How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves?

Question

If movies have not lied to me (😜), knights’ tournaments are involve hacking, slashing, and jousting each other. How did they not kill each other using such weapons or speed on horses? And if it was actually dangerous, why did they participate?

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Answer 1

This, but with combat sports, american football, etc.

The answer is they do die: normally slowly and painfully, out of sight and sometimes much after the not-apparently-lethal injury.