Ken Nakatsugawa

 

Name: Ken Nakatsugawa

Age: 39! I will be 40 in march ’11!

Location: Japan

Home Break: Kugenuma and Kamakura in Shonan, Japan

Years DK: Almost 20 years!

Natural/Goofy: Goofy

Why DK: DK is like ART which has big power! I can put my everything into this style!

Favourite DK riders: Grant Molony and Jake Sharp

Favourite DK Movie/Section: Enough Said… This movie inspired me when I was young.

Prefer Fronthand/Backhand: Both OK!

Favourite DK move: Tube riding

Future For DK (eg-moves,direction): I am not sure… But DK has many many potentials for the future. I think rippers in this world will figure something out to improve our DK style!

DK Rippers At Your Local: Yukihisa Yamada who had been in Australia before is one of the best DK rippers in Japan. Not so many rippers in Japan now, But some guys are really good!

Shout Outs: First… I wanna say thank you to Grant Molony and his girlfriend, Aimee. They gave me great experiences which inspire my confidence and life.
Also DK rippers in Australia are great!!! Fantastic!!!
I am sure that I will visit Australia to see my friends, DK rippers and the soul of Australia which inspires me every year!

My job is a board shaper in Japan.
My company name is “CLEAVE” which was started in 2002.(www.cleave.jp）
In 2002, I was DK champion in Japan with a board that I shaped. This is a good memory for me.
And now, I love to free surf to make movies and get good photos basically!
I am DK Ripper forever! DK4LIFE!

All Photos by: Naoko Nakatsugawa