SHREDDER OF THE WEEK: LUKA KOTZE
If you wanna talk about rapid progression in skateboarding, you can’t go past Luka Kotze. He came outta nowhere 14 months ago when he picked up his skateboard for the first time and hasn’t looked back since. He constantly goes bigger and harder and has grown into a full-blown dedicated skater - who just wants to skate and meet new friends for as long as he can. Luka Kotze is Slabzoo's Shredder of The Week!
Name: Luka Kotze
City: The Gap, Brisbane, QLD
Age: 13
Started skating: 12yo
Signature trick: Crooked Grind
Favourite skatepark: Capalaba Skatepark
Instagram: @lukakotze
Team: Paddo Wax
What’s your favourite thing about skating?
Skating rails.
Who is your favourite skateboarder?
Pedro Delfino.
What do you do when you're not skateboarding?
Playing Skater XL.
What’s your favourite skateboarding spot?
Don’t really have a favourite spot.
What was the first trick you learned?
Ollie.
What has been the hardest trick to learn so far?
A boardslide on an 8 stair rail - that took 3 trips.
What tricks are you practising at the moment?
Crooks on handrails.
“Don’t be competitive with your friends just skate and learn new tricks”
How would your friends describe you?
A dumbass!
What do you dream about achieving with skateboarding?
Just skating as long as I can and meeting new people.
What’s the worst slam you’ve had?
I hit my head heel flipping an 8 stair.
What’s your best skateboarding memory?
Landing the 8 stair!
Your favourite song?
Don’t have a favourite song.
Burger or pizza?
Burger!
Do you have a weird or hidden talent?
Pretty good at athletics.
Advice to other kids starting to skate
Don’t be competitive with your friends just skate and learn new tricks!
We loved getting to know Luka a bit better. Promise us to be a legend and give him some high fives next time you see him around.
