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Jon Julio's section in We Are Valo 2 [video] Follow Link

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submitted by Jeff on Monday November 19th, 2007
In case you missed it, Valo put up Jon Julio's section from We Are Valo 2 for everyone to check out. It's a great section and a DVD worth picking up. Check it out.
 

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timparker on Monday November 19th, 2007 said:
One of the best DVD releases in the past 2 years and a great section! If you have not seen it then peep game!
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Law on Monday November 19th, 2007 said:
Agreed. Jon is, as always, the man. Some of the best visual effects of any video.
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memento on Tuesday November 20th, 2007 said:
Jon still kills it. I'm a noob on the history of rollerblading so can anyone tell me the tricks that Jon Julio invented?
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Patrick on Tuesday November 20th, 2007 said:
I dont know if he invented any tricks but he sure has always been real solid doing them.
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Jeff on Tuesday November 20th, 2007 said:
I'm fairly sure he invented or at least refined the fahrvergnugen (otherwise known as a farfig or full torque)... He's the one that made topside tricks stylish imho and really made the fishbrain a reality on street whereas it was mostly a vert trick from Tom Fry's days before...

Jon Julio has done it all. He helped create the first after market frame company Fifty-50, did a lot for USD, created the IMYTA, ran the short lived Dyna wheel company, helped Jess D with the England clothing company, ran a Runners Project (an unfortunately short-lived backpack company that was way ahead of its time), started the Sifika shoe company, started the Valo skate company and even experimented online with headcaselife (no longer around). Yah.. Respect.
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Law on Tuesday November 20th, 2007 said:
So, I might be wrong, but Jon didn't invent a ton of tricks. He was the first person I remember seeing doing the rolling tricks, wheelbarrows and training wheels, and was possibly the inventor of the sidewalk, but I don't want to hold that against him. =)

Jeff is right, he's been the single person to make tricks look good. Fishbrains were a vert trick, maybe even rails, but Jon did the impossible by bringing them to ledges. Farfigs were invented by Robert Leivanos as far as I know, but it took Julio and his slippery 5th elements to make them cool.

I've got a bunch of old footage I want to digitize that nobody has seen, including the NISS competition from SF in 1995 (my run included, ugh).

@Patrick: awesome avatar =)
@Jeff: check http://headcaselife.lawpower.net for a reminder or the old days

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