#1 He-man Sport
 

This is for the professed super jocks here. Waters, Archaea, cougjunkie; anyone else? I've decided the no. 1 he-man sport is jousting.

http://www.classicalfencing.com/articles/shock.php

If you don't joust you're all talk.

Jousting would be cool and lots of fun, but I'm man enough to admit that these days it would be tougher for me to do it than when I was 21.

I am all for jousting, but i want to use real swords and no armor, man up and fight to the death.

The article says jousting to the death is illegal; I like how the author said it in a way that he felt that is unfortunate.

I'm disappointed you think jousting is done with swords. It's done with lances. And of course armor and shields are part of the whole show.

In light of the fact it's illegal to try to kill someone you aim your lance for the shield, try to miss the head, as he put it, and just try to unhorse your oppoent. In combat you would aim for the head and try to miss the shield.

Apparently there's skill required to avoid unhorsing yourself even when you score a direct hit, because for every action there is an opposite reaction.

We did this on donkeys with trash can tops and brooms in Mexico. It was loads of fun because you never knew if the rider would stay on long enough to make contact. It was hilarious.

Jousting hurts. I'm not he-man enough to do it at my age.

Aha. So you've been to the show at Ex Calibur?

I haven't. This may not surprise you but I'm not a big fan of Las Vegas.

After I wrote "the show" I realized I should hve written "the tradition and the discipline" instead of the show.

Is anybody surprised by your disdain for our lovely city of Vegas?

Don't worry. I meant that as a joke.

I know.

Truth is I have many times had to endure Vegas and probably am not through doing so.