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The Free Lancers perform 7 different styles of jousting,
conducted upon the field in full armour.
For a closer look at each illustrated style, click
on the image.
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French
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Jousting with emblazoned shield, passing left shoulder unto left shoulder,
crossing the lance over the horse's neck and attempting to stike the other
knight's shield to unhorse him.
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French
Nothern Italian
Southern Italian
Welschgestech
Realgestech
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Northern Italian
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Jousting without benefit of a shield, passing left shoulder unto
left shoulder, crossing the lance over the horse's neck at a
30 degree angle, attempting to strike the other knight's
unprotected breatplate or helm to unhorse him.
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Southern Italian
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Jousting without a shield and passing right shoulder unto
right shoulder, putting the lance at a more direct angle of
5 degress and attempting to strike the other knight's
unprotected breatplate or him to unhorse him.
This is the hardest hitting of the various styles.
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Welschgestech
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Jousting with grande guarde and buffs, passing left shoulder
unto left shoulder, crossing the lance over the horse's neck
and attempting to strike the other knight's grand guarde
to unhorse him.
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Realgestech
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Jousting with gridded grand guarde and buffs, passing left
shoulder unto left shoulder, corssing the lance over the
horse's neck and attempting to strike the other knight's
grand guarde to unhorse him.
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Plakengestech
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Jousting performed with plackards (a secondary breastplate)
added, passing left shoulder unto left shoulder, crossing the
lance over the horse's neck and attempting to strike the other
knight's breastplate in to unhorse him.
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Geminedeutsche Gestech
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Jousting with wooden targes and frog-mouthed helms, passing
left shoulder unto left shoulder, crossing the lance over the
horse's neck and attempting to strike the other knight's
targe to unhorse him. This is the traditional
German joust.
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