Aggressive skating is much different from just regular skating. The difference is that aggressive skating is putting skill and talent into jumping off ledges and grinding on handrails, skating on half pipes and funboxes. Being an aggressive skater myself for about four years, I have taken time to practice and become better at skating. What got me started was watching the guy's skate competition on ESPN's X-Games. Every year there is a competition in California to see who is the best in the United States.
Some people even come from places like Australia, China and Japan just to compete with friends.
The skating population has increased since the summer of 1994. The first year I started skating, I thought I would never learn how to skate. It looked so easy on TV, but when I tried it myself I could barely skate forward. But if you just stay committed to the sport and have patience, you can perfect it with ease. I asked some of the skaters about themselves and how long they have been skating.