Shota Tezuka is a professional wakeboarder from Shizuoka, Japan. Growing up in Japan Shota got his start wakeboarding behind a jet-ski, and eventually turning it into a regular after school activity. After making an initial trip to Florida to compete with the help of friends and family, Shota eventually made the move to Florida full time. Having ridden for companies like Mastercraft, Ronix, Supra, Obrien, Red Bull, and a bunch more, Shota has surely made a mark on the sport through his unique style of riding and competitive success. American vs. Japanese culture, his first time in Orlando, turning pro at 12, Powerful Daniel Powers, visa troubles while traveling, magazine covers, and camber boards. Hear all that and much more in Episode 47 of the Grab Matters Podcast, now streaming on all major platforms!

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Chapters:
0:00-1:00 intro 
1:20 Reverts 
6:00 Japan’s wakeboard culture
10:00 Getting into wakeboarding 
19:50 First time coming to America
43:45 LF’n Wheel of Questions 
48:00 English commercial 
49:30 Wakeboarding mag cover 
52:30 Switching sponsors
56:00 Red Bull
1:05:55 Driftline "Deserves Some Love"
1:09:50 Going big 
1:17:00 Season plans 
1:26:10 Setup 
1:28:30 Who is Little Larry?
1:35:00 Sake in Japan

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