Just wanna give a shout out to the legendary Christian Hosoi. Nobody does it better than him on the vert ramp with the style he showed on the skateboard and on the street. He pioneered skateboarding in the 80's- early 90's. I remember meeting him as a kid in Hawaii at the Blaisdell Arena for a Skate contest/demo. Christian has always had a strong connection with Hawaii and can still be spotted on random occasions on Oahu. As a kid, he was the one japanese athlete that I really looked up to. His style on the skateboard is still unmatched even with todays standards. I still have a vhs video recording of the Vision Pro that was aired on National TV that pinned Tony Hawk vs Christian Hosoi. I remember Hosoi winning and the rest was history. Here's a pic of Hosoi busting his signature move, the "christ air."
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