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



Table Of Contents

1.1 - Pool Seeding and Size1.2 - Pool Match Duration1.3 - Direct Elimination & Seeding1.4 - Direct Elimination Match Duration1.5 - Clock Stoppage1.6 - Actions that Stop a Bout1.7 - Field of Play1.8 - Side Judges1.9 - Athlete Marking1.10 - Bout/Match Process1.11 - Talking or Communicating During the Bout1.12 - Control of Blows/Strikes1.13 - After-blows or "Revenge Strikes"1.14 - Scoring1.15 - Interposition or Target Subsitution1.16 - Stepping Out of Bounds aka Ring-outs1.17 - Grappling1.18 - Falling1.19 - Grabbing a Weapon1.20 - Permitted, Non-scoring Techniques1.21 - Forbidden Techniques1.22 - Sportsmanship1.23 - Refusing to Fence1.24 - Injuries1.25 - Warnings & Penalties1.26 - Event Classification and Right to Fence2.1 - Importance of Safety2.2 - Inspection2.3 - Weapons and Gear Supply2.4 - Fencing Masks2.5 - Gender Protection2.6 - Jackets and Body Protection2.7 - Unsafe, Unethical, or Intent to Injure3.1 - Bout Staff3.2 - Director3.3 - Judges3.4 - Refusal to Obey4.1 - Longsword4.2 - Longsword Strikes4.3 - Longsword Strike Quality5.1 - Weapon Requirements5.2 - Saber Strikes6.1 - Weapon Requirements6.2 - Rapier Strikes7.1 - Purpose of Messer Ruleset7.2 - Messer Strikes7.3 - Bout Duration (Unique)9.1 - Prize Fight11.1 - Arming Sword11.2 - Bucklers10.1 - Points Table10.2 - Penalty Chart