Rules of jousting

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Published 2017-04-03
Coming to one of our tournaments this Easter? Get to know the rules with Andy and his assistant Mike.

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All Comments (11)
  • @Yaharrr
    3:50 I love how Mike mimic getting pummeled into the ground Made me smile :)
  • @CroatZg
    Damn... Guess Ill be selling my house to buy myself a horse and some armor... Ill see u on the list!
  • Looking good, seems to be consistent with the original IJA rules set in New Zealand. The RA was selected by he UK arm of the IJA to be our Centre of Excellence by Sir Joseph Barnard the the then President at a ceremony with management present. Callum Forbes in NZ is still the IJA General Secretary who has done a super job with his committee past and present. Regards and best wishes to all. Alan Beattie
  • armor. It took him a number of weeks to die. a outrance', with the actual weapons of war, or '
  • @moxigen
    i guess 5 points for a kill? splinter through the eye stuff...
  • @Abudzin
    I didn't get the baton part. They were taking those shattered pieces and checking if they were shorter than the baton?