Watch this inspiring short documentary about Kenji's journey as a skater, snowboarder and Ride member. Representing the Ride global team starting at age 39 is not a usual thing...

From the people at ride: "Kenji is like 50 years old, works at a cemetery in the summer doing grounds keeping, skates all the time and generally lives his best life.  He is so cool. He’s got this very gentle demeanor but absolutely rips on a board. He’s been pro in Japan for decades and is very respected by the community."

The graphics are done by Dayze Japan which is  very small, very core streetwear brand in Japan.

We are very excited to introduce Kenji Ando (ANDY) to the world!

"This dream came true at the age of 50. I've been snowboarding for about 30 years, and now I could have my signature board based on the WARPIG, which is the most amazing board I've ever ridden. The graphics were drawn by Ryosuke from Dayze, who I had wanted to have drawn for a long time, and who expressed my image. If you work hard and have fun then keep riding, you can still get a signature board when you are 50 years old. This is also a message to the young people of today. I'm really happy and grateful that I was able to leave it in a shape.It's great to imagine you all riding on this board in the resorts all over the country." - Kenji "Andy" Ando