Shogo was a great guy! I saw him in the magazine when I was a teen. Then, later, he became the resident pro skater at the Cherry Hill Skate Park in New Jersey. That park was the best that I've ever skated. Shogo and I would ride the 12' deep keyhole pool there for days on end. Then many years later, Shogo recognizes me in Hawaii where we both lived and so we started to surf together. We would surf this unnamed break right off of the rocks of Magic Island on south shore. You had to stand on the rocks where the wave broke in front of and time right to get the jump off correct and about 1/4 of the time I would slip and bounce my ass down the rocks. But we always had that spot to ourselves and we could spank the lip and get little tube rides. It was good fun. Sorry to hear about Shogo's passing.
This is a great video! As great as the modern skater is, I'd watch these guys like Shogo all day over today's kids! In their time this was pushing the boundaries of skateboarding. Plus today's kids aren't even close in style that 70's 80's guys had. I'm 56 now and have been skate boarding since 75, none stop. I used to see Shogo at Marina and my home park Skatetopia in Buena Park once in a while. Like Skip Engblom once said in the Dog Town documentary " Style is everything"! Thanks for pushing this out! Side note... Eric Dressen blew doors off of Gonz!
I love Shogo! I can’t even fathom grinding coping on those small ass trucks from those days. I started with a yellow freeformer as a kid- but I was just tick tacking and trying to do flat ground Bertlemanns
I regularly skated the Marina del Rey skatepark and Skaterctoss in Reseda. Shogo and most of the Venice guys sessioned both parks. Everything that was spoken about shogo is accurate. From the Valley Kook 😅
Shogo is the father of Hosoi, so that tells you everything! Hosoi was asked in an interview maybe 5-10 years ago about his three favorite maneuvers, and he included the layback grind, because, he said, it was so stylish and it was a good way to look smooth and cool. I realize now he was visualizing, looking up to, and imitating Shogo Kubo!
Wow! Was that your real reply, Roach?!! That's bugged out, but here goes... Okay, yes, homeboy, besides the fact that these two men have completely different last names, and besides the fact that Shogo was from Kagoshima, Japan, and Hosoi was Hawaii's number one son; yes, I do know Ivan Hosoi--who ran Marina Del Rey Skatepark (Hosoi's home park), who smoked weed with his son before contest runs, who you see in a hoodie and a Hosoi T-shirt, holding a camera, patting his son on the back in the old Upland videos--is Christian's father. Him, Frank Hawk, and Jay Adams' step-dad (the name escapes me) are three fathers who probably contributed more to skateboarding than any other. I know my facts, bruh. If you didn't get what I meant when I said Shogo was Hosoi's father, go watch Shogo's part in Rising Son and hear what he says about when they used to skate together when Hosoi was a little grommet.
Shogo Kubo was a pretty amazing skater and person, watched him skate during the 70s. Although I think style wise it has to go to either Jay Smith, Chris Miller, Neil Blender, Dave Z, John Gibson, Omar Hassan, Stacy Peralta......
Shogo was a great guy! I saw him in the magazine when I was a teen. Then, later, he became the resident pro skater at the Cherry Hill Skate Park in New Jersey. That park was the best that I've ever skated. Shogo and I would ride the 12' deep keyhole pool there for days on end. Then many years later, Shogo recognizes me in Hawaii where we both lived and so we started to surf together. We would surf this unnamed break right off of the rocks of Magic Island on south shore. You had to stand on the rocks where the wave broke in front of and time right to get the jump off correct and about 1/4 of the time I would slip and bounce my ass down the rocks. But we always had that spot to ourselves and we could spank the lip and get little tube rides. It was good fun. Sorry to hear about Shogo's passing.
Loved Shogo since I was young.. JayBoy's right hand Man.
This is a great video! As great as the modern skater is, I'd watch these guys like Shogo all day over today's kids! In their time this was pushing the boundaries of skateboarding. Plus today's kids aren't even close in style that 70's 80's guys had. I'm 56 now and have been skate boarding since 75, none stop. I used to see Shogo at Marina and my home park Skatetopia in Buena Park once in a while. Like Skip Engblom once said in the Dog Town documentary " Style is everything"! Thanks for pushing this out!
