Combat

Combat refers to armed or unarmed physical conflict between groups or individuals.

Victory may be determined as the:

• one who holds the field at the end of the conflict
• last to yield
• last to be alive
• an other previously defined parameter

Combat could be in earnest or could be staged as a sport, eg a tournament.

SCA Combat

The following articles relate primarily to SCA combat, both Armored Combat & Rapier Combat.

There are two primary divisions in fighting: single combat and team combat

Topics

Weapons

• Armored Combat
  • Sword
  • Mace
  • Axe
  • Polearm
• Rapier Combat
  • Rapier
  • Dagger
  • Schlager
  • Epee
  • Foil
• Throwing weapons
  • Chakram
  • Dart
  • Throwing Axes
  • Rocks
  • Javelin
• Melee weapons
  • Bow
  • Crossbow
  • Siege weapons

Tactics

• Hand to Hand Combat Tactics - Heavy Fighting / Armoured Combat
• Archery - Light combat
• Art of defence - Rapier
• Formations
• Unit Commands

Tournaments

• Running a Tournament
• Tournament styles
• Tournament Ranking

Rules and Regulations

• Authorisation
• Legal target areas
• Rules of the list
• Conventions of Combat
• Marshal's handbook
• Minimum armour
• Assumed armour
• Armour inspection

Internal Links

See also:

• armour
• weapons
• overall fighting equipment list
• fighting manuals