History of Skateboarding: Christian Hosoi

Christian Hosoi was born in 1967 and was know for the Christ Air. He was arrested on two minor offences, and a warrant for his arrest was issued for failing to appear in court. To avoid arrest, Hosoi stopped attending competitions and was finally captured in January 2000 at the Honolulu airport.

Here's a video of him in 1989 skating with Tony Hawk

His Christ air.

He was also was the subject of the 2006 documentary film Rising Son – The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi that detailed his initial success, drug addiction, and conversion to Christianity. He resumed his skating career in 2007

Skate safe, push your limits and have fun.