Populace Gathering at Fighter Practice - Armored and Rapier Combat, and more!
Details
We will be meeting at Centennial Park in Englewood for Thursday night practice. Our members will be attending to practice swordfighting, either fencing with blunt steel swords or armored combat with rattan stick weapons. You are welcome to join in - we have loaner equipment for newcomers to get started.
More on armored combat -
Armored combat is perhaps the most visible and well-known aspects of the SCA. We don armor, pick up swords and shields, and engage each other in unchoreographed combat. The number of combatants can range from one-on-one, to melees with dozens of warriors, to large scale wars with hundreds of fighters. We hold tournaments that showcase individual prowess and events that give us all a chance to come together and fight as units of friends.
Our rules for combat depend on a core understanding of honor and chivalry. There are no judges, so it is up to each fighter to recognize and acknowledge when they have been struck with a killing or disabling blow. If you are struck with a stout blow to the head or body, that is considered a “killing blow.” A solid strike to the arm or leg disables the use of that limb. The competition is fierce, but safe.