Who needs ski poles when there are swords? Recently, Freestyle skier Shogo Kawano donned samurai armour for a photo shoot and some downhill skiing. According to Kawano, the armour weighed about 25kg. Add add in a katana, and you’ve got a tricky stunt to pull off.
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“You pray you don’t stab yourself with the katana lol,” Kawano wrote on his Facebook page.
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No shit.
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A fact that not only makes these downhill pics more amazing.
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Ditto for these photos of him climbing back up the mountain.
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Keep slicing up that powder, brave ski warrior.
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3 responses to “Skiing With Samurai Katana Looks Deadly”
I’m fairly sure that’s Happo One in Nagano. Great mountain.
Jamezu Bondsu-sama!
I think the last image should have had the caption “See you, Snow Samurai”.