Best Friend Blog

Toyohashi Trippin

2012-05-08T11:12:00.000-07:00

A much needed skate trip up to Toyohashi was had last weekend to meet up with the crew, skate, kick it and do whatever else we could figure out.
There was a massive storm one morning, but the weather was otherwise perfect!

An undocumented night of drinking and skating went down as well.
U.P. was definitely feeling it the next day...I think we all were.

Good times for sure!

Brazil and Beyond...

2012-05-03T10:07:00.000-07:00

The Crew cruised down from Aichi-Ken to Osaka for some skating and good times.
Thanks Leiv for the filming and edit!

San Diego iPhone edit...

2012-03-29T16:25:00.000-07:00

So on my recent trip back home to San Diego, there was only one chance for me to get together with Robby and some other friends for s very very very short session. Although short, it was a good So Cal refresher with my boys and some bowls. The cops came and busted us just as we were leaving City College...but we were literally walking away from the spot, so there wasn`t shit they could do except to tell us to leave a spot that we were already leaving. I love when that shit happens.

Anyways, my homie Vencis came through with this little edit he did from his iPhone. Due to the lack of time and lighting (and camera), he couldn`t make it Transworld worthy, but whatever.

Thanks for the clip dude!

Pyxis Cup photos

2012-03-02T06:51:00.001-08:00

The Pyxis Cup went down last weekend and it seemed to be a good turnout. Since Best Friend was a sponsor, I had to go there and check out the action first hand and snap a few photogs. Please don`t ask me what everyone`s name is...sorry dudes.

Enjoy the photos.

And props to this little ripper Takahide Nakmura for getting first in his class and and copping a Best Friend deck and a bunch of other prizes. I really like this kid and see him around all the time. I just wish he would give me a normal fist pound instead of punching my fist everytime I see him. おめでとうございます！

Pyxisスケイトパックありがとうございます！

Pyxis Cup photos

2012-03-02T06:51:00.000-08:00

Pyxis Cup Vol 1.

2012-02-22T01:57:00.000-08:00

The Pyxis Cup is coming up this weekend. I believe it`s the first one they`re doing, so I hope it`s a good turnout.
Pxyis is a fun park. Check out their website. Pxyis

KiX TRiX 2.

2012-02-14T23:50:00.000-08:00

It`s out. Here`s KiX TRiX in it`s full entirety.

Thanks again to all the sposnors and everybody who got on board this year, and a very very big THANKS to Soundboarding`s Muraccho, you`re always great to work with. Now that we have some free time, let`s go skate!!!!

Enjoy the video.

Hop over to the Soundboarding blog for full details.

Thanks again, and we`ll see you at KiX TRiX 3!!!

Spot #1

2012-02-07T08:35:00.000-08:00

Muraccho!

2012-01-30T03:38:00.000-08:00

Now that we`re all done with KiX TRiX, Soundboarding`s Muraccho, is out on a 5 day skate bender. Today we were skating around HAT Kobe...well actually it seemed like it was only him skating. Got a few snaps:

All was going well until some dick came over to bother us. I don`t think he was trying to kick us out, he was just being a dick. Check the video on the Status site here.
Aside from dealing with annoying assholes, I`d like to go there more often...the spots are so good.

KiX TRiX 2 Video Premiere

2012-01-23T08:01:00.000-08:00

The KiX TRiX 2 Video premiere party went down this year with no broken bones or broken hearts. It was a star studded event with a great turnout.
Thanks so much to Soundboarding`s Muraccho...he`s the shit and a great guy to work with. Also a very BIG thanks to all the sponsors, and most importantly
all the guys who participated in this years event.

This was up for grabs for the winning team.

Smooth sounds provided by DJ Token and Rene.

I was ready for the beer...

Muraccho ready with the camera as always.

You got the spices Yasutada!

Sota and Shintaro expressing their feeling about Kobe.

Takashi...I think he deserves the MVP for this year.

VIVO!

So glad to be hanging out, working, skating, and partying with these dudes.

I don`t even know where that was...but it was the last thing I remembered...

Anyways, thanks again for everyone who came and supported and to everyone who helped make this a success this year.

So, until KiX TRiX 3...

Daniel Taylor TrickFix

2011-12-28T11:30:00.000-08:00

A little footage from Daniel Taylor.
Filmed by tannerfilmsalot

Harborland.

2011-12-19T04:35:00.000-08:00

I snapped a good photo of Joe popping an ollie over this rail. I`m not quite sure what he`s pointing at though...

KiX TRiX 2 trailer!

2011-12-15T10:08:00.000-08:00

It`s out...

Just a little...

2011-11-29T09:39:00.000-08:00

Here are a few "Behind the scene" photos from the KiX TRiX skate day that went down. Enjoy.

A little pre-game meeting and warm up skate.

Yuji, giving his best attempt to read the mission at Gangalee coffee.

Tsutomu doesn`t care where he skates...I heard he was actually listening to "Fuck the Police" while dropping in.

