00:00I always joke that some of my best friends are the ones I trust to hit me hardest in the face
00:03because I know they're doing it with good intent.
00:13TSL is an organization that fights with lightsabers.
00:18So we put on a fencing mask and armor and we hit each other with lightsabers.
00:22It is a group of like-minded nerds that get together to hit each other with giant glow sticks.
00:27It's hard to like look at yourself and go, yeah, yeah, I am a serious swordsman when like it's a piece of plastic that lights up.
00:41I am packing for the greatest trip of my life.
00:46Going to Vegas for the national championship.
00:49I get on a plane in three days.
00:53That is your ring.
00:55She does not go anywhere.
00:57You don't let her go.
00:58We get hugs before, we get hugs after, we get hugs in the middle.
01:01It is just no matter whether I'm losing, whether I'm winning, it is just I love being around these people.
01:06Fear is the little death that brings total blood pressure.
01:11I will face my fear.
01:13So unfortunately my dad has come down with mesothelioma, which is a terminal cancer in his case.
01:19I just feel like I let you down, let's fall.
01:22Family.
01:24Fighting your family.
01:25This is my family, this is my home.
01:27It's wonderful.
01:28It's happy.
01:29It's like, it's chosen family.
01:31I met these people that smiled at me just meeting me.
01:35When I continued to show up, they would continue to be happy to see me.
01:39It used to feel like we didn't have a place in middle school or high school to have that outlet.
01:46And it's become a great found family environment for everybody.
01:49If you've got a saber in your hand, you've got a home here, you've got a part of the community.
01:52It's been a great found family, this is my family, this is my family, this is my family.
