The Free Lancers of the Cimmerian Combatives Company - Styles of Jousting

<body bgcolor=#ffffff text=#000000 link=#0000ff vlink=#ff0000> <basefont size=4> <font size=4 face=Times,Helvetica,Geneva> <a name=jousting> <table cellpadding=5 cellspacing=10 width="100%"> <tr valign=center align=center> <td bgcolor=yellow colspan=2> <b> <font face="Joyeuse,Magik,MingLiU,Geneva,Helvetica,Times,Courier" size=6> <i>Styles of Jousting</i> </font> </b> </td> </tr> </table> </a> <p> <table cellpadding=5 cellspacing=10 width=640> <tr> <td valign=top align=left colspan=3> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4> 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. </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor=yellow> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><b>French</b></font> </td> <td> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4> 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 in an attempt to unhorse him. </font> </td> <td valign=center align=center rowspan=7> <a href="images99/shark-roy-1.jpg" target="_self"> <img src="images99/shark-roy-1.jpg" alt="French" border=0 width=200> </a> <br> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><i>French</i></font> <p> <a href="images99/ripper-johnny-1.jpg" target="_self"> <img src="images99/ripper-johnny-1.jpg" alt="French" border=0 width=200> </a> <br> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><i>French</i></font> <p> <a href="images99/kate-johnny-2.jpg" target="_self"> <img src="images99/kate-johnny-2.jpg" alt="Northern Italian" border=0 width=200> </a> <br> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><i>Northern Italian</i></font> <p> <a href="images99/roy-ripper-3.jpg" target="_self"> <img src="images99/roy-ripper-3.jpg" alt="Realgestech" border=0 width=200> </a> <br> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><i>Realgestech</i></font> <p> <a href="images99/roy-wes-1.jpg" target="_self"> <img src="images99/roy-wes-1.jpg" alt="Realgestech" border=0 width=200> </a> <br> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><i>Realgestech</i></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor=yellow> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><b>Northern Italian</b></font> </td> <td> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4> 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 in an attempt to unhorse him. </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor=yellow> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><b>Southern Italian</b></font> </td> <td> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4> 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 in an attempt to unhorse him. This is the hardest hitting of the various styles. </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor=yellow> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><b>Welschgestech</b></font> </td> <td> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4> 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 in an attempt to unhorse him. </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor=yellow> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><b>Realgestech</b></font> </td> <td> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4> 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 in an attempt to unhorse him. </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor=yellow> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><b>Plakengestech</b></font> </td> <td> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4> 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 an attempt to unhorse him. </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor=yellow> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4><b>Geminedeutsche Gestech</b></font> </td> <td> <font face="times, helvetica,geneva" size=4> 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 in an attempt to unhorse him. 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