"You have a responsibility to your opponent" is the most knightly thing you could say, and it sounds perfectly natural from you. Respect.

Short answer: yes. Long answer: yes it is. Ofcourse you can take care to make it less dangerous, but there is nothing "safe" about taking a long stick, climbing on a horse and galloping at your opponent with the express purpose of hitting them.

Petition to make it an Olympic sport.

The way Ghost looks while you say "it's a lethal sport" is hilarious 😂. Glad to see him back on track again!

I really like how you took the time in this video to stop, make eyecontact with the camera, and explain little things to us. You're like the Mr. Rogers of medieval educational videos. Always kind, always compassionate, always taking time for your audience and your animals. Its hard to describe the feeling your videos give off, but they have this "you are a welcome guest here" vibe, and I enjoy it.

It's so inspirational to see a bloke who's done well for himself in life but choose to spend his earnings on something worthwhile (like warhorses, swords, armour and other educational items from history) rather than wasting it on partying and drugs.

Sorry to hear Ghost had such serious colic, very glad to see him looking so bright now. The buggers can give you a fright, can't they!

Congratulations on the CBE Jason! You both deserve it!

First video as an official knight if I’m not mistaken? Congratulations, 777k subscribers too, think you may need to buy a lottery ticket.

I love the way you talk to your horses. So many people who "work" their horses don't take the time to acknowledge their contribution, and to let them know that they are important and loved.

Loved it, great video. This was a perfect companion video to my recent video and I very much appreciate you making it. - Gosh your description of what can happen to your thumb made me cringe in discomfort as I was imagining it. I don't think I had ever considered the possibility of breaking your hand like that. I wonder if the type of gauntlet you choose to wear could help prevent that. - I also found the idea of you having a responsibility towards your fellow competitors and their safety to be a very intriguing thought. I wonder if something like that was implemented by some knights in period too, or not. They certainly had a different concept of what was safe and what was acceptable danger than we do. - Lastly you would probably embody the more noble of the kind in spirit, but as we read some knights took advantage of the joust as a way to try to legally murder people they hated (such as for jealousy), and it would be interesting to see exactly how such tilting was carried out. In those cases, being experts would they purposely try to hit the head? Maybe other areas of the body? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge

Oh so sorry to hear that Ghost was sick. There was another favourite horse on a few pages I follow(several pages follow the same group) who passed away in the latter part of last year due to colic which was very sad. Colic is a bugger of a thing. It can be something as simple as a belly ache, or something that they can do nothing about. This horse in particular had the VERY best in vet care, and aftercare too and the best facilities for both but still to no avail. Very glad to hear that Ghosty boy is ok now. Just a case of steady conditioning now to build up muscle again until he’s back to his resplendent self. He’s a truly lovely lad. Ooops, I appear to have wombled on completely off topic 😮😂 Sorry Jason.

Was just watching a western and watched how the saddle shifted when a man mounted his horse. The comment you made about mounting from the ground putting strain on the horse's back made a lot of sense. Never thought about this type of thing before. I do enjoy learning these types of things from someone who knows what he is talking about.

Wasn't King Henry 8th festering leg wound caused by a jousting injury? I admit I do worry about certain older gents who engage in these sports. I have suffered a potentially blinding injury in a different sport - all because of undisciplined play (ie the person causing the injury not paying sufficent attention to or even having awareness of his team members' position). It was a bit like having an elephant partnered with Ginger Rogers to dance. Glad Ghost is back to health - funnily enough I had a feeling there was something wrong with one of your horses from your demeanour a while back. Thankfully you've had access to good veterinary/equine care. May this be a happier year!

Poor Ghostie, so glad he’s doing better now. ❤ I’m sure he’ll be getting his full strength back in time with all your great care! Thank you so much for your awesome videos, I always learn so much!

Listening to you it goes to show this can still be a very dangerous pastime. I think you need to get the best equipment you can afford, and then start at the most basic level to gain experience. I want to start this year and find it very hard to know where to go to start. You talk such sense, and your advice is so wise and valuable to someone attempting to get into this fantastic sport. Thankyou for producing such a useful and informative video.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m an American rodeo cowboy, a team roper. And I’m here to tell y’all that anything equine is potentially very dangerous. Especially if ya let complacency seep in. Mounting blocks, they absolutely save wear and tear on older horses. I use ‘em. That’s a mighty handsome horse yer riding. I sure enjoy yer videos. Much obliged

I like the mounting block public service announcement/public information film portion.

