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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-66816378279275848812015-12-29T12:53:00.000-06:002015-12-29T13:34:05.943-06:00A Look Back at the 2015 Jousting Season of Association Chevalerie Initiatique<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Written by Alexandre Leon of <a href="http://www.chevalerie-initiatique.net/">Association Chevalerie Initiatique</a><br />
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In 2015, Association Chevalerie Initiatique participated in more than ten events in France and Belgium. The troupe also participated in tournaments from Crèvecoeur, Fontainbleau and Agincourt to the castles of the Loire.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jousters of Association Chevalerie Initiatique, left to right: Alexander Leon, Arnaud Leon, Quentin Ricolleau, Marie Meunier, Benjamin Neel and Meryl Bunout (photo by Eric Meunier)</span></div>
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The 2015 season was hectic, not just because of changes in equipment and horses, but also changes in jousters. Chevaleri Initiatique does not stop striving to improve materially, technically and historically. During this season, we participated in a few atypical events, such as the parade at the Grand Palace of Bruxelle. We also had eight riders who participated in the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Florent Meriel jousts Alexandre Leon (photo by Eric Meunier)</span></div>
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In 2015, we also introduced a new generation of jousters. Marie Meunier, a young lady of 17 and Benjamin Benjamin Neel, a 24-year-old man, both donned armor, joining the more experienced team members of the troupe. Their addition brings the average age of the team to 24 years. The younger jousters earned a couple of victories during tournaments this season. For example, at a tournament at the Château du Rivau, Quentin Ricolleau(21 years) became champion during a jousting competition based on the Tournament of King Rene, which set the count of Brézé against that of Rivau.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Quentin Ricolleau receives first prize for winning the Tournament at the Château du Rivau <br />
(photo by Eric Meunier)</span></div>
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And we should not forget Valentin Colle, who won at the Tournaments of Agincourt. And Florent Meriel, who was the Champion of Brézé.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Florent Meriel(left) jousts Alexandre Leon(right) at the Château de Crèvecoeur, August, 2015 <br />
(photo by Eric Meunier)</span></div>
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These young jousters exhibited a general level of accomplishment which continued to increase, following the example of the older riders.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Marie Meunier, a young jouster at Château du Rivau, August, 2015 (photo by Eric Meunier)</span></div>
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However the more experienced riders were not outdone because the current president of Association Chevalerie Initiatique, Meryl Bunout, won a whole lot of the events of Ommegang of Brussels. And Arnaud Leon won the tournaments on his lands of Chambines! <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Arnaud Leon at the Tournament of Chambines 2015 (photo by Eric Meunier)</span></div>
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At the end of the 2015 season, the general ranking was:<br />
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1. Meryl Bunout<br />
2. Alexandre Leon<br />
3. Arnaud Leon<br />
4. Quentin Ricolleau <br />
5. Valentin Colle<br />
6. Jérôme Sauterel<br />
7. Florent Meriel <br />
8. Marie Meunier<br />
9. Benjamin Neel</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Meryl Bunout(left) and Alexander Leon (right) at Château du Rivau 2015 (photo by Eric Meunier)</span></div>
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This past season was outstanding, we competed at magnificent castles and the audiences were great! However, we knew all the same during this season full of changes how to maintain the family context which allows this chivalrous adventure to continue. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Virginia Léon, Virginia Miller and all the others who work behind the scenes to allow this association to evolve; without them nothing would be possible, and we could not continue to compete in front of the crowds! <br />
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The 2016 season looks even more full than 2015 was, with more events and thus more shows. We hope that 2016 will be even bigger and better than previous years. <br />
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For more information about Association Chevalerie Initiatique, check out their <a href="http://www.chevalerie-initiatique.net/">website</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AssociationChevalerieInitiatique/">Facebook page</a>. You can also <a href="mailto:alexander.leon@hotmail.fr" target="_blank">email them</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Valentin Colle(left) jousts Alexander Leon(right) at Château du Rivau 2015 (photo by Eric Meunier)</span></div>
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/favorite-moments-from-2014-part-one.html" target="_blank">Favorite Moments from 2014: Part One</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/favorite-moments-from-2014-part-two.html" target="_blank">Favorite Moments from 2014: Part Two</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/favorite-moments-from-2014.html" target="_blank">Favorite Moments From 2014: Photographers Andrew Wickens and Hanno van Harten</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/favorite-moments-from-2010-accidental.html" target="_blank">Favorite Moments from 2010: The Accidental International Jouster's Tale</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/favorite-moments-from-2014-part-five.html" target="_blank">Favorite Moments from 2014: Part Five</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/favorite-moments-from-2014-epic-moment.html" target="_blank">Favorite Moments From 2014: Epic Moment at Brooks Medieval Faire</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/favorite-moments-from-2014-part-seven.html" target="blank">Favorite Moments from 2014: Part Seven</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-56163139880588075502015-07-02T19:39:00.000-05:002015-07-02T19:39:00.759-05:00Ramdom Pic: Helm Off!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Back in 2006, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Toby%20Capwell" target="_blank">Toby Capwell</a> blasted <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Arne%20Koets" target="_blank">Arne Koets'</a> helm completely off during a jousting pass. I do not know if, or how badly, Arne was injured during this incident, but both Toby and Arne have continued to compete in jousting tournaments to this day. Toby Capwell is actually Dr. Tobias Capwell FSA, and – in addition to his jousting activities – he is the curator of <a href="http://www.wallacecollection.org/thecollection/collections/armsandarmour" target="_blank">arms and armour</a> at the prestigious <a href="http://www.wallacecollection.org/" target="_blank">Wallace Collection</a>. Today, Arne Koets not only competes in jousting tournaments, he also <a href="http://arnekoets.de/" target="_blank">organizes them</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Toby Capwell(left) knocks Arne Koets'(right) helm off during a jousting pass in 2006<br />
(photo by Jonathan Hodd)</span></div>
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There are several articles and interviews about Toby and Arne's more recent jousting activities listed below as well as a link to video from another incident where a jouster's helm was knocked off by his opponent's lance.<br />
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Feel free to write something in the comments about this photo, especially if you have some knowledge about this dramatic un-helming or any other incident involving a jouster's helm being knocked off. <br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/11/an-interview-with-toby-capwell-champion.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Toby Capwell, Champion of Tournament of the Phoenix 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/an-interview-with-arne-koets-jouster.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Arne Koets, Jouster and Organizer of the Grand Tournament at Schaffhausen</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/07/video-toby-capwell-explains-his-passion.html" target="_blank">Video: Toby Capwell Explains His Passion for Jousting</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/06/promotional-video-for-die-grossen.html" target="_blank">Promotional Video for Die Grossen Ritterspiele zu Schaffhausen</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/07/jousters-helmet-knocked-off-by.html" target="_blank">Jouster's Helmet Knocked Off by Opponent's Lance at the European Championship Joust at Spottrup Castl</a>e<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-54477418959120086472015-06-30T15:48:00.000-05:002015-06-30T15:48:27.731-05:00English Heritage Announces their Jousting Tournaments for 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/" target="_blank">English Heritage</a> is a charitable company that takes care of over 400 historic sites throughout England. The places they care for span six millennia and include palaces, houses, hill figures, castles, abbeys, industrial sites, Roman forts and even deserted medieval villages. English Heritage works to inspire, entertain and educate people about history ... where it actually happened. Their aim is to create inspirational visitor experiences that bring the story of England to life.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mark Griffin(left) and Joram van Essen(right) joust at Carisbrooke Castle in August 2014<br />
(photo by English Heritage/Chris Long)</span></div>
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Part of their program of events each year is a <a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/knights-jousts-events/#?page=1&size=12&sort=datetime&pageId=2530293&location=&start=&end=" target="_blank">series of competitive jousting tournaments</a> that take place at various castles and ruins across the English countryside. This year, they have created a video featuring jouster <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Dominic%20Sewell" target="_blank">Dominic Sewell</a> to help promote these jousts.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">How to Joust Like a Medieval Knight(video by English Heritage)</span></div>
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You can find out more about these tournaments on the <a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/knights-jousts-events/#?page=1&size=12&sort=datetime&pageId=2530293&location=&start=&end=" target="_blank">Knights and Jousts events page</a> of the <a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/" target="_blank">English Heritage website</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/p/jousting-tournaments.html" target="_blank">Jousting Tournaments</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/06/competitive-jousting-tournament-to-be.html" target="blank">Competitive Jousting Tournament to be Held at Château du Plessis-Bourré</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/jousters-featured-in-documentary-about.html" target="blank">Jousters Featured in Documentary about Richard III</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/the-tournament-of-golden-chain-at.html">The Tournament of the Golden Chain at the Middelaldercentret 2014</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-86197438577192640212015-06-25T11:00:00.000-05:002015-06-25T11:00:02.723-05:00Lysts on the Lake 2013 Documentary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Lysts on the Lake 2013 competitive jousting tournament was held October 30 - November 1 in Cedar Park, Texas, USA. Nine jousters competed in jousting, mounted melee, mounted skill at arms and chivalry for the tournament championship. <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Jeffrey%20Basham" target="_blank">Jeffrey Basham</a> of Texas won both the jousting and mounted skill at arms competitions as well as the tournament championship. Dave Wise, also of Texas, won the mounted melee competition, and <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Sarah%20Hay" target="_blank">Sarah Hay</a>, who came all the way from Australia to compete, was chosen to receive the Award of Chivalry.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jouster Jeffrey Basham on his jousting horse Pooh Bear at </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Lysts on the Lake 2013(photo by Zhi Zhu/The Jousting Life)</span></div>
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Josh Baker of <a href="http://www.azulox.com/" target="_blank">AzulOx Visuals</a>, who has been photographing the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Lysts%20on%20the%20Lake" target="_blank">Lysts on the Lake jousting tournaments</a> for several years, videotaped the tournament for the first time. It took a while to edit, but he released the finished video documentary of the tournament in May 2015. The documentary not only features video of the equestrian competitions, it also includes interviews with some of the jousters and ground crew involved in the tournament, as well as tournament organizer <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Steve%20Hemphill" target="_blank">Steve Hemphill</a> of <a href="http://www.aplaisance.com/" target="_blank">a'Plaisance, Ltd</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lysts on the Lake 2013 Documentary(video by <a href="http://www.azulox.com/" target="_blank">AzulOx</a>)</span></div>
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You can find out more about the Lysts on the Lake competitive jousting tournaments on the <a href="http://texasjoust.com/" target="_blank">Lysts on the Lake website</a>.<br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/11/jeffrey-basham-wins-tournament-champion.html" target="_blank">Jeffrey Basham Wins Tournament Champion at Lysts on the Lake 2013</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/04/an-interview-with-jouster-jeffrey.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Jouster Jeffrey Basham, Winner of Lysts on the Lake 2013</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/10/designet-international-designs-custom.html" target="_blank">DeSignet International Designs Custom Prizes for Lysts on the Lake 2013</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-57759609284921178092015-06-24T11:22:00.000-05:002015-06-24T11:22:05.545-05:00Promotional Video for the Annual Arundel Castle International Jousting Tournament <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The prestigious and grueling seven day <a href="http://www.arundelcastle.org/whats-on/events/jousting-and-medieval-tournament-week.html" target="_blank">Arundel International Jousting Tournament</a> will be returning this summer to the beautiful grounds of <a href="http://www.arundelcastle.org/" target="_blank">Arundel Castle</a> in West Sussex, England. The tournament will take place from July 21 - 26, and will feature eight jousters from around the world.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ben van Koert(left) jousts Jan Gradon(right) at the Arundel Castle International Jousting Tournament 2013(photo by Richard Pearn)</span></div>
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From Arundel Castle:<br />
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Under the shadow of the mighty Castle, experience the thrill of the renowned Arundel International Jousting Competition, as revered knights from around the world gather to test their chivalry and skill at mounted combat in full plate armour. </blockquote>
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Set within an authentic Medieval style encampment and supported by the knights and men-at-arms of Raven Tor, Distant Trumpets Story Teller and the musicians of Rough Musicke, this is a unique week long tournament.<br />
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A thrilling tournament accompanied by have-a-go archery and a host of craft displays and entertainment; this really is the highlight of Arundel Castle’s events calendar.</blockquote>
The video below provides a taste of what the upcoming jousting and medieval tournament will be like:<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/118489560">Arundel Castle International Jousting & Medieval Tournament</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user37007116">ArundelCastle</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
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The tournament is held as both a team and individual competition. Last year's team champions were <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Ben%20van%20Koert" target="_blank">Ben van Koert</a> and <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Per%20Estein%20Pr%C3%B8is-R%C3%B8hjell" target="_blank">Per Estein Prøis- Røhjell</a> of the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/07/burgundian-alliance-wins-team.html" target="_blank">Burgundian Alliance</a>, and the individual champion was <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Andy%20Deane" target="_blank">Andy Deane</a>. Since he was the individual tournament champion for 2014, Andy Deane will act as the knight marshal(head referee) for the 2015 Arundel International Tournament.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Andreas Wenzel(left), Individual tournament champion of Arundel 2013 and Knight Marshal of Arundel 2014, hands the marshal's baton to Andy Deane(right), individual tournament champion of Arundel International Jousting Tournament 2014(photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photosm/196662507176666" target="_blank">Stephen Moss</a>)</span></div>
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You can find out more about the event on the <a href="http://www.arundelcastle.org/whats-on/events/jousting-and-medieval-tournament-week.html" target="_blank">jousting tournament page</a> of the <a href="http://www.arundelcastle.org/" target="_blank">Arundel Castle website</a> and on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArundelInternationalTournament" target="_blank">Arundel International Tournament Facebook page</a>. There is also a Pinterest-style page with photos and information about the <a href="http://pages.midnight.co.uk/fd94" target="_blank">2015 jousting tournament</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jousters Per Estein Prøis-Røhjell(left) and Andy Deane(right) break their lances against one another during Arundel International Jousting Tournament 2014(photo by ARW Photography)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/10/interview-with-per-estein-pris-rhjell.html" target="_blank">Interview with Per Estein Prøis- Røhjell, Team Champion at Arundel and Individual Champion at St Olav's 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/07/burgundian-alliance-wins-team.html" target="_blank">Burgundian Alliance Wins Team Championship at Arundel Castle International Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/09/arundel-castle-international-jousting.html" target="_blank">Arundel Castle International Jousting Tournament 2013</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-15743491196477446452015-06-22T10:19:00.000-05:002015-06-25T19:17:18.594-05:00Video of St. Hallvard's Jousting Tournament 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Back in 2014, from May 23 through May 25, the <a href="http://www.klartildyst.no/" target="_blank">St. Hallvard's Jousting Tournament</a> was held as part of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OsloMiddelalderfestival" target="_blank">Oslo Middelalderfestival</a> in Oslo, Norway. The tournament was organized by jouster <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Petter%20Ellingsen" target="_blank">Petter Ellingsen</a> of <a href="http://www.ridderhest.no/" target="_blank">Ridderhest</a> and featured ten jousters from Norway, the Netherlands, Germany and Australia.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jousters at the St. Hallvard's Tournament prepare to enter the lists for the mounted melee</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by Renate Skeie)</span></div><br />
Jouster <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Joram%20van%20Essen" target="_blank">Joram van Essen</a>, who was born in New Zealand, but lives in the Netherlands, won the tournament championship. Jouster <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Luke%20Binks" target="_blank">Luke Binks</a> of Australia came in second place overall, and jouster <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Wouter%20Nicolai" target="_blank">Wouter Nicolai</a> of the Netherlands was named Most Chivalrous.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Luke Binks(left) and Joram van Essen(right) joust at St. Hallvard's Jousting Tournament 2014 in Oslo, Norway(photo by Renate Skeie)</span></div><br />
Ben van Koert of <a href="http://www.kaos-historical-media.com/" target="_blank">Kaos Historical Media</a> (who also happens to be a jouster, though he did not compete in this tournament) created two videos about the event. The first video features the jousters competing in the tournament.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">St. Hallvard's Tournament (video by Ben van Koert/<a href="http://www.kaos-historical-media.com/" target="_blank">Kaos Historical Media</a>)</span></div><br />
The second video features behind the scenes footage showing all the work(and the people who do it) that is required to put on a competitive jousting tournament.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Behind the Tournament (video by Ben van Koert/<a href="http://www.kaos-historical-media.com/" target="_blank">Kaos Historical Media</a>)</span></div><br />
Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/06/joram-van-essen-wins-st-hallvards-2014.html" target="_blank">Joram van Essen Wins St Hallvard's 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/promotional-video-for-st-hallvards.html" target="_blank">Promotional Video for St. Hallvard's Jousting Tournament</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/11/new-video-of-grand-tournament-of-sankt.html" target="_blank">New Video of The Grand Tournament of Sankt Wendel</a><br />
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A humorous photo from <a href="http://joustfesttexas.com/" target="_blank">Joust Fest Texas</a>, which recently held a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joust-Fest-Texas/1414773145501790" target="_blank">competitive jousting tournament</a> near Houston, Texas, USA, to benefit <a href="http://sire-htec.org/" target="_blank">SIRE Therapeutic Horsemanship</a>. The photo features jouster and <a href="http://www.aplaisance.com/" target="_blank">tournament organizer</a> <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Steve%20Hemphill" target="_blank">Steve Hemphill</a> on his Frisian cross jousting horse and a SIRE volunteer leading a child on a pony. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jouster Steve Hemphill on his Frisian cross jousting horse faces off against a child on a pony</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo from <a href="http://joustfesttexas.com/">Joust Fest Texas</a>)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-63063457806921597612015-06-17T10:11:00.000-05:002015-06-25T19:16:37.224-05:00Andrey Kamin Wins the Tournament of St. George in Moscow, Russia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">written by <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Dmitry%20Savchenko" target="_blank">Dmitry Savchenko</a> (edited by Zhi Zhu)<br />
