Fencing Draft notes:Weapons And Defensive Equipment: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 04:32, 28 March 2023

Was

...Example of rigid material that may comply with the standard are:

Now

...Examples of rigid material that may comply with the standard are:

Functional change: Heavy leather may be lighter than previously listed
Reason: The handbook currently has two conflicting definitions of heavy leather. This standardises and aligns with Society rules at 3.2mm
For notes section: April 2023 - The handbook previously had two contradicting definitions of 8oz heavy leather. We have settled on 3.2mm for 8oz leather to be consistent with Society rules.

Was: Not in rules
Now: Bladed weapons must not have more than one blade
Functional change: Adds requirement that bladed weapons may only have one blade.
Reason: To align with 6.2.4 of Society level rules.
For notes section: April 2023 - Added requirement for blade weapons to only have one blade as per Society rules.

Was: Sword and dagger blades used in Lochac can be made of steel or fibreglass.
Now: The use of fiberglass blades is listed in Society's Exceptions to Allowed Blades rules
Functional change: None
Reason: The use of fibreglass blades is not currently listed in Society Fencing rules, so linking to the document that currently provides for us to continu to use them.
For notes section: April 2023 - Approval has been sought from the Society Rapier Marshal and US Board of Directors for a variance to use fibreglass blades in Lochac on an ongoing basis. At present, approval only exists in an appendix to the previous Society Fencing rules, and is not referenced elsewhere, but still published on the Society website. This variance will allow Lochac to continue to use fibreglass blades should that document be removed.

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 :The use of fibreglass blades is not currently listed in Society Fencing rules, so linking to the document that currently provides for us to continu to use them.
 ;For notes section
-:April 2023 - Approval has been sought from the Society Rapier Marshal and US Board of Directors for a variance to use fibreglass blades in Lochac on an ongoing basis. At present, approval only exists in an [https://www.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/app6.pdf appendix ("Exceptions to Allowed Blades rules") to the previous Society Fencing rules, and is not referenced elsewhere, but still published on the Society website.  This variance will allow Lochac to continue to use fibreglass blades should that document be removed.
+:April 2023 - Approval has been sought from the Society Rapier Marshal and US Board of Directors for a variance to use fibreglass blades in Lochac on an ongoing basis. At present, approval only exists in an [https://www.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/app6.pdf appendix] to the previous Society Fencing rules, and is not referenced elsewhere, but still published on the Society website.  This variance will allow Lochac to continue to use fibreglass blades should that document be removed.