One board, one leg, no limits, Luis Mora and Lakai back up a gnarly Filipino skater

How Alrey Codilla Toring caught the eye of Lakai co-owner Luis Mora — and got the gear to match his talent.

Skateboarding has always had a gift for finding the extraordinary in unlikely places. This time it showed up in Iligan City, in the southern Philippines — on local streets, with a kid skating harder than most people ever will, on a single leg.

Built different from the start

Alrey Codilla Toring was born with a congenital defect — no right foot, his lower leg not properly formed. After his mother left the family, a young Alrey asked his dad for a skateboard. His father was hesitant, worried about injury, but eventually said yes. Alrey started by kneeling and balancing with one leg, figuring it out the way skaters always do. When he finally got a prosthetic limb, things shifted fast — he told people at the time, "I only had my prosthetic leg in August, that's when I really started skating. My friends helped me learn. They told me I can be famous if I try harder. This is my talent." He entered local competitions soon after, and beat able-bodied skaters.

The bullying he'd faced growing up — kids hiding his pens, mocking him for having one leg — didn't disappear overnight, but skating changed things. As Alrey put it, "People used to tease me that I only have one leg, that I am disabled. But not anymore."

Mora takes notice

Clips of Alrey skating Iligan City's streets started spreading online, and eventually landed in front of Luis Mora — skateboarder, YouTube creator, and co-owner of Lakai Footwear. Mora, who fought to be an owner rather than just a hired face when Lakai changed hands in 2024, isn't the type to scroll past something like that.

He reached out, flew to the Philippines, and spent time skating with Alrey and the local crew. Lakai stepped up with skate shoes and a brand new prosthetic leg — so Alrey wouldn't burn through pairs constantly, and so he could push his skating without his gear holding him back. Mora documented the whole trip, including Alrey's visit to Manila to get fitted for the new prosthetic.

What it actually means

This isn't a brand doing a feel-good post and moving on. Mora got on a plane. He skated with Alrey. He sat with the local community. The footage shows exactly what happens when someone with real pull in the industry treats a young skater's talent with the seriousness it deserves — not as content, but as the real thing.

Alrey Codilla Toring has been proving people wrong since he first kneeled on a board in Iligan City. Now he's got the right gear, the right support, and the whole skate internet watching. The only direction from here is up.