I've been watching this series on The History Channel for a couple weeks now. This past episode had a modern day Samurai who claimed he was able to slice a bullet with his katana.
Ok the bullet was an air soft pellet but his only preparation before the air soft gun was fired was crouching into place. He had four tenths of a second to draw his sword and notch the white pellet.
After these superhuman displays, the host usually takes his guests to the local hospitals for testing. And the testing nine times out of ten shows why they're able to perform these feats.
This guy tested normal on his reactionary speed. The doctor was baffled but looking at the guy... I swear I'm not usually one to say it's mystifying but I have a couple Buddhist friends. They frequently talk about meditation, aspiring to a plateau of complete calm and seeking zen. This guy... He had it. Just an awesome display of situational awareness. His facial expressions were completely neutral. Watching him watch the host was like watching a lion watch the crowds in a zoo.
Eventually they decided he possessed the uncanny ability to completely disengage his brain's normal reactionary processes and rely on pure instinct. I don't know if Zen is the proper word but whatever it was, the guy was pretty amazing. Best one they've had on the show yet.
And he nailed that air soft BB too.
Ok the bullet was an air soft pellet but his only preparation before the air soft gun was fired was crouching into place. He had four tenths of a second to draw his sword and notch the white pellet.
After these superhuman displays, the host usually takes his guests to the local hospitals for testing. And the testing nine times out of ten shows why they're able to perform these feats.
This guy tested normal on his reactionary speed. The doctor was baffled but looking at the guy... I swear I'm not usually one to say it's mystifying but I have a couple Buddhist friends. They frequently talk about meditation, aspiring to a plateau of complete calm and seeking zen. This guy... He had it. Just an awesome display of situational awareness. His facial expressions were completely neutral. Watching him watch the host was like watching a lion watch the crowds in a zoo.
Eventually they decided he possessed the uncanny ability to completely disengage his brain's normal reactionary processes and rely on pure instinct. I don't know if Zen is the proper word but whatever it was, the guy was pretty amazing. Best one they've had on the show yet.
And he nailed that air soft BB too.
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