How To Joust Like A Medieval Knight

[@mathematicalcoffee2750]

Jousting should be an olympic sport. If archery can be in for its history jousting should be too

[@tjn2254]

True

[@ЗолотойКонь-х6ж]

Genius. I think they also need ultimate ninja obstacle course, and paintball

[@joshuapotts6361]

It disappoints me that sword fighting isn’t in there as well, much more challenging and action packed than modern fencing

[@steven_003]

@@joshuapotts6361 I don't know why they have modern fencing in there, historical fencing would be so much better.

[@darkmattergamesofficial]

@CorvusBard Good point. Also most modern jousting uses break-away lances so the chances of getting injured are very low.

[@EnglishHeritage]

Join our chivalrous knight as he trains with his magnificent destrier and demonstrates the skills needed to win a joust. There are real jousts and knights tournaments happening across England this summer: ow.ly/OtisR

[@abitaboutbritain1790]

Looks brilliant; but is there an (upper) age limit? :-)

[@EnglishHeritage]

A Bit About Britain Definitely not! There's something to please all ages at our jousting events!

[@rpm1796]

Prince Philip is a Knight...and he's 94...

[@abitaboutbritain1790]

English Heritage Look forward to featuring one in the future. But I was trying to suggest, kindly, the need for knightly succession planning..!

[@mrmadness2699]

+English Heritage, I don't understand; is he in character? Is Sir Henry Sewell. a character, a bona fide modern KB, or a historical figure?

[@Dinuial]

Absolutely LOVE that I get to see the real thing every year at the Tournament of the Phoenix in Powey. Best of luck to this years competitors!

[@galahaddayne]

Sport of kings indeed! How come I had never seen this video before, fantastic video embodies the spirit of the joust

[@BoopSnoot]

Why do the brits have such janky grills thougH?

[@raphmaster23]

@@BoopSnoot how is that relevant to the subject matter?

[@illummulli8176]

i am so glad this is still a thing in the world. i was born in the wrong century..

[@leaandromulller3611]

Me too. 🗡🐎

[@unrulycrow6299]

Seeing his horse reinforces my belief that two of the horses at my riding school would make fine destriers. And I suspect one of them would also enjoy it very much.

[@gameon2553]

Why aren't they riding with their right hand and lance nearest to the list (fence), and each other ? Isn't this the reason we ride on the left side of the road in Britain, Commonwealth, and other feudal countries like Japan?

[@tracyajones]

@@gameon2553 I assume it's so their left side is closest to their opponent's lance, the side that is more protected

[@nickallen2044]

@@tracyajones correct the shield or Targe is on the left side to present the target to the oncoming knight

[@nickallen2044]

Beautiful scenery A great display of the theatrical style

[@beowulf.reborn]

Got to see the World Jousting Championship here in Australia, a few weeks back, I loved it! Ever since I've been watching everything I can get my hands on. I can't get enough.

[@SP-pq9dq]

"Jousting is a sport of kings" -Me playing jousting videogames on a console-

[@leaandromulller3611]

Jousting is an amazing sport! Thanks a lot for the video!

[@data00entity]

wow this guy is really cool no irony

[@Lo-tf6qt]

so I see that you like the Armet helm I prefer the Bacsinet or the Burgonet maybe sugarloaf helm too

[@paullianblantar2404]

Thanks for sharing wonderful video! .. and let me say congrats for the magnificent horse but even for the magnificent Italian Milanese armour & helmet!

[@karyfryz6515]

Well I can say I'm a bit impressed. I haven't seen any form of heavy dressage for ages and now its like honey for eyes. Nowadays term 'heavy dressage' means nothing , nobody on tournaments do it , no knight knows what does it mean , even if they should. You are like honey for eyes....

[@johndavid5618]

What a beauty. ♥️ 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@EvilMerlin]

How come so few people wear voiders?

[@meta3958]

I have been riding for 7 years now and am a very good rider, just turned 13 and I really want to joust when I grow up as a side hobby. I heard I need to be 18 or older to joust but I’m not even sure if this sport will exist by the time I’m 18 but my main question is where do I sign up and how would I attend and get the armor/horse I need to do so?

[@JacksonTutchenerEllis]

If you just turned 13 and that comment was posted a year ago then you will be 14 now. I am 14 and I'm currently a medieval Reenactor, I want to be a jouster too. I'm currently involved with a jousting group aswell, they have said that they will train me for the joust when I'm 16. You should reach out to jousters if you go to a show. Historical Jousting is incredibly expensive though; not only will you need a bespoke tailored full plate harness (which can cost £30,000 and a LOT more!!) But also a well bred horse, and all of the other equipment. Before you start jousting, try medieval reenactment. Because if you're too afraid to fight on the battlefield on foot, you are certainly too afraid to joust. Riding is one thing but jousting is another. I fight and train weekly but for jousting I will have to train daily. Get some experience in medieval combat on foot first, build up the authentic kit and then reach out to a jousting group.

