They fight on foot, as was done a good part of the time after the mounted courses were run, following a system of rules which permit a realistic sport while promoting a very high safety record.
Extensive training is required.
No fighting is staged or choreographed. The outcome is never pre-determined. Members try to re-create life not as it was, but as it should have been during those times, attempting to embody the lost ideals of Chivalry, Courtesy, and Honor. Besides costuming, armoring and combat, activities include calligraphy, dancing, music, cookery, and board and field games, plus a variety of technical and social skills which help establish the ambience of life at a period court. Each Kingdom has a King and Queen, selected by tournament combat, wherein each entrant seeks the Crown both for himself and a chosen consort.