Fencing:Fencing Combat Handbook

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New rules - 1 January 2024

Version 6 of the Fencing Combat Handbook comes into effect on 1 January 2024.

The wiki was updated to the new rules on 23 December 2023 due to the holiday period.

To reference the current rules until 1 January 2024, please use the pdf of version 5.3.

If you happen to be fighting between 23 Dec 2023 and 1 January 2024 and use the updated rules in the wiki that day, that's acceptable as they have already been approved by the Board and Committee, just make sure you and your opponent and your marshal agree which set of rules to play by.

Fencing Combat Handbook - PDF version


  1. Introduction
  2. Types of fencing
  3. Single combat, melee and gunners
  4. When you are allowed to fence
  5. Behaviour on the field
  6. Using weapons and defensive objects
  7. Taking blows
  8. Protective equipment
  9. Weapons and defensive equipment
  10. Types of marshalling
  11. Supervising combat
  12. Inspections
  13. Rules for managing incidents
  14. Authorisation procedures
  15. Safety tests
  16. Marshals as officers
  17. Changing the rules
  18. Glossary
  19. Concussion Recognition Tool
  20. Change log and Notes