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Young Filipino skater @akihiko_gatzz shows incredible talent and is progressing so fast. We’re sure he’s got a bright future ahead.

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A tiny kid, baggy shorts, wild grin, and a heelflip anyone ever saw from a seven-year-old.

Check out this from 9 years ago shot in a low-res camera. 

That was Akihiko Gatongay. 

Fast forward ten years and he’s taller, meaner, smoother, and still throwing down like the pavement owes him money. And the cameras that catch his tricks now? Clearer quality.

Everything about him leveled up. And that’s just in a couple of years or so.

Akihiko didn’t grow up skating perfect plazas or buttery parks. 

Nah, dude learned on cracked streets, busted ledges, and rough-ass concrete that’ll eat your skin if you mess up. 

That’s where the “Heelflip Boy” legend started. 

Let’s be real here. He already had a solid pop and learned a lot tricks for someone his age.

2016 Game of Skate?

The kid rolled in quietly, smoked a few grown-ups, and rolled out like it was just another Tuesday.

Asia’s skate scene is waking up loud — more local edits, more filmers, more kids coming up hungry. Akihiko’s right in that wave. He’s got the tech, the guts, and that quiet fire you can’t teach. The next part? Could be the one that breaks him out past local fame and into the global convo.

2026’s got his name all over it. Expect more street footage, and maybe some collabs from overseas crews trying to tap that Pacific energy. 

“Heelflip Boy” was the start. 

Now he’s just Akihiko — the dude who skates like every push still matters.

See you tomorrow for the freshest clips and features. Who knows, you might be featured next! So keep ‘em clips coming!