UPDATE #27

The final results of the recent Struggle Skateboards "Battle of the crews" contest are up. It was such a close competition every team in the competition did exceptionally well. Thanks to all that came out.

TEAM NEWS
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TYRONE OLSON just got back from Tampa Pro representing Struggle Skateboards in full effect. Tyrone placed 46th out of the 82 street qualifiers. Super stoked for Tyrone and glad to have him repping us in the contests. Tyrone's new Struggle pro deck comes out in April as well. The Wisconsin Beer Badger deck will be up for Pre-Order very soon so stay tuned! here is some video of Tyrone at practice before Tampa Pro 2010 you can spot him at :40 seconds.


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DIEGO NAJERA is featured in our latest ad in TRANSWORLD skateboarding. Which is the April 2010 issue. You can find it on shelves as we speak and its available pretty much everywhere magazines are sold.

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If Feldman sent us in some new footage of him shredding on his Struggle deck check it out below.

Also be sure to check out our APPETIZER PROMO!! Which is out as we speak. Every two weeks we will be releasing a new part to the video. Two parts have already been released within the last month. Both the FRIENDS section and the RDT struggle riders part 1 section have been released so be sure to check them both out. Its a FREE video for all to see and it counts down towards the full length "SWORN" DVD which will be released in late May early June of 2010. Below are the first two parts. There will be 5 total videos in the APPETIZER series so be sure to check them all out!
PART 1 of 5.

PART 2 of 5.

UPDATE #26

email us at struggleskateboards@hotmail.com
for all pre-sign ups!

Also we will be doing a skateboarding demo in Mexicali, Mexico on the 21st of March at Rio Nuevo Skatepark!


You can also now buy STRUGGLE skateboards product exclusively at PYRO SKATESHOP in Mexicali,Mexico. PYRO is our exclusive dealer in Mexico! Below is the address.

PYRO CLOTHING & SKATEBOARDS
BLVD. BENITO JUAREZ 1973-4
RESIDENCIAS
MEXICALI, B.C.
www.myspace.com/pyromxl


Also if you happen to live in the rad state of Florida you can purchase Struggle product from our new shop dealer there.
TREASURE COAST SK8 SHOP
741 SEBASTIAN BLVD. #2
SEBASTIAN, FL 32958
Be sure to check them out if you happen to be around the city of Sebastian and the friendly staff at Treasure Coast will take care of all our Struggle product and skate needs.

UPDATE #25

TEAM NEWS
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TYRONE OLSON
Has a new board graphic done and will be out by April of 2010 at the latest. You might even see it out sooner. Pre order of his new deck will be available within the next few weeks. You can check it out by going to our product page section of our website.

RUBEN NAJERA's Pro signature shoe lace for Scoff is in stores NOW! You can purchase one online as well HERE.

Scoff also put out a limited edition Ruben Najera T-shirt. There are only 12 made so get your rare one of a kind shirt today. It features an embossed gold mantis graphic and every shirt is numbered. Tons of detail and you can get them at the SCOFF SHOP.

Ruben also has a Pro signature Griptape sheet for CLEVER griptape out as well! Clever griptape is Ruben's new griptape sponsor. Ruben will have an entire line of signature sheets coming out for Clever. Below is the first one of 4 to come.

Check out the Clever griptape website HERE.
Also Ruben added EPIC action video cameras to his list of sponsors. They make some pretty rad cameras that you can use to capture some amazing intense action shots with.

ANTHONY JOHNSON has a new board coming out as well and will be up for pre sale within the next few weeks. Also his current pro model is available in a new colorway of white/purple. Get yours today before they are all out. Also a while back we had a Anthony Johnson best trick contest in which you could win a FREE Struggle deck. Alex Kaliannan with a blunt to feeble tail revert on a quarter pipe. Alex is from Orange County and below is the video of his winning trick.


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DIEGO NAJERA has the newest cover of Septicore magazine which will be out soon. He also has a full interview in the magazine. We will post the cover when the magazine hits news stands. He also has some coverage in the new issue of Legitimate Skateboard magazine. He is featured with an Am spotlight interview. Diego has also been added as the first Am on the Scoff skateboarding team. And at the moment Diego is busy training for Phoenix Am 2010. That's right our boy Diego is going to be representing Struggle Skateboards at Phoenix Am.

