Tournament Rules



The following rules represent the standard ruleset for Tournaments being held by Royal Arts fencing academy. This includes: Ascalon, Blue Box, Looking Sharpe, and Hemmageddon



Required Equipment & Safety

2.7 - Unsafe, Unethical, or Intent to Injure

The Director will penalize an athlete for clear safety violations.

  • Offenses deemed highly unsafe or unethical by the Director or Tournament Technical Director will result in a black card expulsion.
  • A dangerous, violent action whether vindictive or unintentional will result in a red card and verbal warning. Further repetition may result in black card expulsion.
  • Anyone disturbing the order of the ring, intentional or otherwise may be penalized with a yellow card and continued instances with a red card.