TEAM HISTORY

Why this name for your team?

A shrunken is a traditional throw weapon. Something fast that flies in the air. We’re called Shuriken cause we wanted a japanese related name, and are a real weapon in the air !!!

When and why was the team formed ?

Last week ! We actually have know nd admire each other for a long time, but have always been rival so far. We are all competitors in the 2 way event at the sakura cup, and happened to be training side by side. We realized there was a door all the way up in the tunnel and we started to play with it. It gave us an idea for an awesome entrance for a free routine. We started joking about it. Then decided to actually team up !

Where do you train ?

We trained at Flystation Japan.

Who are your sponsors?

Andrzej Soltyk & Josh Ruiz-Velasco :HF, Deem Flywear, Tonfly, Skyhelmets and our families ;)
Leonard Blanchon (Léo) & Clement Ducloux (Gyzmo): We sponsor by Aerogravity who help us a lot to train. We also wanna Thanks Boogieman for those awesome suit and cookies for the helmet.

MEMBERS’ ACHIEVEMENT

Name
When did you start flying?

Andrzej Soltyk: 2015
Josh Ruiz-Velasco: 2013
Leonard Blanchon (Léo): flyin since 2014
Clement Ducloux (Gyzmo): started flying in the tunnel in 2010 (skydive 2007)

How many hours have you flown in the tunnel? / Do you skydive and if yes, jump numbers to date?

Andrzej:400+ hours / 150 jumps
Josh: 1000+ hours / 700 jumps
Léo: approximately 600 hours / 2200 jumps
Gyzmo: approximately 1600 hours / 1500 jumps

What is your main achievement?

Andrzej:winning the D2W World Cup in 2016 and the D2W World Championship in 2017

Josh: winning the D2W World Cup in 2016 and the D2W World Championship in 2017

Léo:
in D4W : 2 times world champion (2015/2017)
1st place "Clash of champion » (2018)
in D2W : 2nd place world cup 2016. 1st place -Clash of Lyons -wind game -french national

Gyzmo:
in D4W : 2 times world champion (2015/2017)
1st place "Clash of champion » (2018)
in D2W : 2nd place world cup 2016
1st place -Clash of Lyons -wind game -french national

FLYING PHILOSOPHY

Why are you flying ?

Andrzej:I love flying, I am addicted to it. I love to express myself in a different way and I love to be able to create art doing that.

Josh: passion and work. I love the feeling I get when i do it. Also that it’s such a young sport and I’m able to help and watch it grow.

Leo & Gyzmo: We are flying because it's basically the best sport you could do by far! We are fascinated to see how quick this sport is growing up, with the amount of flyers and flying skills growing up at the same time. It is a amazing movement to be a part ofl!