GUIDELINES FOR INTERCLUB COMBAT

as used at Castle Mountain 1987

These rules have been superseded by the rules at http://www.oocities.org/legviiii/combat.htm.


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i) You must have signed the indemnity form before commencing any combat.

ii) Every combatant has the right to refuse to enter or continue any combat for any reason whatsoever.

iii) All combat is voluntary.

vi) NO PERSON IS TO FIGHT IF:

a) Under the influence of drugs or alcohol
b) Harbouring the intention to injur main or kill
c) Not wearing a helmet or gauntlet.

v) No combatant is to deliver a blow they cannot pull.

vi) No headblows in the melee situation. No stabs to the head, neck or face, under any circumstances.

vii) No blows to the kneecaps or below.

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viii) Any legitimate blow upon the torso shall be deemed a death blow, depending on the type of armour worn and that of the weapon used.

ix) Any legitimate blow upon a limb shall be deemed an incapacity of said limb, depending [on the] type of armour worn and the weapon employed.

x) If you are killed in combat, fall upon the earth, lie relatively still and don't get up 'til the combat has ended.

xi) Disputes arising from combats should be resolved off the field.

xii) All equipment to be checked prior to melee to ensure said equipage is free of burrs sharp edges or loose fittings.

xiii) No deliberate breaking or damaging of others (sic) equipment.

NOTE: THESE RULES ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT [TO] DISCUSSION AT THE MARSHALS MEETING.

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Prepared by Wayne Robinson,
Gasmules Society (Formerly The Australasian Mediaeval Conference Association Incorporated)
Last Updated 21 April 2007

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