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| + | ===Core=== | ||
| + | This refers to the base of the weapon to which [[padding]] is affixed. For melee weapon cores the best things to use are carbon/graphite rods (such as from non-metallic [[Golf club shafts|golf clubs]]), [[Graphite cores|kite spar]], [[bamboo]], [[PVC|PVC tubing]] or fiberglass. Other materials will be checked for safety on a case-by-case basis. | ||
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| + | Metal and wooden cores are not legal, although metal may be used to counter-weight weapons provided it is permanently attached, and not in a place that may inadvertently strike an opponent. | ||
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| + | The ends of all weapon cores must be blunted by capping them with a layer of [[foam]] and tape at a minimum. For [[throwing weapons]] acceptable options are denim, loose rubberbands, sweatshirt material, or similar. | ||
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| + | ===Handle=== | ||
| + | Refers to the unpadded part of the weapon (where it is often held). | ||
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| + | ===Pommel=== | ||
| + | This refers to the [[padded]] portion of a weapon at the end of the handle, not intended for striking. The end of the pommel must have at least a 2” cross-section perpendicular to the handle and must be padded. | ||
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| + | ===Cross Guard=== | ||
| + | This refers to an optional piece at the juncture of the blade and handle designed to deflect blows and protect the hand from injury. Cross guards must be [[padded]] and all tips must have at least a 2” cross section parallel to the handle. | ||
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| + | ===Double-Ended=== | ||
| + | Only [[Weapon Types]] with this descriptor may have a [[Strike-Legal|striking surface]] at both ends. This may be either a [[Stabbing Tip]] or a Slash edge unless otherwise restricted by the Weapon Type. [[Weapons]] may only have up to two ends. | ||
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| + | ===Stabbing Tip=== | ||
| + | This refers to the end of a weapon that is not the [[pommel]], regardless of whether or not it is used to stab. Stabbing tips must not protrude more than 1.5” through a 2.5” ring when uncompressed, nor end in an angle less than 90 degrees and must be [[Strike Legal]]. You must not be able to feel [[core]] through a stabbing tip. | ||
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| + | ===Padded or Courtesy Padding=== | ||
| + | This refers to the portion of the weapon that is designed to limit injuries from incidental contact with that part of the weapon and is not intended for striking. These portions of a weapon must have at least 1/2” of [[foam]] over the weapon’s [[core]]. A weapon is required to have courtesy padding over the entire circumference of its [[Strike-Legal]] length. | ||
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| + | ===Strike-Legal=== | ||
| + | This refers to the portions of the weapon that are sufficiently [[padded]] to prevent injury when used to strike an opponent at full force. | ||
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| + | *These portions may not break bones, teeth, or regularly leave bruises when it strikes a person and must have at least one 2.5” cross section from edge to edge. Example: the distance from one edge to the other of the flat of a flat blade. The thickness of the striking edge can be any amount that still results in a safe weapon. | ||
| + | *Strike-Legal surfaces must have at least 1” of [[foam]] over the weapon [[core]], measured from the furthest point on the blade to the surface of the core. | ||
| + | *[[Stab-only]] weapons (other than [[projectiles]]) are still required to have 6” of Strike-Legal surface extending from the end of the weapon down its length on any stabbing end for [[safety]]. | ||
| + | *Strike-Legal must be covered in a durable, opaque [[cloth]]. Unless otherwise noted, [[cloth tape]] is not an acceptable cover. Non-striking padded surfaces within ½” of a striking surface must still be covered with a cloth [[cover]]. | ||
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| + | ===Heavy Padding=== | ||
| + | This refers to portions of the weapon that meet all of the requirements of [[Strike-Legal]], but has at least a 4” cross section from edge to edge (instead of 2.5"), and at least 1” of foam over the weapon core. It is considered Strike-Legal for the purposes of scoring hits. | ||
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| + | ===Total Length=== | ||
| + | Refers to the distance from the bottom of the [[pommel]] (or one [[Stabbing Tip]] of a [[Double-Ended]] Weapon) to the furthest point of the weapon measured from the bottom of the pommel in a straight line parallel to the [[core]] of the weapon. | ||
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| + | ‘’’Example:’’’ ‘’You measure a scimitar from the bottom of the pommel to the tip of the weapon, not “along the curve.”’’ | ||
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| + | ===Swing/Slash=== | ||
| + | Indicates a weapon intended to be able to score a hit by swinging the weapon in such a way that the side (as opposed to the tip) of the weapon strikes an opponent. | ||
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| + | ===Thrust/Stab=== | ||
| + | Indicates a weapon intended to be able to score a hit by thrusting the weapon in such a way that the tip (as opposed to the sides) of the weapon strikes an opponent. Thrust only weapons must have at least 6” of [[Strike-Legal]] padding. | ||
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