Matt Hensley in H-Street – Shackle Me Not (1988)

The first half of Matt Hensley’s section in Shackle Me Not consists of pretty much nothing but flatground tricks down one path, which is really all that was needed to convey Matt’s fast, powerful style. Not that you’ll find us complaining about the more ‘spot’ based second half…

Mike Rusczyk in Foundation – Art Bars Subtitles and Seagulls (2001)

Any Mike Rusczyk would have done really – he brings a fast, powerful style to everything he skates but his no complies are especially a thing of beauty, bringing as he does his sizeable pop to the trick and making sure the board sticks to his back foot like glue. This section also includes some good variations of the curb flip variety..

Louie Barletta in Enjoi – Tweak the Beef (2012)

Enjoi’s Louie Barletta has long been a champion of unpopular tricks, purely through not giving a shit about what falls in and out of fashion. As such he has been throwing down no complies, wallies and street grabs through various highs and low trouser cuff water-marks in a way that’s a pleasure to see. The frontside no comply thrown casually down a double set at 1:06 is gnarly!

David Gravette in Transworld – And Now (2008)

David Gravette has one of the best backside 360 no compliss out there; while most use them as a mid-line or bank trick, he’s equally comfortable chucking them into massive ditches or down gaps, the latter of which can be seen here at 2:53. We recommend his Creature Skateboards CSFU section as well for the one into a ditch, but you should probably turn the sound off because that Hank III song is an affront to music…

Jake Johnson in Josh Stewart’s Static IV (2014)

One of the new breed who bought no complies, wallrides and other early street skating tricks back into the limelight, took them to newer and gnarlier spots, and in some cases did them switch because he could – there’s no denying that Jake Johnson is a beast. The after dark one which opens his Static IV section is banging.

Pontus Alv in Beirut (2012)

You know what you’re getting with someone who calls their company’s promo ‘No complies and wallrides + shuvits’ and Pontus brings the footplant ruckus with panache. He even takes the no comply on holiday to Lebanon in the tail end of the above clip…

Ocean Howell in The Ipath Promo (2005)

Ipath’s 2005 Promo should be requisite viewing for anyone just discovering skateboarding for a wide variety of reasons. One of those is without a doubt Ocean Howell’s rad Ray Barbee-channelling line which starts at 12:00 exactly, but if I were you I’d watch it from the start!

Gino Iannucci in Girl/Chocolate – Pretty Sweet

As we’re talking style, it makes sense to close with Gino… his short section in Pretty Sweet includes both a perfectly executed frontside 360 no comply at Flushing Meadows and a casual-as-you-like no comply front tail at a schoolyard bank/bench set up. Check the technique!