[@chjc2001chjc]

I wanna try jousting! Living in the DK🇩🇰 but i don't know anyone who can teach me. (+ am a little scared of horses, after being bitten in the shoulder and have had a hoof on my (little)toe)

[@ravierose2508]

Actually sure I watched this guy joust yesterday

[@cdjmk1000]

Hello Brothers ! I m Florian, I m 26 years old, im inlove with medieval times and animals, especially horses and dogs, i have a big collection of medieval collectibles backhome. i worked as an equestrian guide 6 years almost. going with the most 40 horses and tourists on the mountain, I can do horsestunts, i can shoot traditional bows very well, i can fight with medieval weapons, im helpfull in this kind of area and animals grooming, I m doing it good because its passion. As in Romania, where i m from, medieval jousting and reenactment its not so well known, i ll move to any country to do this, I m a man o principles and reliable as only a knight can be ! I m searching for job, or even volunteering if i have acommodation and food. in this area, medieval jousting, reenactment, horse grooming or trekking. i would live happy forever in a medieval museum village or settlement. I can send some photos if you want, and i ll answer to any question you want. You can change my life and earn a brother for life ! please think about this and let me know, Sorry for my bad english and thank you ! Florian Miutu

[@EnglishHeritage]

Hello Florian, great to hear from you. We suggest having a look at our jobs page: goo.gl/2g3rke

[@cdjmk1000]

i ve already checked the page, but thank you !

[@furstlichehofreitschule6737]

Great video, Dom, I am very proud of you. Wolli from the Hofreitschule

[@morgant.dulaman8733]

I wonder what this guy would be like if you met him in person.

[@khust2993]

this is every history buff boys' dream

[@corvuscorone7735]

Well, prettyish video, but it didn't really tell me much about jousting... Techniques, different ways to do it, what kind of what was used, did the lances splinter quite as easily as in the video or are we using softer woods nowadays? Was the aim just hitting certain body parts or was unhorsing the idea. Stunning horse, though :)

[@LeiaIsANerd]

Corvus Corone it looked like theatrical jousting lances to me...my company uses real wood ones and they don’t splinter like that very often unless they’re doing theatrical.

[@coldcrusader4075]

@@LeiaIsANerd no, it's not theatrical.

[@nickallen2044]

@@coldcrusader4075 they do definately look like pre splintered lances, may not be theatrical jousting but it’s not full contact jousting or “extreme” jousting that is quickly growing now

[@nickallen2044]

@@LeiaIsANerd which company are you with? I’m curious!

[@tjn2254]

Nice horse

[@staunchc2981]

wonder how much a titanium suit of armour would cost.

[@davidweihe6052]

Enough so that the US Navy shifted from titanium hulls to steel for the 688 class of hunter-killer subs.

[@Xerxsis717]

i cant quite tell, if someone knows for sure could they tell me if they are using solids or break away tips? the lances look fairly thin at the ends as compared to the lances i am used to though those are using break away tips right now. If anyone could help educate me i would love the info as i have just begun squiring with a troupe of jousters i know and want to know as much as i can before my time as ground crew is over and i begin more training to be one of the knights and jousters. thank you

[@mittfh]

Courtesy of a video about a tournament at Arundel Castle, the bulk of the lance is solid ash, but the replaceable tip (~1m / 3ft) is made of balsa wood - no doubt serving the dual purpose of minimising injury to their opponent and providing a visual spectacle as it shatters.

[@jozebutinar44]

Xerxsis717 can i ask you something?

[@maximvsvicta8353]

How can I join jousting?

[@maximvsvicta8353]

***** Thanks for the advise and info. I'm leaving to the USAF soon and I will be earning my bachelor's in history antiquity. I really want to start authentic historic game and school, of course, learning and getting experience first hand in jousting. Like a club you know, but as a school to actually teach on how to become a knight. Big history enthusiast, and I'm willing to invest for this.

[@maximvsvicta8353]

***** Thank you so much for the info! I'll be conducting my research, and hopefully we'll meet soon at the fields haha. Hopefully I can visit Germany soon!

[@stannisthemannis8694]

Where's the info?

[@michaelwhite8031]

What are they made of balsa wood ?

