Sekino, Satoshi

Flashy small-wave specialist from Shonan, Japan; the 1991 Japan Professional Surfing Association ratings champion. Sekino was born (1964) in Yokohama, raised in Shonan, near Tokyo, and began surfing at 13. He won the 1981 All-Japan Junior Championships; two years later he moved to Australia for a year to train for a career on the world pro tour, and further develop his tight-cornering, low-to-th...