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ROD
WALKER - AUSTRALIA
Sponsored by Australian Equine Alliance.
Rod is the current IJA World Jousting Champion and IJA World
Skill at Arms Champion.
Rod has been competing in skill at arms and jousting for the
past ten years, winning almost everything that he has entered.
Rod has been involved in shows and competed in Australia,
New Zealand, Canada, USA, Europe and Vanuatu, with a very
high success rate in all countries.
Rod is definitely the one to look out for at any competition,
he is probably one of the toughest competitors in the world
today. His colours are black & gold. |
MICHELLE
WALKER - AUSTRALIA
Michelle has been riding most of her life and involved with
Jousting for the past 10 years, originally helping out her
husband Rod Walker, before giving it a go herself.
Jousting for the last 5 years, Michelle has ridden in many
shows with Full Tilt and competed in skill at arms and jousting
competitions in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Europe
and Vanuatu. Her colours are burgundy and gold. |
Jousting is a competition
between two knights on horse-back,
wherein each knight tries to knock the other off his mount.
Jousting was at the peak of its popularity in the 14th to 16th
centuries.
(The Language of Sports - Dictionary and Research Guide
http://www.123exp-sports.com/t/01984134077/)
For more information on Jousting visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jousting
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