BATB 12: Kyonosuke Yamashita Vs. Donny Hixson - Round 1

As you all saw in this week's 'Bracket UPDATE!' video, Dylan Jaeb had to bow out of his BATB 12 battle versus Donny Hixson unexpectedly. We quickly called up Tokyo revenger Kyonosuke Yamashita and he was down to take his place. Thanks Kyo!
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[@ejness]

I'm lovin seeing Kyonosuke get his shine. Well deserved. Good to see that Luis and the Erased crew are along his side too. That's family right there!

[@corentinhesry8828]

❤️

[@invertedcrown]

i'd never seen him before, amazing style, super fluid tricks....

[@han_shredz]

The family,🔥💚

[@ethanh116]

@@invertedcrown start watching the channel luis mora if you want to see more of him (kyonosuke). luis was the announcer if you didn’t know. he makes really high quality skate vlogs, and is even co-owner of his clothing line Erased. kyonosuke is part of his crew, and yeah he really shreds ✌🏽🔥

[@invertedcrown]

@@ethanh116 for sure, thanx

[@wesleyxavi]

I met Kyonosuke through Luis Mora's channel. It's great to see him on his way to be an excellent skateboarding professional 🔥🛹

[@Perryprime1999]

Same, such a rad skater. Watched the day in a life video. So hyped to see where his is now in skating

[@JbsZa]

i really luv this kid

[@gladman9634]

Wyd on his way, he's there

[@Skateboardingofficial]

Yeah you're right 🔥

[@brianpeterson9739]

@@gladman9634 He just went Am for primitive. In skateboarding being pro means having your name on a board. He doesnt but i imagine he probably will someday, so I'd say hes on his way.

[@dikbuttbutt]

My back hurts just watching the way donny is holding onto the tricks lol

[@pjerlucic4665]

Hahaha

[@Jeremyramone]

Stretch! It works, especially if you do it everyday.

[@francoismartineau2519]

@@Jeremyramone really agree

[@Jeremyramone]

@@francoismartineau2519 it's free, super simple and completely changed my whole life. It literally allows me to be able to skateboard. Cheers

[@PhuongHoang-wc6xs]

😹😹😹

[@feedthetao]

Looks like Kyonosuke was just playing with his dinner in this one, kid didn't seem to break a sweat

[@Sethclement96]

looked like he was barely in his bag yet

[@thareeqmuhammad6886]

hahaha i feel you

[@sambeauchamp2014]

Sometimes it’s all about the stamina, you could tell Donny was getting tired

[@Theplug926]

@@Sethclement96 big facts I’m saying

[@feedthetao]

@@sambeauchamp2014 For sure, the nerves alone has gotta make every trick feel heavy too.

[@neilgarretzipagan6404]

Kyonosuke's varial flips are like his death blow in this game... I mean he gets a letter everytime he do varial flips. Donny had to pull out that 540 to have a letter. Nice game!

[@Jeremyramone]

Berra even made him do the 540 flip twice in a row

[@cheezuschrist]

Think kyonosuke didn’t land it ONLY cause he’s too short to jump high enough for the board to do an extra 180 flip very good game tho

[@ItzKSM]

I would say the Nollie/Switch Heelflip variations got him

[@LeoCaseiro]

Heelflips got letters too

[@highthl6395]

heelflip was the answer!

[@marionellisgudoy2058]

Luis is literally nervous reading the rules damn lol

[@ffukdemdragons415]

Just about to say the same thing. It was sick he had them reading it. Considering they would’ve butchered his name

[@socially_akward_capt.ameri6058]

Kaya nga

[@Blueissuperior]

Still read them better than most

[@mattstevenson1334]

Maybe because this will actually get some views

[@DuHdemasta]

Love it so much, especially since he got such a big audience himself

[@spiros6437]

Kyonosuke is such a good skater . He deserves to be here . 🔥

[@VerfRS]

Awesome game and good defense

[@cuttingquicky7459]

Love seeing you here some times ♥️

[@E_lvarg]

Can karamja only do a 540 flip tho?

[@VerfRS]

@@E_lvarg Never done a 540 flip but I do have a video of a 360 triple flip on a hip

[@BobbiPhantom]

HEY VERF ZANDVOORT!!

[@dabramento-6920]

Chants * d fence

[@leafs34]

Kyonosuke is gonna be the next big thing, he’s so good at everything… wild to watch this kids style and trick selection evolve on Luis’s channel .. seems like a really humble kid too

[@bcoyne12345]

Between him and Hyun they will make varial flips cool again

[@joenelson4776]

Interesting that kyonosuke worked out donnys weakness is heel flips and then exposed it. Pretty ruthless

[@sakik2175]

His kickflips too, hixson wasn't nearly as solid landing any of them

[@fjsgte678]

@@sakik2175 Donny hixon is a 30-32 year old man from New Jersey been skating for longer that Kynosuke has been alive more than likely and still no where near as solid as the kid , really shows the difference between natural talent vs just “years on the board”. Natural talent prevails.