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Raul Cruz won the best trick competition at the Scoff event at Driscolls. The event was for Ruben Najera's Pro signature shoe lace release. Scoff held a best trick contest on a mysterious ramp and the winner got to keep the entire thing. Raul took first place honors and this awesome pyramid box. Congrats little man. Raul also left with a stack of cash at the Struggle Dollar Hollar competition.

If Feldman and Johnny Whitehead are featured on the newest back cover of the Struggle catalogue for Spring 2010. So if you see them around and you happen to have a copy get them to autograph it for you!

Thomas Alexander will be out for a while due to a gnarly ankle injury. Check the video below. We wish him a full recovery soon.

We would also like to now welcome Irvin Jones to the RDT squad. Welcome aboard mate! Irvin resides in Conyers,GA.

Also if you have been keeping up to date with our calender you would have noticed that we have a BATTLE OF THE CREWS contest coming up. Pre Sign ups are available already so hit us up and you could get in on a part of a prize valued at $1,500!!!

UPDATE #24

TEAM NEWS
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RUBEN NAJERA has a new Struggle Skateboards ad in the February 2010 issue of Transworld Skateboarding. He is busting his butt for the new "SWORN" video due out in March or April of 2010.

Ruben also has been featured in the first episode of a new show called "The Xchange". Ruben goes artist on artist with musician Blake Lewis discussing skateboarding and the art of beat boxing. The episode is rad and an epic beat box collaboration takes place between the two. Shout outs to Blake Lewis for spreading the word out about Struggle Skateboards through his Twitter account. Now that's a homie! The first video features the full episode and the second one shows the commercial teaser version.

Here is the commercial teaser version.

Ruben has also been blessed with his first ever PRO signature shoe lace from Scoff skateboarding! There will be a release party for the laces if I am not mistaken in El Centro,CA. So check the Scoff website for details on when you can congratulate Ruben on his accomplishment. Plus be sure to support and get a pair for yourself. The laces are indestructible.


TYRONE OLSON has a slamming part in the new appetizer promo and is pretty much done with a lot of his "SWORN" part as well. There is also a new Tyrone Olson Pro deck in the works from us. Stay tuned for some previews of it.

ANTHONY JOHNSON's official website is finally up so be sure to check it out. He will be updating it on the daily so be sure to keep an eye on it. Its in our worthy links section to the top right of this page.

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Nick Rodriguez is featured in our new Struggle Deck/T-shirt promo ad. Be sure to take advantage of this ad promotion and get yourself that Free shirt. Limited supplies.

Also If Feldman is featured on another Struggle skateboards promo ad with another special deal see if you can find it the links are within our website. Its yet another awesome deal for all of you out there.

The 2nd annual Struggle Skateboards Dollar Hollar contest is coming quick. We want to see every skateboarder in the Imperial Valley there. Its going to be super fun,free, and history making! Without a doubt something you don't want to miss and you know you will remember it for the rest of your life. Plus FREE skate shirts to the first 50 skaters. Rock your Struggle gear and you'll get some bonus goods. And don't forget all the cash and dollar dollar bills we will be handing out for dope tricks throughout the day! Now that is something even the haters want to get up in on.

We also got the first ever Struggle Skateboards "Battle of the Crews" contest coming up also.

We will post up the date for that contest as well soon. Its basically teams of four in an all out skate park battle. One team rider in the manual/tech section. One in the tranny section. One in the Stair/Gap section. And the other handling the rail section. Best overall points from a team wins. The prize purse is going to be $1,500 for first place including the winning team in a full page article featured in Legitimate Skateboarding magazine. If your interested in getting in on the contest you can actually enter it already. Get at us here through our email struggleskateboards@hotmail.com and give us your team of four plus one extra backup rider. Entry is $30.00 pre sign up and $40.00 on the day of the event. Get in on the biggest prize purse the Imperial Valley has ever seen for a contest! EVER!

Also for those expecting the "SWORN" video out in February we would like to update you with its new March schedule for release. We will be putting out a FREE promo video in February maybe even late this January for all of you to see. It will be featured in three sectioned video chapters and seen throughout the Internet. One new section every week. It will be an Appetizer promo to hold everyone off till the main video drops later in the year. And get this its got full parts from a lot of our riders! The promo will be built up of "throwaway" footage but it will still be pretty awesome and FREE! Stay tuned for more updates on this to come including the date for the first sections release date.