photos by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/art.boykov/media_set?set=a.784680151646158.1073741860.100003125404893&type=3" target="_blank">Andrew Boykov</a>/<a href="http://ratobor.com/" target="_blank">Ratobor Show</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>"Laissez aller!"</b><br />
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</b></div>For a long time this phrase will sound in the heads of those who visited <a href="http://turnir.moscow/" target="_blank">The Tournament of St.George </a>which took place on the 2nd and 3rd of May 2015 as the central event of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1485579041727255/" target="_blank">Ratobor Knight Tournaments</a> series. The Tournament lasted two days and gathered 4,000 people in the tournament stands and about 40,000 visitors in the Interactive Zone. The event was truly international: there were knights from Germany, Norway and Russia, as well as flag-wavers from Italy. <br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/IvarMauritzHansen-ArneKoets-StGeorgeMoscow20150-byAndrewBoykov_zpsjuk9nkdd.jpg~original"><img alt="Ivar Mauritz-Hansen of Norway(left) jousts Arne Koets from Germany(right) during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/IvarMauritzHansen-ArneKoets-StGeorgeMoscow20150-byAndrewBoykov_zpsjuk9nkdd.jpg~original" title="Ivar Mauritz-Hansen of Norway(left) jousts Arne Koets from Germany(right) during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="550" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ivar Mauritz-Hansen of Norway(left) jousts Arne Koets from Germany(right) during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/<a href="http://ratobor.com/" target="_blank">Ratobor Show</a>)</span></div><br />
<b>The Military Program:</b><br />
The Military Program consisted of equestrian jousting with lances, group fights of riders with wooden cudgels (Mounted Melees) and foot combats with poleaxes. The jousters also tilted at very decorative flower rings during the event. <br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-YuriBogunov-break-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsqaqzcnww.jpg~original"><img alt="Russian jousters Sergey Zhuravlev(left) and Yuri Bogunov(right) joust during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-YuriBogunov-break-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsqaqzcnww.jpg~original" title="Russian jousters Sergey Zhuravlev(left) and Yuri Bogunov(right) joust during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Russian jousters Sergey Zhuravlev(left) and Yuri Bogunov(right) joust during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MountedMelee1-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsh52nzyjr.jpg~original"><img alt="The jousters fight in one of the mounted melees held during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MountedMelee1-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsh52nzyjr.jpg~original" title="The jousters fight in one of the mounted melees held during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The jousters fight in one of the mounted melees held during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ViktorRuchkin-SergeyZhuravlev-poleaxe-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsw1prok8w.jpg~original"><img alt="Viktor Ruchkin(left) chops part of the crest off of Sergey Zhuravlev's helm during the poleaxe competition at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ViktorRuchkin-SergeyZhuravlev-poleaxe-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsw1prok8w.jpg~original" title="Viktor Ruchkin(left) chops part of the crest off of Sergey Zhuravlev's helm during the poleaxe competition at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Viktor Ruchkin(left) chops part of the crest off of Sergey Zhuravlev's helm during the poleaxe competition at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia<br />
(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-rings-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps0wyenrnm.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Arne Koets successfully spears a ring of flowers with his lance during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-rings-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps0wyenrnm.jpg~original" title="Jouster Arne Koets successfully spears a ring of flowers with his lance during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jouster Arne Koets successfully spears a ring of flowers with his lance during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
The knights scored points by competing in the three contests. After the contests were over, their points were added together to determine the winner of the Tournament. At the end of the second day of competition, the tournament champion was a jouster from St. Petersburg, Russia, Andrey Kamin.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-PrizeCup-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsldqcpq6c.jpg~original"><img alt="Andrey Kamin, a jouster from St. Petersburg, Russia was the champion of the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-PrizeCup-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsldqcpq6c.jpg~original" title="Andrey Kamin, a jouster from St. Petersburg, Russia was the champion of the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Andrey Kamin, a jouster from St. Petersburg, Russia was the champion of the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<b>The results after two days of competition:</b><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">Victor Ruchkin (Moscow, Russia) - 13 points<br />
Sergey Zhuravlev (Moscow, Russia) - 14 points<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Ivar%20Mauritz-Hansen" target="_blank">Ivar Mauritz-Hansen</a> (Skotterud, Norway) - 14 points<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Arne%20Koets" target="_blank">Arne Koets</a> (Bückeburg, Germany) - 15 points<br />
Alexsey Malinin (St.Petersburg, Russia) - 15 points<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Yuri%20Bogunov" target="_blank">Yuri Bogunov</a> (Moscow, Russia) - 19 points<br />
Andrey Kamin (St.Petersburg, Russia) - 27 points</blockquote>As a prize, the winner received a replica of a XV century tournament cup from Basel, Switzerland – a gold-plated cup made of silver and brass.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MarinaSavchenko-PrizeCup-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsovgipdq6.jpg~original"><img alt="Marina Savchenko, leader of the Court of Honour, carries the championship prize, a replica of a XV century tournament cup, for the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MarinaSavchenko-PrizeCup-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsovgipdq6.jpg~original" title="Marina Savchenko, leader of the Court of Honour, carries the championship prize, a replica of a XV century tournament cup, for the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Marina Savchenko, leader of the Court of Honour, carries the championship prize, a replica of a XV century tournament cup, for the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<b>Manners:</b><br />
The Knight Tournament of the XV century is not only a military contest, but also a courtly representation, which is why the manners of the knight in the arena(and out of it) are no less important than his skill. During the two days of the jousting tournament the Ladies of the Court of Honour were watching the chivalry of the jousters with specific attention. The story of the Tournament was taken from one of the historical sources (Podarm) of the XV century, and each Lady represented of one of the knightly virtues: Honesty, Youth, Humility, Hope, Magnanimity, Nobility, Modesty and Courtesy. The Lady of Justice led the Court of Honour.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/LadiesCourt-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpssg6b5ekd.jpg~original"><img alt="Left to right: Elizabeth Rylova: Humility, Elena Markova: Generosity, Xenia Galilova: Courtesy, Daria Ryzhova: Modesty, Marina Savchenko: Justice, Margarita Zolotareva: Youth, Victoria Borisova: Nobility, Anastasia Radomskaya: Honesty, Elizaveta Ilina: Hope (photo by Andrew Boykov)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/LadiesCourt-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpssg6b5ekd.jpg~original" title="Left to right: Elizabeth Rylova: Humility, Elena Markova: Generosity, Xenia Galilova: Courtesy, Daria Ryzhova: Modesty, Marina Savchenko: Justice, Margarita Zolotareva: Youth, Victoria Borisova: Nobility, Anastasia Radomskaya: Honesty, Elizaveta Ilina: Hope (photo by Andrew Boykov)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Left to right: Elizabeth Rylova: Humility, Elena Markova: Generosity, Xenia Galilova: Courtesy, Daria Ryzhova: Modesty, Marina Savchenko: Justice, Margarita Zolotareva: Youth, Victoria Borisova: Nobility, Anastasia Radomskaya: Honesty, Elizaveta Ilina: Hope <br />
(photo by Andrew Boykov)</span></div><br />
The favorite of many women in both this tournament as well as the jousting tournament held during the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Times%20%26%20Epochs%202013%20Tournament" target="_blank">2013 Times & Epochs: Middle Ages history festival</a>, was the jouster from Germany, <a href="http://arnekoets.de/" target="_blank">Arne Koets</a>. In spite of becoming ill just before the competitions, Arne, as a true knight, was true to his word and did indeed participate in the jousting tournament. Although during the first day of the competition, he was forced to miss one evening round of jousting for health reasons. Numerous shouts from the stands of "Where is Arne?" showed that the audience knew this knight and remembered him from the jousting tournament in 2013.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-Court-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsytoucciw.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Arne Koets bows to the Court of Honour while the Ladies of the Court applaud, Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-Court-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsytoucciw.jpg~original" title="Jouster Arne Koets bows to the Court of Honour while the Ladies of the Court applaud, Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jouster Arne Koets bows to the Court of Honour while the Ladies of the Court applaud, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<b>The Cultural Program:</b><br />
In addition to military competitions, the program included musical groups <a href="https://youtu.be/GgRbxNiCMNg" target="_blank">Schellen</a>, Trebuchet, Teufelstanz and Five Shillings, which played medieval music throughout the festival. There was also the show of flag-wavers from the Italian town of Pistoia.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ItalianFlagWavers6-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpslkcwsbnh.jpg~original"><img alt="Italian flag-wavers perform during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ItalianFlagWavers6-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpslkcwsbnh.jpg~original" title="Italian flag-wavers perform during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Italian flag-wavers perform during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<b>The Program for Participants:</b><br />
Knights, squires, beautiful ladies and other participants/reenactors lived in a closed authentic camp during the festival, where they had a separate cultural program. In the evening of the first day, there was a gala dinner held in the style of the XV century. Dishes were prepared according to medieval recipes, and a theatrical play about St. George’s exploits was shown.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MakingDinner4-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpscrhmprhx.jpg~original"><img alt="Food for the feast is prepared during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MakingDinner4-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpscrhmprhx.jpg~original" title="Food for the feast is prepared during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Food for the feast is prepared using traditional methods during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia</span><span style="text-align: left;">(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast6-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsebdrcr4m.jpg~original"><img alt="Participants enjoy a grand feast during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast6-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsebdrcr4m.jpg~original" title="Participants enjoy a grand feast during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia (photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Participants enjoy a grand feast during the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast-play3-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps6lrj5hos.jpg~original"><img alt="A play about St. George is performed during the feast at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast-play3-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps6lrj5hos.jpg~original" title="A play about St. George is performed during the feast at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A play about St. George is performed during the feast at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
At the end of the dinner, there was ludicrous tournament. Clowns mounted on broomsticks, fought with mops for the honorary prize, a mountain of leavings. However, the next morning the participants were again ready for a serious fight and real work.<br />
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<b>Summary:</b><br />
The Tournament of St. George, much like the jousting tournament during the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Times%20%26%20Epochs%202013%20Tournament" target="_blank">2013 Times & Epochs: Middle Ages history festival</a>, has shown again the great interest of the Russian public in the traditions and spectacles of the European Middle Ages. We plan to make the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1485579041727255/" target="_blank">Ratobor Knight Tournaments </a>series an annual historical adventure that will involve not only Moscow but also other cities in Russia. So this autumn, we hope to please you with The Tournament of St. Peter. Follow the development of these events on the theme of chivalry on the <a href="http://ratobor.com/event/rycarskij-turnir/" target="_blank">Knight Tournaments</a> page of the <a href="http://ratobor.com/" target="_blank">Ratobor website</a>.<br />
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<b>For the Future:</b><br />
We have already begun to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the most recent jousting tournament and have made the following decisions:<br />
- It is necessary to reduce the intensity of the tournament to no more than 2 sessions of jousting each day.<br />
- We need to make sure that the lances break a little more and that the riders are unhorsed a little less!<br />
- We need to re-work the rules for foot combats, and pay more attention to safety issues.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-YuriBogunov-ecrancheOff-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsxka8nu4s.jpg~original"><img alt="Arne Koets' ecranche is ripped off during a jousting pass against Yuri Bogunov at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-YuriBogunov-ecrancheOff-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsxka8nu4s.jpg~original" title="Arne Koets' ecranche is ripped off during a jousting pass against Yuri Bogunov at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="550" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Arne Koets' ecranche is ripped off during a jousting pass against Yuri Bogunov at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-Breastplate-StGeorgeMoscow2015-fromRatobor_zpscqvyge6s.jpg~original"><img alt="Tournament Champion Andrey Kamin's dented breastplate at the end of the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo from Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-Breastplate-StGeorgeMoscow2015-fromRatobor_zpscqvyge6s.jpg~original" title="Tournament Champion Andrey Kamin's dented breastplate at the end of the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo from Ratobor Show)" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Tournament Champion Andrey Kamin's dented breastplate at the end of the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo from Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-AlexseyMalanin-poleaxe2-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsgsnzicli.jpg~original"><img alt="Alexsey Malinin's visor is knocked loose during a poleaxe fight against Sergey Zhuravlev at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-AlexseyMalanin-poleaxe2-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsgsnzicli.jpg~original" title="Alexsey Malinin's visor is knocked loose during a poleaxe fight against Sergey Zhuravlev at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="550" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Alexsey Malinin's visor is knocked loose during a poleaxe fight against Sergey Zhuravlev at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span><br />
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In general, we are very pleased with the work so far and are always open to discussions, constructive criticism and friendly advice.<br />
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This tournament was held with the support of the Moscow Government. The coordinator and organizer of the competitive aspects of this event was <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Dmitry%20Savchenko" target="_blank">Dmitry Savchenko</a>, who is also the producer of the annual <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/01/christmas-tournament-in-khrabrovo-2015.html" target="_blank">Christmas Tournament in Khrabrovo</a> and was the organizer of the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Times%20%26%20Epochs%202013%20Tournament" target="_blank">Times & Epochs 2013 jousting tournament</a>.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/DmitrySavchenko-levade-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsgqpund5v.jpg~original"><img alt="Tournament organizer Dmitry Savchenko on the Arab/Trakehner stallion Grey, at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/DmitrySavchenko-levade-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsgqpund5v.jpg~original" title="Tournament organizer Dmitry Savchenko on the Arab/Trakehner stallion Grey, at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="300" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Tournament organizer Dmitry Savchenko on the Arab/Trakehner stallion Grey, at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)</span></div><br />
<b>You can read more about the tournament on the following blog posts:</b><br />
<a href="http://mauritz-hansen.net/?p=64#more-64" target="_blank">Jousting in Moscow</a> written by Norwegian jouster Ivar Mauritz-Hansen<br />
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<a href="http://alvida.livejournal.com/30982.html" target="_blank">Турнир Святого Георгия 2-3 мая 2015</a> written by Viktoria Borisova, one of the Ladies of the Court of Honour<br />
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<a href="http://mi3ch.livejournal.com/2942481.html" target="_blank">турнир</a> written by Russian blogger Dmitry Chernyshev<br />
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<a href="http://ratobor.com/calendar/turnir-svyatogo-georgiya/" target="_blank">Турнир Святого Георгия</a> on the <a href="http://ratobor.com/" target="_blank">Ratobor Show website</a><br />
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There is also a Russian interview with jouster Arne Koets: <a href="http://equilife.ru/uncategorized/arne_koets_interviw/" target="_blank">Современный рыцарь Арне Коэтс о седлах, железе и искусстве верховой езды</a><br />
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<b>More photos from the Tournament of St. George 2015:</b><br />
(all photos courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/art.boykov/media_set?set=a.784680151646158.1073741860.100003125404893&type=3" target="_blank">Andrew Boykov</a> and <a href="http://ratobor.com/" target="_blank">Ratobor Show</a>.)<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-lance-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpskn5wi86i.jpg~original"><img alt="Andrey Kamin jousts at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-lance-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpskn5wi86i.jpg~original" height="220" title="Andrey Kamin jousts at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-TournamentChampion-wifeCatherineBrooks-StGeorgeMoscow-byAndrewBoykov_zpsxe3nhtxy.jpg~original"><img alt="Andrey Kamin and his wife Catherin Brooks at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-TournamentChampion-wifeCatherineBrooks-StGeorgeMoscow-byAndrewBoykov_zpsxe3nhtxy.jpg~original" height="220" title="Andrey Kamin and his wife Catherine Brooks at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Lances-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsxyszfpyn.jpg~original"><img alt="Shaped solid lances (aka 'Historical solids') with steel coronels, vamplates and grappers were used at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Lances-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsxyszfpyn.jpg~original" height="220" title="Shaped solid lances (aka 'Historical solids') with steel coronels, vamplates and grappers were used at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-SergeyVislenev-2-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps7u1dcad2.jpg~original"><img alt="Arne Koets(left) and Sergey Zhuravlev(right) joust at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-SergeyVislenev-2-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps7u1dcad2.jpg~original" height="220" title="Arne Koets(left) and Sergey Zhuravlev(right) joust at the Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/YuriBogunov-AndreyKamin-massiveHit-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsoinxapfa.jpg~original"><img alt="Yuri Bogunov(far side) and Andrew Kamin(near side) lay each other back after a massive strike. You can see the broken pieces of Andrey's lance flying through the air. Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/YuriBogunov-AndreyKamin-massiveHit-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsoinxapfa.jpg~original" title="Yuri Bogunov(far side) and Andrew Kamin(near side) lay each other back after a massive strike. You can see the broken pieces of Andrey's lance flying through the air. Tournament of St George 2015 in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="550" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-ViktorRuchkin-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsmx6bmbvl.jpg~original"><img alt="Arne Koets(left) and Viktor Ruchkin(right) joust at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-ViktorRuchkin-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsmx6bmbvl.jpg~original" height="170" title="Arne Koets(left) and Viktor Ruchkin(right) joust at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/IvarMauritzHansen-AlekseyMalinin-headShot-StGeorgeMoscow20150-byAndrewBoykov_zpseziovwkm.jpg~original"><img alt="Ivar Mauritz-Hansen(left) and Alexsey Malinin(right) joust at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/IvarMauritzHansen-AlekseyMalinin-headShot-StGeorgeMoscow20150-byAndrewBoykov_zpseziovwkm.jpg~original" height="170" title="Ivar Mauritz-Hansen(left) and Alexsey Malinin(right) joust at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/IvarMauritzHansen-struck-StGeorgeMoscow20150-byAndrewBoykov_zpsvt1fgrn1.jpg~original"><img alt="Ivar Mauritz-Hansen's ecranche is knocked up into his face during a jousting pass at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/IvarMauritzHansen-struck-StGeorgeMoscow20150-byAndrewBoykov_zpsvt1fgrn1.jpg~original" height="170" title="Ivar Mauritz-Hansen's ecranche is knocked up into his face during a jousting pass at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-AlexseyMalanin-0-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsj6wmlzio.jpg~original"><img alt="Sergey Zhuravlev(left) and Alexsey Malinin(right) joust at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-AlexseyMalanin-0-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsj6wmlzio.jpg~original" height="170" title="Sergey Zhuravlev(left) and Alexsey Malinin(right) joust at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-SergeyZhuravlev-hands-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsz3pwqpxf.jpg~original"><img alt="Russian jousters Andrey Kamin(left) and Sergey Zhuravlev(right) show their respect for one another at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/AndreyKamin-SergeyZhuravlev-hands-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsz3pwqpxf.jpg~original" title="Russian jousters Andrey Kamin(left) and Sergey Zhuravlev(right) show their respect for one another at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/meleeClubs-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsipfwrgyd.jpg~original"><img alt="Wooden clubs used during the mounted melee at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/meleeClubs-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsipfwrgyd.jpg~original" height="170" title="Wooden clubs used during the mounted melee at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MountedMelee-IvarMauritzHansen-AndreyKamin-ViktorRuchkin-ArneKoets-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsoxbgtxgi.jpg~original"><img alt="Left to right: Ivar Mauritz-Hansen, Andrey Kamin, Viktor Ruchkin and Arne Koets during one of the mounted melees at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MountedMelee-IvarMauritzHansen-AndreyKamin-ViktorRuchkin-ArneKoets-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsoxbgtxgi.jpg~original" height="170" title="Left to right: Ivar Mauritz-Hansen, Andrey Kamin, Viktor Ruchkin and Arne Koets during one of the mounted melees at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/DmitrySavchenko-YuriBogunov-melee-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsvhj3y8og.jpg~original"><img alt="Russian jousters Dmitry Savchenko(left) and Yuri Bogunov(right) fight in one of the mounted melees at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/DmitrySavchenko-YuriBogunov-melee-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsvhj3y8og.jpg~original" height="170" title="Russian jousters Dmitry Savchenko(left) and Yuri Bogunov(right) fight in one of the mounted melees at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MountedMelee-YuriBogunov-IvarMauritzHansen-SergeyZhuravlev-DmitrySavchenko-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpshbhmovdi.jpg~original"><img alt="Norwegian jouster Ivar Mauritz-Hansen is smacked over the head by Russian jouster Sergey Zhuravlev during a mounted melee at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MountedMelee-YuriBogunov-IvarMauritzHansen-SergeyZhuravlev-DmitrySavchenko-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpshbhmovdi.jpg~original" height="170" title="Norwegian jouster Ivar Mauritz-Hansen is smacked over the head by Russian jouster Sergey Zhuravlev during a mounted melee at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ViktorRuchkin-YuriBogunov-poleaxe-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsgm13moek.jpg~original"><img alt="Russian jousters Viktor Ruchkin(left) and Yuri Bogunov(right) fight with poleaxes during the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ViktorRuchkin-YuriBogunov-poleaxe-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsgm13moek.jpg~original" title="Russian jousters Viktor Ruchkin(left) and Yuri Bogunov(right) fight with poleaxes during the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-bentHelm-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps4dpekyiq.jpg~original"><img alt="Sergey Zhuravlev's visor is dented. Possibly by a blow from a poleaxe, like the one he is holding. Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-bentHelm-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps4dpekyiq.jpg~original" height="170" title="Sergey Zhuravlev's visor is dented. Possibly by a blow from a poleaxe, like the one he is holding. Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-AlexseyMalinin-poleaxe-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsvqri3e2s.jpg~original"><img alt="Arne Koets(left) and Alexsey Malinin(right) fight with poleaxes at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/ArneKoets-AlexseyMalinin-poleaxe-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsvqri3e2s.jpg~original" height="170" title="Arne Koets(left) and Alexsey Malinin(right) fight with poleaxes at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-ViktorRuchkin-poleaxe1-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsan3gsxp0.jpg~original"><img alt="Knight Marshal Sergey Vislenev closely watches the poleaxe fight between Sergey Zhuravlev(left) and Viktor Ruchkin(right) at the Tournament of St. George in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyZhuravlev-ViktorRuchkin-poleaxe1-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsan3gsxp0.jpg~original" height="170" title="Knight Marshal Sergey Vislenev closely watches the poleaxe fight between Sergey Zhuravlev(left) and Viktor Ruchkin(right) at the Tournament of St. George in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/poleaxeHeads-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsa1ao1el1.jpg~original"><img alt="The heads of the poleaxes used during the foot combat at the Tournament of St George in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/poleaxeHeads-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsa1ao1el1.jpg~original" height="170" title="The heads of the poleaxes used during the foot combat at the Tournament of St George in Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/TiltYard-2-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsnq8lplhg.jpg~original"><img alt="The stands overlooking the tiltyard of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/TiltYard-2-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsnq8lplhg.jpg~original" title="The stands overlooking the tiltyard of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="550" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Prize-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byRatobor_zps0h9bughy.jpg~original"><img alt="The prize for the champion of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Prize-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byRatobor_zps0h9bughy.jpg~original" height="175" title="The prize for the champion of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyVislenev-2-KnightMarshall-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsapga3buc.jpg~original"><img alt="Sergey Vislenev, knight marshal(head referee) of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/SergeyVislenev-2-KnightMarshall-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsapga3buc.jpg~original" height="175" title="Sergey Vislenev, knight marshal(head referee) of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast2-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsbrvv46mn.jpg~original"><img alt="An image from the feast at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast2-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsbrvv46mn.jpg~original" height="175" title="An image from the feast at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MakingDinner3-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpse8rkiqpl.jpg~original"><img alt="Cooking the feast for the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MakingDinner3-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpse8rkiqpl.jpg~original" height="175" title="Cooking the feast for the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MakingDinner-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsyajntpxz.jpg~original"><img alt="Preparing the feast for the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/MakingDinner-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsyajntpxz.jpg~original" height="175" title="Preparing the feast for the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast1-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps59wnmfxn.jpg~original"><img alt="Servers at the feast of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast1-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zps59wnmfxn.jpg~original" height="175" title="Servers at the feast of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast3-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsgdzmn6wc.jpg~original"><img alt="At the table for the feast of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/Feast3-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpsgdzmn6wc.jpg~original" height="175" title="At the table for the feast of the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" /></a> <br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/DmitrySavchenko-horse-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpscnzyxfza.jpg~original"><img alt="Tournament organizer Dmitry Savchenko, on the Arab/Trakehner stallion Grey, at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/StGeorgeMoscow2015/DmitrySavchenko-horse-StGeorgeMoscow2015-byAndrewBoykov_zpscnzyxfza.jpg~original" title="Tournament organizer Dmitry Savchenko, on the Arab/Trakehner stallion Grey, at the Tournament of St. George 2015, Moscow, Russia(photo by Andrew Boykov/Ratobor Show)" width="500" /></a></div><br />
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Written by Caroline LaBrie of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/productionsarion" target="_blank">Productions Arion</a><br />
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Summer has not arrived yet, but the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/productionsarion" target="_blank">Productions Arion</a> team is busy working on several projects promoting and displaying jousting and equestrian shows to numerous horse and medieval enthusiasts.<br />
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We began the 2015 season in May with a demonstration at a popular horse fair in Québec, Canada, <a href="http://www.salon-du-cheval.com/" target="_blank">Le Salon du Cheval</a>, which welcomed about 15,000 horse lovers from everywhere in Québec. We offered a mounted skills at arm display performed by local favorites, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Marc%20Hamel" target="_blank">Marc Hamel</a> and <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Patrice%20Rolland" target="_blank">Patrice Rolland</a>, as well as a joust between <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Caroline%20LaBrie" target="_blank">Caroline LaBrie</a>, President of Productions Arion, and <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Alison%20Mercer" target="_blank">Alison Mercer</a>, a talented jouster from Alberta.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/SalonDuCheval2015/AlisonMercer-CarolineLaBrie-SalonDuCheval2015-byMarieKiryaDuff_zpsuzin36ic.jpg~original"><img alt="Jousters Alison Mercer(left) and Caroline LaBrie(right) at Le Salon du Cheval 2015 (photo by Marie-Kirya Duff)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/SalonDuCheval2015/AlisonMercer-CarolineLaBrie-SalonDuCheval2015-byMarieKiryaDuff_zpsuzin36ic.jpg~original" title="Jousters Alison Mercer(left) and Caroline LaBrie(right) at Le Salon du Cheval 2015 (photo by Marie-Kirya Duff)" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jousters Alison Mercer(left) and Caroline LaBrie(right) at Le Salon du Cheval 2015 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by Marie-Kirya Duff)</span></div>
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For one hour, the crowd was taken back to the XVth century and enjoyed seeing our horses performing these historic disciplines. In addition to the MSA and jousting display, our partner <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CentreEquestreEquimagie" target="_blank">Equimagie</a> offered a wonderful fire show with a bridleless rider performing with a fire dancer.<br />
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For the first weekend of June, we organised and hosted a private event called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/497046603770910/" target="_blank">Le Pas de la Marche Argentée</a> at our boarding facility. It included a cross country gauntlet(a type of mounted skill at arms course), a popcorn joust (beginning jousters using pool noodles), mounted archery parcours(supported by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Escole-du-Grand-Arc/237843512934250" target="_blank">l'Escole du Grand Arc</a>), and of course, a competitive joust performed under the supervision of judges from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Montjoie1471/143478802359643" target="_blank">Montjoie</a> historical group. Fifteen competitors enjoyed putting their skills to the test at this beautiful location. <br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/MarcheArgentee2015/Participants-leMarche2015-byPamelaLucas_zpst7rtfeel.jpg~original"><img alt="Many of the jousters and other participants at Pas de la Marche Argentee 2015 (photo by Pamela Lucas)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/MarcheArgentee2015/Participants-leMarche2015-byPamelaLucas_zpst7rtfeel.jpg~original" title="Many of the jousters and other participants at Pas de la Marche Argentee 2015 (photo by Pamela Lucas)" width="550" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Many of the jousters and other participants at Pas de la Marche Argentee 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by Pamela Lucas)</span></div>
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The winner of the cross country gauntlet was Jessy Dufresne. Éric Charbonneau won the mounted archery contest, and Genevieve Bond won the popcorn joust. The participants in the competitive joust included: Jessy Dufresne, Stéphane Tremblay, Michel Arsenault and Caroline LaBrie. Stéphane Tremblay won the jousting tournament. <br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/MarcheArgentee2015/StephaneTremblay-JessyDufresne-laMarche2015-byMarieKiryaDuff_zpswmurrf8z.jpg~original"><img alt="Jousters Stephane Tremblay, winner of the jousting tournament,(left) and Jessy Dufresne, winner of the cross-country gauntlet,(right) at le Pas de la Marche Argentee 2015 (photo by Marie-Kirya Duff)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/MarcheArgentee2015/StephaneTremblay-JessyDufresne-laMarche2015-byMarieKiryaDuff_zpswmurrf8z.jpg~original" title="Jousters Stephane Tremblay, winner of the jousting tournament,(left) and Jessy Dufresne, winner of the cross-country gauntlet,(right) at le Pas de la Marche Argentee 2015 (photo by Marie-Kirya Duff)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jousters Stephane Tremblay, winner of the jousting tournament,(left) and Jessy Dufresne, winner of the cross-country gauntlet,(right) at le Pas de la Marche Argentee 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by Marie-Kirya Duff)</span></div>
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On June 27th - 28th, Productions Arion has been hired to produce the equestrian portion of the <a href="http://gn.qc.ca/fetemedievale/" target="_blank">Festival Medieval de Béthanie</a> which will include mounted archery displays and mounted skill at arms competitions (both hunt-based and combat-based), as well as a competitive jousting tournament. The tournament will include jousters <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Steve%20R.%20Gagnon" target="_blank">Steve R Gagnon</a>, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Alison%20Mercer" target="_blank">Alison Mercer</a>, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Patrice%20Rolland" target="_blank">Patrice Rolland</a> and <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Caroline%20LaBrie" target="_blank">Caroline LaBrie</a>. We are happy to include in this festival the comeback of a dressage display called "Le Carrousel des Dames" with ladies of the court performing figures in historical XVth century gowns.<br />
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After a quiet July month, some of our jousters will be flying over to Alberta, Canada, in August to compete in or marshal(referee) the jousting tournament at <a href="http://brooksfaire.com/?page_id=450" target="_blank">Brooks Medieval Faire</a>. We are looking forward to getting in touch with good friends over there.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2014-JoustingTournaments/Brooks2014/JeanFrancoisDrapeau-NicolaCorrarello-Brooks2014-byGrantZelych_zpsok13ikkb.jpg~original"><img alt="Jousters Jean Francois Drapeau of Canada and Nicola Corrarello of Italy at Brooks Medieval Faire Jousting Tournament 2014(photo by Grant Zelych)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2014-JoustingTournaments/Brooks2014/JeanFrancoisDrapeau-NicolaCorrarello-Brooks2014-byGrantZelych_zpsok13ikkb.jpg~original" title="Jousters Jean Francois Drapeau of Canada and Nicola Corrarello of Italy at Brooks Medieval Faire Jousting Tournament 2014(photo by Grant Zelych)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jousters Jean Francois Drapeau of Canada and Nicola Corrarello of Italy at Brooks Medieval Faire Jousting Tournament 2014(photo by Grant Zelych)</span></div>
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We are keeping busy, but that is what passion is made of, isn't it!?<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jouster Caroline Labrie, President of Productions Arion</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-5896839238680029712015-06-09T18:21:00.001-05:002016-10-11T14:03:18.880-05:00Competitive Jousting Tournament to be Held at Château du Plessis-Bourré<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Many thanks to Marion Derouet for providing the following information:<br />
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On the weekend of September 5 - 6, a jousting tournament based on the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/2733501291/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=2733501291&linkCode=as2&tag=thejoulif-20&linkId=GUXCECRQSPV6WNSL" target="_blank">writings of King Rene of Anjou</a> will take place on the grounds of the beautiful <a href="http://www.plessis-bourre.com/" target="_blank">Château du Plessis-Bourré</a>, a fifteenth century moated castle with a drawbridge in the Loire Valley in France. <a href="http://tournoi-desaint-michel.e-monsite.com/" target="_blank">Le Tournoi de l'Ordre de Saint Michel</a> (aka the Tournament of the Order of St Michael) will be comprised of both mounted and ground competitions, including: jousting, mounted melee, mounted skill at arms, foot combat and archery. On Saturday evening, there will also be fifteenth century style feast.<br />
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The tournament is hosted by <a href="http://ecuyersdelhistoire.e-monsite.com/" target="_blank">Les Ecuyers de l'Histoire</a> and has been organized by the current leader of Les Ecuyers, Michael Sadde, who will also be competing in the tournament.<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Left: Tournament organizer Michael Sadde (photo provided by the Order of St Michael)</span><br />
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Other members of Les Ecuyers who will be competing in the tournament include Quentin Laurent and Lois Forster. Michael Sadde (Swan crest) and Quentin Laurent (Sunburst crest) are featured in the following video which was created to promote the upcoming <a href="http://tournoi-desaint-michel.e-monsite.com/" target="_blank">Tournament of the Order of St Michael</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Announcing the Tournament of the Order of St Michael 2015 (video by Le Marquis)</span></div>
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The competitive jousting tournament will include a total of six jousters of five different nationalities:<br />
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Michael Sadde, French<br />
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Quentin Laurent, Belgian<br />
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Lois Forster, French<br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Dominic%20Sewell" target="_blank">Dominic Sewell</a>, English<br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Joram%20van%20Essen" target="_blank">Joram Van Essen</a>, New Zealand<br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Arne%20Koets" target="_blank">Arne Koets</a>, Dutch</blockquote>
The Tournament is based on the idea of the historic Chevaliers de l'Ordre de St Michael(Knights of the Order of St Michael) which was created in the fifteenth century by King Louis II.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">An illumination of the original Chevaliers de l'Ordre de St Michael </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(image provided by Les Ecuyers de l'Histoire)</span><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/LoisForster-MichaelSadde-QuintinLaurent-LOrderStMichael-fromLOrdre_zps3qbmndoz.jpg~original"><img alt="The re-enactment Knights of the Order of St Michael, Lois Forster, Michael Sadde and Quentin Laurent (photo provided by Les Ecuyers de l'Histoire)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/LoisForster-MichaelSadde-QuintinLaurent-LOrderStMichael-fromLOrdre_zps3qbmndoz.jpg~original" title="The re-enactment Knights of the Order of St Michael, Lois Forster, Michael Sadde and Quentin Laurent (photo provided by Les Ecuyers de l'Histoire)" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The re-enactment Knights of the Order of St Michael, Xavier, Michael Sadde and Quentin Laurent (photo provided by Les Ecuyers de l'Histoire)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The 15th century French fortress Château du Plessis-Bourré </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo provided by Les Ecuyers de l'Histoire)</span></div>
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You can find out more about the jousting tournament on the <a href="http://tournoi-desaint-michel.e-monsite.com/" target="_blank">Tournoi de l'Ordre de Saint Michel website</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tournoi-de-lOrdre-de-Saint-Michel/1544676375747130" target="_blank">tournament's Facebook page</a>. Check out the <a href="http://ecuyersdelhistoire.e-monsite.com/" target="_blank">Les Ecuyers de l'Histoire website</a> to learn more about that organization.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-75081820027489687742015-05-13T11:56:00.000-05:002015-05-13T11:56:25.507-05:00An Apology<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">To all of the readers of <i>The Jousting Life</i>, I'd like to extend an apology for not keeping up with things lately. I have been struggling with some health issues -- both physical and emotional -- and simply have not been able to write articles or even edit ones that were already in progress, or that others have written and sent to me for publication. I am hoping that I will manage to overcome these issues sometime soon, but I honestly do not know how long it is going to take.<br />
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I really appreciate all of the support that I have been given by the jousters, tournament organizers and others involved with the sport as well as those who simply enjoy reading about it, and I feel like I am letting everyone down. I owe articles about the Final Weekend Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire, the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament (aka Leeds Easter Joust), Lysts on the Lake, the St George Tournament in Moscow and others which have recently occurred or will be occurring soon. I will do my best to get those articles written, edited and published, but I do not know when I will be able to do that. I am very sorry.<br />
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written by <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Frederic%20Piraux" target="_blank">Frederic Piraux</a>, head of the <a href="http://internationaljoustingleague.tk/" target="_blank">International Jousting League</a><br />
