{"id":278674,"date":"2026-02-10T11:36:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/?p=278674"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:07:15","slug":"kai-mckenzie-all-the-good-vibes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/2026\/02\/kai-mckenzie-all-the-good-vibes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kai McKenzie, All The Good Vibes."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kai.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kai\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kai.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kai-1280x843.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kai-980x645.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kai-480x316.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1800px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-278675\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"409\">In a world that often feels oversubscribed with negative news, take a moment to soak this one in \u2014 a story of resilience and perseverance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"539\">Aussie surfer Kai McKenzie has returned to the waves (not for the first time) after a shark attack claimed his right leg.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"1238\">Kai McKenzie\u2019s story has become one of extraordinary resilience and hope. After surviving a brutal shark attack that cost him his leg, Kai refused to let the ocean become a place of fear. Months into his recovery, he made the powerful decision to return to the water \u2014 paddling out again at the very break where his life changed forever. His return to surfing wasn\u2019t about denying what happened, but about reclaiming what he loves, proving that trauma doesn\u2019t get the final word. Through grit, humour, and an unbreakable spirit, Kai has shown that resilience isn\u2019t just surviving the worst moments, but choosing to move forward anyway, offering inspiration to surfers and non-surfers alike.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1353\">Check out the recent clip of him shredding \u2014 in his own words, <em data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1353\">\u201cI lost my leg, but I didn\u2019t lose surfing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kai_mckenzie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kai_mckenzie here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_code et_pb_code_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUkXdobk5pb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" 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