Clinton News Record, 2015-04-15, Page 88 News Record • Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Knights of Valour returns
to the REACH Centre
Laura Broadley
Clinton News Record
Shane Adams, founder
and captain of Knights of Val-
our, wants people to know
that they're the real deal.
There's no velvet costumes
Only real leather, metal and,
of course, real jousting.
This type of jousting is dif-
ferent than the typical chore-
ographed dinner -style show.
The Knights of Valour fea-
tures full metal jousting, a
combat sport. Two partici-
pants on horseback start at
each end of the jousting field,
each yielding wooden lances
and then charge at each other
full tilt. The goal of the joust is
to earn points by hitting the
opponent's shield, breaking a
lance or by unseating him. If
that sounds dangerous to
you, it is.
Injury is a given in such an
intense sport. The Knights of
Valour have a rigorous train-
ing schedule both with
horses and in the gym so
they can be as prepared as
possible. Being equipped
with the skill and strength to
prevent injury is essential to
the success of Knights of Val-
our and the modern-day
longevity of jousting.
Jousting has its roots in
Medieval Europe. Knights
were put to the test in tour-
naments, often winning large
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Knights of Valour offers an authentic full -metal jousting
tournament show. The jousting troupe will return to the REACH
Centre on Friday, April 17.
amounts of money as well as
honing their skills for battle.
So many competitors lost
their lives that jousting was
banned in many regions.
Adams founded Knights of
Valour in 1997 after spend-
ing three years with Medie-
val Times. He said he felt like
an actor and the role didn't
live up to his childhood
dream of being a
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If anyone knows what
they're talking about it's
Adams. He's a world-class
jousting champion with many
titles to his name. Winning
isn't always easy, one champi-
onship title cost him a broken
hand and several rib injuries.
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opportunity to produce and
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Shane Adams, founder and captain of Knights of Valour, is a
world-class jousting champion.
Channel" called "Full Metal
Jousting," which premiered in
February 2012. The show fea-
tured contestants competing
in jousting for a $100,000
prize. Adams thinks of it as the
"cherry on top" of his career.
The bravado and full -con-
tact aspect of the sport
attracts a lot of men but that
doesn't mean women are
excluded. Women dominate
the equestrian industry and
are often better riders than
many of the men because
they've been doing it longer,
Adams said.
Equestrians are drawn to
the sport because, as Adams
said, they've done the barrel
racing, the roping and want
something else, something
exciting to do with their
horses and jousting is that
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But you don't have to be a
dedicated horse lover to enjoy
a Knights of Valour perfor-
mance. From a 4 -year-old girl
given a flower by the knights
before the show to a 60 -year-
old man, there's something
for everyone, Adams said.
"The show itself captures
many different demograph-
ics and many different types
of people. Some of them are
historians, some of them are
into art and some of them are
into the local monster truck
or demolition derby show.
Our show attracts all of that
audience and all of that
demographic which is why
it's so unique," Adams added.
From authentic costumes,
armour, weapons and medie-
val warfare the Knights of Val-
our offers education in addi-
tion to its tournament shows.
Knights of Valour starts at
7 p.m. at the REACH Centre
this Friday, April 17.
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