edited by Zhi Zhu<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">How Do I Get to Play?</span></b></div>
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You probably wore out your old VHS tape fast forwarding to the jousting scene in <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thejoulif-20/detail/B0006B2A6U" target="_blank">Ivanhoe</a></i>.... You know <i><a href="http://astore.amazon.com/thejoulif-20/detail/B00000F4ZY" target="_blank">A Knight’s Tale</a></i> better than the script girl who worked on it.... And ever since you saw that tournament at the renaissance faire a few summers back and actually got to chat with a guy sweating in armour by the paddocks, you knew that the sport of jousting was for you! Your childhood dream could be fulfilled. <br />
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After buying the ‘made in China’ Henry XVth suit of armour from the discount website because it perfectly matched the crusader helm you so proudly and victoriously won from the auction on e-bay. And after spending a ton of time training your mighty jousting horse -- the one you originally bought for your daughter’s future international jumping career when she turned 13 -- over the past <b>three</b> weeks. Well... except for the one week when the arena was flooded by rain.<br />
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Even though you had to practice on your own after the first day because your sparring partner -- who didn't win his e-bay auction -- got maimed by the broom stick you had extended with PVC tube(for obvious safety reasons), you persevered. <br />
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And now...YOU’RE READY TO JOUST!<br />
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And the world better acknowledge it, since you scored 75% on that Facebook quiz.<br />
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It is understandable that personal enthusiasm can easily overwhelm sound judgement, and you can easily feel frustrated when you find out that most of what you figured out on your own needs serious revision.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Why don't those pricks invite me to their tournaments? Are they scared of me?"</span></blockquote>
<b>Yes! They are!</b><br />
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Just because you’re ready to risk life and limb in a sport that you are NOT adequately prepared for, does not mean that I’m willing to be the one to rip your head off in front of a live audience(and all their cameras). It also does not mean that I am willing to let your lance come <b><i>any closer</i></b> to my horse than the rack in the far corner of the arena! It does mean that, as a tournament organizer, the professionalism I expect from the other competitors, I also want to be able to expect from you.<br />
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You might be tempted to re-invent the wheel(and probably make it sturdier using duct tape), BUT… I can only encourage you to <b><i>first</i></b> find out what others have already figured out. Seriously, this sport/re-enactment is a very dangerous activity when your preparation is that "approximate". Our ancestors found that out the hard way and committed all the basic mistakes they could so that you would not have to do the same.<br />
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Don't be afraid to ask for help from those who have already done their research, both historical and practical, and are now respected, experienced jousters. If you approach politely, they will not snub you. Most jousters within the <a href="http://www.internationaljoustingleague.tk/" target="_blank">International Jousting League</a> are cool guys(and girls) who will answer all your questions for free! <br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2014-JoustingTournaments/Brooks2014/StacyWasson-FredericPiraux-Brooks2014-byGrantZelych_zpscpi79xlk.jpg~original"><img alt="Frederic Piraux (in red) watches Stacy Wasson joust against her opponent at Brooks Medieval Faire Jousting Tournament 2014 (photo by Grant Zelych)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2014-JoustingTournaments/Brooks2014/StacyWasson-FredericPiraux-Brooks2014-byGrantZelych_zpscpi79xlk.jpg~original" title="Frederic Piraux (in red) watches Stacy Wasson joust against her opponent at Brooks Medieval Faire Jousting Tournament 2014 (photo by Grant Zelych)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Frederic Piraux (in red) watches Stacy Wasson joust against her opponent at </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: left;">Brooks Medieval Faire Jousting Tournament 2014 (photo by Grant Zelych)</span></span></div>
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Their concern is that you don’t get injured and give our game a bad name.<br />
Their concern is that you don’t hurt a horse and give our game a <i><b>horrible</b></i> name.<br />
Their concern is to bring you into the sport safely, so that you can continue to play with us. The more the merrier!<br />
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I promise you no one will expect you to prove five years of experience prior to the job (we are not your first employer after college) or noble ascendance through four generations before you are allowed in. But you <b><i>will</i></b> be expected to have shown commitment and <i><b>consistent sound judgement</b></i> before being considered for invitation to any jousting event.<br />
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NOW, you should be ready... to get started!<br />
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It's easy and free to join the <a href="http://www.internationaljoustingleague.tk/" target="_blank">International Jousting League</a>. Just fill out the <a href="http://int-jousting.npage.be/get_file.php?id=26625761&vnr=859447" target="_blank">application form</a> and send it in.<br />
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Each IJL event is independently run by its own organizer.<br />
He’s the one to contact and he makes the management calls.<br />
He’s free to choose :<br />
- number of participants<br />
- historical period or style of the joust<br />
- jousting rules<br />
- riding level expectations<br />
- soft kit style<br />
- camping or hotel ?<br />
- solid lances, hard wood tips, balsa tips, pool noodle…<br />
-…<br />
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Do you want to participate in an IJL tournament?<br />
Look for the year and then event links on the IJL Tournaments page.<br />
Do you fit the event requirements?<br />
Send the organizer an e-mail!<br />
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It is quite standard for tournament organizers to contact the IJL Secretary with questions like: "I'm looking for one European (from preferred country or countries) with 15thC armour, willing to joust with hard tips – Would you please send list of recommendations?"<br />
The answer is always based on the knowledge we have of the affiliate.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Frederic Piraux, head of the <a href="http://www.internationaljoustingleague.tk/" target="_blank">International Jousting League</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by Andrzej Wiktor)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.internationaljoustingleague.tk/" target="_blank">International Jousting League website</a><br />
<a href="http://int-jousting.npage.be/get_file.php?id=26625761&vnr=859447">IJL Individual Affiliation Form (downloadable pdf)</a><br />
<a href="http://int-jousting.npage.be/get_file.php?id=26625801&vnr=797503">IJL Tournament Affiliation Form (downloadable pdf)</a><br />
<a href="mailto:ijl@skynet.be" target="_blank">Email the IJL</a><br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/p/international-and-national-jousting.html" target="_blank">International and National Jousting Organizations</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/10/modern-medievalist-interviews.html" target="_blank">Modern Medievalist Interviews International Jouster Frederic Piraux</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/05/a-new-kind-of-frangible-lance-tip.html" target="_blank">A New Kind of Frangible Lance Tip: Spiral Cut Pine Tips</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-26029514730267932092015-04-03T15:18:00.001-05:002015-04-03T15:42:43.173-05:00Opening Night at the Royal Armouries Leeds Easter Tournament<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Thursday night before the <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org/events/overview/easter-tournament-2015" target="_blank">Leeds Easter Tournament</a> (aka the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Queen%27s%20Jubilee%20Horn%20Tournament" target="_blank">Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament</a>) was to begin on Good Friday, there was a special opening night event by invitation only. The author of the <a href="https://judgetutorsemple.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Judge-Tutor Semple</a> blog(whose <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/04/the-first-day-of-leeds-easter-jousting.html" target="_blank">articles</a> about jousting tournaments have been referenced before) was there and did a nice write up of the evening.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://judgetutorsemple.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/tournament-at-royal-armouries-3rd-to-6th-april/" target="_blank">Tournament at Royal Armouries 3rd to 6th April</a></span></div>
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I have already written about this year’s Tournament a couple of times, the most recent introduces this year’s competitors. Tonight I attended an opening evening at Royal Armouries by invitation. It was an honour to be asked along. There was a talk on the history of Tournament and a chance to get a closer than usual look at some of the exhibits.<br />
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The Royal Armouries are very keen to keep improving the Tournament. This year they have invited more Knights than in recent years, there are both individual and team events and a mounted melee for the first time. The mounted melee involves all six knights being involved at once armed with wooden clubs.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/Articles/BenVanKoert-VanTrappHelm-L-copy-R-RoyalArmouriesLeeds-Easter2015-fromJudge-TutorSemple_zpsqa4z87zu.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Ben van Koert holds his helm(his left hand) and the original helm(his right hand) that it was based on (photo from Judge-Tutor Semple)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/Articles/BenVanKoert-VanTrappHelm-L-copy-R-RoyalArmouriesLeeds-Easter2015-fromJudge-TutorSemple_zpsqa4z87zu.jpg~original" title="Jouster Ben van Koert holds his helm(his left hand) and the original helm(his right hand) that it was based on (photo from Judge-Tutor Semple)" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jouster Ben van Koert holds his helm(his left hand) and the original helm(his right hand) <br />
that it was based on (photo from <a href="https://judgetutorsemple.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/tournament-at-royal-armouries-3rd-to-6th-april/#more-9941" target="_blank">Judge-Tutor Semple</a>)</span></div>
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Ben van Koert, a member of the Burgundy team, showed me the helm he will be using in the melee. He pointed out a small dent and told me that iot was sustained from a full force blow from a pollax. The dent really was quite small, an impressive helm indeed. Ben and his helm came face to face with the original upon which it isd based. The similarities were very obvious and more impressive given that the armourer that made it for Ben had only photos to work from. The original is in Ben’s right hand.<br />
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To read the rest of the article, <a href="https://judgetutorsemple.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/tournament-at-royal-armouries-3rd-to-6th-april/" target="_blank">click here</a>. </div>
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/03/andy-deane-and-how-to-train-knight.html" target="_blank">Andy Deane and "How to Train a Knight"</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/an-interview-with-jouster-mark-caple.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Jouster Mark Caple, Champion of the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/mark-caple-wins-leeds-easter-jousting.html" target="_blank">Mark Caple Wins the Leeds Easter Jousting Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/04/the-first-day-of-leeds-easter-jousting.html" target="_blank">The First Day of the Leeds Easter Jousting Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/04/nice-blog-post-about-easter-joust-at.html" target="_blank">Nice Blog Post About the Easter Joust at Royal Armouries Leeds 2013</a><br />
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The <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org/events/overview/easter-tournament-2015" target="_blank">Leeds Easter Tournament</a> will occur this coming weekend, from Friday, April 3, through Monday, April 6. Also called the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament, it is the only competitive jousting tournament sanctioned by HM The Queen Elizabeth II. The winner of the tournament "holds" the Queen's Jublilee Horn Trophy and the title of Queen's Champion until the next tournament. Although the trophy resides in the <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org/visit-us/leeds/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds</a> throughout the year, the tournament winner's name and coat of arms are inscribed on a small shield which is permanently attached to the chains supporting the Queen's Jubilee Horn Trophy.<br />
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Out of the four jousters who were invited to compete last year, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Mark%20Caple" target="_blank">Mark Caple</a> won the honour of being the Queen's Champion for 2014. You can read more about Mark and his experiences during the tournament in an <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/an-interview-with-jouster-mark-caple.html" target="_blank">interview he gave <i>The Jousting Life</i></a>. But who will win the honour of being the Queen's Champion for 2015?<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2014-JoustingTournaments/LeedsEaster-2014/MarkAtkinsonWhorn-MarkCaple-LeedsEaster2014-fromAndyDeane_zps3d6195ee.jpg~original"><img alt="2014 Queen's Champion Mark Caple on the jousting horse Aramis, Mark Atkinson holds the Queen's Jubilee Horn Trophy (photo from Royal Armouries Tournaments)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2014-JoustingTournaments/LeedsEaster-2014/MarkAtkinsonWhorn-MarkCaple-LeedsEaster2014-fromAndyDeane_zps3d6195ee.jpg~original" title="2014 Queen's Champion Mark Caple on the jousting horse Aramis, Mark Atkinson holds the Queen's Jubilee Horn Trophy (photo from Royal Armouries Tournaments)" width="500" /></a><br />
2014 Queen's Champion Mark Caple on the jousting horse Aramis, Mark Atkinson holds the Queen's Jubilee Horn Trophy (photo from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesTournamentsUK" target="_blank">Royal Armouries Tournaments</a>)</div>
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For the 2015 Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament, six jousters were invited to compete for the honour of holding the trophy and the title for the year. The jousters will compete in three teams of two:<br />
Team England – Nicky Willis and Andy Deane;<br />
Team Burgundy – Ben van Koert and Steve R. Gagnon;<br />
Team Poland – Jan Gradon and Jarek Struczynski.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Nicky%20Willis" target="_blank">Nicky Willis</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/QueensJubileeHorn2015/NickyWillis-Tonsberg2013-1-byEspenWinther_zpsfeueeean.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Nicky Willis at the Tonsberg Medieval Festival 2013 (photo by WinPics Photography)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/QueensJubileeHorn2015/NickyWillis-Tonsberg2013-1-byEspenWinther_zpsfeueeean.jpg~original" title="Jouster Nicky Willis at the Tonsberg Medieval Festival 2013 (photo by WinPics Photography)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Nicky Willis at the Tonsberg Medieval Festival 2013 (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WinPicsPhoto" target="_blank">WinPics Photography</a>) </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Nicky%20Willis" target="_blank">Nicky Willis</a> will be riding for Team England. Nicky is a professional horse trainer and barn manager and has been involved with supplying horses for the Royal Armouries international jousting tournaments since 2003, however this will be first time she has ever competed as a jouster at any of the Royal Armouries tournaments.<br />
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She has been jousting since 2008 and has competed in a number of other tournaments across Europe and Australia. Her proudest moment came in 2013, when she earned the title of Joust Champion at the Tonsberg Medieval Festival Tournament. Nicky will be the first female jouster to compete in the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament.<br />
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To learn more about Nicky, check out <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-jouster-nicky-willis/" target="_blank">"Meet the Jouster: Nicky Willis"</a> on the <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries blog</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Andy%20Deane" target="_blank">Andy Deane</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/QueensJubileeHorn2015/AndyDeane-Arundel2014-byStephenMoss_zpstq5grqzl.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Andy Deane at Arundel International Tournament 2014 (photo by Stephen Moss/PhotoSM)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/QueensJubileeHorn2015/AndyDeane-Arundel2014-byStephenMoss_zpstq5grqzl.jpg~original" title="Jouster Andy Deane at Arundel International Tournament 2014 (photo by Stephen Moss/PhotoSM)" width="450" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Andy Deane at Arundel International Tournament 2014 (photo by Stephen Moss/<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photosm/196662507176666" target="_blank">PhotoSM</a>)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Andy%20Deane" target="_blank">Andy Deane</a> will also be riding for Team England. Andy works as a visitor experience team coach at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. You may remember him from the recent interview he did about his participation in a <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/03/andy-deane-and-how-to-train-knight.html" target="_blank">particularly amusing training video</a>.<br />
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Andy has been involved in armoured combat since 1985 and in jousting since 1993. He joined the Royal Armouries jousting team in 1995 and served as captain of the team for a number of years. He has competed in numerous tournaments in various countries over the past 22 years, and has won the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament twice, first in 2011 and again in 2013. In 2014, he <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/the-scores-for-arundel-castle.html" target="_blank">won the individual championship at the prestigious Arundel International Tournament</a>. <br />
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To learn more about Andy, check out <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-jouster-andy-deane/" target="_blank">"Meet the Jouster: Andy Deane(Old Iron-Arm)"</a> on the <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries blog</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Ben%20van%20Koert" target="_blank">Ben van Koert</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2014-JoustingTournaments/Arundel2014/BenVanKoert-Arundel2014-byARWphoto_zpsed5068a6.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Ben van Koert at Arundel International Tournament 2014 (photo by ARW Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2014-JoustingTournaments/Arundel2014/BenVanKoert-Arundel2014-byARWphoto_zpsed5068a6.jpg~original" title="Jouster Ben van Koert at Arundel International Tournament 2014 (photo by ARW Photo)" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ben van Koert at Arundel International Tournament 2014 (photo by ARW Photo)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Ben%20van%20Koert" target="_blank">Ben van Koert</a> will be riding for Team Burgundy. Ben first encountered competitive jousting while working as a fire-artist for the event, Ridders van de Haar in 2004. Over the next few years, he became more involved with medieval reenactment and attended several tournaments. In 2008, he began to help out as ground crew for the jousting troupe <a href="http://www.stichtinghei.nl/?lang=en" target="_blank">Stichting HEI</a>. Then, he also started taking riding lessons.<br />
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After some additional training with the jousting troupe <a href="http://www.destrier.org.uk/" target="_blank">Destrier</a> and with renowned jouster <a href="http://arnekoets.de/" target="_blank">Arne Koets</a>, Ben competed in his first joust in 2011. In July 2014, along with his teammate <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Per%20Estein%20Pr%C3%B8is-R%C3%B8hjell" target="_blank">Per Estein Prøis-Røhjell</a>, Ben van Koert <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/interview-with-ben-van-koert-half-of.html" target="_blank">won the Team Championship</a> at the prestigious <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArundelInternationalTournament" target="_blank">Arundel International Tournament</a>.<br />
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To learn more about Ben, check out <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-jouster-ben-van-koert/" target="_blank">"Meet the Jouster: Ben van Koert"</a> on the <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries blog</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Steve%20R.%20Gagnon" target="_blank">Steve R. Gagnon</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/SteveRGagnon-Gniew2013-byAndrzejWiktor_zpslqvjfpsw.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Steve R. Gagnon at the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle 2013 (photo by Andrzej Wiktor)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/SteveRGagnon-Gniew2013-byAndrzejWiktor_zpslqvjfpsw.jpg~original" title="Jouster Steve R. Gagnon at the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle 2013 (photo by Andrzej Wiktor)" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Steve R. Gagnon at the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by Andrzej Wiktor)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Steve%20R.%20Gagnon" target="_blank">Steve R. Gagnon</a> will be also be riding for Team Burgundy. Steve works as an art and creative director in the advertising industry -- emphasis on 'creative'. When he is not jousting, he likes to draw, paint and sculpt. He also writes the occasional article for <i>The Jousting Life</i>. You can see an example of his skill in both the written and the visual arts in the article, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/11/a-few-yards-of-scarlet-velvet.html" target="_blank">"A Few Yards of Scarlet Velvet"</a>. <br />
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Steve first began jousting in the year 2000 in Canada. He began jousting internationally in 2009, and has since competed in Belgium, France, Poland, England, USA and, of course, his home country of Canada. He has also organized several international jousting tournaments. However, his proudest achievement so far was winning the jousting competition during the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTournamentOfKingJohnIiiCastleGniew" target="_blank">Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle</a> in 2013 against 11 of the world's most renowned jousters.<br />