I love seeing people share this kind of grounded perspective on risky activities, spoken so clearly. Especially the parts about responsibility for both yourself and your opponents/companions and not letting pride get in the way of safety. A calm assessment of risk and precautions is hard to come by on social media. Glad Ghost is feeling better and getting back under the saddle.

I'm glad to hear he's recovering and returning to form. This horse's eye is absolutely epic!

Graham Turner is an awesome artist. Didn't know he jousted!! I did know that he loved driving...

We're glad you're still with us -- please don't die doing this. Or cause anyone else to. I know you do what you can, and at the end of the day, as you said: it can come down to luck. So we can only hope.

Poor Ghost, I'm glad he's feeling better. Colic sucks. My pony never had it but I've had several rabbits who colic (the longer I have rabbits the more convinced I am that bunnies are tiny fluffy ponies who get turnout in my living room). I've talked to a bunch of the folks from one of the local full contact jousting groups who use properly couched hardwood lances, and it's not something I'd ever do. Way too many injuries. And even when you're not trying to knock each other off horses (which that jousting troupe was, because the crowd LOVES it and we'd usually get a couple unhorsings in a weekend event where they're doing two or three shows a day), anything to do with horses is potentially dangerous. I even know of injuries in Medieval Times dinner theatre jousting where they use balsa wood lances, because horses be horses. Thankfully I haven't seen any horses injured. Full armoured ground fighting is quite sufficient for me. We had an eye scare once during a pratice and now everyone has perforated steel over their eye slits. And we only do exhibition fights, so before each bout the marshall will have us talk to each other about our various situations, now and then someone doesn't have leg armour, and I can't fit my gauntlet if I've got my shield on, and some of us prefer not to be takn to the ground in our full plate (most of is are getting into our 50s now), and we all really like the idea of reuseable opponents, so none of us really want to hurt anyone. I had to use a mounting block to get onto a saddle cause my pony was shaped like an oil barrel and the saddle would turn, but we were both fine without if we were bareback...

I agree strongly with your view of making sure your opponent is well equipped for tilt.

Very well said about the responsibility to your opponent. It's much the same (though generally with rather less danger) in fencing. It's harder for things to go wrong enough for someone to be seriously injured or killed, but it CAN happen, and it's everyone's responsibility to watch out for failures or issues with the equipment we use to mitigate that danger.

Same thing with bloßfechten. High levels of training and control is needed to be able to do it properly. And like you said at the end. You are fencing/jousting with a partner and not an enemy. The general problem with the modern attitude towards sport is that it's all about winning - sometimes at any cost - not the exchange between like minded people. A bit of competition is needed and great but at the end if the day, it should never sour the day and be the most important thing.

Ghost looks great, especially compared with his last video. I enjoyed your description of the different types of jousting. Learned something new. To me, however, the most important part was the ethical responsibility of participants to look out for their opponents safety. If that isn't an example of Chivalric behavior, I don't know what is.

I didn't know Ghost was sick. Wishing Ghost a full recovery! I don't have a horse, but I know dogs and cats can really struggle with waiting to do what they are used to. I'm sure Ghost feels better to work out again.

Your concern for the safety of your opponent does you great credit sir! It's a shame that this must be said this day and age, but here we are. Perhaps we need a new slogan... "Make Nobility Chivalrous Again"! 😁 Keep up the good work.

Thank you, Ghost, for being so patient while the humans talked. And thank you, Jason, as always, for enlightening us and dispelling the common misconceptions.

Great to hear Ghost has recovered after such a serious colic.

Thank you Jason for your candidness. Can we see you in a tournament, I'd love to see you joust. I have seen every MH episode iI could find. I find your Knowledge of medieval times and knighthood very impressive and enlightening. Please do more episodes as they are a highlight for me and all others who enjoy them. Have a happy and prosperous new year.

I'm so relieved that Ghost has recovered from having colic! I lost my mare of 12 years in 2023 and I know how frightening and earth shattering it is to lose a precious friend like that. I'm so glad that didn't happen to you and Ghost. I've been watching your channel for a few years now and some of the most interesting and enjoyable things my horse and I used to experiment with were from your channel. Thank you Jason for the memories and for being such a kind, caring person towards your horses.

