• Japanese
• English

First setup：
A plastic banana board. I think it was blue.

First trick：
Back flip.

First pro you met in person：
I can’t remember. I was stoked when I met John Cardiel.

First video you ever watched：
I think it was an old 411. But the one that stood out was Mouse and
Chocolate Tour.

First sponsor：
Blade skate shop in Noosaville. Discounts and shit. Haha.

First coverage in a skate magazine：
I think it was in ASM or Slam Magazine. Frontside flip down a 10 step. What was I thinkin’? Actually my first three photos in magazines were frontside flips. Reynolds is the shit.

First video part：
We shall see.

First skating injury：
I fell off bombing a hill when I was probably seven or eight and ripped a hole in my shoulder and almost lost my right nipple. I was bleeding crazy amounts of blood.

First time you broke your board：
I’ve been breaking boards since I can remember. Probably something stupid on flat.

First cuss word：
Fuck. I can’t fuckin’ remember that shit.

First thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word VHS：
Rawness. VHS is the shit.