Eric Koston’s eS Game of SKATE Am

Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 by Rob

Tetsuya Yasuta - kickflip. Check out an alternate angle. This kid had the best flick of the day for sure

Tetsuya Yasuta and his posse - classic

Tetsuya Yasuta - kickflip

Sewa Kroetkov - nollie heel

Jorge Comelli - switch heel

Tetsuya Yasuta and the eS Game of SKATE staff. Everyone was hyped on Tetsuya

Derek Fukuara - nollie half cab flip

Eric Koston’s eS Game of SKATE Am

Words and Photos by Rob Meronek

Everyone in the Am Finals for this Game was flown in by eS from various other Games of SKATE they held around the country, including one here at SPoT. There were 16 ams total and one that was clearly ahead of everyone else there - some Japanese guy named Tetsuya Yasuta. I just call him firecracker foot. He did every trick like he was filming it and had the best style out there that day, which is kind of surprising from what I've seen of a lot of Japanese skaters. Us Asians have this term called FOB which stands for "Fresh Off the Boat," that you call someone who's new to the country and just doesn't kind of "get it" when it comes to the basics of life in the US. A lot of Asian skaters I've seen that didn't grow up in the US seem to have FOB skateboarding skills. Something's just not quite there in their style and tricks. Firecracker foot can't speak any English, so I guess he qualifies as an FOB, but his skateboarding is far from FOB for sure. Check out how nice his kickflips look. I was cheering for Tetsuya to make it to the Pro Game, but he got taken out by Jack Cook from Australia. Check out the tricks thrown down in that match up below. Jack got a spot in the Pro Game, but got taken out in the second round by Jimmy Carlin.

AM Matchup: Tetsuya vs. Jack Cook
Skater/Trick	Letter
Tetsuya Yasuta Nollie hardflip: Make
Jack Cook Nollie hardflip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta 360 flip: Make
Jack Cook 360 flip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Frontside flip: Make
Jack Cook Frontside flip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Pop shuv: Make
Jack Cook Pop shuv: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Fakie flip: Make
Jack Cook Fakie flip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Switch 360 flip: Make
Jack Cook Switch 360 flip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Fakie 360 flip: Make
Jack Cook Fakie 360 flip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Half cab flip: Make
Jack Cook Half cab flip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Fakie 540 flip: Make
Jack Cook Fakie 540 flip: BAIL
Jack Cook Switch heel: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Switch heel: Make
Jack Cook Cab flip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Cab flip: BAIL
Jack Cook Switch varial heel: BAIL
Tetsuya Yasuta Switch varial heel: BAIL
Jack Cook Switch frontside big spin: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Switch frontside big spin: BAIL
Jack Cook bailed trick
Tetsuya Yasuta Backside big spin: Make
Jack Cook Backside big spin: BAIL
Tetsuya Yasuta Switch 360 flip: Make
Jack Cook Switch 360 flip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Frontside big spin: Make
Jack Cook Frontside big spin: BAIL
Jack Cook Backside big flip: Make
Tetsuya Yasuta Backside big flip: BAIL

AM Matchup: Sewa Kroetkov vs. Jack Cook
Skater/Trick	Letter
Sewa Kroetkov Kickflip: Make
Jack Cook Kickflip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov 360 flip: Make
Jack Cook 360 flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Frontside flip: Make
Jack Cook Frontside flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Backside flip: Make
Jack Cook Backside flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Pop shuv: Make
Jack Cook Pop shuv: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Backside shuv: Make
Jack Cook Backside shuv: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Hard flip: Make
Jack Cook Hard flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Nollie heel: Make
Jack Cook Nollie heel: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Nollie backside heel: Make
Jack Cook Nollie backside heel: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Switch heel: Make
Jack Cook Switch heel: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Switch backside heel: Make
Jack Cook Switch backside heel: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Nollie flip: Make
Jack Cook Nollie flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Nollie backside flip: Make
Jack Cook Nollie backside flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Nollie half hab flip: Make
Jack Cook Nollie half hab flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Nollie flip: Make
Jack Cook Nollie flip: BAIL
Sewa Kroetkov Fakie 360 flip: Make
Jack Cook Fakie 360 flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov bailed trick
Jack Cook Half cab flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Half cab flip: BAIL
Jack Cook Body varial: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Body varial: BAIL
Jack Cook Fakie 540 flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Fakie 540 flip: BAIL
Jack Cook Switch 360: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Switch 360: Make
Jack Cook Switch flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Switch flip: Make
Jack Cook bailed trick
Sewa Kroetkov Switch frontside flip: Make
Jack Cook Switch frontside flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov bailed trick
Jack Cook Switch heel body varial: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Switch heel body varial: Make
Jack Cook Switch flip body varial: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Switch flip body varial: BAIL
Jack Cook Big flip: Make
Sewa Kroetkov Big flip: BAIL

Eric Koston’s eS Game of SKATE Am

Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 by Rob

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