http://www.knightsofmayhem.com Knights Jousting Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:31:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.knightsofmayhem.com/knights-of-mayhem-a-new-sho?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=knights-of-mayhem-a-new-sho http://www.knightsofmayhem.com/knights-of-mayhem-a-new-sho#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:28:10 +0000 admin http://www.knightsofmayhem.com/?p=1 Read More]]>
Will full-contact professional jousting be the next extreme sport? For some, it is a real-life passion and thrives outside of the movies and Renaissance fairs. Charlie Andrews leads the “Knights of Mayhem,” a group of modern-day Lancelots and Galahads dedicated to transforming this medieval sport from a staged act to a professional sports phenomenon that will sweep the globe. For these “knights,” jousting is no dinner show. Donning 130 pounds of steel armor, they mount 2,000-pound horses and charge at each other with solid hemlock lances at speeds up to 30-mph, while peering through a quarter-inch eye slot in their helmets… Learn more about Jousting and read the Full Article at the National Geographic Channel Website.

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