I visited him in Seattle in October 2010. I thought I lost these photos on my old hard drive, but recently I found some of them. This trip is one of the greatest memories of my life because it was my first time visiting a local scene abroad and meeting local riders there. Looking back now, I realize that this trip truly became part of my roots.
Photo: Satoshi Hashimoto
Slovak boy and Masterbike Co. teammate Jakub Bruch visited me last August. Here are some pictures from a little sesh we had in my hood. I guess he was the first person to ride this spot on a fixed gear, even though it was already well known among BMX riders.
Rider: Jakub Bruch
Camera: Satoshi Hashimoto
Jakub Bruch captured these amazing moments from the recent SAMURAI TRICK COMP VOL.2. Thank you, Jakub! Now I’m editing the video as well and can’t wait to share it with you. Stay tuned! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and to all our sponsors for support!
Me (84kick), Andy Sparks and Kozo are hosting a fixed gear trick competition, “THE SAMURAI TRICK COMP,” in Tokyo! Maybe you think, “Why Andy Sparks?” Last month, I met Andy in Fukuoka and told him about this idea. He liked it and said, “I will come to Tokyo!” So I thought, OK, we have to do it! August in Japan is super hot, so we will start in the evening. Around 15 riders already entered. I’m really excited!
Last time, I decided to have no sponsors. But this time, Andy and I talked a lot, and we decided to have sponsors for the young riders. I asked my friends who always support us, and they said yes right away. I’m so happy! Thank you so much, everyone. I really appreciate it! Some riders from overseas will also join this time. August in Japan is fucking hot, but let’s have fun together!
See you there!
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Early May, We went out for a night shoot with Koichi Higo aka FORKONE again. He comes from a flatland BMX background, but he’s incorporated movements unique to fixed gear riding. One of them is the SKID 180.
What’s crazy is that he even does SKID 180s while riding backwards — absolutely mind-blowing. I shot way more, but I’ll just share a few for now.
Rider: Koichi Higo
Camera: Satoshi Hashimoto
Location: Wangan Tokyo Japan
Early May 2026
I’m sending some photos from a street session. After the Samurai Trick Comp, we went for a little street ride. Even after the competition, many riders kept riding a lot. I took some photos of them. Recently, photo sessions have been even more fun for me than filming. Thank you guys for coming and a having good sesh. (Full gallery after the jump)
We’re announcing the official scores from the Samurai Trick Comp. The competition was judged on a 10-point system. Judges: KOZO, YSO, and SATOSHI(myself). YSO and I also rode, but we didn’t compete because we were judging.
March 7th 2026, The first Samurai Trick Comp has successfully come to an end. Even though the location was kept secret, more than 10 riders from across Japan came out to join. There were many riders I had never met before, and it gave me a lot of inspiration and motivation. We filmed the event, so I’ll edit the footage and share it with everyone soon. For now, I’m sending the group photo and results.
Thank you so much to everyone who came. Thanks to everyone’s support and good vibes, it became a truly great event. The next one is planned for August. See you soon. Arigato
Competition Results
1st place – Shun 🥇
2nd place – Keisuke 🥈
3rd place – Sota 🥉
4th place – Micro S Hopper
5th place – Kazu
Best Trick Winner
Shun
Footdown Winner
Liao
Competition and Best trick Judges
Kozo
Yasuo
Satoshi Hashimoto(myself)
Kai aka FIXIKA is truly a pioneer of fixed gear tricks in the Japanese scene. I remember that he organized a weblog back around 2007–2009, where he wrote about how to do fixed gear tricks. When I was around 24 or 25, I read and read and read his blog almost every day to learn trick tips. I’m really glad he’s still here and still riding like this. We still shoot together a few times a year.
Rider: Kai Nashimoto
Camera: Satoshi Hashimoto
Location: Tokyo Japan
January 2026
84kick is hosting The fixed gear trick competition called “THE SAMURAI TRICK COMP” in Tokyo, Japan. Around 10 riders are already in. Over the past few years, I’ve been attending competitions overseas, but it’s been a long time since I could watch Japanese riders closely, so I’m really looking forward to this.
This time, I wanted to keep it as pure as possible, like 100% rider’s DIY pure, so there will be no sponsorship from brands, manufacturers, or shops. The location will be kept secret and shared only with registered riders. I’ve received some inquiries from overseas riders, but this time the event will be for domestic riders only. If everything goes well, I’d like to open it up to international riders in the future.
Alright everyone, see you on March 7th.
SAMURAI TRICK COMP
Date: March 7th, 2026 (Rain date: March 8th)
Content: Trick competition & mini games
Location: Tokyo
Entry Fee: 1000 yen
* Location will be kept secret
* For domestic riders only
* No sponsors, no media
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