The reason I doubt it is that I Googled "katana split bullet" and only got hits about katanas that were fixed in place and bullets shot at them (and there was even some doubt expressed about the legitimacy of those).I read the article from yahoo, I believe and there was also a link to a video of the kid doing all these activities with his blade. It was pretty interesting. Some specialist of sorts was saying that he uses all his senses in a way to almost anticipate the exact timing.
The article was about people with uncanny abilities, one man was impervious to cold, another could look at a land scape for a few moments and draw it to perfect detail and I mean perfect. Sure it could all be faked but I like the idea of people with extraordinary abilities.
Try to google this article, it's pretty interesting. I'll try to find a link for you and you can tell me if you think it's all bullocks.
If you can find a link to a video or article about the kid I'd be interested. Thanks.
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