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00:00My name is Dave Shade. I've been a professional jouster for 25 years. There's something about
00:11the combative arts that you gain respect for people that give you a good fight. What is
00:19termed as full contact where the intention is to either break your lance or drop your opponent,
00:23it's a combat sport. You're gonna come with bumps and bruises and you have to be okay with the
00:27physical punishment that comes with it. There are so many variables. We do the best we can to mitigate
00:43all of them and make this as reasonably safe as possible. The second you start getting too
00:47relaxed and too comfortable is the second that an unnecessary accident can occur. That was my
00:53first done horsing. Loud, full of sand. A little bit like being in a small car wreck. I'm recognizing
01:00the durability of my body is starting to significantly reduce. You're sacrificing a lot to do this art
01:05form. I have a family that I love and my daughter who I want to see grow up. When you all of a sudden
01:10start having something to lose, your mindset changes a little bit. You lose that shell of
01:14immortality when you're going into a combat situation.
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02:14All right.