'It wasn't intentional *cough*.... But anyway, the front of his helmet was stoved in' lmfao.... That cracked me up. I know it probably wasn't intentional, but that came off rather funny!

I am so glad that Ghost made it! I just love him. Have you had made an "old fashioned" painting of him - like as he looks in 20:10 on the video? You should! I think you can imagine the type I mean. - - - Me being a huge TT fan, I had not even heard about this tragic accident. Very unfortunate, indeed. - I just loved this video! I know it is a lot of work, but this type is my favourite! And Ghost. He is so well trained and relaxed, he can stand still and wait for the next command for however long. Like any good "workhorse" should be able to do. Being a breeding stallion, do you own any of his offspring yourself? I would love to see some of them....

In my days as a squire for a jousting troupe I saw some injuries for sure, never to a horse tho.. Sword to the mouth, lance to the helm, chest, shoulder, hands and unhorsings onto the list. Even with all the armor and safety precautions those lances found a way to slip inbetween plates of armor. I worked with knights from Knights of Avalon, Full Metal Jousting and Knights of Mayhem. Currently Imperial Knights Live

I knew Paul from reenacting, he was someone who I looked up to in those early days in my hobby. He was a lovely guy and missed by all who knew him

Poor Ghost. He must have been in agony. So glad to know he's all better!

The head of jousting in Washington state, who jousted for at least 20 years, had a splinter fly from the lance, go through the slot in his (very well made) helmet and through his eye. Because of excellent & swift medical care he lived. He jousted three more years with one eye! When anyone practices any kind of combat at these events, we sign a waiver saying we are aware of the dangers, will practice diligently & hold all others harmless if injured or killed. I signed the form in order to do a quarter staff routine, which my opponent & I carefully choreographed, working on the speed of moves so it looked - & felt! - like real combat. This stuff is not child's play. I've seen men twice a big as myself knocked from the saddle in the lists.

Saw you on telly earlier mate showing off your chariot Love your content, keep it up Glad Ghost is feeling better

Have been asking for jousting anecdotes many times, so very thankful for this. 😊

I'm so very happy Ghost made it! He is gorgeous, and such a sweetheart! Give him a big hug from me? Much love to you! Very interesting video! ❤

good to know Ghost is well, he is a very good looking horse

You are an incredible teacher, not only of the "what," but of the "how," which is always with good sense, practicality, and compassion. The "how" is often lost in teaching, yet is vital to those learning. The use of a mounting block, and your explanation for it, are a good example, as is your discussion about having a responsibility to your opponent. Even more importantly, I'm so glad to hear that Ghost has fully recovered from his colic. I've seen it go both ways, so it's always a word that strikes terror into anyone who loves horses. Much gratitude to the vet team, you, and your helpers, for taking such great care of this handsome boy.

Good that Ghost recovered, colic is nasty and sadly many horses die from it. Informative as always

Aww, I'm glad Ghost made a full recovery! It's always stressful when a beloved animal is sick, and a reminder to never take our health for granted!

So glad to hear Ghost is on the mend!

Thank you for the elaboration on Metatron's video on the subject. The anecdotes from personal experience make them tremendously interesting. I admire your professional attitude to safety and I wish it were held more widely.

Thanks for sharing your experiences, and thanks for being a proper knight to the benefit of your opponents. Glad Ghost is on the mend!

Thank goodness for Ghost getting well. Horses can be amazingly fragile.

The only reference I have for colic is a MASH episode, where it's treated very seriously. Glad Ghost is able to train again!

You are truly noble Mr Kingsley, very Knightly 😊

So very glad Ghost has recovered from his colic surgery!!! My jousting troupe here in the States lost one of our bestest boys to sudden colic a couple of years ago- that's not the news you ever want to wake up to!! It's always bittersweet when photos of him pop up in memories or random photos/adverts. As far as human injuries, I think a broken hand is common enough among jousters that it's not really in the 'major' category anymore. 😂 Now if one had an accident like, say, the Aussie chap whose bits were hanging on by a thread, that's definitely major! (He's fine now, afaik- this was around a decade or so ago.) Sadly even the mounted games associated with jousting can be deadly. A man whom I had the great privilege of meeting and riding with, Peter Barclay (known in the SCA as Master Terafan Greydragon, z"l), died following a freak accident while participating in a round of tent-pegging. Such things are thankfully very rare, but they do happen! I love and greatly appreciate your channel for the 'insider view' that you're able to give into a most thrilling sport, and thank you for reminding us that it's one which must always be respected! 💜💜

