Lester Kasai (skateboarder) (born August 12, 1966) grew up in
Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...
. He began skating at a young age and was one of the original "Sadlands" team skateboard riders. He was one of the top Pro Skateboarders that dominated the Skate City Skatepark, in Whittier, California for many years. Lester was one of the super stylish big air innovators of the 80's. The Sims "Lester" pro model skateboard was immensely popular.
Lester Kasai emerged as one of the top competitors of vert riding alongside such pros as
Steve Caballero
Steve Caballero (born November 8, 1964) is an American professional skateboarder. He is known for the difficult tricks and air variations he invented for vertical skating and for setting the long-standing record for the highest air achieved on a ...
,
Mike McGill
Mike McGill (born 1964) is an American skateboarder who is best known for inventing the trick entitled the "McTwist", an inverted 540 degree mute grab aerial.
Professional skateboarding
McTwist
A McTwist is a transitional trick that was invent ...
,
Christian Hosoi
Christian Rosha Hosoi ( ; born October 5, 1967) is an American professional skateboarder. He is also known by the nicknames "Christ" and "Holmes".
Early life
Hosoi was born on October 5, 1967 to a father of Japanese descent from Hawaii, and a mo ...
, and
Mark "Gator" Rogowski.
The Madonna grab, invented by
Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documen ...
, was named by Tony Hawk and Lester Kasai.
Lester Kasai was the second person to do a
McTwist
Aerials (or more commonly airs) are a type of skateboarding Skateboarding trick, trick usually performed on half-pipes, pools or quarter pipes where there is a vertical wall with a transition (curved surface linking wall and ground) available. A ...
a few days after
Mike McGill
Mike McGill (born 1964) is an American skateboarder who is best known for inventing the trick entitled the "McTwist", an inverted 540 degree mute grab aerial.
Professional skateboarding
McTwist
A McTwist is a transitional trick that was invent ...
. He wrecked himself on one shortly after and then quit doing them.
[https://twitter.com/tonyhawk/status/2320653480 ]
Invented tricks
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Benihana
is an American restaurant company founded by Hiroaki Aoki in New York City in 1964 and currently based in Aventura, Florida. It owns or franchises 116 Japanese-influenced restaurants around the world, including its flagship Benihana Teppanya ...
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Poliki
See also
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Christian Hosoi
Christian Rosha Hosoi ( ; born October 5, 1967) is an American professional skateboarder. He is also known by the nicknames "Christ" and "Holmes".
Early life
Hosoi was born on October 5, 1967 to a father of Japanese descent from Hawaii, and a mo ...
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Grabs (skateboarding)
Aerials (or more commonly airs) are a type of skateboarding trick usually performed on half-pipes
A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, skating, and scooter rid ...
References
External links
Lester Kasai
on Myspace
Lester Kasai
on Myspace
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1966 births
Living people
American skateboarders