Teamwork.

Wassup smeebs!

When he`s not making The best curry in the world, Yasutada takes great headshots....

KiX TRiX was originally supposed to filmed on Halloween. So I guess the zombies waited around for it.

Tamashiro nollie 5-0

Oh and of course there was some beers to be had afterwards. I ended passing out at some other restaurant afterwards. Fortunately I was in the safe hands of my lovely wife, so I didn`t loose my pants.

KiX TRiX 2! Video Premiere January 21, 2012.

KiX TRiX 2...done!

2011-11-21T09:29:00.000-08:00

After getting rained out a few weeks ago, we managed to get KiX TRiX done on Sunday. So much fun. I think this years video is gonna be good. Stay tuned for the trailer and the video premiere on January 21, 2012.

KiX TRiX 2 Team intro.

2011-11-03T09:34:00.000-07:00

Here`s a little introduction of this years team. Check the full story at www.soundboarding.com

Toyohashi.

2011-10-23T11:58:00.000-07:00

Is it a road trip if you go by train? Whatever it is, I`m always down to go some where to skate. So I went up to Toyohashi in Aich-Ken to meet up with some friends. They`ve got a cool skate scene and cool dudes.

Thanks dudes!

KiX TRiX 2!

2011-10-05T11:36:00.000-07:00

It brings me great joy to announce KiX TRiX 2 brought to you by Best Friend Skatebaords and Soundboarding.
This year we are bringing back some of the Osaka team favorites along with some new faces. The same goes for the Kobe team as well. It should be a good day of skating and I`m excited to see what the teams can come up with this time.

Stay tuned...

Best Friend Decks now at Shelter.

2011-10-01T00:55:00.000-07:00

神戸のスケートショップShelterでBest friendデッキが購入可能だよ！

Hit Shelter skate shop if you`re in Kobe.

Thanks Irshio!

Minatonomori repairs.

2011-09-25T09:53:00.000-07:00

Some repairs were done at Minatonomori park...and a decent session was had.

Thank you Mr. Kappa for your ramp building skills and patience with frontside airs.

Hi Kazi!

Kouki...

Rockin a Best Friend deck.

Morgan.

gayness...

Tokyo Day Trip...

2011-08-19T10:13:00.000-07:00

I sometimes forget I live in Japan...until I go to Tokyo.

Took a day trip to Tokyo to skate the Nike Skate park, check out some skate shops, and go to the Agenda trade show. I almost died from heat exhaustion, but besides that it was a good time.

The Nike Skatepark is so good! Lot of stuff to skate to entertain everybody all day. A good training ground for sure! It was pretty easy for me to find, even though I felt lost as fuck wondering around Tokyo at 7:00 in the Am. I hopped on the night bus from Osaka (¥3,400) and arrived in Shinjuku. Here`s how to get there from from Shinjuku:
1. Take the Yamanote line (I think platform #15...maybe) towards Shinagawa and get off at Shibuya. You can get off at Hurjuku, but I think it`s closer to Shibuya.
2. Go out the Hachiko exit and cross the street towards Starbucks. There`s like 2 streets that go past said coffee shop, so it might be confusing. Walk past said coffee shop (the coffee shop should be on your left side and that`s the correct street. Keep going strait down that street and then you`ll see a Zara department store. The park is basically directly behind that store. So just go to the next intersection and turn right. You should then see a stair set that goes up to something.
3. Walk up those stairs and you`re at the park. It`s a pretty big park with a bunch of other stuff (Footsal, rock Climbing, etc), so just walk past all that junk and go into the club house. You have to pay ¥200 before skating and get a little yellow wristband.

The park was fun and the people there were cool. Hopefully I can make it back there sometime soon...Or hopefully Osaka can get a sick skate park built here.

Columbia 8 skate

2011-08-08T17:04:00.000-07:00

So I met up with the crew from Columbia 8 and went to G-skates in Rokko island.

If you`re in the mood to skate ramps and bowls, G-skates is good...just bring your wallet and your helmet, it`s ¥1,500 to get in. Anyways, good session and the dudes from Columbia 8 are super cool...and they make the best fuckin curry in Japan!

The Curry...

Friend Spot: Daniel Taylor

2011-07-10T08:16:00.000-07:00

僕のアメリカの友達
Daniel Taylorを見てみてー！
さいきん Daniel はめっちゃやばい！
Footageチェックして！

新しいBest Friendチームライダーになるかもしれへんなぁ。

Props to Tyler McCluskey for the film and edit.

The future...

2011-07-02T22:16:00.000-07:00

"I believe that children are the future...teach them right, and letthemleaddaway" - Sexual Chocoloate/ Whitney Houston.

She`s like 6 years old and doing spine transfers.

They`re brother and sister...I give about 4 years before they`re both killin it.

Flying under bridges.

2011-06-13T11:08:00.000-07:00

Wura hates bruised shins and Hashi kun can fly under bridges!