Jousting or as the traditional name is called tilt involves two mounted knights facing each other with a blunt lance each, eighteen to twenty feet in length. Those competing faced each other at a distance of several hundred yards. In between the competitors was a fence four to five feet in height. The fence was used to ensure that the horses would not collide and to ensure that the competitors’ lances were the only thing that would reach the knights who competed. They would be given a signal to start charging towards each other, each making sure as to aim the lance toward the other mans shield. The winner would be the knight that was struck squarely enough to throw the opponent of his horse.

There are many other forms of jousting that are considered less exciting and less dangerous.