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Melee combat involves more than two people fighting against each other. You can have melee combat in a tournament, or in a war
==Melee Conventions==
==General==
#Youth fighters may only charge to gain ground. They may not intentionally run into their opponents.
#You are only allowed to run to get to where you can reach your opponents. You must not deliberately run into (charge) your opponents.
#Thrown weapons may be used in a melee scenario provided that all marshals and combatants are informed of their use before the melee begins.
#You can only use thrown weapons in a melee scenario if all of the marshals and all the other fighters are told about it first.
#Deliberately striking from behind without gaining engagement is forbidden.
#You are not allowed to hit somebody from behind who doesn't know you are there.
#No more than four fighters shall attack a single opponent except in the case of engaged units.
#No more than four fighters are allowed to attack a single opponent who is on their own.


==Unit engagement==
==Unit engagement==
#Unit engagement happens when two or more coherent units of opposing heavy combatants meet in combat.  
#Unit engagement is when two or more groups (units) of opposing fighters meet in combat.  
#In unit engagement, all combatants who are part of each unit are considered to be engaged with all combatants who are part of of the other unit(s).
#When two units meet, you are "engaged" with all of the fighters in the other unit, which means that you are allowed to strike at any of the opposing fighters, even if they are distracted by fighting someone else, or you are behind them, and don't realise that you are about to try to hit them.
#In unit engagement, combatants who are part of a unit may strike at members of opposing units, who are to their front or side, without being considered to be “behind” or on their “blind side”.
#If your unit has been surrounded, this may mean that you can be hit from behind.
#If a unit loses coherency, combatants from that unit are considered to have left the unit engagement and must be engaged as an individual, as per the “1 vs 1 engagement” rules below.   
#If the fighters in the unit become separated, they are considered to have left the unit engagement and you must use the "1 on 1 engagement" rules to fight them.   
#In any circumstance other than that outlined in 7.2.3, striking an opponent from behind is cause for ejection from the field, and may be cause for further disciplinary action.  
#If you hit someone from behind and you aren't part of an engaged unit, you will have to leave the field, and there may be further punishment.


==1 vs 1 engagement==
==1 on 1 engagement==
#In tournament melee combat, a combatant shall engage their opponent by moving into the line of sight of the opponent they wish to engage and stating loudly “I am engaging you” or words to that effect.  
#In tournament melee combat, you engage your opponent by moving into their line of sight, and loudly say, "I am engaging you" or some similar.  
#In war combat, a combatant shall engage their opponent by moving into range in clear sight of the opponent they wish to engage and adopting an attacking posture. If a combatant has reason to believe that their opponent may not have seen them approach, they should verbally engage them as per the procedure above.  
#In war combat, you engage your opponent by moving into range where they can see you and clearly show that you are about to attack them. If you don't think your opponent has actually seen you, loudly say, "I am engaging you or something similar, and make sure that they are aware of you.
#It is forbidden to strike at an opponent with whom you are not engaged.  
#You are not allowed to try to hit an opponent that you haven't engaged.
#A combatant who turns their back on an opponent with whom they are engaged while remaining within weapons range is subject to being struck by that opponent until they leave weapons range.
#<span class="comment">remove?</span>If you are engaged with an opponent, and you turn your back on them, they can hit you from behind until you get out of weapon range.<span class="comment"> Do we want to encourage hitting people from behind at all? We took this out of the fencing rules.


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Latest revision as of 04:17, 22 February 2024

Melee combat involves more than two people fighting against each other. You can have melee combat in a tournament, or in a war

General

  1. You are only allowed to run to get to where you can reach your opponents. You must not deliberately run into (charge) your opponents.
  2. You can only use thrown weapons in a melee scenario if all of the marshals and all the other fighters are told about it first.
  3. You are not allowed to hit somebody from behind who doesn't know you are there.
  4. No more than four fighters are allowed to attack a single opponent who is on their own.

Unit engagement

  1. Unit engagement is when two or more groups (units) of opposing fighters meet in combat.
  2. When two units meet, you are "engaged" with all of the fighters in the other unit, which means that you are allowed to strike at any of the opposing fighters, even if they are distracted by fighting someone else, or you are behind them, and don't realise that you are about to try to hit them.
  3. If your unit has been surrounded, this may mean that you can be hit from behind.
  4. If the fighters in the unit become separated, they are considered to have left the unit engagement and you must use the "1 on 1 engagement" rules to fight them.
  5. If you hit someone from behind and you aren't part of an engaged unit, you will have to leave the field, and there may be further punishment.

1 on 1 engagement

  1. In tournament melee combat, you engage your opponent by moving into their line of sight, and loudly say, "I am engaging you" or some similar.
  2. In war combat, you engage your opponent by moving into range where they can see you and clearly show that you are about to attack them. If you don't think your opponent has actually seen you, loudly say, "I am engaging you or something similar, and make sure that they are aware of you.
  3. You are not allowed to try to hit an opponent that you haven't engaged.
  4. remove?If you are engaged with an opponent, and you turn your back on them, they can hit you from behind until you get out of weapon range. Do we want to encourage hitting people from behind at all? We took this out of the fencing rules.
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