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FENCING.
All Bayonet teams' competitions at Unit and Command tourna-
ments are to be conducted on the above principles.
(
N
OTE.
—In order to provide a check on bouts won by each team,
the referee should see that the scorer removes and keeps the
numbered arm-band of the winner at the conclusion of each bout.)
C.—Rules Governing the Epde.
Weapons.
122. Weapons shall conform to the dimensions given in para. 96.
Triple points must be used in all competitions.
Target.
123. The target consists of the whole of the body from the feet
to the mask, inclusive.
In Ep6e fencing there is no penalty for causing a state of
corps-a-corps by vigorous offensive tactics, and a fencer who does
so, even repeatedly, is not liable to any penalty.
Ground.
124. The pitch shall be 38 yards in length and 2 yards in
breadth. Seven lines will be drawn across it, viz.: a centre line,
a line 2 yards on both sides of centre line, a line 3 yards from
both ends, and a line 1 yard from both ends. A competitor who
retires off the end of the pitch with both feet will have a hit
scored against him, but off the side the offender loses 1 yard in
distance. When the rear foot of a fencer reaches the 3 yard
warning line the referee will call out " Three yards!"; when the
rear foot of a fencer reaches the 1 yard line the referee will order
play to cease and will warn the fencer that he has 1 yard left.
If a fencer retires over the end of the pitch without receiving this
warning he will be placed on guard with his rear foot on the 1 yard
warning line. A player keeps the ground he gains but if the bout
is stopped for any reason other than a valid hit when a combatant
has crossed his warning line he will be put on guard again on this
line.
Hits.
125. A hit is a point delivered cleanly on the target with force
sufficiently to have inflicted a wound on the body unprotected by
clothing.
Duration of Bouts.
126. All pools until two hits have been scored against a
competitor,
Validity of Hits.
127. In Epee there are no conventions as to attack and defence,
and no preference is given to the original attacker as in other
weapons. When both competitors are touched, and unless one hit
arrived manifestly before the other, a bit will be scored against.
both.
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All Bayonet teams' competitions at Unit and Command tourna-
ments are to be conducted on the above principles.
(
N
OTE.
—In order to provide a check on bouts won by each team,
the referee should see that the scorer removes and keeps the
numbered arm-band of the winner at the conclusion of each bout.)
C.—Rules Governing the Epde.
Weapons.
122. Weapons shall conform to the dimensions given in para. 96.
Triple points must be used in all competitions.
Target.
123. The target consists of the whole of the body from the feet
to the mask, inclusive.
In Ep6e fencing there is no penalty for causing a state of
corps-a-corps by vigorous offensive tactics, and a fencer who does
so, even repeatedly, is not liable to any penalty.
Ground.
124. The pitch shall be 38 yards in length and 2 yards in
breadth. Seven lines will be drawn across it, viz.: a centre line,
a line 2 yards on both sides of centre line, a line 3 yards from
both ends, and a line 1 yard from both ends. A competitor who
retires off the end of the pitch with both feet will have a hit
scored against him, but off the side the offender loses 1 yard in
distance. When the rear foot of a fencer reaches the 3 yard
warning line the referee will call out " Three yards!"; when the
rear foot of a fencer reaches the 1 yard line the referee will order
play to cease and will warn the fencer that he has 1 yard left.
If a fencer retires over the end of the pitch without receiving this
warning he will be placed on guard with his rear foot on the 1 yard
warning line. A player keeps the ground he gains but if the bout
is stopped for any reason other than a valid hit when a combatant
has crossed his warning line he will be put on guard again on this
line.
Hits.
125. A hit is a point delivered cleanly on the target with force
sufficiently to have inflicted a wound on the body unprotected by
clothing.
Duration of Bouts.
126. All pools until two hits have been scored against a
competitor,
Validity of Hits.
127. In Epee there are no conventions as to attack and defence,
and no preference is given to the original attacker as in other
weapons. When both competitors are touched, and unless one hit
arrived manifestly before the other, a bit will be scored against.
both.
284
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| Description | 'Games and Sports in the Army' was an annual publication produced by the British War Office between the 1930s and 1960s. This included the Second World War. It outlines the rules and regulations for games and sports played by members of the armed forces. It features names and photographs of team members, and examples of contemporary advertising. |
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| Shelfmark | GWB.52 |