Maryland Jousting Tournament Association

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Explore our site and learn about the sport of ring jousting and its rich tradition in Maryland. Please join us at a tournament to learn more!!!

The Sport of Ring Jousting ....

A traditional ring joust -- a test of skill and horsemanship where riders pass through a series of arches, attempting to spear three dangling rings and present them to the judges. There are three regulation rides for three rings, allowing a knight or maid to capture nine rings for a perfect score. Ring diameters range from one and three quarters inches for novices to one inch for professional jousters.

MJTA hosts many jousting tournaments throughout season, the Annual State Championship Tournament and an Annual Awards Banquet.

2012 MJTA Jousting Schedule

DATE/TIME

JOUST

March 31 10:00am	Graham Equestrian Center Glen Arm, MD
April 29 Noon	Rose Hill Farm Museum Joust Frederick, MD
May 5 10:00 am	Double Header Joust Glen Arm, MD
May 12 11 am Raindate May 19th	Redeemer Classical Christian School tournament & Medieval Festival Kingsville, MD
June 2 11:00 am	Founder's Day Joust Glen Arm, MD
June 10 10:00 am Clinic Noon Joust	Middletown Valley Hunt Club Clinic & Joust Middletown, MD
June 16 11:00 am	Hall of Fame Joust Mount Salon, VA
June 30 10:00 am Clinic Noon Joust	Double Rock Ranch Clinic & Joust Rocky Ridge, MD
July 14 11:00 am	St. Margaret's Church Joust Annapolis, MD
July 22 Noon	91st Petersville Farmer's Club Joust Brunswick, MD
July 28 Noon	St. Mary's Catholic Church Festival Barnesville, MD
August 4 Noon	Double Rock Ranch Joust Rocky Ridge, MD
August 10 5:00 pm	Queen Anne's County Fair Joust Centreville, MD
August 18 Noon	Fairplay Days Boonsboro, MD
August 19 Noon	Fairplay Days Boonsboro, MD
August 25 Noon	146th Calvert Co. Joust & Dinner Port Republic, MD
TBA	Maryland State Fair Demo Timonium, MD
September 9 1:00 pm	Saddle Friends Joust Easton, MD
Sept. 9 11:00 am	Independence Farm Joust Port Deposit, MD
September 15 Noon	WMJC Championship Joust Jefferson, MD
September 19 2:00 pm	Frederick Fair Exhibition Frederick, MD
September 22 Noon	St. Mary's Co. Fair Joust Leonardtown, MD
September 22 11:00 am	AJC Championship Joust Glen Arm, MD
October 6 10:00 am	Maryland State Championship Joust Crownsville, MD
October 13 10:00 am	National Jousting Championship Aldie, VA

View the Complete Jousting Schedule Here
Download Printable Jousting Schedule (PDF) Here

Ring Jousting
"Maryland's Official State Sport

Jousting is a sport synonymous with Maryland history. It has survived in Maryland since the founding of the original colony.

The people of Maryland enjoy this sport because of its colorful, friendly, traditional aspects. Men, women and children participate often in the same classes, and always under the same set of standard rules. A Maryland Jousting Tournament is unique in its own right, and depicts the motto of the Great Seal of Maryland. It is indeed a sport of “Manly Deeds and Womanly Words”.

During the special February session of the Maryland legislature in 1962, the Honorable Henry J. Fowler Sr., Delegate from St. Mary's County, introduced a bill into the Maryland House of Delegates giving recognition to the sport of jousting as the Official State Sport of Maryland. This bill passed both chambers of the Legislature by an overwhelming vote and was signed into law by Governor J. Millard Tawes. Thus, as of June 1, 1962, Maryland became the first state in the United States to adopt an official state sport. We are proud of the honor and of the opportunity to present for the fine people of Maryland, as well as the tourists and visitors from other states, what we proudly hail as the Official State Sport of Maryland.