😮 Unrelated, but I just starting riding (yay yay!!) and I immediately started saying, “Good, lad!” to my horse while working with him. Which was somewhat unexpected, being an American. I thought maybe ai picked it up because I read books set in England. But, Jason! I picked it up from you! That is so dear. ❤❤

Wow, what a great video. Very very interesting topic. Also, it was such a pleasure to see ghost. He did so much posing , he is just an absolutely beautiful creature and he’s very lucky to have you for an owner to love and care for him. All your horses are very different from what to expect they’re not usually a specific breed they come from different parts of the world and I’m sure you take a lot of time selecting just the right ones but they’re all so lovely and ghost looks stunning! . It was just a real pleasure to see him.

“One of My warhorses”… this guy. Must be nice haha. Good boy good lad. You’re kind to them

I’m so glad your good friend is healing nicely. I hope he gains back his strength soon. He looks as beautiful as ever. I saw a terrible accident in a joust once. A man was pierced with a broken lance. The other knight was his close friend and he was so horrified… i don’t know what the outcome was. I hope the man lived. So yes, when you say it’s dangerous, I believe you completely. 😔❤️🐝

Im happy that Ghost has recovered. Hes such a lovely horse. You arent bad either, James :D

I just found out you are a game developer too, I had no idea after like 4 years or more of watching your channel, that's awesome, I work in the games industry, congrats on becoming a real knight, that's so cool!

Yet another amazing video full of the love of history, learning, and asking questions

Absolutely fantastic vid, Sir Jason. Also, I am chuffed beyond belief that you're friends and colleagues with Graham Turner. I've been a huge fan of his art for years and even own a copy of his Agincourt piece he did for the 600th anniversary back in 2015.

Poor Ghost, sending him the mental equine equivalent of a bunch of grapes!! Such a beautiful horse. I expect any injury you can walk away from / regain full use of are “good” injuries. A very interesting chat, especially for those of us who can just about tell one end of a horse from the other😊❤❤

Given the eye slit hits with the lance, i probably would try to put a polycarbonate plate/shield inside the visor (like a face shield) to prevent accidential blinding by the lance or debris.

Been waiting for this as soon as I saw Raphael's video. Seems you might be right Jason, as the stastics he read off about serious injuries were from the later Medieval period I think. The more popular something is, the more people want to get into as quickly as possible to cash in. The same rule applies to all martial arts, you will get injured eventually. How severely though depends on how well you prepare. Training, training, training!

O poor baby, so glad he made it thru colic! So many horses don’t. Glad to see him again. Love your videos!

I’m so glad Ghost is feeling better! He’s a beautiful horse 🐎 And I’m glad you haven’t been injured. Stay safe! Personally I’ll watch 😅

Brilliant video, thank you! It appeals to the imagination. So now we know what was wrong with Ghost. Thanks, I admit I was worried when you said he had surgery. Toby Venables, describing John de Rosseley after the tournament, gave a really vivid idea of what can happen to a man hit with a lance

Wonderful videos, I appreciate that you take the time to include personal experiences and stories and how they relate to the people who did this in the past

HNY, Jason - and thanks: this was most informative. And I'm glad all went well for Ghost who does look so very handsome. I loved his facial expressions, signalling where he was going to look with his ears. what a handsome Ghost he is! As for jousting: I recall how you showed us in one video a dent on one of your cuisses which you said you got jousting with one of your friends and which you kept as a sort of memorial. So now I wonder: this must've caused quite a bruise, and in my humble, non-jousting everyday experience, bruises especially on the thigh are rather painful ... You chivalry shone through the whole video and for that also: thanks!

Great video...and great news about the CBE! It will be Sir Jason Kingsley before you know it.

Love your posts ,and Ghost is a gorgeous horse.Being of Portuguese ethnicity I have a special spot in my heart for Lusitano’s.Sending ghosts get well mojo from Canada.❤

Good to hear that you're communicating with The Metatron. Hopefully his mother is doing well as she's fighting cancer. Have you had a chance to talk to Shadversity yet about war horses? Or perhaps with Living Anachronism? I would love to see the three of you doing a video or videos about the use of the horse in Medieval warfare.