UPDATE #23

Struggle Skateboards Am DIEGO NAJERA is all over the place at the moment. He recently received the front cover of the Imperial Valley Press. A full article was written up on him about his championship win.

And Struggle Skateboards Pro rider ANTHONY JOHNSON has just launched his new website

ANTHONYJOHNSONSKATE.COM be sure to check it out.

Anthony also picked up a new bearing sponsor. He is now officially on F1 Bearings! Check out his testimonial shoutout to Struggle Skateboards on their website! CLICK HERE!

We are also going to be doing our 2nd ever DOLLAR HOLLAR event in the Imperial Valley. Its also what we are going to be calling the official "SKATEBOARDING DAY IN IMPERIAL VALLEY". Why? Because we want to and because the Imperial Valley deserves its own Skateboarding Day. We want everyone that lives in the valley to show up and skateboard with us. It doesn't matter who you are or what click you roll in. On this day we are all brothers just like we should always be. We all share the common bond of skateboarding and in that alone we are all friends. We will also be hooking up the first 50 kids with free T-shirts from various different skateboard brands! Its our Christmas present to the local skateboarders. If we can get more shirts then we will hook more up but first come first serve. Thanks to everyone out there that is supporting. And shoutout to FRSH apparel for jumping in on the DOLLAR HOLLAR event with some extra cash. And LEGITIMATE skateboard magazine for being rad enough to feature the event in their magazine.

UPDATE #22

Struggle Skateboards pro rider RUBEN NAJERA came out on the news in San Diego County! Channel 8 (CBS) last Tuesday right before Oprah! Ruben was representing Struggle skateboards as well as all of his other rad sponsors check it out!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TV SPOT OF RUBEN NAJERA

The newest Struggle Dealer in Orange County is NUCLEAR Comics and Skateshop in the Laguna Niguel,CA. Without a doubt a one of a kind skateshop! The Skateshop/Comic hybrid of a store makes it unique and worth your while to check out! The owner and staff are SUPER nice and helpful. So if your in the area or if your not but feel like checking out an awesome core skateshop believe us it is way worth the trip out there! See it for yourself it is fantastic!!!

NUCLEAR COMICS AND SKATESHOP
28985 Golden Lantern #8107
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677
1-949-363-1263

Also if you havent seen the video of the latest AM SLAM contest its posted up on the Transworld skateboarding website. Struggle skateboards Am DIEGO NAJERA and RDT rider Isaac Awan have a few clips in the video! Check it out below.


CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON TRANSWORLD!

UPDATE #21

Congratulations DIEGO NAJERA! You are the Game of Skate Amateur WORLD champion!

That's right Struggle Am DIEGO NAJERA just won the entire Es game of Skate competition. He is ranked #1 in the entire world! And he proudly skates for STRUGGLE skateboards. Also he has officially been added to the flow program over at FKD bearings, and SILVER trucks.

SEPTICORE MAGAZINE ISSUE #4

Struggle Skateboards has a full WEST COASTIN TOUR article featured in the latest issue of SEPTICORE magazine. Some photos of Struggle pros RUBEN NAJERA and TYRONE OLSON were featured in the article. Get your hands on a copy if you can.

BUS MAGAZINE ISSUE #5

RUBEN NAJERA's pro board for Struggle Skateboards was reviewed by the good fellas over at BUS magazine. They had some rad things to say about the product. And believe me they are always honest about their reviews. No favoritism, they tell it like it is.

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STRUGGLE skateboards pro RUBEN NAJERA is also the latest featured athlete on the POWERBAR website and has a full exclusive INTERVIEW up for the millions to read. He recently got back from a video shoot with a big time director and filmed a documentary segment with Blake Lewis from American Idol. Blake is a good homie of Struggle skateboards.

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We would also like to congratulate the winners of our STRUGGLE AM contest. 18 and over Flippy Zendejas, 13-17 Anthony Propps, and 12 and under Raul Cruz. Shout out to everyone else that competed in the Struggle Am you all did a terrific job. The above photo will be featured in as an ad in the upcoming issue of SEPTICORE magazine. We would like to officially welcome Raul Cruz and Anthony Propps to the Struggle Skateboards team. Welcome to your new home! And thank you to all of the sponsors involved with the Struggle Am. CVZ clothing, EX energy drink, and FRSH.CO.