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To learn more about Steve, check out <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-jouster-steve-gragnon/" target="_blank">"Meet the Jouster: Steve R. Gagnon"</a> on the <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries blog</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Jan%20Gradon" target="_blank">Jan Gradon</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/JanGradon-shield-byAndrzejWiktor-crop_zps2fbb03c1.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Jan Gradon at the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle 2013 (photo by Andrzej Wiktor)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/JanGradon-shield-byAndrzejWiktor-crop_zps2fbb03c1.jpg~original" title="Jouster Jan Gradon at the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle 2013 (photo by Andrzej Wiktor)" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jan Gradon at the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle 2013<br />
(photo by Andrzej Wiktor)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Jan%20Gradon" target="_blank">Jan Gradon</a> will be riding for Team Poland. Jan Gradon is one of two main organizers (his teammate Jarek Struczynski is the other) for the largest international jousting tournament in Poland, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTournamentOfKingJohnIiiCastleGniew" target="_blank">Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle</a>(Turniej Króla Jana III Sobieskiego na Zamku w Gniewie), about which he did <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/07/an-interview-with-jan-gradon.html" target="_blank">an interview with <i>The Jousting Life</i></a>. Jan has been loosely involved with historical reenactment since 1996, but became more seriously involved when he joined the Society of St. Michael Archangel (TaŚMA) in 2004. He became involved with historical equestrian reenactment with the group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xiazeca" target="_blank">Xiazeca Druzyna</a> in 2005.<br />
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Jan has competed in tournaments in both Europe and North America. Some of his favorite tournament memories include participating in the first international joust at <a href="http://www.zamek-gniew.pl/" target="_blank">Gniew Castle</a> in 2008 and winning the tournament championship at the Tournament of the Phoenix in 2011. He is also quite proud of <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/the-scores-for-arundel-castle.html" target="_blank">winning the mounted skill at arms</a> portion of the prestigious <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Arundel%20International%20Tournament" target="_blank">Arundel International Tournament</a> in 2014.<br />
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To learn more about Jan, check out <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-jouster-jan-gradon/" target="_blank">"Meet the Jouster: Jan Gradon"</a> on the <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries blog</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Jarek%20Struczynski" target="_blank">Jarosław 'Jarek' Struczynski</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/JarekStruczynski-Gniew2013-byAndrzejWiktor_zpsedjcza35.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Jarek Struczynski at the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle 2013 (photo by Andrzej Wiktor)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/PromoPics/JarekStruczynski-Gniew2013-byAndrzejWiktor_zpsedjcza35.jpg~original" title="Jouster Jarek Struczynski at the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle 2013 (photo by Andrzej Wiktor)" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jarek Struczynski at the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle 2013<br />
(photo by Andrzej Wiktor)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Jarek%20Struczynski" target="_blank">Jarek Struczynski</a> will also be riding for Team Poland. Jarek is the other half of the dynamic duo that organizes the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTournamentOfKingJohnIiiCastleGniew" target="_blank">Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle</a>. He is, in fact the main man behind the reconstruction and regeneration of Gniew Castle(<a href="http://www.zamek-gniew.pl/" target="_blank">Zamek Gniew</a>) and its development into one of the leading centers for historical reenactment in Poland. Jarek is also heavily involved in various other military/historical events throughout Poland.<br />
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Jan and Jarek make a great team and were <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/favorite-moments-from-2014-part-seven.html" target="_blank">previously paired as Team Poland</a> at <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/07/photos-and-scores-from-day-2-and-3-of.html" target="_blank">Arundel International Tournament 2014</a>, where they were given the nickname "The Joust Brothers". Jarek has competed in a number of other tournaments around the world including competitions in Poland, England, Belgium, France, Norway, Canada and the USA. He earned the highest individual score at Le Tournoi du Lys d’Argent in 2012 and the Tournament in Trondheim, and he <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/01/jarek-struczynski-wins-tournament-of.html" target="_blank">earned the title of Tournament Champion</a> at the Tournament of the Phoenix 2013. <br />
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To learn more about Jarek, check out <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-jouster-jaroslaw-jarek-struczynski/" target="_blank">"Meet the Jouster: Jarosław 'Jarek' Struczynski"</a> on the <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries blog</a>.<br />
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<b>Since jousting horses are also a rather important part of any tournament</b>, the Royal Armouries blog has also created a separate post for each jousting horse who will be involved in the tournament. <br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/Jousting%20Tournament%20Pictures/LeedsEaster2013/WouterNicolai-JoustingHorse-Albert-LeedsEaster2013-fromRoyalArmouries_zpsj2yi8iqb.jpg~original"><img alt="Jouster Wouter Nicolai on the jousting horse Albert during the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament 2013 (photo from Royal Armouries blog)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/Jousting%20Tournament%20Pictures/LeedsEaster2013/WouterNicolai-JoustingHorse-Albert-LeedsEaster2013-fromRoyalArmouries_zpsj2yi8iqb.jpg~original" title="Jouster Wouter Nicolai on the jousting horse Albert during the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament 2013 (photo from Royal Armouries blog)" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Wouter Nicolai on the jousting horse Albert during the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament 2013 (photo from <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries blog</a>)</span></div>
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Click on the name below to see the information, photos and videos about each horse:<br />
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<a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-horse-albert/" target="_blank">Albert</a>: 16.3 hand, Irish Draft x Thoroughbred<br />
<a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-horse-alfie/" target="_blank">Alfie</a>: 15.1 hand, Traditional Gypsy Cob<br />
<a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-horse-aramis/" target="_blank">Aramis</a>: 15 hand, Dales x Irish Draft<br />
<a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-horse-dylan/" target="_blank">Dylan</a>: 15 hand, Dales<br />
<a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-horse-patrick/" target="_blank">Patrick</a>: 17 hand, Irish Sport Horse<br />
<a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-horse-rupert/" target="_blank">Rupert</a>: 16.3 hand, Irish Draft<br />
<a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-horse-ted/" target="_blank">Ted</a>: 15.1 hand, Irish Cob<br />
<a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/2015/meet-the-horse-tino/" target="_blank">Tino</a>: 16.1 hand, Lusitano x Irish Draft</blockquote>
You can find out more information about the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament (aka the <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org/events/overview/easter-tournament-2015" target="_blank">Leeds Easter Tournament</a>) and other jousting events on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesTournamentsUK" target="_blank">Royal Armouries Tournaments Facebook page</a>.<br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/an-interview-with-jouster-mark-caple.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Jouster Mark Caple, Champion of the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/03/andy-deane-and-how-to-train-knight.html" target="_blank">Andy Deane and "How to Train a Knight"</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/interview-with-ben-van-koert-half-of.html" target="_blank">Interview with Ben van Koert, Half of the Winning Team at Arundel International Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/11/a-few-yards-of-scarlet-velvet.html" target="_blank">A Few Yards of Scarlet Velvet</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/07/an-interview-with-jan-gradon.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Jan Gradon, Coordinator of the Tournament of King John III at Gniew Castle</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/mark-caple-wins-leeds-easter-jousting.html" target="_blank">Mark Caple Wins the Leeds Easter Jousting Tournament 2014</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-23476435658193386422015-03-31T13:15:00.000-05:002015-03-31T13:15:47.927-05:00Jaakko Nuotio Wins the Finnish National Championship of Historical Riding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: purple;">Press release from the jousting troupe <a href="http://www.rohan.fi/" target="_blank">Rohan Tallit</a>:</span><br />
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Weather didn't stop the competing mounts at the Finnish Championship. The Finnish National Championship for jousting and mounted skill at arms was held on March 28 at the <a href="http://www.rohan.fi/eng/" target="_blank">Rohan Stables</a> in rainy spring weather. The competition was organized by the <a href="http://www.hirs.fi/" target="_blank">Historical Riding association of Finland</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jose Bernardes(left) and Anu Nuotio (right) joust during the Finnish National Championship 2015<br />
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<b>Class 2 Mounted Skill at Arms - Hunting</b><br />
Ivan Lopez - Horse Brasil - 26 p<br />
Jaakko Nuotio - Horse Fere - 24,5 p<br />
Anu Nuotio - Horse Gitan muisto - 23,25 p<br />
Jose Bernardes - Horse Alecto - 15,25 p<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ivan Lopez spears the beast during the Hunting MSA competition (photo by Marjo Lunden)</span></div>
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<b>Class 3 Mounted Skill at Arms - War</b><br />
Jaakko Nuotio - Horse Fere - 29,5 p<br />
Anu Nuotio - Horse Gitan muisto - 18,75 p<br />
Jose Bernardes - Horse Alecto - 16,25 p<br />
Ivan Lopez - Horse Brasil - na<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anu Nuotio jumps the "dead bodies" during the War MSA competition<br />
(photo by Marjo Lunden)</span></div>
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<b>Class 5 Jousting </b><br />
Jaakko Nuotio - Horse Fere - 12 p<br />
Anu Nuotio - Horse Alecto - 6 p<br />
Jose Bernardes - Horse Gitan Muisto - 3 p<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jaakko Nuotio (left) jousts his wife Anu Nuotio (right) during the jousting competition at the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Finnish National Championships 2015 (photo by Marjo Lunden)</span></div>
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The national champion in 2015 is Jaakko Nuotio with total score of 66 points.<br />
National silver goes to Anu Nuotio with total score of 48 points.<br />
The bronze medalist is Jose Bernardes with total score of 34,5 points. <br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/03/a-video-about-mounted-skill-at-arms-by.html" target="_blank">A Video about Mounted Skill at Arms by Rohan Tallit</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/courtly-games-fun-true-melee-and.html" target="_blank">Courtly Games & Fun: True melee and Jousting in Hämeenlinna</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-81247591797783280262015-03-30T04:01:00.000-05:002015-06-19T09:23:46.055-05:00Andy Deane and "How to Train a Knight" <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Andy%20Deane" target="_blank">Andy Deane</a> works at the <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org/visit-us/leeds/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds</a> as a visitor experience team coach,<br />
... and on some days, he also works as a knight. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Andy Deane on the jousting horse Ted during the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament 2014<br />
(photo from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesTournamentsUK" target="_blank">Royal Armouries Tournaments</a>)</span></div>
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Andy has been riding horses since the age of four and began jousting in 1993. In 1995, he joined the Royal Armouries jousting team in Leeds, and spent several years as the captain of the team. He has jousted against many of the best jousters in the world, and in July of 2014, he won the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/the-scores-for-arundel-castle.html" target="_blank">Individual Championship at the prestigious Arundel International Tournament</a>. He has traveled across Europe, Asia, Canada and the USA performing and teaching the medieval martial skills a knight would have needed to compete in tournament or survive in battle.<br />
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Recently, as part of the promotions for the upcoming <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org//events/calendar/2015-04-05/easter-tournament-2015" target="_blank">Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament</a>(aka the Leeds Easter Jousting Tournament), Royal Armouries released a humorous video, featuring the 50 yo, 84 kg (185 lbs ), 178 cm tall (5' 10") Andy Deane as the former Queen's Champion determined to reclaim the championship that he lost to Mark Caple in 2014 "by any means necessary".<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">How to Train a Knight (video by Royal Armouries)</span></div>
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When asked, Andy kindly agreed to answer a few questions about the video and the <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org//events/calendar/2015-04-05/easter-tournament-2015" target="_blank">Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament 2015</a> which will take place April 3 - 6 in Leeds.<br />
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<b>Who came up with the idea for the video?</b><br />
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Marketing came up with it after they caught wind of my own personal trial. This year was one of those big birthdays that some people mark. Some men when they reach fifty might buy a sports car or a powerful motorbike. They might bungee jump off a bridge or swim with sharks. I wanted to challenge myself to something extraordinary in armour, and so I came up with the <a href="http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/leeds-gym-workout-makes-andy-a-knight-to-remember-1-7165620" target="_blank">‘50/50/50 Challenge’</a>: A fifty minute ‘Cardio Vascular’ workout, wearing more than 50 lbs of armour on the day of my fiftieth birthday (March 19th).<br />
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I was persuaded to allow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=750412428413280&pnref=story" target="_blank">local media to come along</a> so that the workout could be used to bring attention to our upcoming annual Easter tournament[aka the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament].<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Champion jouster in Leeds takes on gruelling exercise challenge wearing fifty pounds of medieval body armour! (video by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=750412428413280&pnref=story">MADE in Leeds</a>)</span></div>
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The idea of a man in medieval armour working out in a modern gym got people excited, and they then asked me if I would do a proper (fun) workout film to promote the tournament and the newly opened gym. I was interested to see exactly what could be achieved, so I said yes… and so began a nine hour ordeal in armour which was way way worse than my initial challenge to myself!! <br />
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<b>...and how hard did they have to work to persuade you to do it?</b><br />
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Really hard!! Initially, I didn't want to do it at all. Like most people, I hate appearing to be foolish. I also hate denigrating my role at the museum or indeed the courage of real medieval warriors, who for them, when they put on armour, it was often a life or death situation.<br />
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But on the other side of the coin, my work also includes myth busting. So if I could show what an old broken, (overweight) man in armour could do, … maybe people would really start to believe that the fighting knight from history was an immensely athletic martial artist! Rather than the armour limiting the man, it worked in natural harmony with him as he carried out his intentions. <br />
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<b>What was the most fun part of making the video?</b><br />
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Taking the armour off at the end!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Andy Deane in 'soft kit', historical clothing he wears at tournaments when he is not wearing armour. This photo was taken on the first day of the Arundel International Tournament 2014. (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/ARW-Photography/139505589490415" target="_blank">ARW Photography</a>)</span></div>
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<b>What was the hardest part of making the video?</b><br />
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The sparring. The film only last a few minutes, but anyone who has been involved in filming knows that it can take days to get those few minutes, and the section with the sparring was a real lung buster and really hurt.<br />
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Actually, thinking about it, it was pulling and pushing the sled. This was because I had a bit of a malfunction with the armour. When I agreed to do the filming, I decided to keep the weight to about 60 lbs, so decided not to put the extremities of the armour on (i.e. helmet, gauntlets, sabatons and mail shirt). I’m stupid but not suicidal!! But this meant that as I pulled the weighted sled towards me, the corners of the pauldrons[shoulder armour] sliced into my neck. The eagle eyed will notice that, in the video, in some shots I have a cravat on, and in others I don’t. (The cravat went on after I started bleeding!)<br />
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<b>How many times have you competed in the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament?</b><br />
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This year will be my fourteenth crack at Championship.<br />
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<b>Besides winning the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament in 2013, have you won or placed well any other times?</b><br />
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I've won it twice, in 2011 and 2013. The Queen's Jubilee Horn Trophy was idea of the founder of all the tournaments at the Royal Armouries Museum, and I would say the father of the modern revival of historical jousting, <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org/about-us/people/honorary-historical-consultants/john-waller" target="_blank">Mr. John Waller</a>.<br />
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In Britain and the commonwealth, 2002 was the <a href="http://www.royal.gov.uk/HMTheQueen/TheQueenandspecialanniversaries/TheQueensGoldenJubilee/Overview.aspx" target="_blank">Queen's Golden Jubilee</a>, and as part of the national celebrations, the museum commissioned a trophy (made by John) for the winner of the inaugural individual championship. Although the trophy will always reside in the museum, each year’s winner has his name and jousting colours added to the trophy on a gilded shield, and every year since, jousters from around the world have been invited to compete for the honour of being added to Her Majesty's Trophy.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A young lady carries the Queen's Golden Jubilee Horn during the 2013 tournament</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesTournamentsUK" target="_blank">Royal Armouries Tournements</a>)</span></div>
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I have competed in all of the tournaments since 2002 (although I might have missed one through injury), and I came second, third, fourth and even fifth... A lot!! But when you have the likes of <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Arne%20Koets" target="_blank">Arne Koets</a>, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Joram%20van%20Essen" target="_blank">Joram van Essen</a>, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Toby%20Capwell" target="_blank">Dr. Tobias Capwell</a>, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Steve%20Mallett" target="_blank">Steve Mallet</a> and <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Dominic%20Sewell" target="_blank">Dominic Sewell</a> coming screaming down from the other end of the tilt on a fiery steed, there is no shame in coming second or third sometimes!<br />
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<b>What would you like to say to <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Mark%20Caple" target="_blank">Mark Caple</a> who won the tournament last year?</b><br />
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Well done, you are a worthy champion, and I wish you and <a href="http://www.destrier.org.uk/" target="_blank">Destrier</a> (the fantastic tournament re-enactment group) all the best. I hope I get another chance soon, to bash up that stunning armour of yours!<br />
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<b>What are you most looking forward to about this year's tournament?</b><br />
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Lots of things, a Club Melee has been introduced for the first time.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/Articles/AndyDeane/AndyDeane-MarkCaple-LeedsGT2014-byRichardPearn_zpsrs9ue1jr.jpg~original"><img alt="When one of the Royal Armouries team jousters at the Leeds Castle Grand Tournament 2014 was injured, Andy Deane was invited to take his place in the mounted melee. Here Andy(left) fights against Mark Caple(right). (photo by Richard Pearn)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/Articles/AndyDeane/AndyDeane-MarkCaple-LeedsGT2014-byRichardPearn_zpsrs9ue1jr.jpg~original" title="When one of the Royal Armouries team jousters at the Leeds Castle Grand Tournament 2014 was injured, Andy Deane was invited to take his place in the mounted melee. Here Andy(left) fights against Mark Caple(right). (photo by Richard Pearn)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">When one of the Royal Armouries team jousters at the Leeds Castle Grand Tournament 2014 was injured, Andy Deane was invited to take his place in the mounted melee. Here Andy(left) fights against Mark Caple(right). (photo by Richard Pearn)</span></div>