[@PHeMoX]

@@fjsgte678 Looks are very deceiving though.. Donny didn't really miss that many tricks at all, he just missed them when it counted the most, 5 on defence out of 15. Whereas Kyo only missed one trick he initiated himself on offence, Donny missed two. That's already two potential letters Donny could have given to his opponent going up in smoke, not to mention losing the initiative. On defence he failed to land 5 tricks (duh, that's s k a t e), but he's basically been on defence throughout most of the game because he failed to land his own tricks twice. Kind of hard to really get back in there. What impressed me the most though is how Kyo only fails to land like two or three tricks or so *in total* . That's insanely good.

[@ashxc]

@@fjsgte678 not sure about natural talent... more like young and disciplined

[@fjsgte678]

@@ashxc definitely disciplined. If you notice however he seems way more comfortable on a board than Donny throughout the whole game, and he’s easily half Donny’s age. As if he’s not even worried or doubting that he’ll land tricks because he’s just so far advanced from the basics. Donny you can tell isn’t a very solid flat ground skater as he looks surprised on a lot of his makes and even barely physically makes some of them , literally “hangs onto them”. To be 15-16 years old and be more comfortable and confident on a skateboard than someone twice your age (30ish) shows you have “it” and that “it” is natural talent, and in Kyo’s case he has that plus discipline and it’s why he is as good as he is at his age.

[@KarrYoung]

haha berra saying "this guy" cause he can't pronounce Kyonosuke

[@franckydookie]

I can't even write Kyno... Kynoku... Kynoku... I mean his name

[@skatestats3733]

Kyonosuke lands 19 of 21 90.47% On offense, 15 of 16 93.75% On defense, 4 of 5 80.00% Donny lands 15 of 22 68.18% On offense, 5 of 7 71.42% On defense, 10 of 15 66.66% The Nollie Frontside Heelflip that ended this game, had only been used as a deathblow twice before: Tom Asta vs Marquise Henry at BATB 5 Round 1 (Skunk) PJ Ladd vs Moose at BATB 10 Round 2 Overall , 258 of 313 82.43% On offense, 145 of 168 86.31% On defense, 113 of 145 77.93% The 540 Flip: Overall, 26 of 49 53.06% On offense, 19 of 30 63.33% On defense, 7 of 19 36.84%

[@skatestats3733]

I'm having problems posting the entire list, so here's the 540 Flip Deathblows: Shane O'Neill vs Chris Cole at BATB 5 Round 2 Sewa missed 2 attempts on offense, then landed it as his deathblow vs Torey Pudwill at BATB 8 Round 1 Sewa vs Asta at BATB8 Semis

[@randomtuff8786]

Absolute legend

[@abe8529]

Stats 😱❤ Obviously trick difficulty plays a factor, but who has the highest Land ratio for batb 12 so far?

[@ZachLeCroy]

We need this every game bro 🙌 maybe they'll hire you if you keep consistent with it lol

[@sandwich20111]

amazing, thank you. i find this stuff super interesting

[@93coup]

luis is like a proud father LMAO happy for all of them

[@ostentatiousostrich]

You can even hear his voice tremble during the intro from being nervous (for Kyonosuke, or just Berrics)

[@JCBucketDude]

Shoutout Luis Mora and Erased for putting me onto skating again and eventually onto Kyonosuke. He’s got such good style.

[@skankwave5245]

(Y)

[@nalabatch]

they did the same for me

[@Generictingz95]

This man Kyonosuke is a Predator! Once he sensed weakness with Donny's Heelflip game it was curtains for Donny

[@1234pi95]

He had to do that 540 to not get blanked lol good game!

[@Ronin-kk4bt]

I can’t believe kyonosuke answered back with that 540 man the confidence 🤣

[@SSGOhPizza]

Now we just need Kyonosuke vs Filipe Mota

[@MrElpajita]

Too ez for Kyo

[@_null6241]

@Shirt Flames Filipe Motta is not KZbinr, wtf...

[@vlatoeflip]

Holt will destroyed mota !

[@lucasjames2257]

@@vlatoeflip no doubt, holts a beaaaast

[@18JR78]

@@_null6241 He’s not? I’ve only heard of him through you tube erased.

