The Puffer which is already available but will be release in more colors in January along with the others. Due to this hard economic times it took us a long time to release the Jackets and only 100 of each will be produce starting in January so as soon as we announce availability make sure to go to the store cause we will be taking wholesale orders as well (10 or more) and maybe what you see there one day it could not be there the next. Thanks to all our customers we still making this possible little by little, for all their patience as some orders take a couple weeks to be made, thanks so much for supporting the small guys to stay afloat in this harsh times specially doing what we love ;) ; Thanks to all our friends and family too, from all of us here at Choncordia, you guys keep us going, we will never stop!! CFL !!!.

From Skaters for Skaters since my mom let me use her sewing machine back in the day hahahaha!!.

DEC 15: Lost Angeles, CFL.

Los Angeles has many places to Skate, here is a clip of Leon Skating one of them before this rain started and wearing the CFL tshirt in white, Leon has been riding for us since October last year but I think this would be the official introduction so… Ladies and Gentleman, Choncordia is proud to introduce you to the talented Leon Horn ;). This video was filmed and edited by David Godwin, so when you finish make sure to check some of Davids other videos ;) enjoy. CFL.

DEC 11: Tampa Am.

by Giancarlo Zavalaga

My weekend started on Thursday Dec 3rd, got to Tampa and went straight to the Skatepark for the art show and DEL’s performance to find out they had free beer (PBR) and Vodka with red bull for everybody so I get off to a good start. The exhibition was alright, 90 different types of bottles with weird designs… on the other hand DEL’s performance was insane, I’ve been listening to DEL since I lived in Peru and I couldn’t believe that I was in front of him, same style, same hip hop feeling; Then I went to the other side of the Skaterpark to watch the Ams practice.

Giancarlo and Tolentino

On Friday I went to DEL’s official concert for the 17th anniversary of the Skatepark of Tampa, it was crazy , the audio was awesome and A PLUS from Hieroglyphics was on the stage with him. The concert was at Czar in Ybor City, which is 5 minutes from the Skatepark of Tampa, Ybor City is like 10 blocks of bars and clubs, the night ended up with a big party and AGAIN free beers so dont ask me how I ended up that night hahahahaha.

Saturday I went back to the Skatepark for a bit, to watch the practice and to try to learn more tricks. The practice was crazy, there were like 40 people trying to Skate at the same time so I couldn’t Skate that much :/. Sunday was the day of the finals and I woke up with a hangover from the night before but I said ‘fuck it’ and decided to go to the skatepark early in the morning so I could see the whole thing. I was there by 10am, lots of cameras, lots of skaters and guess what? more FREE alcohol hahaha, I didnt wanna drink anymore though, I had plans to meet with my old friend Daniel from Peru (AKA legañita) it was cool seeing Daniel, he was on tour in Florida with the 5boro team, we started talking about Skateboarding and reminiscing about all the awesome people that we know from our homeland, Peru.

The finalists.

I was ready to see Nick Tucker and Corey Kennedy; Corey was late and as soon as he arrived his run started, for my surprise Corey didn’t land any trick, but he almost blow my mind trying to do nollie heelflip late shove it over the pyramid, he was so close (maybe next year Corey!). Luan de Olivera blew my mind with his consistence, style, creativity and usual perfection in landing his tricks resulting on his 2nd consecutive year winning the contest.

The results were: 1st place Luan de Oliveira, 2nd Ben Hatchell 3rd Nick Tucker, the highest ollie prize went to Luis tolentino with a 44.5 inch.

I saw a lot of Skaters from different countries trying to reach their dreams and having fun on the way; but none from Peru, which is a bummer since there is so much talent over there but the lack of resources and bureaucracy makes it very difficult for a young Skater to get a Visa and travel for a contest far from home but things are changing quickly, Skateboarding is bigger than ever in Peru and you know guys that the Choncordia family is here to support you when the time comes.
Anyways, that was my weekend, see you at Tampa Pro if im still living in Florida.CFL.

DEC 09: 2010 New Insulated Jackets.

After some time we finally going to update the site just in time for Christmas :). Here is the new “PUFFER” from the new insulated jacket series, The shell is made of 100% Nylon Taffeta, the lining is 100% thick polyester satinet fleece and the insulation is 100% Choncordia Polyester Fiberfill , side seam pockets and adjustable bungee cords on the hood and the bottom. Just click on the image to go to the store for more info :). Tampa AM was this last weekend and Giancarlo is writing a review at this moment so check later for the update ;).

JUL 12: Maloof Money Cup.

California Skate Parks and the Maloof Brothers made it happen once again, the world’s best street course, Vert set up and prizes were lay out and ready for a massive assault this past weekend, we had the regular crew attendig the event plus Giancarlo Zavalaga and Chino ZooYork that came to visit for this crazy weekend. This years Skatepark was design by Geoff Rowley and Colby Carter , the layout did not dissapoint anybody with the various spots made on the course in a very balanced mix between West and East Coast. The Brooklyn Banks, Pier 7 and other replicas made the street course a real battle ground.

On the second day we had an unexpected visit from Snoop Dogg that sang a song for the crowd , also Kobe Bryant showed up for a few minutes with 65 security guards around him :/. We had a great time and we think the $100,000 prize to the winner of this years cup was well deserve by Chris Cole that really throw down crazy tricks with a make it or die attitude, second place Tommy Sandoval and third place Nyjah Houston. On the Girls contest Leticia Bufoni was first taking home the $25,000, second Alexis Sablone and third Amy Caron.

The best trick contest sponsored by Tech Deck was insane and that money went to Adam Dyet with a kickflip tailslide backside on the big handrail, overall and amazing weekend and another opportunity to watch in person the progression of skateboarding and we can’t wait for the next years contest. Here are some pics and a video of the event.