[@user-bm7bj6kq9e]

9 year old video. And now I want a 15th century kit. Oh, and a horse.. RIP bank account.

[@TheAniMenga]

I dont think you can call yourself a Sir as a Knight just because you want it to... You need to be knighted

[@TudorFencing]

Investiture as a Knight is mostly a thing of the past. The first Knights were simply men who could afford the equipment and training. Later Knighthood became a lower class of nobility. Today its simply a honorific given to celebrities mostly who definitely don't embody ideals of chivalry - they just embody wealth and fame above others.

[@davidweihe6052]

Walter White - If he is playing a role appropriate for the time, rather than himself of 2015, he can call himself a knight as certainly as Sir Humphrey Appleby. This is common among reinactment groups. He may be "playing" a real historical individual who did have a jousting record. Or he could be a real baronet (What else do they have to do? Why NOT reinact?) and thus entitled to the honorific by hereditary right. Have a copy of DeBrett's on you?

[@sam12149]

@Mordred's Quest well in this case, he's a man at arms

[@tanneryildiz]

😮

[@John-c4r1o]

There are no hereditary kights and yes you need to be knighted, although not sure in the 1400s and earlier having the required armoury made you a knight automatically.

[@longyu9336]

They should host jousting internationals like England vs France or Germany vs Italy.

[@FritzKraut]

Hi Dom! Great video: Hope to see you soon again. If you need a Squire or a banner bearer just call me. Remember Haut Koenigsburg! ;-)

[@ReonMagnum]

Medieval English archers must have laughed and applauded to see their knightly superiors knocking each other off their horses with lances. But in actual war, the Archers know that the English knights will be fighting mostly on foot and beside them, while they help kill their French chivalric rivals with bodkin arrows and daggers.

[@lkvideos7181]

Arrows don't actualy pierce medieval plate armor, no matter the weight and how pointy the arrow tip is aka bodkin etc. If you ever see armor being penetrated by an arrow, than its fake or they used weak material on purpose. You would realy need the thinnest and crapiest kind of steel plate to achieve that .... and even then "penetration" be *very* limited and the impact dampened by padding etc, preventing injury. .... and yes same applies to crossbows. Crossbows don't penetrate armor. Only Arbalests ( a more powerful and heavier version of crossbows ) can penetrate plate armor. But again, "penetration" doesn't mean it will go all the way through. Some ribs be broken, but the cloth - padding underneath will in most cases prevent death.

[@davidweihe6052]

LKVideos - And of course, arrows can penetrate the openings and slits, just as lance splinters did, historically. Not often, but often enough. And, if the French are charging ahorse, the horses were more likely to be killed, and if the knights did not "void the saddle" (i.e., bail out) soon enough the falling horse could roll on or even over the rider.

[@willatronblue4835]

Most of the archers who fought for England where welsh

[@hadiasallinone4412]

Who’s history teacher sent them this ? 😂😂😅😅

[@auliiazzz]

mines

[@isaiahkerstetter3142]

This man speaks with a haughty tone, yet is struck with a mere balsa lance. Should he face Tobias Capwell or Arne Koets with pine lance in hand he would be found out as one who boasts.

[@I_Do_Stuff_uk]

LOL #noob

[@emilysewell9263]

You show yourself to ill informed, Isaiah! Dom has been jousting against both Arne and Toby for many years, both balsa and solids and across America, Europe as well as the UK.

[@isaiahkerstetter3142]

Then I stand corrected.

[@davidweihe6052]

He speaks with a haughty tone, because that is how such a man would speak to his inferiors (assuming that he was a dubbed knight talking to us commoners). Of course, just having finished Capewell's video "Deeds not Words" my first thought is WHERE IS YOUR VAMPLATE? Admittedly, not needed with balsa lances, but definitely with pine lances.

[@phoenatron]

Capwell, Toby, Dom and J Edgar Hoover wouldn't have lasted against his historic counterpart, William Marshal. So ner, you are all wrong.

[@GhostDynamo]

Lmfao my teacher gave us this video

[@auliiazzz]

same

[@lkvideos7181]

Why leave a gap in the mouth area of the helmet ?

[@Xenajo]

LKVideos to help you breathe

[@maximillianrodriguez5631]

So they could see properly.

[@Wintermute909]

Wait.....so you don't get knocked off?

[@NobleNemesis]

The lances today are flimsy as hell, you don't feel a thing- you're better off with paintball. lol

[@Einomar]

@@NobleNemesis bullshit

[@quixotiq]

@@NobleNemesis there are actually different levels and approaches ie several different types of modern jousting. You're thinking of stunt jousting -- done by stunt riders at high speed, without real armour and with only very flimsy lances. Of course that requires plenty of skill too- it's just different.