[@xistam]

So awesome to have watched kyonosuke going far back to his first appearance in Luis's video... To see him now on primitive and getting on batb it's so awesome and Luis is awesome for finding him and helping him grow. Kyonosuke is heading for huge things in the future

[@Tempest59]

Crazy to rewatch that video today. Luis filmed 3 no names who went on to win gold at the Olympics, become a pro skater and be featured on the berrics channel

[@hotboxingthevoid]

That 540 flip was wow. Kyonosuke has great style

[@gustavobonfim3505]

I was cheering for Kyonosuke, like that he won, i hope i go far in battle

[@xxAndrewPxx]

Love seeing Luis's whole crew chillin in the background they all came out for their boy 🤘

[@hofx666]

Damn, Yamashita it’s playing legit skate, the old school way. Starts with kick flip then fakie flip, then heel and etc. I like that style. More gentlemen style.

[@Flammable]

I always thought it was weird that all these games of skate opened with something like a nollie backside flip or something instead of the old fashioned kickflip

[@riinmusic2333]

It makes me so happy to see Kyonosuke receive so much fan support, I have been wanting to see him get some of the spotlight for a while now. Hands down one of my favorite skaters!

[@colbymoorman6034]

That was the best game of rock paper scissors I’ve ever seen

[@verydog861]

Luis looks like a proud father after Kyonosuke won, that's support since 2018 right there!

[@Perryprime1999]

I feel that kyonosukes style is very easy on the eyes. Has good flow and is very "swooshy"

[@antvella5314]

Every Japanese skater I swear

[@Titanarchy]

Reminds me of Carlos from Braille or maybe I’m thinking of the wrong skater

[@Perryprime1999]

@@Titanarchy id say fetty had good style. Nigel was just 100% steeze tho but yeah carlos nigel and fetty were the best skaters in braille imo. Mcnugget too

[@Perryprime1999]

@@antvella5314 fr dawg😭😂

[@pabloavet3364]

Kyonosuke is so talented

[@yami_mashx6189]

It's so awesome seeing Luis, Kyonosuke, and the others there.

[@s-online307]

Kyonosuke lookin very consistent, hope he goes far

[@Bl4cKBeRRy11]

Amazing how Kyonosuke already does his tricks so clean and perfected ... I wanna see him in 5 years. He will be a fkin Legend by then!

[@mar1135]

kyono’s style is so sick

[@frankgonzales8340]

Thanks for saying "style"

[@claysoggyfries]

I loved how Donny held onto his tricks and really commited to them. Great defense

[@shmooveyea]

You just know when he see a humble asian kid you're about to get owned.

[@MultiTYSON007]

If you're not Asian I don't think you should be mentioning their race.

[@shmooveyea]

@@MultiTYSON007 Bold of you to assume my blood quantum bro

[@robertmartin7415]

Wow these guys are shockingly talented! Thank you Steve for hosting this. We love you!

[@erickchevez9285]

I’m so glad to see Kyonosuke here been following him since Luis Mora videos. He’s def a beast!!

[@brysonsmalls8519]

Aye they got Luis in this

[@connorappleton1945]

Aaron Kyro's opponent confirmed!?!!

[@brysonsmalls8519]

@@connorappleton1945 that would be awesome

[@project_killer7344]

hell yeah, sick to see Kyonosuke in here

[@Jake-dc8yx]

that tre flip from kyonosuke was one of the best flatground tres ive ever seen, i love how it flipped so fast and precise

[@foriq5363]

we were waiting for it!!!

[@NickyLaurienzo]

Damnnn Kyonosuke’s style is nasty 🔥

[@owievisie]

Haha I love how Berra had to give some extra attention that Donny popped the fakie big spin but failed to catch that he did not popped the fakie tre Good game

[@ionmyke]

That's not a trick the rule applies to. Pretty impossible to slide a tre on the ground.

[@UhCold]

The way Kyonosuke went at that was surgical af. He knew what would be a good deathblow after the switch heel nollie heel misses.

[@fabriatienza8583]

this was a sick game!! really tactical, and I loved the filming

[@TheGrandWhiteFox]

Kyonosuke went straight for the throat with all those heelflips variations lol

[@umsz5398]

i clicked the notification with flash speed

[@justsomeone4415]

Got to love the Thumbnail pic of Kyonosuke.

[@chrisgenovese8188]

That was a pretty good game! Way to go guys!

[@Banquet_]

"And the winner is this guy!!" 😂 you know damn well Berra didn't wanna try pronouncing his name

[@rushernimo5965]

Kyo's style is amazing!! He's got a great batb future ahead of him

[@yuliafatmanst4279]

Waahh... Telat gue kemana aja coba baru tau Kyonosuke ada di channel ini, Great job Ma boy... Semoga semakin sukses dan semakin Profesional 🤙👍

[@Intro17.0]

I love when Steve yells Kyonosuke's name at the end

[@ariekanibalie]

Classic BATB fare. Even if you didn't know Kyonosuke yet, it's immediately clear from the way he skates he can run off every single flip variation from basic to advanced, no need for weird semi-legal trickery.

