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Kai Lenny Peer Pressures John Florence (And Others) Into A Serious Foiling Problem

Your child may be next! 

cinema // Nov 8, 2017
Words by stab
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A new craze is sweeping the surf world. It’s been called a vicious, dangerous racket, a razor-sharp cultural blade cutting a path straight for your woman, your child. Get elevated, they say, their ecstasy levanting into frightful perversions. Just one glide on the foil, and you’ll never be the same. And it’s got John Florence, Kelly Slater, Jamie O’Brien, Albee Layer and Greg Long hooked. Kai Lenny stars as foiling’s Tambourine Man, he’s got surfers around the North Shore and the world chasing the sick thrill of the never-ending forward propulsion. A deadly scourge dragging our children into a quagmire of degradation!

“Foiling’s one of those things that’s pretty easy to hate on if you’ve never tried it,” says a foil-crazed Mr Layer.

This segment is from Kai Lenny’s new film Paradigm Lost. Hit this link, type in 16 digits and just say “Yes”.

Come on, let’s levitate!

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