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

For jousting: heavier armour than what would be used in normal battle & jousting lances for these tournaments were designed to break instead of pierce.