Youth Armoured Combat Draft:The Use of Weapons and Shields

The Use of Weapons

1. You can only used a weapon in the way it is designed. For example, spears can only be used for thrusting, axes for striking along the edge of the blade, maces for striking with the head, etc.
2. You can only use a weapon for thrusting if it has been approved for thrusting.
   1. If your weapon has a thrusting tip, you must tell your opponents and the marshals, and show it to them.
3. You are not allowed to grab your opponent's weapon by the parts that are for striking - for example, the blade part of a sword, or the edge of an axe.
4. You are not allowed to block your opponent's weapon with your hands or arms and legs.
5. If you deliberately put an illegal target (e.g., your hand or lower leg, including the knee and foot) in the way of a blow, you lose the use of that arm or leg as if it had been hit in a legal area.
   1. If you accidentally get your hand in the way while you're trying to block with your weapon, you won't lose the use of it.

The Use of Shields

1. If you have a shield, you must control it with your hand. If you are not holding on to your shield with your hand, then it just counts as decorative armour. If you get hit on it, you need to take the blows as if the shield wasn't there.
2. You are not allowed to try to hit your opponent with your shield, or try to make them hit themselves with their own shield.
3. You are not allowed to grab your opponent's shield.