Starting in the late 70s, Skateboarder Rodney Mullen started to develope his freestyle skating skills in his garadge, and recieve plenty of amateur competition trophies and in 1979 one his first national title at Oceanside. Entering into the 80's and beyond, he expanded on the intial airial ollie and created new moves such as the flat ground ollie, kickflip, heelflip, 360-flip and many more. His innovations in board tricks would catepolt into a new category of skating called street skating.
Skateboarding began to pick up in popularity again during the 80's with more parks, tricks, and deck shapes to explore. In 1981, the notorious "Thrasher Magazine" was created and published to the masses providing a window to the street skate scene and punkrock coining thier staple term "skate and Destroy".
In 1983, 'Transworld Skateboarding Magazine' was launched, quickly becoming a staple in the skate scene, alongside other prominent skate magazines. These major publications helped attract new skaters and significantly increased the sport's popularity.
Videotaping started to be utilized by skaters of all ages to document trick combos and maneuvers that would soon lead to VHS tape.
In Germany, Titus Dittmann played a pivotal role in the growth of skateboarding. He imported skate products from the U.S. and organized skate events, ultimately founding the International Skate Competition known as the 'Munster Monster Mastership,' which became one of the largest skate competitions of the 1980s.
In the mid-80s and beyond, skateboarding gained immense popularity in both the U.S. and Germany, evolving from vert-ramp skating to street skating. This shift allowed skaters to pursue careers in the sport, leading to the rise of influential companies like Santa Cruz and Powell-Peralta in the late 80s. The growing international recognition of skateboard culture played a significant role in this transformation.