Swapping Sluggers for Swords

Talented Swordsman Splits Baseball In Half

This video has it all: suspense, action and hilarious reactions in a language I don’t understand. The original video was taken down by YouTube quicker than you can say “I dunked on LeBron,” but luckily this one slipped through the cracks.

If the guy in this video can handle a fastball like this, just think what he could do for the Yankees… or a California roll!

What could be better than a traveling baseball getting split in two by a Japanese Samurai Swordsman? Check out the video below:

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SCORE
1.7 out of 10
GENDER
90% Men10% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 1%
Activity 43%
Freshness 8%