A Modern Knight’s Tale: Jousting in the 21st Century

Bryce chats to head coach and owner of Full Tilt Jousting Australia, Rod Walker, to find out how the art of jousting has stayed alive for so long and what the jousting scene is like in Australia.

Full Tilt Jousting Australia’s aim is to present an historically accurate and entertaining jousting show or tournament. This means that the armor and costumes worn by the jousters and horses is reproduced as closely as possible to original jousting attire. Full Tilt also teach the the skills of weapons handling, horse archery, along with the skills of a jousting knight. The business takes part in and hosts jousting tournaments in Australia each year, and are well known worldwide for hosting the best jousting tournaments Australia and the world has to offer.