Fans of the old school Matchcourt Mid can get excited.. Thanks to legendary Mark “Gonz” Gonzales, the 1975′s Nizza recently got the skateboarding treatment as adidas customized the mid-top to create the brand new Matchcourt. Peep the video below to hear Gonz discussing the evolution of rubber toe shoes and the involvement in skateboarding.

He is reminiscing about his first "Nizza" purchase, the first Gonz Thrasher cover and the importance of court-style shoes in skateboarding.

The Matchcourt is available now through specialty retailers in the U.S. and adidas Skateboarding.