Positives:
+ The action captures people’s attention.
+ Teams build friendships and trust.
+ A bound forms between the horse and rider so that they
appear almost of one mind.
+ The riders usually represent somebody and when the rider
wins then their sponsor wins as well. But the team wins also.
Negatives:
- Very dangerous sport. A rider can easily be hurt or even
killed by the javelin or splinters from the javelin.
- Heavy armor worn for protection slows down the medics when
they have to remove it to check for injuries.
- At the speeds they ride, if a rider falls wrong the horse
could trample them or break their neck.
- The sport fell out of practice except for theater shows
and it’s taking a while to come back.
Thoughts
~ I’ve been to theater shows such as the Medieval Times and
I’ve watched the show Full Metal Jousting. Both show the world in a different
light. If the world could see real jousting then maybe it would come back to
practice sooner.
~ The armor is amazing to see be put on. Seeing a man get
bolted into his armor brings to light the weight he has to wear and the weight
the horse has to carry.
~ Jousting was a man’s sport in it’s time. But women should
be allowed to chose to joust as well.
~ Jousting is family friendly but dangerous. Parents need to
exercise the rule don’t try this at home.
Would Like:
* Jousting to become more popular.
* Women to be allowed to joust.
* Jousting to be taught in a school so the riders know what
they are doing.
* The horses to wear
better armor.
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