His father, Ivan " Pops " Hosoi became the manager of the Marina Del Rey Skatepark, and Christian quit school and spent his time there where he quickly developed his emerging talent.

It has appearances from many famous skaters such as Tony Alva, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero.

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A few years after its opening Pipeline added the now legendary Combi Pool, the epicenter of many legendary contests that included such skaters as the Alba brothers Steve and Mickey, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Chris Miller and many top skateboarders of the era ... sadly enough due to insurance problems the Hoffmans had to close the Pipeline SkatePark in 1988.

Christian Rosha Hosoi ( ; born October 5, 1967 ) is an American professional skateboarder.

Christian Hosoi emerged as one of the top competitors of vertical riding alongside such pros as Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Lester Kasai, and Mark " Gator " Rogowski with an eventual rivalry developing with Tony Hawk with contrasting styles in both skateboarding and lifestyles — Hosoi, known for his flair and graceful style, and Hawk raising the bar with his technical ability and difficult tricks.

Hosoi 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.

Christian Hosoi also appeared in a testimonial video on I Am Second, in which he shares the story of his faith in Jesus Christ.

* Christian Hosoi Reborn, Theme magazine, February 2008

* Rising Son – The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi on IMDB. com

* iamsecond Christian Hosoi video testimony on iamsecond. com

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Rogowski was one of a group of elite skaters who enjoyed " rock star " status in the 1980s, alongside Christian Hosoi, Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero and a few others.

Song has stated that his early skateboarding influences were Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Natas Kaupas and the Z-Boys.

In a 2005 Skateboarder interview, Song listed Rodney Mullen, Natas Kaupas, Christian Hosoi, Chris Haslam, and Eric Dressen as his top five " Timeless influences ".

Designed by Christian Hosoi.

It was invented by skater Christian Hosoi.

The film has a close relationship with Thrashin ', the 1986 original skateboarding cult classic, directed by David Winters, where Catherine Hardwicke began her career in motion pictures as a production designer and had a chance to work with many famous skaters including Tony Alva, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero.

Graham fell deeper into the Skate culture of Mid 80's Los Angeles hanging out at Venice Beach with Skaters such as Christian Hosoi, Eric Dressen, Jesse Martinez and Natas Kaupas.

This, combined with major endorsements with Converse, Swatch, and Jimmy ' Z, as well as receiving a pro model wheel, the OJ II Hosoi Rocket through Santa Cruz Speed Wheels, earning Hosoi more money than he had ever dreamed of.

In 1984 he formed his own company, Hosoi Skates, first distributed through Skull Skates, then through NHS-INC.

Hosoi started skating at seven or eight years old with veterans such as Shogo Kubo, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Jay Adams as his idols.

In 1979, as an amateur, Hosoi was sponsored by Powell Peralta.

Hosoi invented the Christ Air and Rocket Air, and was renowned for pulling huge aerials ; at one point he was the world record holder.

When street skating began to emerge in the mid-to-late 80s, Hosoi proved a threat as well, winning both the vert and street contests at the Lotte Cup contest in Japan in 1989.

Hosoi faced bankruptcy after financial difficulties with a series of failed skateboard companies like Tuff Sk8s, Sk8 Kultur, Milk, and Focus, in addition to a growing addiction to drugs.

In 1995, Hosoi was arrested on two minor offenses, and a warrant for his arrest was issued for failing to appear in court.

To avoid arrest, Hosoi stopped attending competitions and demos, including declining an invitation to the first X Games ( then the Extreme Games ), which was going to be marketed as a renewed rivalry between Hawk and Hosoi.

Hosoi is married to a former night club dancer Jennifer Lee and has four sons, James Hosoi, Rhythm Hosoi ( from a previous relationship ), Classic Hosoi and Endless Hosoi.

Hosoi continues to be open about his new-found faith, having become ordained as an associate pastor, and has resumed his skateboarding career.

Once the leader of a violent street gang, Yousaka became a born-again Christian after a personal tragedy and he changed his name to " David Qin " to reflect his new identity and honoring the young man he murdered.

During this time, her relationship with her daughter, B. D. Hyman, deteriorated when Hyman became a born-again Christian and attempted to persuade Davis to follow suit.

He became a born-again Christian because of his former teammate Bobby Richardson, an ordained Baptist minister who shared his faith with him.

Kirk Cameron claims he was once an atheist, but when Kirk was 17, during the height of his career on Growing Pains, he developed a belief in God, and became a born-again Christian.

Livgren became a born-again Christian, and this was reflected in his lyrics on the next three albums, beginning with Audio-Visions.

Struggling with depression, she subsequently became a born-again Christian in 1980.

He became a born-again Christian and an ordained pastor and taught young, upcoming fighters how to box.

In 1984, he became a born-again Christian and started to turn his life around, becoming a preacher.

He became a born-again Christian at age 13.

Rodríguez became a born-again Christian, and has recently released a gospel CD.

In 1985, he became a born-again Christian.

" However, in 1985 DeLay became a born-again Christian, and later gave up hard liquor.

He became a born-again Christian while a tenured professor and is considered the father of the intelligent design movement.

Johnson became a born-again Christian following a divorce, and later became an elder in the Presbyterian Church ( USA ).

Aames struggled with drugs and alcohol during the 1970s and early 1980s and it was during this time that he became a born-again Christian and an ordained minister.

In 1977, with the help of former Motown producer Frank Wilson, Reeves became a born-again Baptist.

After checking in to the rehab center, Porter became a born-again Christian, married, and became a spokesman for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ; but his production on the field declined, never again approaching his 1979 levels.

Ball became a born-again Christian in 1986 and Cannon in 1992, their conversion having a lot to do with the re-kindling of their broken friendship.

The actress, who had an abortion after the divorce from her first husband while dating a Wall Street socialite, became a pro-life activist and a born-again Christian in 1986 at age 38, counseling abstinence to teens.

After seeing the Billy Graham-produced film, The Restless Ones at age 12, Gifford became a born-again Christian.

Laurinaitis and Hegstrand became born-again Christians in 2003 and appeared at a number of Christian wrestling events run by Ted DiBiase and Nikita Koloff hoping to reignite their tag-team career.

In 1972, Dorian became a born-again Christian at the urging of her sister Georgibell and her daughter Young.

Apparently at first just in it for the publicity, Stewart became a born-again Christian determined to " getting the message out " via television.