Knights of Valour: Full Contact Jousting

For the past two years at Agribition, the Knights of Valour have performed a jousting tournament to the delight of the crowd. This isn't just a show, however, this is real jousting (and I thought trying on the armor was cool!)

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[DanielTorres-eepl]

Watching two men ride on horses towards each other and just basically explode when they hit each other is surreal

[Se-dush]

These medieval sports are underrated... I'd rather pay tickets to watch this than a ball being kicked around.

[blitz]

I love the idea of how jousting came about as a sport.

"Hey William? You know how we ride really hard at an enemy with our lances and then completely demolish them with the force of the blow? What if we did that against eachother for fun?"

[danielawesome]

1960: "In the future, we'll have flying cars."

The 21st century:

[josephbasilio]

awesome black smiths have reason to live again

[Whoami]

I love how something that was a sport hundreds of years ago is still practiced today with such little alteration in the sport.

There is something beautiful about that.

[leviathan]

Women: i still dont get why we live longer than men :/
Men: FOR

[ghostknight]

Medieval tournaments weren't just about Jousting (even when it was the main event). There was also sword duels, archery, horse racing and other minor fighting contests... It was also a chance for smiths to offer their craft and services, and for trovadours to make some name of themselves with songs and poetry. We must bring all that's back, making it massive once again.

[napolien]

2:04 you see this Hollywood, DID YOU SEE THIS HOLLYWOOD.

[DeNihility]

If this sport gets as big as mainstream sports, oh boy that'd be epic.

[datubangkas]

2:11 typical RPG moment when a low level character finds some high level loot.

[SoakieCat]

Football player: owie I twisted my ankwle UwU
Jouster: B O N K

[glabnarshartosis]

This is 1000x cooler than any other sport combined. These guys are beasts.

[yyangcn]

Delivered couched lance damage!
Speed bonus: +100%
Delivered 120 damage.
You have improved your proficiency in Polearms to 200.
Shane knocked unconscious by Tyler.
You got 24 experience.


(Update: It's so weird to see your own comment blowing up after two years. By the way, anyone else enjoying Bannerlord right now?)

[xtrucky]

"smaks her with a sword"
*giggles*
harder Sir Daddy

[thefaceofawsomeness]

I generally hate sports, but this I could watch.

[whitesimurgh]

It's beautiful that these guys are reviving such a great tradition!

[whistle]

In early Qing dynasty we Chinese army wore padded armour (a type of composite armour looked like your Brigandine or Gambeson) which was made of cotton, boiled leather and a few iron plates, fixing by some brass rivets. However, it was not good enough to protect soldiers from attacks, the only improvement was that soldiers could keep warm in north part of China during the winter. On the contrary, after centuries of exploration, you guys mastered advanced metallurgical techniques and finally forged the masterpiece—the plate armour. I must admit you guys are wonderful, no wonder you guys rise from the Dark Age.

[ericoftheotherworld]

That chick wanted that Knights lance for sure lol.

[satriaamiluhur]

"a knight in shining armor is a man who's never had his metal truly tested"