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I own a lot of Japanese videos that aren't on youtube. Deshi is a frequent standout skater in many of them, whether in a part or montage.
This part essentially turned him into my favorite skateboarder. 90% of the boards I've ridden for the past ~5 years have been Deshi Traffic boards.
Now, this isn't exactly my video to just upload so I have it on my Vimeo, password protected, to share with friends. I'm going to change the password later today. Enjoy.
Password: Deshi
missed this while it was still the changed password, what part was this? never heard of this guy but from what I just found on youtube he completely rules!
Yeah... I lied and never changed the password. I'll leave it up for a few more days. I'm a little torn because I respect anyone making independent videos, and if the filmmaker doesn't post it online, there may be a reason that one should respect. But, on the other hand, I am not posting the entire video, and feel like people really need to see this.
It's from a video called "Journey" by Skate Atom. I have no idea what Skate Atom makes, but it's not clothing or boards because Deshi has other sponsors for that stuff.
Anyway, he's been pro for Traffic since the late 2000s, but I understand he just retired. I created an appreciation thread for him a few years back and you can find his parts which are actually online. There really are a number of other great parts that aren't online.
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=92234.msg2534611#msg2534611Not joking at all when I say he is my favorite skater. Here's some other recent stuff:
Footage from Traffic's "Look Left"
Mini IG Part