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Kai Otton 4.0

If in 2007 when Kai Otton qualified for the elite world tour, someone told you that when Otto was well into his thirties, he’d be winning world tour events, would be winning the ASP’s prestigious breakthrough performer of the year award, and was cutting edits with two backside airs (not even air revs) on one wave, you’d probably think the guy was other-worldly-high. Still, these are all facts and this is a man with an indefatigable spirit. When poor results struck him down for a few years and he barely re-qualified for the tour, he did time in India getting to know himself with meditation and time on his own. He returned to beat Mick at home at Snapper. This is a gent who works on his craft. This edit is post-beard Otto 4.0, with his new tricks and he’s deadly, as always, in the tube. 2.

cinema // Mar 8, 2016
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If in 2007 when Kai Otton qualified for the elite world tour, someone told you that when Otto was well into his thirties, he’d be winning world tour events, would be winning the ASP’s prestigious breakthrough performer of the year award, and was cutting edits with two backside airs (not even air revs) on one wave, you’d probably think the guy was other-worldly-high. Still, these are all facts and this is a man with an indefatigable spirit. When poor results struck him down for a few years and he barely re-qualified for the tour, he did time in India getting to know himself with meditation and time on his own. He returned to beat Mick at home at Snapper. This is a gent who works on his craft. This edit is post-beard Otto 4.0, with his new tricks and he’s deadly, as always, in the tube.

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