Aww, get well soon Ghostie!

Is there a chance you could do a video talking about raising a child in medieval Europe? I've just had my first child and I've watched some movies lately, made me think quite a lot about it. If it's tough today, it must have been hell back then.

I do very much enjoy the atmosphere of this video. And by that I am not necessarily speaking of the barn or the air.

Glad that Ghost is recovering! The best of good boys! His expressions, as always, are always so fun to watch, almost as if he is silently commenting on your chat (though I know he likely isn't, just enjoying the sound of his knight's voice). And I deeply appreciate how candid you are and have always been about just how dangerous this sport can be. It is, after all, a war game: in a tournament things are taken down a notch as it were but these are still martial techniques meant to kill the opposing knight. You cannot expect such a sport NOT to have its risks, and to approach it as if it is not risky is foolishness. I agree with some of the other commenters who say - this could and should be an Olympic sport; I think mounted combat altered to suit the sports arena would be riveting to watch and extremely challenging. Though I suppose there would be a need and obligation to include more than just European medieval jousting, so it couldn't be exactly like the tournaments you're familiar with, could it? (At the same time, it could be so very exciting!!! Imagine even just as some kind of fabulous pageant, a Crusader versus a Mongolian of Genghis Khan's time!) Even with as dangerous as this is, I think it's important that we continue to do it - to research it as history, experiment with it to figure out more of what it might really have been like, to participate in competitions and exhibitions, all of it. Even purely as an exercise in horsemanship it's so valuable, to the riders themselves. People do this because they're passionate about it, just the same as why my only cousin goes about climbing impossible looking rock faces. It's horribly dangerous - he's broken a leg doing it! - but that does not stop him. And I think that's something that new people should be aware of when they're coming into the sport: what the risks really are and what counts as a minor or even negligible injury within the context of the tournament and the practice and the learning. A broken hand would be the end of me, but I'm NOT a horsewoman, I'm NOT a jouster, I'm just a homemaker with a few little hobbies who constantly uses both her hands. (Also, I'm a terrible coward when it comes to pain, haha) But for you, the situation simply didn't impact you the same way. And for my cousin, that busted leg was rough, but he went into the sport knowing such injuries were possible and accepting that even with the best gear and best preparation, the risk never goes away. Not everybody can muster that kind of determination, and not every sport demands it, but for rock climbing and jousting alike, I think that level of intense enthusiasm and tough attitude is as much a requirement as the gear. You manage to make that clear without making a big deal out of it, and I respect that so very much. Here's to a wonderful new year, to Ghost coming back into proper form and being better than ever, and to all of us achieving important things, risks or no risks!

HNY Jason and congratulations on your CBE. Well deserved, sir. So pleased to see Ghost looking so well after his surgery. I can sympathize as I suffered from colic when I was young and it is painful. I was also laid up for three months recently recovering from an unrelated surgery and am still not back to my previous fitness. All my best to you both.

This was genuinely one of the best response to a question.real honest opinion with some real life experience to back it up. At the end of the all sport have risk. Riding a 1000kg horse while wearing 35kg of steel, trying to hit the other rider with a long wooden pole is pure risk. I would love to try it one day and the question on injury was on my mind. To me jousting is the ultimate knightly sport. For now HMB and IMCF activity will have to do. I really love your content cheers.

I think it's cool that jousting is still being done in a historically authentic way. But I have to say I would like it more if there were more modern safety precautions. I would imagine that helmets could be made in a way that the eyes would be protected better, while still being mostly authentic. I mean just building them so you can wear industrial eye protection underneath for instance shouldn't be too hard.

I love the way Ghostie was looking at you with concern when you mentioned jousting could be lethal. He is a clever horse.

Your video's are so relaxing and easy to watch, especially love them in these cold winter nights.

Mounting blocks good.

Thank you for this. Great view of the sport. As someone who has broken my wrists multiple times (ice can be dangerous too - even when walking on one's own feet) I agree that I wouldn't call a broken wrist as a major injury. The details you mention, especially suitably good armour, and good training are well-made points. Thank you. Hope Ghost continues to recover and reconditions fully.

