ADRIAN EMPIRE IMPERIAL ESTATES WRIT #17 COMBAT MANUAL AS ADOPTED JULY 2002 UPDATED OCTOBER 2010 DECEMBER 2012 DECEMBER 2013 ©Copyright 1993-2012 The Adrian Empire, Inc. All rights reserved. Adria is a registered trade name of the Adrian Empire, Inc. Anyone is welcome to point out any error or omission that they may find. Imperial Minister of Joust and War: [email protected] Empress: [email protected] Emperor: [email protected] IEW #17 – Combat Manual Page 2 of 34 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. GENERAL RULES AND REQUIREMENTS ..................................................... 6 A. HEALTH .................................................................................................................................... 6 B. INHERENT DANGERS ............................................................................................................ 6 C. PROOF OF QUALIFICATION................................................................................................ 6 D. MINIMUM AGES ..................................................................................................................... 6 E. GENERAL RULES OF COMBAT ........................................................................................... 7 1. Safety ...................................................................................................................................... 7 2. Marshals Must Be Present ........................................................................................................ 7 3. Entering the List Field ............................................................................................................. 7 4. Lay-On .................................................................................................................................... 7 5. Hold ........................................................................................................................................ 7 6. Spectators Calling Blows ......................................................................................................... 7 7. No Combatant May Ever. ........................................................................................................ 7 8. Combatants on the Ground ....................................................................................................... 8 9. Decisions of the Marshals ........................................................................................................ 8 10. Force of blows ......................................................................................................................... 8 11. Non-target areas ....................................................................................................................... 9 12. Acknowledgement of Blows .................................................................................................... 9 13. Shield Use ............................................................................................................................... 9 14. Fighting when “wounded” ....................................................................................................... 9 15. Conduct of Combatants ............................................................................................................ 9 F. SINGLE-COMBAT LIST RULES ........................................................................................... 9 1. Unsafe Weapons ...................................................................................................................... 9 2. Shield use ................................................................................................................................ 9 3. Knightly Combat ................................................................................................................... 10 4. Calling Blows ........................................................................................................................ 10 5. Backing into a boundary ........................................................................................................ 10 6. Circling a legged opponent .................................................................................................... 10 G. MELEE AND WAR COMBAT RULES ................................................................................ 11 1. Death from behind ................................................................................................................. 11 2. Rules of engagement .............................................................................................................. 11 3. Combatants on the Ground ..................................................................................................... 11 4. People allowed on the Field ................................................................................................... 11 5. Marshals ................................................................................................................................ 11 6. Archers .................................................................................................................................. 11 7. Missile Weapons.................................................................................................................... 12 8. Large Missiles ....................................................................................................................... 12 © Adrian Empire, Inc. 1993-2013. All rights reserved. http://www.adrianempire.org/ IEW #17 – Combat Manual Page 3 of 34 H. SCORING ................................................................................................................................ 12 1. Types of Scoring Blows ......................................................................................................... 12 2. Types of Kills ........................................................................................................................ 13 3. Blocked Blows....................................................................................................................... 13 4. Pommel Strikes ...................................................................................................................... 13 5. Thrusting ............................................................................................................................... 13 6. Pole Weapons ........................................................................................................................ 13 7. Draw Cuts .............................................................................................................................. 13 8. Undetermined Winner ............................................................................................................ 14 9. Missiles ................................................................................................................................. 14 II. COMBAT TYPES, LEVELS & STYLES .......................................................... 15 A. TYPES OF ARMED COMBAT .............................................................................................. 15 1. Shinai ................................................................................................................................................. 15 2. Rapier / Cut-and-Thrust ...................................................................................................................... 15 3. Armored ............................................................................................................................................. 15 B. LEVELS OF TOURNAMENT COMBAT ............................................................................. 15 2. Knight ................................................................................................................................................. 15 C. STYLES OF COMBAT ........................................................................................................... 16 1. Shinai Styles ....................................................................................................................................... 16 2. Rapier and Cut-and-Thrust Styles........................................................................................................ 16 3. Armored Styles ................................................................................................................................... 16 D. COMBAT ARCHERY ............................................................................................................ 16 III. ARMOR AND WEAPON STANDARDS ........................................................... 17 A. ARMOR: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (ALL TYPES) .................................................... 17 1. Equivalents ............................................................................................................................ 17 2. Personal Protection ................................................................................................................ 17 3. Approved Armor and Weapons .............................................................................................. 17 4. Bare Skin ............................................................................................................................... 17 5. Shoes ....................................................................................................................................