HAMMOND, La. (WGNO)—Jousting is a decades-long tradition at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival. Crowds love watching this medieval sport that puts knights up against each other in combat.

Sir Jasper — whose real name is Jeremy Richardson — has been jousting for the past 41 years. He now spends less time in A&E, which he says is because of his "wisdom and experience." ...

Intrigued, I ventured to Hever Castle in Kent, which regularly hosts competitive jousting on summer weekends, hoping to try out the medieval sport.