I actually did joust for a living for a time. I'm paying the price with my health today for it. I haven't done it now for nearly 20 years, but the wear and tear from it has been really hard on my body so that as I approach my 40s, I'm no longer the fit young man I was when I was a jouster. I absolutely agree that as a jouster, you have a responsibility to your opponent, as well as to your mount, and to your opponent's mount. We didn't joust competitively, rather did it as a reenactment performance, and, like you, jousted with solid lances - I used to make them, so I can be absolutely certain they were of solid pine construction when I did. However, just because it was not competitive jousting, that didn't mean we weren't getting solid hits on our opponents. If I could impress on people interested in reenactment jousting just one thing - just because you're acting doesn't mean people can't get hurt. Be good to each other, play fair, except when specifically choreographed as a stunt to do otherwise. We did specifically make breakaway lances for the purpose of breaking a lance on our opponent, but even with those, injuries could and did happen to various people we knew within the Ren Faire jousting community. A stumble by a horse is all it takes to turn a "safe" impact into a decidedly less safe one.

I found that in these sort of "man-on-man" sports a good contest brings people closer more often than not, which would be rather weird I think for outside people. the best after-fight beers are always with people who just barely beat me or got beaten.

It seems to me today we really met the real you. I could hear emotion in your voice what made it very personal. Glad to see you back on a horse again. But what would medieval knights think about riding around in a metal box or on a metal horse at 120km/h. We all do it but know how dangerous it is.

So glad Ghost is fine. I hope he'll get back in perfect happy shape soon :D Also super interesting stories as always! I really have to come see a jousting tournament at some point. One that is not scripted I mean. But they are super rare where I live.

Your Modern History videos are very interesting & informative. Very good wishes to ghost after his operation and his strength building, loved ghost eye when you said that jousting is dangerous 😅 lovely horse 🐎 Happy New year!!

Very wholesome channel.

Oh poor Ghost! I am so glad that he is fully recovered. Please let him know that I send my best wishes. ;P

I'd have loved a mounting block when I had a 17H thoroughbred. I had to use the arena fence boards! 😂 She was a retired racer who had the habit of starting off the moment she felt weight - tricky when your right foot is barely lobbed over and the left foot is still on the fence! 😮 I believe jousting changed history when Henry VIII was knocked out, suffering frontal lobe damage - when you read his life before and after there IS a difference in his mood and attitude. Thank you for yet another thoroughly educational video... ❤ 🐎

Ghost at 1:31 "- And now you tell me?"

TL/DW: yes, jousting is extremely dangerous! Lol But really, a fascinating watch. Thanks for sharing.

Great video. I have zero knowledge in this area but fascinating to learn from your experience and knowledge. I enjoy the conversational style of presentation too.

Very informative and so glad Ghost is ok. Most fiction books that include jousting often describe people getting broken limbs and ribs or being trapped in the armour due to metal warping. Congrats on the CBE

Ghost has amazing eyes! Regarding your channel, I work with the elderly and when I get an opportunity I repeat to them what I learn from your videos. They always find medieval history very interesting.

Sad to hear Ghost was unwell, glad to hear he's come out of it okay. Always a joy to see an upload on the channel, a wonderful variety of topics but always the same fantastic delivery that has me enraptured whether it be a silly fruit or a (potentially) lethal sport.

I never got notified of this video... I'm glad I checked in!

I hope Ghost is doing well now and back to full strength. Really love this in depth insight. I love watching re-enactments and have a great respect and fascination for historically accurate re-enactment. I am conflicted about it becoming more of a popular spectator sport. I know jousting was always for show and entertainment. And perhaps for historical medical enthusiasts, seeing medieval injuries recreated might be of interest. I doubt modern doctors will be thrilled though. And given what we know about the dangers, and the unpredictable nature of the damage. Should we be recreating it for entertainment? Or at least, making sure that it's safe for everyone involved including the horses? I guess as a jouster yourself, you accept the risk and decide for yourself that you love doing it. I love your final message about wearing the right kit and coming away from a joust in good health and staying safe. Does more need to be done to ensure that level of safety and right kit? I see more events pushing bigger and spectacular jousting tournaments like something out of Game of Thrones. I just hope they're not compromising safety.

I'm glad to see Ghost is okay; he still looks a little wide-eyed. As for yourself, do you now wear any eye protection underneath the helmet? And happy New Year.