[@charliebrusco6069]

what song is this

[@GhostDynamo]

Bro why would you want to listen to the song

[@Powerofriend]

Temper that ability with humility and our Serrrah here might make for a half decent bloke.

[@quixotiq]

In real life, he is a humble, very pleasant chap. Don't mistake a dramatic presentation for reality.

[@Powerofriend]

@@quixotiq No doubt. I've since grown to like him. 😅

[@jk28416]

I have the feeling they are using balsa wood lances... Jouster-tainment

[@quixotiq]

There's a bit more to it than that. Sure, it's not the same as solid lance jousting, but it requires real jousting ability, skill and training. Just means you can replace the ends of the (already very expensive) lances, which makes it a bit more accessible. You still need very hard-core, carefully made armour. Please try not to be so cynical before you are educated.

[@FlameHashiraAries]

This guy makes this sport seems nerdy

[@Kebab_with_extra_garlic_mayo]

nice milanese armor, though was tha realistic for britain back then? I would think they use gothic plates more?

[@I_Do_Stuff_uk]

LOL

[@TudorFencing]

Armor was interchangeable - both the Germans and the Italians made the finest armor and those who could afford it acquired it.

[@lkvideos7181]

Doesn't realy matter. Blunt force is good against any type of armor. Milanese were just slightly better.

[@davidweihe6052]

In a video with Dr. Tobias Capewell on the leadup to the campaign that ended with Agincourt, Henry V equipped his personal guards with Italian armor.

[@nubiandoll7]

Game of thrones brought me here 😂

[@halloweenmusic4710]

Ahhh=how

[@XenonAdventures]

can americans do this

[@NextGenIntel]

Why not

[@petermonicid6053]

you have to pay for .

[@akubisatank9411]

im not brave of jausting but im brave from skydiving and climbin up buildings

[@robnewman6101]

I Couldn't do it in Medival Periods.

[@DrelvanianGuardOffic]

This would be fun. But I would rather do it the way I saw in another video. Wearing maille instead of plate, and attempting to actually knock the oponent off their horse.

[@svartorivigt5016]

So you mean actual jousting? To do this, real strong Lances needs to be used and not these sticks that break instantly on contact of anything seen in the video, and then for safety reasons one must wear gambeson with mail ontop of that and with plate over it.

[@quixotiq]

@@svartorivigt5016 Please note that Mr Sewell, who presents in this video, also is one of the few top international jousters who competes in solid-lance jousting. But believe me, the 'breakaway tip' jousting is quite difficult enough for most people.

[@Deuterium2H]

So, you Brits have this wonderful, rich history of knights on horseback and the Joust tournament...but you still managed to screw up motor vehicular transportation by electing to drive on the wrong (Left) side of the road. Note the direction/orientation of travel of the mounted knights, in relation to each other, and in relation to the Tilt (divider). The Medieval knights had it correct. 😛😊

[@calimero7538]

Not realy an english heritage because the real english's nobility was... french...

[@SooSneeky]

+Cali Méro Norman not French

[@calimero7538]

SooSneeky who is William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conquérant in french) ?

[@SooSneeky]

Cali Méro Was the Duke of Normandy, Conquered England became King.

[@calimero7538]

SooSneeky yeah, he is a french aristocrats.

[@SooSneeky]

Cali Méro The Normans werent French, the Duchy of Normandy was separate from the rest of France at the time.

[@skjaldulfr]

Cool footage. Silly monologue.

[@boydseabiscuit2635]

owl helmet increases vision

[@NecroUnit]

41 feminists doesn't like

[@seanmccarthy2401]

The way he's talking is just cringe

[@hachiman_legends4658]

Who else is here because it’s school work? 👀

[@auliiazzz]

me

[@FACTHUBMARLEY]

Is The horse broken 😂

[@Pretox2000]

Check out the American lads over at Knights of Valor. Absolutely insane! Makes bull riding look like child's play

[@claireglory]

that armor is too clean. too well made. even nobles doesnt have that kind of armor, only kings. and for that reason, im out.

[@-Thunder-Warrior-]

*Laughs in Pikeman.*

[@Draeber]

nerd

[@opsimathics]

british heritage is norman. all of this is norman. what little kingly sport isn't french, is either german or austrian. british royalty has been german for hundreds of years now

[@nataliearneson5508]

Who thinks this is amazing like if you agree

[@GhostDynamo]

No one