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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
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.
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Aha. So you've been to the show at Ex Calibur?
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