That it takes considerable practice — and failures — to achieve this performance in no way diminshes the success. A pianist practices for weeks on a piece. A golfer drives thousands of balls and putts, and not every one of them goes where he wants. And show me any athlete who doesn’t practice.
The ball is indeed fired at where the swordsman will strike, but a pitcher throws at roughly where a batter will swing and the batter misses the pitch more often than he hits. He’s a lot farther away from the mound than 30 feet and few pitchers can consistently throw at 100 mph. And a batter doesn’t have to draw his bat from a scabbard, then cock and swing; he stands at the ready.
As I pointed out, the swordsman cut WITH the ball’s flight, not against it.
This is a remarkable accomplishment, any way you “slice” it.
“As I pointed out, the swordsman cut WITH the ball’s flight, not against it.”
The video that I saw, he cut it against the ball’s flight.
Not sure we saw the same video.