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A team representing <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a> is coming jousting for the first time. And as I’m fifty and this is my twentieth season of jousting at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, I’m looking forward to this being my last! I need to hang up my spurs and put my horse out to grass!!<br />
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<b>The jousting community will be sad to see you go, but you have certainly earned your retirement. Thanks for answering my questions, and best of luck with all your future endeavors!</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jouster Andy Deane (photo by Stephen Moss/<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photosm/196662507176666" target="_blank">PhotoSM</a>)</span></div>
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The Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament will be held April 3 - 6 at the <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org/visit-us/leeds/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries Museum</a> in Leeds, UK. You can find out more about the tournament on the the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesTournamentsUK" target="_blank">Royal Armouries Tournaments Facebook page</a>, the <a href="http://blog.royalarmouries.org/" target="_blank">Royal Armouries blog</a> and the <a href="http://www.royalarmouries.org//events/calendar/2015-04-05/easter-tournament-2015" target="_blank">Royal Armouries calendar of events</a>.<br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/an-interview-with-jouster-mark-caple.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Jouster Mark Caple, Champion of the Queen's Jubilee Horn Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/mark-caple-wins-leeds-easter-jousting.html" target="_blank">Mark Caple Wins the Leeds Easter Jousting Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/12/favorite-moments-from-2014-part-one.html" target="_blank">Favorite Moments From 2014: Part One</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/03/random-pic-fearing-no-foe-tribute-to.html" target="_blank">Random Pic: Fearing No Foe, a Tribute to 'The Jousting Artist' Graham Turner</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/08/arne-koets-tournament-organizer-and.html" target="_blank">Arne Koets: Tournament Organizer and Jouster at the Grand Tournament of Sankt Wendel</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-59975773667910434182015-03-26T11:44:00.000-05:002015-03-26T11:44:30.924-05:00Jouster Dr. Tobias Capwell Interviewed about his Part in Richard III's Burial Procession<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The <a href="http://www.latimes.com/" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a>, one of the larger newspapers in the USA, interviewed jouster and museum curator Dr. Tobias Capwell about his part in the burial procession for the recently discovered remains of Richard III. <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Toby%20Capwell" target="_blank">Toby Capwell</a>(as he is known to the jousting community) and another jouster – <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Dominic%20Sewell" target="_blank">Dominic Sewell</a> – wore their knightly armour and rode their jousting horses as they escorted the vehicle carrying Richard III's remains to their final resting place.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dominic Sewell(left) and Toby Capwell(right) lead Richard III's burial procession</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">towards Leicester Cathedral(photo by Andy Rain/European Pressphoto Agency)</span></div>
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The article does not mention Toby's jousting endeavors, instead focusing on his work as a museum curator at <a href="http://www.wallacecollection.org/" target="_blank">The Wallace Collection</a> and his historical knowledge of King Richard III. However, it is well worth reading for anyone interested in Toby, his work or Richard III. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0325-morrison-capwell-20150325-column.html#page=1" target="_blank">Tobias Capwell, the man who carried Richard III's coffin</a></span></b></div>
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written by <a href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/lanews-patt-morrison-20130507-staff.html" target="_blank">Pat Morrison</a><br />
for the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a></div>
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England's King Richard III was killed twice: first by his challenger, Henry Tudor, at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, and again, in posthumous reputation, by Tudor historians and by Shakespeare, who portrayed the last English king to die in battle as a "bunch-backed toad" and accused him of murdering his young nephews in the Tower of London to become king. Richard's skeleton was, astonishingly, discovered in 2012 and identified through DNA. It is being reburied in Leicester, England, this week with far more pomp than 530 years ago, when it was dumped into a soon-forgotten grave that was eventually covered with a parking lot. One of the two knights escorting the king on his last journey is Tobias Capwell, born in Petaluma and now a top British medieval military historian — a California Yankee in King Richard's court.<br />
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<b>You and your colleague, in full medieval armor, escorted the king's coffin in the reburial procession, even on the same bridge where a horse carrying the king's body had crossed. What a moment for a historian.</b><br />
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There was an extraordinary sense of occasion. I think the most moving moment was when we stood on either side of the cathedral doors and the pallbearers brought the coffin right past us.<br />
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To read the rest of the interview, follow this link to the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0325-morrison-capwell-20150325-column.html#page=1" target="_blank">article on the LA Times website</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dr. Tobias Capwell (photo from the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0325-morrison-capwell-20150325-column.html#page=1" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a>)</span></div>
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/11/an-interview-with-toby-capwell-champion.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Toby Capwell, Champion of Tournament of the Phoenix 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/jousters-featured-in-documentary-about.html" target="_blank">Jousters Featured in Documentary about Richard III</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/07/video-toby-capwell-explains-his-passion.html" target="_blank">Video: Toby Capwell Explains His Passion for Jousting</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/09/an-interview-with-dr-tobias-capwell.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Dr. Tobias Capwell: Jouster at The Grand Tournament in Sankt Wendel 2012</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-42027007303681662982015-03-25T04:00:00.000-05:002015-03-25T11:49:33.514-05:00Final Weekend Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In what has become a much anticipated climax to the <a href="http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/" target="_blank">Sherwood Forest Faire</a> season, instead of the usual jousting show, there will be a <i>competitive</i> jousting tournament on Saturday and Sunday, March 28 - 29, the final weekend of the 2015 faire.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Charlie Andrews(far left) and Mark Desmond(center) unhorse each other during the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Mid-Faire Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015(photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)</span></div>
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George Appling, the owner of Sherwood Forest Faire(who also plays the part of King Richard the Lionhearted within the drama of the faire), first decided to hold a competitive jousting tournament the final weekend of the faire back in 2011. <br />
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"The <a href="http://natgeotv.com/uk/knights-of-mayhem/about" target="_blank">Knights of Mayhem television show</a> was being filmed in Sherwood Forest and everyone involved thought a tournament would be quite the fitting climax.... We had the <a href="http://www.knightsofmayhem.com/" target="_blank">Knights of Mayhem</a> doing the joust every weekend at Sherwood Forest Faire 2011. A tournament with more knights seemed like an obvious closer to such a great season of jousting." -- George Appling</blockquote>
This will be the second competitive jousting tournament at Sherwood Forest during the 2015 season; a <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/03/david-schade-wins-mid-faire-jousting.html" target="_blank">Mid-Faire Competitive Jousting Tournament</a> was held February 28 - March 1, 2015. When asked why he decided to hold two competitive jousting tournaments this season, Mr. Appling replied:<br />
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"Two reasons really: First, we always have more jousters interested than we have time in a day. There were some jousters who wanted to qualify, so we wanted to create a qualifying competition. Second, we love the tournament and wanted to see it twice!"</blockquote>
A total of nine competitors from five different jousting organizations competed in the mid-faire tournament, and although two competitors were disqualified early on, it was nevertheless a spectacular event with several single unhorsings and two double unhorsings.<br />
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In the end, David Schade, leader of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NewRidersOfTheGoldenAge" target="_blank">New Riders of the Golden Age</a>, beat Charlie Andrews, leader of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/joustingchampions" target="_blank">Knights of Mayhem</a>, in the final match to win the tournament. More details about the mid-faire tournament are available in the article, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/03/david-schade-wins-mid-faire-jousting.html" target="_blank">"David Schade Wins Mid-Faire Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015"</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">David Schade(left) breaks his lance against Robbie Hubbard(right) during the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Mid-Faire Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015 (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)</span></div>
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The Final Weekend Jousting Tournament should be equally spectacular since many of the same jousters will be returning to compete. Charlie Andrews, leader of the Knights of Mayhem, will again be competing, and his troupe member Brian Stephenson will be there for the first time this season. Other jousters who will be returning to compete include Eddie Rigney of the Knights of Valour, Dustin Stephens of the Knights of Four Winds, and Joshua Warren, of Sherwood Forest Faire's own <a href="http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/more-events/sherwood-knights-academy/" target="_blank">Sherwood Knights Academy</a>. David Schade will, of course, be returning to defend his title, while Samuel Keucker, another member of the New Riders of the Golden Age, will be competing at Sherwood Forest for the the first time this season. However, the final list of competitors is still subject to change.<br />
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Some of the more exciting jousting passes of the mid-faire tournament can be seen in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMKKLmXzCPje3AaCbPbNsohldDAgLlKfQ" target="_blank">2015 Sherwood Forest Faire Mid-Faire Jousting Tournament</a> playlist on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJoustingLife" target="_blank">The Jousting Life YouTube channel</a> which is embedded below:<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">2015 Sherwood Forest Faire Mid-Faire Jousting Tournament (video by Zhi Zhu/The Jousting Life)</span></div>
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If you are hungry either before or after the tournament, make a pilgrimage over to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/traveljerusalemcafe" target="_blank">Jerusalem Cafe </a>(which is behind the water wheel next to the jousting arena) for some restaurant quality middle-eastern fare. I don't usually talk about faire food, but the chicken schawarma and hummus were so delicious, and the service so delightful, that I just had to share the news about this wonderful cafe.<br />
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To learn more about the faire and its various events, check out the <a href="http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/" target="_blank">Sherwood Forest Faire website</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodforestfaire" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. You can also follow these links to find out more about the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NewRidersOfTheGoldenAge" target="_blank">New Riders of the Golden Age</a>, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/joustingchampions" target="_blank">Knights of Mayhem</a>, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knights-of-Valour-Full-Contact-Jousting/331900013594057" target="_blank">Knights of Valour</a>, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Knightsof4Winds" target="_blank">Knights of Four Winds</a> and the <a href="http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/more-events/sherwood-knights-academy/" target="_blank">Sherwood Knights Academy</a>. <br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/03/david-schade-wins-mid-faire-jousting.html" target="_blank">David Schade Wins Mid-Faire Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/02/two-competitive-jousting-tournaments-to.html" target="_blank">Two Competitive Jousting Tournaments to be Held at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/04/the-sherwood-joust-2014-after-words.html" target="_blank">The Sherwood Joust 2014: After Words</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/04/david-schade-wins-sherwood-forest-faire.html" target="_blank">David Schade Wins Sherwood Forest Faire Jousting Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/03/pictures-from-first-day-of-sherwood.html" target="_blank">First Day of the Sherwood Forest Faire Jousting Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/03/sherwood-forest-faire-to-host.html" target="_blank">Sherwood Forest Faire To Host a Competitive Jousting Tournament</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/04/charlie-andrews-wins-sherwood-forest.html" target="_blank">Charlie Andrews Wins the Sherwood Forest Faire Jousting Tournament 2012</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-68111491097922576832015-03-23T12:49:00.000-05:002015-03-31T13:43:11.192-05:00A Video about Mounted Skill at Arms by Rohan Tallit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A short video produced by the Finnish jousting troupe <a href="http://www.rohan.fi/" target="_blank">Rohan Tallit</a> on how to properly perform mounted skill at arms in their troupe and at their tournaments. The demonstration is performed by Jaakko Nuotio, one of the leaders of Rohan Tallit.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jaako Nuotio of the jousting troupe Rohan Tallit (photo by Sipo Foto)</span></div>
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While there is no international standard set of rules for jousting, mounted melee and/or mounted skill at arms, the techniques demonstrated in this video are widely accepted within the jousting community, however, they only specifically apply to those who will be participating in Rohan Tallit's tournaments. Overall, it is a very nicely done informative video, and since the information is presented completely visually, there is no language barrier to learning the techniques.<br />
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The jousting troupe Rohan Tallit will be hosting the Finnish National Championships in jousting and mounted skill at arms on March 28 - 29 at the Rohan Stables, Västanfjärdintie 911, 25830 Västanfjärd, Finland. For more information about this tournament, check out the March 2015 posts on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RohanTallit" target="_blank">Rohan Tallit Facebook page</a>. For more information about the jousting troupe, check out the <a href="http://www.rohan.fi/" target="_blank">Rohan Tallit website</a>.<br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/08/courtly-games-fun-true-melee-and.html" target="_blank">Courtly Games & Fun: True melee and Jousting in Hämeenlinna</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/08/mounted-skill-at-arms-at-festival-of.html" target="_blank">Mounted Skill at Arms at the Festival of the Horse and Drum</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/06/mounted-skill-at-arms-first-round-of.html" target="_blank">Mounted Skill at Arms & the First Round of Jousting at "Times & Epochs 2013"</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-24040028093431142422015-03-16T10:39:00.000-05:002015-03-16T10:39:04.540-05:00The Tournament of St George 2015 to be held at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve in Moscow, Russia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On May 2 - 3, the <a href="http://turnir.moscow/" target="_blank">Tournament of Saint George</a> will be held on the beautiful grounds of the <a href="http://mgomz.com/" target="_blank">Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve</a> in Moscow, Russia. This fifteenth century style competitive jousting tournament will be hosted by <a href="http://ratobor.com/" target="_blank">Ratobor Show</a>, the same group who produced the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Times%20%26%20Epochs%202013%20Tournament" target="_blank">first international jousting tournament in Russia</a> during the Times & Epochs History Festival in 2013, and by jouster/tournament organizer <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Dmitry%20Savchenko" target="_blank">Dmitry Savchenko</a>. Dmitry and Ratobor Show also worked together recently to produce the gorgeous <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/01/christmas-tournament-in-khrabrovo-2015.html" target="_blank">Christmas Tournament in Khrabrovo 2015</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Russian jouster/tournament organizer Dmitry Savchenko and his wife Marina Savchenko <br />
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The Tournament of St George will include seven jousters from four different countries: From Canada, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Steve%20R.%20Gagnon" target="_blank">Steve R. Gagnon</a>; from Germany, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Arne%20Koets" target="_blank">Arne Koets</a>(who was born in the Netherlands, but lives in Germany); from Norway, <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Ivar%20Mauritz-Hansen" target="_blank">Ivar Mauritz-Hansen</a>; and from Russia, Alexei Malinin, Sergey Zhuravlev, Victor Ruchkin and <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Yuri%20Bogunov" target="_blank">Yuri Bogunov</a>.<br />
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The tournament will involve competitions in solid lance jousting, mounted melee and ground fighting with the poleaxe.<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/117496005">Турнир Святого Георгия 2015</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/ratoborshow">RatoborShow</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
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You can find out more about the event on the <a href="http://turnir.moscow/" target="_blank">Tournament of St George website</a> and on the <a href="http://ratobor.com/calendar/turnir-svyatogo-georgiya/" target="_blank">Tournament of St George page</a> on the <a href="http://ratobor.com/" target="_blank">Ratobor Show website</a>.<br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/01/christmas-tournament-in-khrabrovo-2015.html" target="_blank">Christmas Tournament in Khrabrovo 2015</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/09/jousting-at-zhelezny-grad.html" target="_blank">Jousting at Zhelezny Grad 2014</a><br />
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There are several articles about the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Times%20%26%20Epochs%202013%20Tournament" target="_blank">Times & Epochs 2013 Jousting Tournament</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-19457226778104543252015-03-06T14:04:00.000-06:002015-04-08T18:23:05.409-05:00Announcing Lysts on the Lake 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The <a href="http://lystsonthelake2011yearbook.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">first Lysts on the Lake competitive jousting tournament</a> was held in 2011 on the beautiful pecan tree covered grounds of Castleton in Austin, Texas, USA. <br />
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<a href="http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r579/AJoustersWife/Lysts%20On%20The%20Lake%202011/MountedCharge.jpg~original"><img alt="Tournament organizer Steve Hemphill leads the charge of several of the jousters who competed in the original Lysts on the Lake 2011 jousting tournament at Castleton (photo by AzulOx)" src="http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r579/AJoustersWife/Lysts%20On%20The%20Lake%202011/MountedCharge.jpg~original" title="Tournament organizer Steve Hemphill leads the charge of several of the jousters who competed in the original Lysts on the Lake 2011 jousting tournament at Castleton (photo by AzulOx)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Tournament organizer Steve Hemphill leads the charge of several of the jousters who competed in<br />
the original Lysts on the Lake 2011 jousting tournament at Castleton (photo by <a href="http://www.azulox.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">AzulOx</a>)</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/LystsontheLake" target="_blank">Lysts on the Lake</a> has been held every year since then, but at different locations. You can read about the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Lysts%20on%20the%20Lake" target="_blank">Lysts on the Lake tournaments from 2012 onward</a> on <i>The Jousting Life</i> website. (<i>The Jousting Life</i> was created in February of 2012 and did not exist when the first Lysts on the Lake was held. However, there is a separate <a href="http://lystsonthelake2011yearbook.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lysts on the Lake 2011 site</a>.)<br />
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The Lysts on the Lake tournaments are open to all qualified equestrian competitors (check the <a href="http://www.aplaisance.com/rules.html" target="_blank">Rules Page</a> for details). Participants can choose to compete in either the overall tournament(which consists of three competitions: jousting, 'la Chasse' [a type of mounted skill at arms course] and mounted melee) or they may choose to compete in either or both of the la Chasse and mounted melee competitions. <br />
