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==The Use of Weapons==
==The Use of Weapons==
#Weapons shall be used in accordance with their design. For example, spears may only be used for thrusting, axes for striking along the edge of the blade, maces for striking with the head, etc.
#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.
#Only weapons approved for thrusting may be used for that purpose. Before any bout where a thrusting weapon is used, the opponent and marshals shall be informed that such a weapon is on the field, and the thrusting tip shall be shown to the opponent.
#You can only use a weapon for thrusting if it has been approved for thrusting.
#The striking surface of a weapon in motion may not be grasped or blocked by the hands or limbs as a means of impeding a blow.
#If you are going to use a thrusting weapon in a fight, you need to show the marshals and your opponent before the fight begins.
#If a combatant intentionally places an illegal target area (e.g., an empty hand and or lower leg, including the knee and foot) in the path of a blow, the combatant forfeits that attached limb as if it had been struck in a legal target area.
#You are not allowed to grab or block your opponent's weapon with your hands or limbs.
##Inadvertently bringing the hands in contact with the striking surface of a weapon in motion, as when attempting to block a blow with another weapon shall not be considered to be in violation of this convention.
#If you deliberately put an illegal target (e.g., your hand and 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.
##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==
==The Use of Shields==
#Shields must be controlled by the hand. Use of passive shields (not controlled by the hand) will be treated as decorative armor and subject to effective blow acknowledgment.
#If you have a shield, you must control it with your hand. If your shield isn't being controlled by your hand, then it just counts as decorative armour, so if you get hit on it, you need to take the blows as if the shield wasn't there.  
#Shields may not be used for striking an opponent
#You are not allowed to try to hit your opponent with your shield.</div>
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Latest revision as of 04:37, 22 February 2024

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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.
  3. If you are going to use a thrusting weapon in a fight, you need to show the marshals and your opponent before the fight begins.
  4. You are not allowed to grab or block your opponent's weapon with your hands or limbs.
  5. If you deliberately put an illegal target (e.g., your hand and 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 your shield isn't being controlled by your hand, then it just counts as decorative armour, so 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.
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