Photo Gallery: The Harder They Fall
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Showdown in Sonora
Photograph by J.J. Kelley and NGT
A knight in full armor rides at the West Coast Ultimate Jousting Championships.
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Fallen and He Can't Get Up
Photograph by J.J. Kelley and NGT
Jouster Eric Dunton is tended to after being unhorsed at the West Coast Ultimate Jousting Championships in Sonora, CA.
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The Speed of Knight
Photograph by J.J. Kelley and NGT
The Sonora stadium crowd is a blur as a knight speeds fearlessly toward his opponent.
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Knight Charlie
Photograph by J.J. Kelley and NGT
Charlie Andrews is not only the current reigning world champion but a founding member of the sport as we know it today. His ultimate dream is to build jousting into a nationally recognized and popular professional sport.
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Knight Patrick
Photograph by J.J. Kelley and NGT
Patrick Lambke has been jousting for 20 years, even longer than Charlie. He was described by one knight as "a guy you’d love to have by your side in wartime, but if he came home with your daughter, you’d freak."
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Knight Jason
Photograph by J.J. Kelley and NGT
Jason Armstrong is the smallest jouster in the Knights of Mayhem, but what he lacks in stature, he makes up for in heart. Last year he finished 4th in the World Championships.
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Knight Brian
Photograph by J.J. Kelley and NGT
Brian Stephenson is a self-described adrenaline junkie and one of Charlie's senior knights.
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Knight Joe
Photograph by J.J. Kelley and NGT
Rookie Joe Ambrosius had to leave his daughter Jayden for 4 months to join the Knights of Mayhem, but he considers it a necessary step toward being able to provide for his family.
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Knight Greg
Photograph by J.J. Kelley and NGT
22-year old Greg Boxma hails from Alberta. "I joust because I love horses," he says, "and I joust because I love to hit people."
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First Blood
Charlie Andrews and his Knights of Mayhem are determined to make professional full-contact jousting the next extreme sport.
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