Full tournament rules can be found here.

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Short Version:

General:

• 2-minute rounds fought to 4 points.

• Basic scoring:​

  • 3 points: Normal sword cuts, thrust to the mask or body, some slices, grapple with control.​ **Sideswords and daggers cannot score 3-point cuts to the body

  • 1 point: One-handed sword cuts, all dagger and spear cuts, thrust to the limbs, most slices, pommel strikes.

  • Only clean hits with no afterblow will be scored

  • Open Doubles will be Penalized. 3 ODPs equal a loss of that match.

• Fencers must provide their own weapons for longsword and sidesword. Dagger fencers may provide their own weapons.

• Spear and dagger weapons will be provided (Descendant Leather foam partisans or Purpleheart Armory rubber partisans with hickory shafts, Cold Steel parrying daggers).

• Longsword and spear fencers may bring a dagger (no more than 18" blade, thrusts only).

• Sidesword matches will have a 67% chance of being fought with chosen companion weapon, and 33% chance of being fought with sword alone.

• Sidesword fencers must register with a companion weapon, which will not change for the entire tournament:

  • Sword alone. Fencers may choose to register without a companion weapon.

  • Buckler (Center-Gripped Shield). No more than 15" diameter.

  • Targa/Non-Round Buckler. No more than 18" x 12".

  • Dagger. No more than 18" blade, may cut or thrust.

  • Cloak. May not be weighted; no limit on size. May be wrapped or thrown. Wrapped arm immune to all slices and cuts.

  • Targe (Arm-Strapped Shield). No more than 20" diameter.

• Shield punches not allowed; shield press to the arms or body permitted but non-scoring.​

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Cutting: full cutting rules will be here shortly!

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2022 Short Version (for reference):

Requirements:

• Straight-bladed swords only, single- or double-edged.

• Longswords: two-handed swords of no more than 40" blade

• Sideswords: one-handed swords of any length

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Cutting Patterns:

• Round 1:

  • Five diagonal descending cuts, alternating sides (1 point each)

• Round 2:

  • Two ascending descending cuts, alternating sides (1.5 points each)

  • Two horizontal cuts, alternating sides (2 points each)

  • Two descending diagonal cuts, alternating sides (1.5 points each)

• Round 3 (sidesword):

  • Doubled descending diagonal cuts, one side (2.5* points)

  • Doubled descending diagonal cuts, other side (2.5* points)

  • Ascending diagonal cuts, alternating sides (1.5 points each)

• Round 3 (longsword):

  • Linked descending diagonal cuts, alternating sides (2.5* point each)

  • Linked ascending diagonal cuts, alternating sides (3.0* point each)

  • Ascending diagonal cuts, alternating sides (1.5 points each)

• Round 4:

  • Target 1: Diagonal descending cut, dominant side (1 point)

  • Target 2: Diagonal descending cut, non-dominant side (1 point)

  • Target 1: Horizontal cut, dominant side (2 points)

  • Target 2: Horizontal cut, non-dominant side (2 points)

  • Target 1: Diagonal ascending cut, dominant side (1.5 points)

  • Target 2: Diagonal ascending cut, non-dominant side (1.5 points)

  • Target 1: Diagonal descending cut, dominant side (1.5 points)

  • Target 2: Diagonal descending cut, non-dominant side (1.5 points)​​​​
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