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“Tattoo.” Just let that word sink in: Tattoo. What’s your gut reaction? Surprise? Disgust? Judgment? Admiration? Excitement? Tattoos elicit strong and varying responses and are often a subject fraught with pre-conceived ideas of social norms, morals, and values. Often we...

It’s that time of year again! Time to enjoy hot cocoa, look at twinkling lights and NOT STRESS about what to buy your skateboarder because... We’re here today to eliminate your holiday gift giving woes! That's right, Board Blazers' guide to stocking...

We’re here to talk justice today. Skateboarding is vastly underrepresented in one main area: EMOJIS. First world problem? Yes. But while so many other sports get representation in the latest swath of emoji releases (badminton, archery, FOUR types of cycling?!)...

On the surface, longboarding may seem like a simple sport, but this assumption is misleading. At its most basic, a longboard is made up of a piece of wood, four wheels, and the trucks (pieces of metal) that hold the...

Clueless as to what to buy your skater? Don’t know an ollie from a 360 flip? No worries! Whether its holiday gifts, birthday presents, or just a little something from you to say, “YEAH, DUDE! SICK!,” Board Blazers has you...

 The sport of skating can offer so many benefits to those who are willing to attempt it. Like many other mostly individual sports (golf, tennis, etc.) it can teach us a myriad of things about life, our community, and ourselves....

While summer is just barely coming to a close, the holiday season is soon to be upon us! If you skate or happen to be a friend/parent/grandparent/super-cool gift-buyer to a skater, then this is just the right place for you....

When I was 8 years old, my dad built our house. And I mean literally built it. Like, lifted-adobe-bricks-with-his-very-own-arms built our house. To this day, when I go home for a visit, we'll be hanging out in one of the brick-walled rooms,...

Yes, skateboarding is a lifestyle. And yes, it seems like almost every interview that asks "So what do you do besides skateboarding?" gets an answer like "Oh, you know. Just chill. Hang out with friends." Which--don't get me wrong--is super...