It’s No Wonder Ramzi Boukhiam Has One of the Best Backhands on Earth

With the COVID monster pulverizing all travel plans, Ramzi Boukhiam spent his winter at home in Morocco. The country’s name translates to ‘The Western Kingdom,’ which is peculiar considering it’s the land of perfect right. My false childhood understanding of never eating soggy waffles has taught me that West means left, but not going right in Morocco is a heinous crime.

Ramzi Boukhiam navigates everlasting cylinders on his backhand with subtle, precise movements. Check the no-grab guillotine dodge at 1:54—not the way most people prefer to shave, but to each his own, I guess.

Watch as the Moroccan freight train wakes up the entire neighborhood here.