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Revision History Summary of changes from previous version (January 2020) Page Paragraph Summary of Change Date Approved by the Board of Directors 23 IX. Armored Combat with Rebated Blades July 2020 /s/ Gravesend Society Marshal MARSHAL’S HANDBOOK –July 2020 PARTICIPANTS’ SECTION ...................................................................................................................... 6 I. COMBAT AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 6 A. General ............................................................................................................................................... 6 B. Minor Authorization .......................................................................................................................... 7 II. RULES OF THE LISTS ........................................................................................................................ 7 A. The Rules of the Lists ........................................................................................................................ 7 B. Applications of the Rules of the Lists ............................................................................................... 8 III. CONVENTIONS OF COMBAT ....................................................................................................... 9 A. General Information ....................................................................................................................... 9 B. Behavior on the Field ........................................................................................................................ 9 C. Target Areas .................................................................................................................................... 10 D. Combat Archery Conventions ............................................................................................................. 10 IV. THE USE OF WEAPONS AND SHIELDS ................................................................................... 11 V. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF BLOWS ................................................................................................ 11 VI. ARMOR REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................... 12 A. Armored Participants ....................................................................................................................... 12 B. Helms ............................................................................................................................................... 13 C. Eye Wear ......................................................................................................................................... 13 D. Neck Armor ..................................................................................................................................... 13 E. Body, Shoulder, and Groin Armor .................................................................................................. 14 F. Hand and Wrist Armor: ................................................................................................................... 14 G. Arm Armor ...................................................................................................................................... 14 H. Leg Armor ....................................................................................................................................... 14 I. Shields ............................................................................................................................................. 15 VII. WEAPONS STANDARDS ............................................................................................................. 15 A. General ............................................................................................................................................. 15 B. Single-Handed Weapons ................................................................................................................. 16 C. Two-Handed Weapons .................................................................................................................... 16 D. Fiberglass Spears ............................................................................................................................. 17 E. Throwing Weapons .......................................................................................................................... 17 F. Combat Archery Bows/Crossbows .................................................................................................. 18 G. Combat Archery Ammunition ......................................................................................................... 18 VIII. SIEGE COMBAT ............................................................................................................................ 22 A. General ............................................................................................................................................. 22 B. Munitions ......................................................................................................................................... 22 C. Blow Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................... 22 D. Destroying Siege Engines. ............................................................................................................... 22 IX. ARMORED COMBAT WITH REBATED BLADES (ARMORED STEEL COMBAT) .................... 23 A. General ............................................................................................................................................. 23 B. Authorizations ..................................................................................................................................... 23 C. Armor Standards .................................................................................................................................. 24 D. Weapon Standards ............................................................................................................................... 27 E. Shields .................................................................................................................................................. 28 F. Rules of Combat ................................................................................................................................... 29 G. Target Areas ........................................................................................................................................ 29 H. Valid Blows ......................................................................................................................................... 30 I. Permissible Techniques ......................................................................................................................... 30 J. Prohibited Techniques .......................................................................................................................... 30 K. Permissible Tournament Styles ........................................................................................................... 30 L. List field requirements ......................................................................................................................... 30 M. Marshalling Armored Steel Combat ................................................................................................... 31 O. Judges .................................................................................................................................................. 32 MARSHAL’S HANDBOOK –July 2020 3 MARSHALS’ SECTION ........................................................................................................................... 35 X. PROCEDURES FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF MARSHALS ................................................... 35 A. General Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 35 XI. PROCEDURES FOR MARSHALING WARS .............................................................................. 35 A. Before the War ................................................................................................................................. 35 B. Marshal of a War ............................................................................................................................. 36 XII. MARSHALING REQUIREMENTS ..............................................................................................