International Jousting Association - Canada

www.joust-canada.ca

New Events: We are just setting up the information for the 2008 IJA-Canada National Championship, which will be hosted by the Muskoka Medieval Faire.
The IJA-Canada page will contain information on the tournament as it becomes available here.
The host event page is here.

Who We Are

You can barely see through the narrow opening in your helm, your face is hot from your own breath, your horse tenses in anticipation and readiness... You let him run, you lower your lance... And you see 1500 pounds of horse and steel begin the charge towards you from the other end of the field...
Believe it or not, jousting is a growing sport. People have always looked to history for interest and inspiration. After several hundred years of decline, people are looking at jousting as a challenging and thrilling competitive sport. The IJA is one of many groups that is bringing jousting back as viable and relatively safe passtime.

The IJA-Canada is a recognized branch of the International Jousting Association. The IJA has members in England, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Sweden, and the USA. Visit the IJA international website at http://www.worldjousting.com/, or find it on our Links page.

What We Do

The objectives of the IJA-Canada are to:

foster interest in competitive jousting and other mounted games in a medieval reenactment setting;
foster interest in proper horsemanship;
encourage the proper training of people in jousting and gaming abilities;
encourage the proper training of horses for use in jousting and mounted games;
encourage and sanction matches and competitions between interested parties.

Electronic Lists

If you are interested in membership or in the immediate goings on of the IJA-Canada, there is an electronic list you can join. This list is intended to be a place where like-minded individuals can discuss the IJA-Canada, as well as historical and modern jousting issues as a whole. Membership in the IJA is not a requirement to belong to this list.

Click to join the IJA-Canada Yahoo! List

The IJA (International) has an electronic forum. Anyone can read the forum. You must be an IJA member to post. It is a great source of historical discussion and practical ideas for jousting today.

http://www.worldjousting.com/forums/index.php

Contact Information

IJA-Canada Secretary
Jordan Heron
35 Lane Rd, R.R.#1,
Dunnville, ONTARIO
N1A 2W1

ijacanada@yahoo.ca

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