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<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment"><a href="/index.php?title=Rapier" title="Rapier">Rapier combat</a></span></span></p>
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User 144: categorising
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<p>categorising</p>
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User 144 at 10:54, 15 May 2006
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Thomas: /* Rapier combat */ added info on killing blows versus wounds
2005-10-07T12:23:56Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment"><a href="/index.php?title=Rapier" title="Rapier">Rapier combat</a>: </span> added info on killing blows versus wounds</span></p>
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Thomas: /* Rapier combat */
2005-10-02T03:03:39Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment"><a href="/index.php?title=Rapier" title="Rapier">Rapier combat</a></span></span></p>
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https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Legal_target_areas&diff=11284&oldid=prev
Thomas: /* Rapier combat */
2005-10-02T03:03:04Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment"><a href="/index.php?title=Rapier" title="Rapier">Rapier combat</a></span></span></p>
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Thomas
https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Legal_target_areas&diff=11283&oldid=prev
Cian: links, SCA link, killing blows
2004-09-09T00:17:44Z
<p>links, SCA link, killing blows</p>
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Taryn: Added heavy and light target areas.
2003-08-06T19:53:58Z
<p>Added heavy and light target areas.</p>
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https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Legal_target_areas&diff=1069&oldid=prev
Morgant: adding combat handbook link
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<p>adding combat handbook link</p>
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<td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The torso - considered to be anwhere above the points of the hip, including the groin, shoulder blades, and the areas *between the neck and shoulders are considered to be the torso. </div></td>
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<td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The torso - considered to be anwhere above the points of the hip, including the groin, shoulder blades, and the areas *between the neck and shoulders are considered to be the torso. </div></td>
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<td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The face - between the chin and middle of the forehead, and the area between the ears.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del></div></td>
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<td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The face - between the chin and middle of the forehead, and the area between the ears.</div></td>
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<td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The head - the whole neck and head, excluding the face as outlined above. </div></td>
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<td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The head - the whole neck and head, excluding the face as outlined above. </div></td>
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<td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The thigh - One inch above the knee, to the bottom of the hip socket. </div></td>
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<td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Blows that land outside these areas shall not be counted</div></td>
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<td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Blows that land outside these areas shall not be counted<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. These target areas are derived from Lochac's [[combat handbook]].</ins></div></td>
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Morgant
https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php?title=Legal_target_areas&diff=1046&oldid=prev
Tobin at 20:18, 20 June 2003
2003-06-20T20:18:30Z
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>=== Target areas, where you are allowed to strike your opponent: ===<br />
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*The torso - considered to be anwhere above the points of the hip, including the groin, shoulder blades, and the areas *between the neck and shoulders are considered to be the torso. <br />
*The face - between the chin and middle of the forehead, and the area between the ears., <br />
*The head - the whole neck and head, excluding the face as outlined above. <br />
*The thigh - One inch above the knee, to the bottom of the hip socket. <br />
*Hips - area between the bottom of the hip socket, and below the point of the hips. <br />
*Shoulders - The point of the shoulder down to a line even with the top of the underarm. <br />
*Arms - shoulder to one inch above the wrist. <br />
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Blows that land outside these areas shall not be counted</div>
Tobin