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
Cuts and thrusts to the head or torso are worth 2 points.
Cuts and thrusts to any extremities are a single point.
There will be a strong presumption that a strike which lands on the haft connected with the hands unless it was clear that the hand was not in danger, such as the receiving fencer releasing their hand from the weapon and receiving the blow to the unheld portion of the haft.
Any cut performed with a single hand is worth a single point unless the free hand is being used to manipulate the opponent's weapon, limbs, or body.
Slices or draw cuts, e.g. push and pull cuts, must travel at least half the length of the blade in order to score and must be made with obvious intent (i.e. a missed thrust is unlikely to be counted). The only valid targets for slices are hands/forearms and neck/face.
A pommel strike to the head is worth 2 points. The fighter utilizing the pommel strike should make the strike with a reasonable amount of control and without the intent to harm the other fighter; you are responsible for your partner's safety. A fighter may show clear ability to land the strike and call “Pommel.” If the Director agrees that the fighter demonstrated a clear ability to land the hit without doing so, it will still be scored.
Pommel strikes may not target the back of the head; however, if the opponent should turn their head and receive the strike to the back of the head, the strike will still be valid and the Director will issue a verbal warning to both fencers (no card issued).