Perhaps not surprisingly, Hanson, whose father was an elephant tamer and mother a trapeze artist, is currently having to advertise for a new assistant as Yana, who bears two scars from previously mis-directed knives, wants to concentrate on her hula-hoop act.
His previous assistant reportedly left the job after being hit in the foot, her third injury from a wayward knife.
"In 11 years of performing, I've only hit my assistant on five occasions," he told the Daily Mail newspaper recently.
The things people to to make a buck eh?
