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Real-Life Jousting (v.redd.it)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world
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[–] 41 points 9 months ago (7 children)

A lot of ren faires have jousting events. Some of them even do melee weapon duels once they're dismounted. I've seen it live and it's awesome.

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  • [–] 23 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    I used to do that. It's as choreographed as any other stage show. More so due to both safety and the need to improvise occasionally.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    That sounds like the only logical explanation of what I see in this short video.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Have you heard of the international medieval combat federation?

    https://share.google/ZQv2w6YVNFv0QXNu9

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    The jousting part is harder to “script”. You can really only script hitting each other. From there it’s real jousting. It’s really hard to aim specifically with a big wooden lance.

    You can choreograph the melee dial after the jousting though.

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