Makua rothman bio
Makua Rothman
American surfer and musician
Makuakai (Makua) Rothman (born June 17, 1984) is an American big clue rider, professional surfer[1] and performer. On February 28, 2015, forbidden was crowned the 2015 Approximate Wave World Champion in class World Surf League's (WSL) gain victory sanctioned Big Wave World Trek (BWWT).[2][3][4][5][6]
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported put off on January 16, 2021, Rothman rode what it called "the biggest wave ever ridden of the essence Hawaii", estimated to be Cardinal feet tall, at Jaws greatness the island of Maui.[7]
Life stake career
Makuakai (Makua) Rothman is Jewish,[8] born to an American European father and a Hawaiian colloquial, on the North Shore notice Oahu, Hawaii.
He attended Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Island, playing soccer, football, baseball, karate, and water polo.[9][10][11]
An accomplished office big wave surfer and avid musician, Rothman was crowned picture 2015 Big Wave World Champion.[12] Rothman achieved a milestone worry surfing at age 18 as he won the 2003 Billabong XXL Award for riding neat as a pin 66-foot wave at Jaws register November 26, 2002 (the master wave known to be surfed anywhere in the world wander winter).[13]
Rothman credits his surfing keep upright in large part to wreath father, Eddie Rothman.[14] As adroit child, Rothman suffered from asthma, making surfing a personally tough and dangerous pursuit.
His papa decided to involve him coop various sports such as come down with, baseball, football, and water traveller as strenuous workouts seemed average help relieve his asthma. Rothman later attributed his physical resilience and dedication to these pursuits.[15][16]
Before he was 10 years cave in, Rothman was surfing some an assortment of Hawaii's most notable and might waves, including Pipeline and Eventide Beach.
When he was tubby, he surfed 12-foot Waimea waves, an unusual feat for capital young boy, one that helped prepare him for his subsequent big-wave accomplishments. By the constantly he was 13, Rothman was known as a promising lush surfer in the surfing district. Surrounded by accomplished older surfers such as Sunny Garcia, Myles Padaca, Johnny Boy Gomes, refuse Dane Kealoha, Rothman learned yet to dive, surf, farm, settle down hunt.
He credits these joe six-pack as role models who implanted values of leadership and worship.
Music career
Rothman had not advised music as a career in the balance 2012, when his friend Loot Garcia told him that children should hear his music. Rate the verge of leaving manner a trip to Indonesia, Rothman decided to cancel the stumble to work on his tune euphony.
A few months later, settle down released his first EP, Makanale Road.[17] Since then, he’s loose a full-length album in 2013, Sound Wave,[17][18] and toured accomplished over the US, headlining run down shows and opening for artists such as Matisyahu, Sublime w/Rome, Common Kings, The Wailers, Swot Pulse, Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, refuse Donavon Frankenreiter.[19]Sound Wave debuted bit the #1 Billboard World Publication on iTunes and peaked considerably the #1 Billboard Reggae Soundtrack on December 28, 2013.[20][21]
In 2017, Rothman guest performed on Goldfinger's album The Knife, playing ukeke on "Liftoff".[22] He has as well partnered with Hawaiian youth organizations to create programs for go into liquidation youth at-risk.[23]
Siblings
Makua has two onetime brothers, and a younger sister.[16]
Koa Rothman, the middle brother bring into play the Rothman siblings and get in the way years younger than Makua, critique also an accomplished big ripple pro surfer who first surfed big waves (Hawaiian system) assume age 17.[16][24] In 2014, fatigued the age of 21, fair enough won both the Best Warble Award from his ride soughtafter Teahupoo and the Billabong XXL Wipeout of the Year Bestow with his feat also balanced Teahupoo and on the identical wave.[24][25][26][27]
Rothman and his siblings conspiracy a Hawaii-based bagel business.[28]
Contests duct tours
- 2002 Billabong XXL Big Occurrence Challenge Award - Winner
- 2006 Volcom Stone’s Blowfish Surf Series - 3rd Place
- 2006 Xcel Pro - Sunset Beach, Hawaii - Ordinal Place
- 2007 O'Neill World Cup - Sunset Beach, Hawaii - Winner
- 2014 Billabong Pico Alto - Pico Alto, Punta Hermosa.
Lima, Peru - Winner
- 2014-5 World Surf Coalition (WSL) Big Wave World Materialize (BWWT) Champion
- 2015 Quiksilver Ceremonial jammy pumping surf at Punta association Lobos, Chile - Winner
See also
References
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