Side note... Eric Dressen blew doors off of Gonz!
Great pics
I had a Shogo Kubo deck in early 80s. Used to ride on the boardwalk Newport Beach.
I love Shogo! I can’t even fathom grinding coping on those small ass trucks from those days. I started with a yellow freeformer as a kid- but I was just tick tacking and trying to do flat ground Bertlemanns
Great pictures
likes his laybacks grind styles ..... goood n stylish
Skated with him many times at marina some of the best style I ever saw rip my friend
BIG AGREE!
I love it
Shogo Kubo is a Legend !
Resident Pro at CHSP 🔥
Beauty 🙏
In from the Storm! Under-sung Jimi number. Kubo is the soul of skateboarding.
Legend.
OG Style master!
I regularly skated the Marina del Rey skatepark and Skaterctoss in Reseda. Shogo and most of the Venice guys sessioned both parks.
Everything that was spoken about shogo is accurate.
From the Valley Kook 😅
Note the Kanoa Flyaway helmet Shogo is wearing.
Not to cool to wear protection/
Shogo is the father of Hosoi, so that tells you everything!
Hosoi was asked in an interview maybe 5-10 years ago about his three favorite maneuvers, and he included the layback grind, because, he said, it was so stylish and it was a good way to look smooth and cool. I realize now he was visualizing, looking up to, and imitating Shogo Kubo!
Shogo is absolute legend! As an Asian American it was so sick to have heroes like shogo, hosoi, willy, koston, etc.
Pops Hosoi is Christian’s dad. get your facts straight.
@@roachbomb Pops is the man! True artist. Dude lives it
Wow! Was that your real reply, Roach?!! That's bugged out, but here goes...
Okay, yes, homeboy, besides the fact that these two men have completely different last names, and besides the fact that Shogo was from Kagoshima, Japan, and Hosoi was Hawaii's number one son; yes, I do know Ivan Hosoi--who ran Marina Del Rey Skatepark (Hosoi's home park), who smoked weed with his son before contest runs, who you see in a hoodie and a Hosoi T-shirt, holding a camera, patting his son on the back in the old Upland videos--is Christian's father. Him, Frank Hawk, and Jay Adams' step-dad (the name escapes me) are three fathers who probably contributed more to skateboarding than any other. I know my facts, bruh.
If you didn't get what I meant when I said Shogo was Hosoi's father, go watch Shogo's part in Rising Son and hear what he says about when they used to skate together when Hosoi was a little grommet.
@@CIWise nice story bro..
whomp whomp whomp whomp … like the adults on Charlie Brown
Sick
Shogo's trucks looked crazy back then, like some back2thefuture thunders or something??
Shogo Kubo was a pretty amazing skater and person, watched him skate during the 70s. Although I think style wise it has to go to either Jay Smith, Chris Miller, Neil Blender, Dave Z, John Gibson, Omar Hassan, Stacy Peralta......
Jay Smith hands down!!!
John Cardiel or early somewhat sober Andy Roy
R A D !!!!!!
I saw Shogo skate a few times, most notably at the Oxnard skatepark. Nobody was skating faster or carving harder. Not even close.
Whats the jimi hendrix song playing ? Shogu and Hosoi
Not sure...
@@RealSkateStories 'in from the storm' great live btw
Shogo rules! So does Hendrix. Which song is this?
Not sure what song that is.
"Back from the storm" a cover version it seems
What happened to him after skating. That would of be interesting to what hes doing now .
Decent video
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogo_Kubo
Sadly, Shogo died whilst paddleboarding in Hawai'i in 2014.
Jay Adams
First of all, he's Japanese. That's an unfair advantage in skateboarding.
I, for one, would like to welcome our Japanese skate overlords.
😂😂😂😂 It started with Shogo, he passed it to Hosoi, and he brought his own crew of Hosoi-bots.
And don't forget about Kasai!
@@CIWiseToyoda Mitugu do not forget
For real them cats aint fair you can't compete with banzai or kamikaze Bushido you can't keep up these dudes are fearless
@@shannonandsheila1403 I don't know him. Pray tell!
@CIWise Dude he was rad look him up
yeah, but can he do a handstand?!
yes