Rapier Marshals Handbook - Midrealm / Middle Kingdom

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1 RULES AND CONVENTIONS ____________________________________________________________ 1-1
1.1 RULES OF THE LISTS OF THE S.C.A., INC _____________________________________________________ 1-3
1.1.1 ACCEPTANCE OF RISK AND LIABILITY _________________________________________________ 1-3
1.1.2 REQUIREMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ___________________________________________________ 1-3
1.1.3 ACCEPTABILITY TO THE CROWN_______________________________________________________ 1-3
1.1.4 ARMOR AND WEAPONS STANDARDS ___________________________________________________ 1-3
1.1.5 BARRING OF WEAPONS AND ARMOR ___________________________________________________ 1-3
1.1.6 BEHAVIOR OF COMBATANTS __________________________________________________________ 1-3
1.1.7 RIGHT TO DECLINE TO PARTICIPATE ___________________________________________________ 1-3
1.1.8 PROHIBITION AGAINST REAL WEAPONS ________________________________________________ 1-3
1.1.9 TOURNAMENT PROHIBITION AGAINST PROJECTILE WEAPONS:___________________________ 1-3
1.2 RULES OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM___________________________________________________________ 1-5
1.2.1 REQUIRED READING __________________________________________________________________ 1-5
1.2.2 MINIMUM AGE FOR PARTICIPATION____________________________________________________ 1-5
1.2.3 REPORTING TO THE LIST ______________________________________________________________ 1-5
1.2.4 MAINTAINING AND INSPECTING EQUIPMENT ___________________________________________ 1-5
1.2.5 DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR MEDICAL IMPAIRMENT___________________________________________ 1-5
1.2.6 THE CROWN'S REPRESENTATIVE _______________________________________________________ 1-5
1.2.7 OBEYING THE MARSHALS _____________________________________________________________ 1-5
1.2.8 REMOVAL FROM THE FIELD ___________________________________________________________ 1-5
1.2.9 RESOLVING DIFFERENCES_____________________________________________________________ 1-6
1.2.10 MAINTAINING POISE __________________________________________________________________ 1-6
1.2.11 CALLING "HOLD" _____________________________________________________________________ 1-6
1.2.12 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FENCERS _________________________________________________ 1-6
1.2.13 BLOW CALLING ______________________________________________________________________ 1-6
1.2.14 PROHIBITED ACTIONS_________________________________________________________________ 1-6
1.2.15 EQUIPMENT FAILURE _________________________________________________________________ 1-7
1.2.16 CONVENTIONS OF THE DAY ___________________________________________________________ 1-7
1.2.17 RULES EXPERIMENTATION ____________________________________________________________ 1-7
1.2.18 VISITING FENCERS____________________________________________________________________ 1-7
1.2.19 YIELDING ____________________________________________________________________________ 1-8
1.3 CONVENTIONS OF THE MIDDLE KINGDOM ___________________________________________________ 1-9
1.3.1 WEAPON STYLES_____________________________________________________________________ 1-9
1.3.2 TARGET AREA ________________________________________________________________________ 1-9
1.3.3 INCAPACITATING BLOWS _____________________________________________________________ 1-9
1.3.4 BLOWS TO THE UPPER LIMBS __________________________________________________________ 1-9
1.3.5 BLOWS TO THE LOWER LIMBS _________________________________________________________ 1-9
1.3.6 PARRYING ___________________________________________________________________________ 1-9
1.3.7 USES OF PARRYING DEVICES __________________________________________________________ 1-9
1.3.8 SPECIAL USES OF NON-RIGID PARRYING DEVICES_______________________________________ 1-9
1.3.9 DISARMS_____________________________________________________________________________ 1-9
1.3.10 TIMING OF BLOWS AND HOLDS _______________________________________________________ 1-10
1.3.11 MINOR PARTCIPATION _______________________________________________________________ 1-10
1.4 MIDDLE KINGDOM RULES FOR MELEES ____________________________________________________ 1-11
1.4.1 ARC OF ATTACK _____________________________________________________________________ 1-11
1.4.2 NUMBER OF OPPONENTS _____________________________________________________________ 1-11
1.4.3 IGNORING OF OPPONENTS____________________________________________________________ 1-11
1.4.4 CALLING "HOLD" DURING A MELEE ___________________________________________________ 1-11
1.4.5 ACKNOWLEDGING DEFEAT DURING A MELEE _________________________________________ 1-11
1.4.6 EQUIPMENT FAILURE DURING A MELEE _______________________________________________ 1-11
1.4.7 FOULING ____________________________________________________________________________ 1-11
1.5 MIDDLE KINGDOM CONVENTIONS FOR MELEES_____________________________________________ 1-13
1.5.1 ENGAGEMENT_______________________________________________________________________ 1-13
1.5.2 INCAPACITATION FROM BEHIND______________________________________________________ 1-13
1.5.3 FOULING FROM BEHIND______________________________________________________________ 1-13
1.5.4 ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS__________________________________________________________ 1-13
1.5.5 MINOR PARTCIPATION _______________________________________________________________ 1-13