Notes - Armour requirements

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• Update as per rulings and clarifcations below.

Angele (talk) 22:27, 26 June 2018 (NZST)

• Recommend adding "any mesh or perforated material that meets that standard for the Rapier mask punch test standard" and linking to the requirements. Many of our mesh types in use will not meet this standard, which is an indication that it will give us safe alternatives that the exclusive list used.

Angele (talk) 20:15, 5 July 2018 (NZST)

Notes

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

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.