To Catch a Break

Currently, Kubishiki lives in Gainesville with his friends while working full time at a dentist’s office. The life Yoshi lives is humble. He claims to live as he pleases while continually making efforts to improve himself physically and mentally. He cherishes his family and friends, and always dances to his heart’s content. To Catch a Break

Meet Gainesville-based b-boy Yoshi Kushibiki

Yoshiya Kubishiki — known to most as Yoshi — is a 25-yearold University of Florida alumni locally known for his breakboying dance style and leadership in Gainesville’s hip-hop scene. He is a b-boy, or break-boy. The term breaker was first used in the 1970s to describe people engaging with hip hop and break culture. Kubishiki came to UF from Orlando, Florida and quickly became influential in the college town’s breaking scene.

Kubishiki served as president of the Gainesville-based Hip Hop Collective from 2016 to 2017. The Hip Hop Collective is a UF student organization that celebrates hip hop arts and culture. The group, founded in 2001, focuses on introducing the art of hip hop to UF’s student body and the local community through workshops, performances and events, according to a 2019 promotional video.

Currently, Kubishiki lives in Gainesville with his friends while working full time at a dentist’s office. The life Yoshi lives is humble. He claims to live as he pleases while continually making efforts to improve himself physically and mentally. He cherishes his family and friends, and always dances to his heart’s content.

Kushibiki stretching before a workout.

Awards from Soul Cypher breaking competitions.

Kushibiki enjoys riding his motorcycle in his free time.

“[The Hip Hop Collective has] a lot of people coming from internationally, like Korea, Japan, Russia. So with that, I’ve also created a lot of great friendships with them.”

— Kushibiki, in a Hip Hop Collective promotional video