Testimonials

Hi Jeffrey,

Finally settled back in home after TX and another work trip the week following, and wanted to take a minute and thank you for the great time in TX at the Knight School and at Lysts.

I really appreciated the chance to get to know you a little bit and hang out and visit. I learned a tremendous amount during that time. You have a very sharp eye as an instructor, and the ability to provide each student with points to improve themselves.

You were very patient with all my questions, however trivial, thanks! Fine points are important to me, and they often get overlooked...until they become important, and you helped me understand many of the details I either wasn't sure of, or didn't know.

I look forward to taking more knight school training from you in the future, and also look forward to seeing you in October. If you guys need any help at the tournament, I'd be glad to assist where I can.

Take care and good luck!

Allen Hall (Idaho, April 2010)

It was a great joy to have you here....Last year I would have never expected that I could have gotten you out here to teach all those folks in my own arena! I know everyone appreciated your instruction and advice... I do appreciate the fact that you had a positive attitude and really reached out to help everyone. We're all new to the sport and have to start somewhere and I'm glad that you have the influence with these folks that you do. The SCA will benefit from your experience and guidance because of this help.

Thanks again so much. Once my brain cells are more fully aligned I'm going to start looking for dates to come out....and, indeed, yes!!! you are always welcome. I'd like to see what we can do to get Duchess better trained for this. Also, I understand that Alan and Scott are talking about coming out to your place too. I'm sure I'll hear about it, but let me know when and I'll try to fit it in too.

I very much look forward to sharing my future in this sport with you.

Steve Hemphill (Texas, April 2010)

THE CALIFORNIA "GRAND JOURNEY" (link to full article)

Jousting instructors are much like fencing Maestri. Remember the myth that the Maestri do not hit their students? Well, jousting instructors even break “honking big sticks” on their students! Just like the fencing Maestri, the jousting instructors only hit their advanced students, and that in their own armor, however, therefore I was safe in this regard.

I had a ton of educational fun in JEFFREY HEDGECOCK’S KNIGHT SCHOOL even without the armor, however. To begin with, I got to practice the lance technique in tilting a the quintain. (Well, one with a tiny "shield" for "point control" practice :-).

Antonie Dvorakova (Illinois, November 2009)