My first contact joust in 10 years....

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:39 pm

I was lucky enough to get back in the saddle and employed with a part time joust group.

1st pass, 1st show.

Still. got. it.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v168/Leonthas/?action=view&current=MOV066.flv

MMM.......grass....yummy.

Cian of Storvik · Post by **Cian of Storvik** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:30 pm

Was that fall for show, or was he hit so hard that it actually unbalanced him and he fell off?
Yeesh! That looked like a painful landing. No wonder they don't let us do it in the SCA.
-Cian

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:32 pm

There are no planned falls during the joust in our show.

Got him right in the sweet spot of slightly to the left side dead center mass. Off he went!

Going to post some more later. Nice hard hits. Lots of fun.....

white mountain armoury · Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:52 pm

Dude, yur like my hero man, that was excellent.
I would not be able to get up from a fall like that, jeez, I just slipped in my driveway last winter and hurt for weeks.

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:56 pm

If you ever want to do SCA style jousting you just let me know! It's foam....no impacts.

Vitus von Atzinger · Post by **Vitus von Atzinger** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:06 pm

Legs coming soon.

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:11 pm

Legs coming soon.

No problem. Whenever you can get to them.

white mountain armoury · Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:14 pm

The impact of the lance Id love to experience, ass backwards of the back of the horse could suck, although I have taken amazing spills skiing but I still doubt its that same.
Come to think of it I have not been on skiing in years, its the aging joints that worry me.

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:17 pm

When you are done with the surgeries and all healed up I'll meet you half-way at our training facility in Ohio. You can give it a try at the lower level and see if you want to try it with the real lances.

I know you have armor! So..... :twisted:

Saritor · Post by **Saritor** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:33 pm

What joust group? Not Knights of the Guild, is it?

Helgulf · Post by **Helgulf** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:35 pm

That was just awesome.... I want to do that! I have a belgian that with some work I'm sure wouldn't have a problem with it. I see you're all on draft or draft crosses. I'd love to talk with you some more on how to get involved, or just pick your brain. I'm an SCA equestrian and basically live on my horse lately. Where can I get more information? Where can I see this live? Once again... AWESOME!

Leo Medii · Post by **Leo Medii** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:38 pm

What joust group?

Freelance. I really don't/didn't belong to a group. It was the company Brothers In Arms that did this show, and my cousin brought me out because they were short of a guy due to injury. I filled in for someone who took a fall in Mass a couple weeks back.
I must have done well, as they asked me to be available in the future if I was interested for more work.

Ingvarr · Post by **Ingvarr** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:53 pm

Did you puncture his breastplate?

Lord_Wolf · Post by **Lord_Wolf** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:02 pm

Are you using HE lances?

Tarquin Bjornsson · Post by **Tarquin Bjornsson** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:23 pm

what style lances where you using and how long where your tips?

Baron Conal · Post by **Baron Conal** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:27 pm

Leo Medii wrote:When you are done with the surgeries and all healed up I'll meet you half-way at our training facility in Ohio. You can give it a try at the lower level and see if you want to try it with the real lances.

I know you have armor! So.....

You are really making me wish I had more
vacation time.....

Ken Mondschein · Post by **Ken Mondschein** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:39 pm

The best part was the horse he was riding was like, "You OK, dude?"

Rittmeister Frye · Post by **Rittmeister Frye** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:41 pm

Awesome hit, GREAT horse!

Excellent...

Cheers!

Gordon

Jonny Deuteronomy · Post by **Jonny Deuteronomy** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:54 pm

sweet

white mountain armoury wrote:The impact of the lance Id love to experience...

The ground hits far harder than any lance.

Magnus of Red Hammer · Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:20 am

I would just love to learn to ride a horse. Not nearly enough equestrian stuff in the SCA IMHO. That looks like so much fun. A whole box of Kudos to you.

Mike England · Post by **Mike England** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:11 pm

Was that Brian hitting the dirt?

Tarquin Bjornsson · Post by **Tarquin Bjornsson** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:55 pm

Trystyn of Anglesey wrote:sweet

white mountain armoury wrote:The impact of the lance Id love to experience...

The ground hits far harder than any lance.

It don't get more right then that