[@peoplecallmepeechez]

Damn kyonosuke got some consistent looking tricks. Feel like people are going to have to come after them with some weird ones

[@SmellyBodega]

berras the man ! this new generation of skaters is CRAZY

[@andresoner7]

the japanese boy has grown a lot i am very happy with his progress as a skater luis mora thanks for helping this boy they are an epic duo

[@legendarywr493]

Saludos desde México

[@nickaguri]

erased project ogs definitely loving this one. lets go kyo

[@MorganKlasen]

Really well played from both of them. Donny going out strong in the start followed by Kyonosuke's turn by slowly going through some basics. Also loved the stoke on Kyonosuke's face when he landed his tricks!

[@maxpiplat8765]

Insane battle. Great job!

[@petergriffin8550]

Yes my man Luis

[@jantomaszewski2022]

what size of board is Kyonosuke riding?

[@kanapek8030]

A

[@anthonytoledo7744]

Awesome!! Happy to see Luis and kyonosuke here ❤️

[@gknowkalyedose4842]

Been waiting for this

[@drae-via]

Ayyee!!♡

[@user-qf6nb5gf3v]

京ちゃんの安定感ヤバすぎ！ おめでとうございます🎉

[@joaopaulobg]

True

[@res9787]

それな

[@TheRealDiddy]

Great game! Mad respect to both guys.

[@cheyseyhak6988]

boom

[@Top5best]

We love you Steve 🥰🥰🥰

[@lvparm]

Hell yeah stoked for Kyonosuke and his dub!

[@paycekessler9186]

Wow, excellent game!! Well executed 🤙🏽🔥🔥

[@charliepeltier4038]

Berra is the best ref in the game

[@nassimocoulais432]

Kyonosuke's the best🔥

[@stryk3r360]

the kid is straight out of a 90s element video or smthn with that style and the baggy trousers love it !!!

[@thegreatwhitemoose1582]

Never heard of either skater but ill definitely remember them now, great game and really stylish on there tricks.

[@knyazevalexander931]

Great battle!

[@tdwptrueblood]

Thank you berrics

[@nikolajruckertz5861]

All the competitions Kyonosuke been doing are probably coming in handy for this. He looks so comfortable.

[@willhulbert6042]

Best battle yet

[@ThatsEnuffsaid]

Great game! Kyo very strategically saw he struggled with the first kickflip then threw every kickflip variation at him! Donny had such a lucky style, barely making those tricks at times, talented none the less.

[@gilleSplitr]

HUGE Kyonosuke fan but did not expect he would win this. Every trick was just so clean. And luis doing the refs made my day.

[@fallensociety088]

kyono improved so much..congrats🎉

[@sitterofgoats]

He saw that he was little rusty on them heels , and he attacked. Great game !!

[@chusoskever2649]

Can't wait to see Kyonosuke making it to the big contests! Great job and good luck Kyonosuke :D

[@TDot_SSB]

Kyonosuke saw that Donny's heelflips weren't on and he took advantage of it lmao.

[@fafGameplay98]

Crazy consistency for a such young skater. That first treflip was looking kind of vertical :D I like it. Great game guys. Big up from Slovakia.

[@trippylv8235]

YESSSSSSSSSSS KYONOSUKE !! im been seing his progress since luis found him as a baby skater thisss isss greattt!!!!

[@ferminsiberon2205]

consistency was amazin* in both skaters. They were dropping heavy tricks too

[@jamesvieira4053]

Oh my goodness I love seeing Kyonosuke Louis doing stuff with the berrics

[@nixon2574]

i have been waiting for kyonosuke

[@z0wyy]

good to see kyonosuke getting more and more recognition in the skate scene, kid is talented.

[@Wladislav]

Great match. Kyonosuke is one of those skaters who can make skating look effortless. Shoutout to Mora and the Erased gang as well.

[@rioterism]

This was a good game, both skaters did great - respect.

[@baby4x]

Wow next round is gonna have some killer matches

[@andrewparks162]

Yooo Donny has got such a sick style! Both skaters smashed it glad the quality of the battles is getting better

[@LuckyBunz]

Fantastic game, honestly jam packed for 5 minutes

[@donutwarry2679]

The one person I wanted to see more than anyone else.

[@RegularJason]

So hyped to see Kyonosuke and the Erased crew 🔥

[@aaronmichael9379]

Next up! So good

[@thinglizzy2718]

Love skating all day and the coming home to watch a battle

[@DestructoBaker]

I love Kyonosuke's style! I'm a new fan