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==The Rules=====The Regia Battlefield===These rules should be considered mandatory for most of the membership most of the time, however, the MilitaryTraining officer reserves the right to vary the rules under certain circumstances for the benefit of spectacle ortraining purposes. (e.g. for championship fights, testing, training 'games' or armoured-man tourneys) Anyvariations to standard Regia Combat rules will be made explicit before the start of the engagement. ===1 Rules of Combat===The Battlefield is a dangerous place and we all accept this and sign a piece of paper to the effect that weunderstand this. Whilst the risk of injury is low, the potential still exists. The Military Training and Rules ofCombat document is an attempt to minimise the number of injuries, slight or otherwise, by instituting the bestset of safety standards we can without losing the edge or appeal of combat. It is everybody’s responsibility toensure that the battlefield is as safe as it can be.<br> We as a society do not practice combat, instead we have created our own representative form founded on aprinciple of competitiveness. It is a semi-contact sport along the same principles as Fencing or some EasternMartial Arts. This means that in order to score a 'hit' on someone you must physically contact them with aweapon, i.e. a sword or spearhead NOT a fist or foot. Of course your opponent will be trying to do the same toyou. As there are no judges (or electronic systems) to record these 'hits', then the warrior who is tapped isexpected to make the suitable reaction, i.e. fall over dead. This is what we term an 'Honour Based System'.<br> ====1.1 A ‘Hit’ is defined as:====A clear strike of measured weight, delivered to any legal target area. The weight of the hit should be heavyenough to be felt, taking into account the recipient’s clothing and any armour, though it should never be so hardas to cause a person of reasonable firmness undue pain or injury. You are expected to protect yourself at alltimes. You are also expected to take full responsibility for your own actions. ====1.2 Hit Locations====We define a number of hit areas on your body where, realistically, the impact of a period weapon would disable,maim or kill. A hit to one of these locations looses you a hit point. They are chest, stomach, back and sides ofyour torso, legs above the knee and arms above the elbow (see image below). When you have received yourallotted hit points (see Warrior system) you are deemed to have been killed and should fall down dead, or crawl

 ====1.3 Non Hit Locations====Any hits to the body areas outside the above mentioned are deemed illegal shots and should not be taken as ahit. All combatants should take care to avoid the following areas in all circumstances. They are the genitalselbows and below, knees and below, head and neck throat and sola plexus. If you cannot land a blow safely to alegal target area then DO NOT MAKE THE SHOT. In addition you should avoid hitting/thrusting into bonyareas. ====1.4 The Basic Rules are:====• * A valid blow to a valid hit location will always count as a hit and the recipient shall loose a hitpoint• * No person may fight with two weapons in their hands including two handed spear and scram• * Every member is expected to follow any reasonable request from a Training Officer• * Full kit must be worn at National Training events. However authentic shoes are optional but

• * If a warrior is doing a Full Weapons Test then full kit including authentic shoes is mandatory.• * Direct thrusts with a sword or any form of Seax is banned• * In the unlikely event we have to stop the combat the command “STOP STOP STOP” will be

• * The stop command may be used for a variety of safety reason always follow the above rule ====1.5 Other Rules====

• * Hits prohibited areas or hits too hard.• * Relies on intimidation over skill.• * Intentionally damages re-enactors weapons or shields.• * Cannot be provenanced for our re-enactment period of history.

 ===1.6 Minimum Safety Standards===