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There will also be two foot combat competitions. There will be a <a href="http://www.aplaisance.com/rules.html#deed" target="_blank">Deed of Arms</a> consisting of combat with the knightly weapons of sword, axe and spear in accordance with the rules of the <a href="http://www.therionarms.com/misc/Dekoven-Concord-Rev-1a.pdf" target="_blank">Dekovan Concord</a>, and a <a href="http://www.aplaisance.com/rules.html#bloss" target="_blank">Blossfechten Tournament</a> which recreates the medieval judicial duel where two opponents fight with matching weapons.<br />
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Anyone who does not wish to compete, but who would like to participate in other ways, can <a href="http://www.aplaisance.com/registration.html" target="_blank">register</a> to volunteer as ground crew.<br />
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This year's <a href="http://www.texasjoust.com/" target="_blank">Lysts on the Lake</a> will be held April 24 - 26, 2015, in Austin, Texas, USA, and this year the event will return to the site where it first took place in 2011, the lovely lands of Castleton.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lysts on the Lake 2015 Returns (video by a'Plaisance)</span></div>
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You can learn more about the Lysts on the Lakes competitive jousting tournaments by checking out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LystsontheLake" target="_blank">Lysts on the Lake Facebook page</a>.<br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/jim-myers-wins-lysts-on-lake-2014_19.html" target="_blank">Jim Myers Wins Lysts on the Lake 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/04/an-interview-with-jouster-jeffrey.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Jouster Jeffrey Basham, Winner of Lysts on the Lake 2013</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/05/charlie-andrews-wins-more-than-just.html" target="_blank">Charlie Andrews Wins More Than Just Another Tournament at Lysts on the Lake 2012</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-50633874062959236452015-03-04T13:20:00.000-06:002015-03-24T21:49:03.563-05:00David Schade Wins Mid-Faire Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For the past several years, <a href="http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/" target="_blank">Sherwood Forest Faire</a> in Paige, Texas, USA, has substituted an actual competitive jousting tournament in place of their usual jousting show during the last weekend of the faire. However this year, Sherwood Forest Faire is hosting two competitive jousting tournaments during its run, one during the fourth weekend(mid-faire) and one during the eighth and final weekend.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/DavidSchade-EddieRigney-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsksoboedn.jpg~original"><img alt="David Schade jousts Eddie Rigney during the mid-faire jousting tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/DavidSchade-EddieRigney-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsksoboedn.jpg~original" title="David Schade jousts Eddie Rigney during the mid-faire jousting tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015 (photo by GRHook Photo)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">David Schade jousts Robbie Hubbard</span><span style="text-align: left;"> during the mid-faire jousting tournament at </span><br />
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Sherwood Forest Faire 2015 (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)</span></div>
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Sherwood's Mid-faire Jousting Tournament was held this past weekend, February 28 - March 1. Eight competitors from five different jousting organizations took to the list field, and after two days of competition, David Schade, leader of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NewRidersOfTheGoldenAge" target="_blank">New Riders of the Golden Age</a>, was the winner of the tournament. David rode the jousting horse Abraham, a six year old Percheron gelding, throughout the tournament.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/DavidSchade-onAbraham-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zps9xqcsgvb.jpg~original"><img alt="David Schade, Tournament Winner, Mid-faire Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/DavidSchade-onAbraham-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zps9xqcsgvb.jpg~original" title="David Schade, Tournament Winner, Mid-faire Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015 (photo by GRHook Photo)" width="375" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">David Schade on the jousting horse Abraham, Tournament Winners, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Mid-faire Jousting Tournament at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015 (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)</span></div>
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The tournament consisted of six sessions of jousting: a qualifying session(noon Saturday), four sessions of jousting competition(Saturday, 2pm & 4pm and Sunday, Noon & 2pm), and a Finals session(Sunday, 4pm). The qualifying session was used to examine the horsemanship, jousting skill and general safety of those wishing to compete in the tournament. The sessions of jousting competition included three to four matches between pairs of qualified competitors. The Finals session was to feature the top two jousters from the previous four competitive sessions in an extended final match to determine the tournament winner.<br />
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Points within each match were awarded in the following fashion: a solid hit against a legal target(above the waist, below the head) earned 1 point, a lance broken against a legal target earned 5 points, and unhorsing your opponent by striking him in a legal target area earned 10 points. The jouster with the highest number of points after four passes won the match. If the points were tied after four passes, additional passes were run until there was a winner.<br />
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Once each match was over, the points earned during the match were irrelevant, and only the number of matches won was used to determine the ranking of the jousters.<br />
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The list of jousters who competed in Sherwood's Mid-faire Jousting Tournament included:<br />
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From the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NewRidersOfTheGoldenAge" target="_blank">New Riders of the Golden Age</a> (the home team):<br />
David Schade, leader of the troupe, colors red & gold, stage name "Sir William"<br />
Mark Desmond, colors blue, black & silver, stage name "Sir Marcus"<br />
Harry Bouchard, colors red, green & silver, stage name "Sir Henry Darling"<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-onDaisy-Brabant-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zps2wgv35a9.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond on the jousting horse Daisy, a Brabant mare (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-onDaisy-Brabant-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zps2wgv35a9.jpg~original" height="390" title="Mark Desmond on the jousting horse Daisy, a Brabant mare (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/HarryBouchard-onMarcus-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpslfydlkzb.jpg~original"><img alt="Harry Bouchard on the jousting horse Marcus, a Percheron gelding (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/HarryBouchard-onMarcus-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpslfydlkzb.jpg~original" height="390" title="Harry Bouchard on the jousting horse Marcus, a Percheron gelding (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Left: Mark Desmond on the Brabant mare jousting horse Daisy (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)<br />
Right: Harry Bouchard on the Percheron gelding jousting horse Marcus (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)</span></div>
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From the <a href="http://www.knightsofmayhem.com/" target="_blank">Knights of Mayhem</a>:<br />
Charlie Andrews, leader of the troupe, sporting yellow feathers on his helm, stage name "Prince Kyllem Awl"<br />
Robbie Hubbard, sporting various borrowed colors, stage name "Sir Michael"<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/RobbieHubbard-onArthur-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsdqho12h4.jpg~original"><img alt="Robbie Hubbard on the Percheron gelding jousting horse Arthur r(Arthur is wearing Eddie Rigney's caparison) (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/RobbieHubbard-onArthur-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsdqho12h4.jpg~original" height="390" title="Robbie Hubbard on the Percheron gelding jousting horse Arthur(Arthur is wearing Eddie Rigney's caparison) (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a><a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/CharlieAndrews-onJaegermeister-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsx4jo0ihn.jpg~original"><img alt="Charlie Andrews on the Belgian gelding jousting horse Jaegermeister (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/CharlieAndrews-onJaegermeister-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsx4jo0ihn.jpg~original" height="390" title="Charlie Andrews on the Belgian gelding jousting horse Jaegermeister (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Left: Robbie Hubbard on the Percheron jousting horse Arthur (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)<br />
Right: Charlie Andrews on the Belgian jousting horse Jaegermeister (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)</span></div>
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From the faire's own <a href="http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/more-events/sherwood-knights-academy/" target="_blank">Sherwood Knights Academy</a>:<br />
Joshua Warren, colors red, black & white, stage name "Lord Arcadia"<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/JoshuaWarren-onMercy-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsyanctjun.jpg~original"><img alt="Joshua Warren on the Percheron jousting horse Mercy (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/JoshuaWarren-onMercy-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsyanctjun.jpg~original" title="Joshua Warren on the Percheron jousting horse Mercy (photo by GRHook Photo)" width="450" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Joshua Warren on the Percheron jousting horse Mercy (photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)</span></div>
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From the <a href="http://www.knightsofvalour.ca/" target="_blank">Knights of Valour</a>:<br />
Eddie Rigney, colors pink & white, nickname "The Hitman"<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/IMG_5641-EddieRigney-onSkullCrusher-Sherwood2015-byTJL_zps7rwvaqgo.jpg~original"><img alt="Eddie Rigney on the Percheron jousting horse Skull Crusher (photo by The Jousting Life)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/IMG_5641-EddieRigney-onSkullCrusher-Sherwood2015-byTJL_zps7rwvaqgo.jpg~original" height="390" title="Eddie Rigney on the Percheron jousting horse Skull Crusher (photo by The Jousting Life)" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Eddie Rigney on the Percheron jousting horse Skull Crusher<br />
(photo by The Jousting Life)</span></div>
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From the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Knightsof4Winds" target="_blank">Knights of Four Winds</a>:<br />
Dustin Stephens, colors green, black & gold<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/DustinStephens-onSampson-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zps1r3cuvcp.jpg~original"><img alt="Dustin Stephens on the Belgian jousting horse Sampson (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/DustinStephens-onSampson-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zps1r3cuvcp.jpg~original" height="390" title="Dustin Stephens on the Belgian jousting horse Sampson (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Dustin Stephens on the Belgian jousting horse Sampson<br />
(photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)</span></div>
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Although many of the jousters used stage names during the tournament, the competition was real.<br />
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Unfortunately, the Four Winds jouster Dustin Stephens was disqualified during the first day of competition for being unable to get the horse he was riding to consistently canter the length of the tilt. Horses do have minds of their own and can sometimes decide that they just don't feel like jousting at the moment.<br />
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The remaining jousters gave the audience quite a few thrills and spills throughout the tournament. On the first day of competition, Mark Desmond and Charlie Andrews managed to unhorse each another, not once, but twice. During their first match together, they were both competing for ranking points, and in their second pass, they had a dramatic double unhorsing. (Both the first and second pass are shown in the video below)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jousting - 1st Session, Double Unhorsing, Mark Desmond & Charlie Andrews, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Sherwood Forest Faire (video by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCznYCeA7S0G_zFdU55K1KnA" target="_blank">The Jousting Life</a>)</span></div>
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After they came off their horses, both jousters still had one foot caught in the stirrup, as you can see in the still photo below:<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-DblUnhorse-Sherwood2015-byPamelaMorgan_zpsojgnlnap.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right) with their feet caught in their stirrups (photo by Pamela Morgan Photography)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-DblUnhorse-Sherwood2015-byPamelaMorgan_zpsojgnlnap.jpg~original" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right) with their feet caught in their stirrups (photo by Pamela Morgan Photography)" width="550" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right) with their feet caught in their stirrups<br />
(photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PamelaMorganPhotography" target="_blank">Pamela Morgan Photography</a>)</span></div>
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If you watch the video closely, you can see that Charlie was actually dragged along the ground by his horse Jaegermeister, which, according to Charlie, was absolutely terrifying. For a few seconds, he seriously thought he was going to die. Fortunately, Jaegermeister was stopped fairly quickly, and neither Charlie nor Mark was seriously hurt. Both were ready to continue jousting within a couple of minutes, and after completing their fourth pass, Charlie had won the match.<br />
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When they faced each other again during the next session of jousting, only Mark was competing for ranking points. Charlie had enthusiastically agreed to take the place of disqualified jouster Dustin Stephens in order for Mark to have someone to joust against. During the fourth pass of the match, Charlie and Mark again unhorsed one another. There is <a href="http://youtu.be/m5c4OilBLlw" target="_blank">video of the second double unhorsing</a> on The Jousting Life's YouTube channel. However, photographer Gary R. Hook of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a> was kind enough to share this spectacular sequence of photos documenting the pair's second double unhorsing. (Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.)<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse1-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsizbkqtvk.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 1 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse1-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsizbkqtvk.jpg~original" height="170" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 1 (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse2-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsb3kf0m5w.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 2 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse2-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsb3kf0m5w.jpg~original" height="170" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 2 (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse3-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zps85eor6n2.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 3 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse3-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zps85eor6n2.jpg~original" height="170" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 3 (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse4-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsf08mnbyo.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 4 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse4-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsf08mnbyo.jpg~original" height="170" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 4 (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse5-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsq4mrbh8k.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 5 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse5-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsq4mrbh8k.jpg~original" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 5 (photo by GRHook Photo)" width="550" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse6-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpslkyhlazs.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 6 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse6-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpslkyhlazs.jpg~original" height="170" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 6 (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse7-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpse6vhwkmr.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 7 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse7-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpse6vhwkmr.jpg~original" height="170" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 7 (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse8-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpstovs8j2d.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 8 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse8-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpstovs8j2d.jpg~original" height="170" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 8 (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a> <a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse9-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsiooodqve.jpg~original"><img alt="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 9 (photo by GRHook Photo)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/Sherwood2015-1/MarkDesmond-CharlieAndrews-unhorse9-Feb28-Sherwood2015-byGRHookPhoto_zpsiooodqve.jpg~original" height="170" title="Mark Desmond(left) and Charlie Andrews(right), double unhorsing sequence 9 (photo by GRHook Photo)" /></a></div>
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This time, since Mark was in the lead coming into the fourth pass, he was the winner of the match.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mark Desmond on the jousting horse Daisy</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrHookPhoto" target="_blank">GRHook Photo</a>)</span></div>
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There were also several single unhorsings during the tournament. Sherwood's own<a href="http://youtu.be/cIDRHsqq4ko" target="_blank"> Joshua Warren was unhorsed by Charlie Andrews</a> late in the first day, and then again by David Schade early in the second day of competition. In the video below, you can see that Joshua was having trouble with his horse and had swung his lance far to the side. However David could not see that Joshua was having trouble and hit him solidly in the grand guard, unhorsing him. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jousting - 3rd Session, 1st Match, David Schade unhorses Joshua Warren </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015 (video by The Jousting Life)</span></div>
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It is an accepted practice that a jouster can swing his lance far off target to indicate that he is having trouble and is asking for a mercy pass (i.e. not to be hit). However, it is understood that due to the extremely limited visibility through a jousting helm, the opposing jouster cannot always see that the first jouster has asked for a mercy pass. Therefore it is also understood that asking for a mercy pass does not always mean that you will receive it. Just one of the reasons that, despite taking every reasonable precaution, jousting is still a dangerous sport. <br />
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After the second unhorsing, during which he landed badly on his face, Joshua chose to withdraw from the competition due to injury.<br />
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The second day of joust competition saw Harry Bouchard unhorsed three times during the same session. He was unhorsed twice by Charlie Andrews during the four passes of their match, and was later unhorsed a third time during his match against Robbie Hubbard. When asked how he felt about being unhorsed three times, Harry responded:<br />
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"I don't mind at all. I will eat as much dirt as it takes until I get better." </blockquote>
His persistence paid off. In the next session of jousting, Harry managed to win his match against Eddie Rigney.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Harry Bouchard unhorsed, 2015 Sherwood Forest Faire Jousting Tournament 1 <br />
(video by The Jousting Life)</span></div>
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Going into the Finals, David Schade was clearly the top competitor so far, having won all of his matches. However, who the second jouster in the finals should be was not clear. Mark Desmond and Charlie Andrews had earned the same number of ranking points, both having won all but one of their matches. Therefore, it was decided to hold two matches during the Finals. The first match would consist of four passes between Mark and Charlie to see which of them could earn the right to face David in the final extended match(six passes) which would determine the tournament winner.<br />
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During the first pass of the first match, Charlie managed to unhorse Mark, putting Charlie in the lead, both in terms of the match and in terms of unhorsings between the two of them. Although Mark managed to resist another near unhorsing during their second pass and to break his lance against Charlie during the fourth pass, it was not enough to overcome Charlie's initial lead. Charlie won the match, putting Mark in third place, and earning Charlie the right to face David Schade in the final match.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jousting - Finals, Mark Desmond unhorsed by Charlie Andrews, 1st Pass, Sherwood Forest Faire <br />
(video by The Jousting Life)</span></div>
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Charlie and David had actually faced each other once before during the tournament, and David had won that match 16 to 12. The weather, which had been freezing cold all day, turned wet during the Finals, when rain began to fall. The conditions were truly miserable. However, both jousters were still eager to try their mettle against one another one last time. And after six cold, wet passes, and with a score of 18 - 13, David Schade won the match, and by doing so, won the tournament – much to his surprise.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jousting - Finals, David Schade & Charlie Andrews, 6th Pass, Sherwood Forest Faire<br />
