Kalani Robb Lands ‘First Ever’ Moving Hippie Jump on a Wave (Video)

In the beginning, skateboarding borrowed from surfing.

Sidewalk surfers, as they were originally called, mimicked their aquatic cousins, carving along the pavement, caressing the ground, and power-sliding on concrete banks that simulated ocean waves. The famed Z-Boys of Venice Beach, CA were among the inaugural surf-inspired skaters.

These days, however, the roles have reversed. Surfers look to skaters for inspiration. Mainly when it comes to aerial maneuvers. Spins, flips, shuv-its and kickflips.