Original sentence: In 1984 he formed his own company Hosoi Skates, first through Skull Skates, then through NHS/Santa Cruz, and released his signature and iconic Hammerhead model, with the shape inspired by the namesake shark, which proved so popular it was couterfeited
Edited sentence: Christian had a lot of both functional and crazy designs on the boards, for example the cut- in-tail.For a short while he was on the Alva team after Tony Alva himself hooked him up to start the company.In some magazine ads Tony Alva took the credit for the design.The company first run through Skull Skates, then through NHS/Santa Cruz, and released his signature and iconic Hammerhead model, with the shape inspired by the namesake shark, which proved so popular it was couterfeited.This made Christian mad and quit Alva to start his own company Hosoi Skates, with help from his dad