Skateboarding Interaction in South Baltimore Seen By Millions on TikTok

Last week, Asen Gyenyame, a lifeguard at Riverside Park Pool who can often be seen skateboarding around South Baltimore, posted a video to his TikTok page of local realtor Alyssia Essig giving him some words of encouragement. The video has now been viewed 8.8 million times and has garnered 2.3 million likes.

@skatevibes01 She’s the best ##skatetok##skateboard##skater##karen##karenskatepark##skateboard##motivational##inspirational##sb##skate##skatetricks♬ Vas – jagger finn

Gyenyame, who often skates at Riverside Park or the Baltimore Museum of Industry, posts video clips of his newest tricks to his YouTube page (Skate Vibes) and social media accounts. He puts his iPhone on a tripod and has a camera strapped to his head to capture the videos.

Earlier this month, Gyenyame was trying nightmare flips (pop-shuvit double kickflip) under the gazebo at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. While eating her lunch from the parking lot, Essig saw his dedication and decided to give him a pep talk.

Gyenyame posted a video of their interaction titled with the description “She’s the best.”

In the video Essig said, “I wanted to tell you something. You’re gonna nail this today. You’re gonna nail this today. You’re gonna do it, you’re so close.”

She added, “First off, whatever you do in your life, you’re going to knock it out of the park, only because you’re sitting here busting your ass just to nail this one trick. You’ll do that the rest of your life, no matter what it is, you won’t get it, you’ll try, you’ll try, you’ll try, you’ll try again.  You’re going to nail this today. Do you believe in yourself?”

“Of course,” said Gyenyame.

The two then high-fived and Essig said, “Have a great Sunday.”

Gyenyame added captions to the video which read, “we need more people like this” and “felt super inspired and then landed two after this talk.”

WMAR reunited Essig and Gyenyame in a heartwarming segment last week. Both were touched by the positive interactions received from people who saw the video.

@skatevibes01Aka Varial Double Flip ##nightmareflip##varialflip##doubleflip##skatetok##pov##skateboard♬ Show Me How (Album V) – Men I Trust

 

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