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'''Mesh''' - December 2015 | '''Mesh''' - December 2015 | ||
:Ruling - mesh is required to protect the face, not the skull. | |||
:Mesh is required under Lochac rules to protect delicate facial features what would not survive an unintended helm penetration such as eyes and teeth. | |||
Mesh is not required to fill the skull holes on Vendal style helmets. As with all armour, the design is to prevent traumatic and unrecoverable injury, pain however is up to the tolerance level of the individual and what level they are willing to accept. - Jarl Niall | Mesh is not required to fill the skull holes on Vendal style helmets. As with all armour, the design is to prevent traumatic and unrecoverable injury, pain however is up to the tolerance level of the individual and what level they are willing to accept. - Jarl Niall | ||
'''Additional mesh types''' - June 2019 | '''Additional mesh types''' - June 2019 | ||
Materials that meet the standard for face protection during rapier combat are suitable to protect the face from arrows. - Angele de Savigny | :Materials that meet the standard for face protection during rapier combat are suitable to protect the face from arrows. - Angele de Savigny | ||
'''Knee armour''' - August 2016 | '''Knee armour''' - August 2016 | ||
:An "air gap" alone is NOT equivalent padding. An air gap, does not protect the knee if a fighter drops to their knees suddenly (either purposely or as a result of a fall) | |||
:Knees need to be padded, in a way that is 6.35mm of resilient material or equivalent (read padding). For example, commercial sports knee pads. - Jarl Niall | |||
'''Underside of the chin''' - September 2017 | '''Underside of the chin''' - September 2017 | ||
:It is strongly recommended that the underside of the jaw be protected from a low-profile thrusting tip - Jon Dai of the Lane | |||
'''Hand armour''' - June 2018 | '''Hand armour''' - June 2018 | ||
:Rule 7.11.1 - corrected to match Society minimum requirement for hand protection to extend to 26mm (1 inch) above the wrist. The footnote about coverage has been removed. | |||
'''Groin armour''' - Oct 2018 | '''Groin armour''' - Oct 2018 | ||
:Society rule update - The groin must be protected to a standard equivalent to that provided by an athletic cup or pubic protector, secured by straps, or worn in a supporter or fighting garment designed to hold the protection in place. | |||
:The prohibition on wearing groin protection designed for the opposite sex has been removed | |||
:The rules were updated to make things more inclusive for trans and non-binary participants. The prohibition against wearing the opposite gender's groin protection had been included due to marshals of the past requiring women to wear a male athletic cup. | |||
Revision as of 22:27, 25 May 2019
Mesh - December 2015
- Ruling - mesh is required to protect the face, not the skull.
- Mesh is required under Lochac rules to protect delicate facial features what would not survive an unintended helm penetration such as eyes and teeth.
Mesh is not required to fill the skull holes on Vendal style helmets. As with all armour, the design is to prevent traumatic and unrecoverable injury, pain however is up to the tolerance level of the individual and what level they are willing to accept. - Jarl Niall
Additional mesh types - June 2019
- Materials that meet the standard for face protection during rapier combat are suitable to protect the face from arrows. - Angele de Savigny
Knee armour - August 2016
- An "air gap" alone is NOT equivalent padding. An air gap, does not protect the knee if a fighter drops to their knees suddenly (either purposely or as a result of a fall)
- Knees need to be padded, in a way that is 6.35mm of resilient material or equivalent (read padding). For example, commercial sports knee pads. - Jarl Niall
Underside of the chin - September 2017
- It is strongly recommended that the underside of the jaw be protected from a low-profile thrusting tip - Jon Dai of the Lane
Hand armour - June 2018
- Rule 7.11.1 - corrected to match Society minimum requirement for hand protection to extend to 26mm (1 inch) above the wrist. The footnote about coverage has been removed.
Groin armour - Oct 2018
- Society rule update - The groin must be protected to a standard equivalent to that provided by an athletic cup or pubic protector, secured by straps, or worn in a supporter or fighting garment designed to hold the protection in place.
- The prohibition on wearing groin protection designed for the opposite sex has been removed
- The rules were updated to make things more inclusive for trans and non-binary participants. The prohibition against wearing the opposite gender's groin protection had been included due to marshals of the past requiring women to wear a male athletic cup.