(video by The Jousting Life)</span></div>
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You can see many of the jousting passes from the mid-faire tournament on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMKKLmXzCPje3AaCbPbNsohldDAgLlKfQ" target="_blank">2015 Sherwood Forest Faire Jousting Tournament 1 playlist</a> included on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCznYCeA7S0G_zFdU55K1KnA" target="_blank">The Jousting Life's YouTube channel</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">2015 Sherwood Forest Faire Jousting Tournament 1 playlist (videos by The Jousting Life)</span></div>
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There is, of course, a second competitive jousting tournament coming up the last weekend of the faire, March 28 - 29, where the jousters will get a second chance to compete and possibly win. To learn more about the faire and its various events, check out the <a href="http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/" target="_blank">Sherwood Forest Faire website</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodforestfaire" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. You can also follow these links to find out more about the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NewRidersOfTheGoldenAge" target="_blank">New Riders of the Golden Age</a>, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/joustingchampions" target="_blank">Knights of Mayhem</a>, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knights-of-Valour-Full-Contact-Jousting/331900013594057" target="_blank">Knights of Valour</a>, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Knightsof4Winds" target="_blank">Knights of Four Winds</a> and the <a href="http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/more-events/sherwood-knights-academy/" target="_blank">Sherwood Knights Academy</a>. <br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/02/two-competitive-jousting-tournaments-to.html" target="_blank">Two Competitive Jousting Tournaments to be Held at Sherwood Forest Faire 2015</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/04/the-sherwood-joust-2014-after-words.html" target="_blank">The Sherwood Joust 2014: After Words</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/04/david-schade-wins-sherwood-forest-faire.html" target="_blank">David Schade Wins Sherwood Forest Faire Jousting Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/03/pictures-from-first-day-of-sherwood.html" target="_blank">First Day of the Sherwood Forest Faire Jousting Tournament 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/03/sherwood-forest-faire-to-host.html" target="_blank">Sherwood Forest Faire To Host a Competitive Jousting Tournament</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/04/charlie-andrews-wins-sherwood-forest.html" target="_blank">Charlie Andrews Wins the Sherwood Forest Faire Jousting Tournament 2012</a><br />
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<i>Correction: Information about one of the disqualified jousters was removed as per his request.</i><br />
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Jouster and tournament organizer <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Steve%20Hemphill" target="_blank">Steve Hemphill</a> is best known for the series of <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Lysts%20on%20the%20Lake" target="_blank">Lysts on the Lake</a> competitive jousting tournaments that his company <a href="http://www.aplaisance.com/" target="_blank">a'Plaisance</a> organizes. However, he also is an experienced video producer and has recently published a new video that attempts to answer the question,"What is Jousting?"<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">What is Jousting? (video by <a href="http://www.aplaisance.com/" target="_blank">a'Plaisance</a>)</span></div>
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The next <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LystsontheLake" target="_blank">Lysts on the Lake competitive jousting tournament</a> will be held April 24 - 26, 2015, in Austin, Texas, USA. <br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/Vamplate-SteveHemphill-onTinkerbell-Lysts2011-PhotoCVS.jpg~original"><img alt="Steve Hemphill on his jousting horse Tinkerbell during the first Lysts on the Lake competitive jousting tournament in 2011 (photo by Christopher Vaughn Strever)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/Vamplate-SteveHemphill-onTinkerbell-Lysts2011-PhotoCVS.jpg~original" title="Steve Hemphill on his jousting horse Tinkerbell during the first Lysts on the Lake competitive jousting tournament in 2011 (photo by Christopher Vaughn Strever)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Steve Hemphill on his jousting horse Tinkerbell during the first Lysts on the Lake competitive jousting tournament in 2011 (photo by Christopher Vaughn Strever)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/05/jim-myers-wins-lysts-on-lake-2014_19.html" target="_blank">Jim Myers Wins Lysts on the Lake 2014</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2014/04/an-interview-with-jouster-jeffrey.html" target="_blank">An Interview with Jouster Jeffrey Basham, Winner of Lysts on the Lake 2013</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/05/charlie-andrews-wins-more-than-just.html" target="_blank">Charlie Andrews Wins More Than Just Another Tournament at Lysts on the Lake 2012</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/02/charlie-andrews-and-steve-hemphill.html" target="_blank">Charlie Andrews and Steve Hemphill Cross Lances in the Joust</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401228405713001327.post-78996419614492374092015-02-25T13:06:00.000-06:002015-02-26T17:00:43.342-06:00Sarah Hay Wins Grail of Chivalry at Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is not the first time that Australian jouster <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Sarah%20Hay" target="_blank">Sarah Hay</a> has won a jousting tournament, she has actually won several national and international tournaments around the world. However, it is the first time that she or any woman has won the tournament championship Grail of Chivalry prize at the <a href="http://www.jousting.co.nz/Content_2.aspx" target="_blank">Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament</a>. <br />
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Throughout the tournament, Sarah's equestrian partner was the appendix (quarter horse/thoroughbred) gelding PJ. PJ belongs to tournament organizer and leader of the <a href="http://www.jousting.co.nz/home.aspx" target="_blank">Order of the Boar</a> jousting troupe, Callum Forbes. PJ has been ridden in the Harcourt Park Jousting Tournament since 2005, and this is the second time that PJ has carried a rider to the overall championship of the tournament. <br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/SarahHay-lance-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zps6i0qpofa.jpg~original"><img alt="Sarah Hay riding the appendix gelding PJ during the Grail of Chivalry joust at Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/SarahHay-lance-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zps6i0qpofa.jpg~original" title="Sarah Hay riding the appendix gelding PJ during the Grail of Chivalry joust at Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Sarah Hay riding the appendix gelding PJ during the Grail of Chivalry joust at </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament 2015 (photo by <a href="http://atphoto.pixieset.com/2015boar/" target="_blank">ATPhoto</a>)</span></div>
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There are actually quite a few women who compete in jousting, and as in most equestrian sports, there is no distinction between male and female competitors. However, Sarah is probably the most active woman in the sport of jousting. She regularly competes in tournaments not only in her home country of Australia and its neighbor New Zealand, but also in Europe (Belgium, Denmark, France and Poland) and North America (Canada and USA). <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sarah Hay during the awards ceremony at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Gene Alcock)</span></div>
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Jousting tournaments usually include several competitions based on various skills within the overall tournament. The number and style of these competitions can vary from tournament to tournament. During the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/02/canadian-dale-gienow-wins-new-zealands.html" target="_blank">previous Harcourt Park Jousting Tournament</a>, which was held in 2013, there were three competitions: jousting, mounted melee and mounted skill at arms(MSA). Sarah won the jousting competition, but did not do as well in the other competitions and so ended up earning second place overall. However, this year, due to her consistent achievements across all four of the competitions that made up the 2015 tournament (jousting, mounted melee, MSA, armour), she earned the title of tournament champion.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/SarahHay-AndrewMcKinnon-HarcourtPark2015-byGeneAlcock-2-ed2_zpsapsyzss0.jpg~original"><img alt="Sarah Hay(left) breaks not just the frangible tip of her lance, but the solid base of the lance all the way down to her hand in a strike against Andrew McKinnon(right) during the jousting competition at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Gene Alcock)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/SarahHay-AndrewMcKinnon-HarcourtPark2015-byGeneAlcock-2-ed2_zpsapsyzss0.jpg~original" title="Sarah Hay(left) breaks not just the frangible tip of her lance, but the solid base of the lance all the way down to her hand in a strike against Andrew McKinnon(right) during the jousting competition at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Gene Alcock)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Sarah Hay(left) breaks not just the frangible tip of her lance, but the solid base of the lance all the way down to her hand in a strike against Andrew McKinnon(right) during the jousting competition at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Gene Alcock)</span></div>
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/SarahHay-unk-melee-HarcourtPark2015-byGeneAlcock_zpsbelbadu4.jpg~original" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sarah Hay seems to be enjoying herself as she fights Rhiannon Forbes during the mounted melee at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Gene Alcock)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/SarahHay-unk-melee-HarcourtPark2015-byGeneAlcock_zpsbelbadu4.jpg~original" title="Sarah Hay seems to be enjoying herself as she fights Rhiannon Forbes during the mounted melee at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Gene Alcock)" width="350" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Left: Sarah Hay seems to be enjoying herself as she fights Rhiannon Forbes during the mounted melee at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Gene Alcock)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Right: Sarah Hay, riding the appendix gelding PJ, takes aim at the rings during the MSA competition at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by <a href="http://atphoto.pixieset.com/2015boar/" target="_blank">ATPhoto</a>)</span><br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/SarahHay-HarcourtPark2015-byKatherineMcwade-ed_zps9sfuwloi.jpg~original" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sarah Hay wears her 14th century jousting armour and carries her personalized ecranche (jousting shield) while appendix gelding PJ wears a chamfron (face armour) in one of Sarah's heraldic colors and a caparison displaying Sarah's coat of arms during Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Katherine McWade)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/SarahHay-HarcourtPark2015-byKatherineMcwade-ed_zps9sfuwloi.jpg~original" title="Sarah Hay wears her 14th century jousting armour and carries her personalized ecranche (jousting shield) while appendix gelding PJ wears a chamfron (face armour) in one of Sarah's heraldic colors and a caparison displaying Sarah's coat of arms during Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Katherine McWade)" width="220" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Left: Sarah Hay wears her 14th century jousting armour and carries her personalized ecranche (jousting shield) while appendix gelding PJ wears a chamfron (face armour) in one of Sarah's heraldic colors and a caparison displaying Sarah's coat of arms during Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by Katherine McWade)</span><br />
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As for the winners of the four competitions that were included in the overall tournament:<br />
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The <b>jousting competition</b> was won by <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Gunnar%20Cederberg" target="_blank">Gunnar Cederberg</a> of Sweden, who also earned second place in the overall tournament. Quite an accomplishment considering this was his first time competing at Harcourt Park.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/GunnarCederberg-LDaleWalter-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto-2_zpsadshgmxz.jpg~original"><img alt="Gunnar Cederberg(left) jousts L Dale Walter(right) at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/GunnarCederberg-LDaleWalter-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto-2_zpsadshgmxz.jpg~original" title="Gunnar Cederberg(left) jousts L Dale Walter(right) at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Gunnar Cederberg(left) jousts L Dale Walter(right) at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by <a href="http://atphoto.pixieset.com/2015boar/" target="_blank">ATPhoto</a>)</span></div>
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The <b>mounted melee competition</b> was won by Australian jouster <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Andrew%20McKinnon" target="_blank">Andrew McKinnon</a> who was riding the Order of the Boar's well-known <a href="https://www.facebook.com/charlie.warhorse" target="_blank">Charlie Warhorse</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/AndrewMcKinnon-onCharlieWarhorse-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zpslrcr0eet.jpg~original"><img alt="Andrew McKinnon riding Charlie Warhorse during Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/AndrewMcKinnon-onCharlieWarhorse-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zpslrcr0eet.jpg~original" title="Andrew McKinnon riding Charlie Warhorse during Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" width="340" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Andrew McKinnon riding Charlie Warhorse during Harcourt Park 2015<br />
(photo by <a href="http://atphoto.pixieset.com/2015boar/" target="_blank">ATPhoto</a>)</span></div>
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The <b>mounted skill at arms competition</b> was won by New Zealand's own John King. This was John's second time winning the MSA competition at Harcourt Park, since he also won it during the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/02/canadian-dale-gienow-wins-new-zealands.html" target="_blank">previous 2013 tournament</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/JohnKing-rings1-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zps0rcakija.jpg~original"><img alt="John King tilting at the rings during the MSA competition at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/JohnKing-rings1-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zps0rcakija.jpg~original" title="John King tilting at the rings during the MSA competition at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" width="340" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">John King tilting at the rings during the MSA competition at Harcourt Park 2015<br />
(photo by <a href="http://atphoto.pixieset.com/2015boar/" target="_blank">ATPhoto</a>)</span></div>
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Since this year's tournament was designed around a 14th century joust, there was also an <b>armour competition</b> based on the quality of the 14th century jousting armour worn by the competitors. Aspects considered in the competition included the overall look of the armour and accessories, the workmanship of its construction and its historical accuracy. Australian jousters <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Sarah%20Hay" target="_blank">Sarah Hay</a> and <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Rod%20Walker" target="_blank">Rod Walker</a> tied for first place.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/RodWalker-armour-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zpsxkdhqtgp.jpg~original"><img alt="Rod Walker walks the list field in his 14th century armour during Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/RodWalker-armour-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zpsxkdhqtgp.jpg~original" title="Rod Walker walks the list field in his 14th century armour during Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Rod Walker walks the list field in his 14th century armour during Harcourt Park 2015<br />
(photo by <a href="http://atphoto.pixieset.com/2015boar/" target="_blank">ATPhoto</a>)</span></div>
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Rod was featured in a <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/02/fourteenth-century-style-jousting-at.html" target="_blank">previous article</a> about Harcourt Park because of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rod.walker.520/media_set?set=a.24281634515.31713.593319515&type=3" target="_blank">photo documentation</a> he shared of the creation of his 14th century kit. Unfortunately, the armour competition was the only competition that Rod was able to participate in during Harcourt Park 2015. He was badly injured during a pre-tournament practice, and though he was able to attend the tournament, he was not well enough to ride in it. This is not the first time that Rod has been injured at Harcourt Park. During the <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/02/canadian-dale-gienow-wins-new-zealands.html" target="_blank">previous tournament in 2013</a>, Rod injured his knee during the jousting and again during the mounted melee. After the second injury, he wisely chose to withdraw from the 2013 tournament. <br />
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Since Rod was unable to compete, New Zealand jouster John King's son, Glen King stepped up and rode in Rod's place in the joust. This was Glen's very first jousting tournament, and according to tournament organizer Callum Forbes, Glen did "really well", managing to tie with Sarah Hay for second place in the mounted skill at arms competition.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/GlenKing-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zpsc9a8jjs4.jpg~original"><img alt="Glen King competing in his first jousting tournament at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/GlenKing-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto_zpsc9a8jjs4.jpg~original" title="Glen King competing in his first jousting tournament at Harcourt Park 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Glen King competing in his first jousting tournament at Harcourt Park 2015<br />
(photo by <a href="http://atphoto.pixieset.com/2015boar/" target="_blank">ATPhoto</a>)</span></div>
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Other jousters who competed in this year's tournament included Anders Fernstedt of Sweden, Vikki Subritzky of New Zealand and L Dale Walter of USA.<br />
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After the tournament, organizer <a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/search/label/Callum%20Forbes" target="_blank">Callum Forbes</a> stated that this was to be the last Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament. The event will continue, but under a new name, Harcourt Park Festival of History, which will include not only the medieval time period, but also other historical periods as well. Of course, the Grail of Chivalry Jousting Tournament will remain a featured part of the festival.<br />
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<a href="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/CallumForbes-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto-2_zpsbgncriiz.jpg~original"><img alt="Callum Forbes, tournament organizer of the Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" src="http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/TheJoustingLife/2015-JoustingTournaments/HarcourtPark2015/CallumForbes-HarcourtPark2015-byATPhoto-2_zpsbgncriiz.jpg~original" title="Callum Forbes, tournament organizer of the Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament 2015 (photo by ATPhoto)" width="500" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Callum Forbes, tournament organizer of the Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament 2015 (photo by <a href="http://atphoto.pixieset.com/2015boar/" target="_blank">ATPhoto</a>)</span></div>
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Many thanks to Gene Alcock, Katherine McWade and professional photographer Andrew Turner of ATPhoto for allowing the use of their photos. You can find out more about Andrew's work on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/ATPhoto/360831600709797" target="_blank">ATPhoto Facebook page</a>, and you can see and purchase photos from both the 2015 and 2013 Harcourt Park events on his <a href="http://atphoto.pixieset.com/2015boar/" target="_blank">ATPhoto website</a>.<br />
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Related articles:<br />
<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2015/02/fourteenth-century-style-jousting-at.html" target="_blank">Fourteenth Century Style Jousting at the Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament 2015</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/02/canadian-dale-gienow-wins-new-zealands.html" target="_blank">Canadian Dale Gienow Wins New Zealand's Harcourt Park 2013 World Invitational Jousting Tournament</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2012/04/female-jouster-saray-hay-wins-full-tilt.html" target="_blank">Female Jouster, Sarah Hay, Wins Full Tilt International Jousting Tournament 2012</a><br />
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<a href="http://informative%20video%20of%20the%202013%20%22harcourt%20park%20world%20invitational%20jousting%20tournament%22/" target="_blank">Informative Video of the 2013 Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thejoustinglife.com/2013/02/video-from-harcourt-park-2013-world.html" target="_blank">Video from Harcourt Park 2013 World Invitational Jousting Tournament</a><br />
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Articles about Harcourt Park Jousting Tournament from other news sources:<br />
<i>Radio New Zealand News</i>: <a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/266745/medieval-merriment-comes-to-upper-hutt" target="_blank">"Medieval merriment comes to Upper Hutt"</a><br />
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<i>The Dominion Post</i>: <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/66476091/Medieval-merriment-in-Upper-Hutt">"Medieval Merriment in Upper Hutt"</a><br />
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<i>The Dominion Post</i>: <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/66342721/Jousters-at-the-ready-to-do-battle" target="_blank">"Jousters at the Ready to Do Battle"</a><br />
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<i>The Dominion Post</i>: <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/upper-hutt-leader/65253149/Jousting-tournament-returns-to-Harcourt-Park" target="_blank">"Jousting Tournament Returns to Harcourt Park"</a><br />
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