Preliminaries for the Tournament of the Mask

The Preliminaries for the School of Combat, and the distribution of any materials needed for other School Competitions shall take place this day.


Location:
Dragon Tower (Home of Her Majesty)

Price:
Attendance is free. However, there may be a cost on the materials for the Competitions.

Food:
Bring your Own Food and Beverages. A Firepit and Barbeque are available for use, but please contact Her Majesty at least one week prior to arrange use.

Other Information:

As Always, please be considerate of others living in the neighborhood. Do not block their driveways.

Deposit any cigarette butts in the appropriate disposals (We'll have sand buckets)

This is outdoors, unless Her Majesty deems otherwise. Please dress for the weather. (Garb is preferred)

There is limited furniture. Please bring your own folding chairs

The event starts at noon. Unless you have volunteered (been voluntold) to help setup, please do not arrive too early. (15 minutes is acceptable. 2 hours is not)


What is going to be happening

A Rank/Degree test, and general Armor/Weapon Qualification

Preliminary Matches for the School of Combat Competitions

SCHOOL OF COMBAT

Rank 1: Boffer

1) Team Battle - Corner Battle

Each team of 2 will have a corner to defend. The object is for the combatant to hit the target in their oponents corner. (We will set up a target that must be hit)

All standard hits and kill zones will be enforced.

Note: Projectile Weapons will not be allowed for this. The target must be hit with the Weapon.

2) Unlucky Battle

There shall be two hats that each participant must draw from.
Each one shall specify a different aspect of the battle.
In each case there will be a chance of a "Lucky"

HAT A
One of four Limbs that shall be removed for the duration of the battle (Left Arm, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg)
Lucky does not lose limbs

HAT B
The weapon that will be used. (Long Sword, Short Sword, Axe, dagger, etc as we have boffers)
Lucky can choose their own weapon

HAT C (For Tie Breakers)
How to Fight (Must shout "Touche" after every hit, Must quack like a duck when hit)

Rank 2 : Shinai

1) Straight Shinai

Our tried and true combat, within an aerrick.
Two out of three fights win, single elimination.
If we come with an odd number of finalists, we will draw a wildcard from the defeated opponents

2) Fighters choice

Fighters drop their names in a hat. We pull one name, and they determine the competition. (As long as it complies with DF standards)

3) Seconds (If we have enough fighters)

Fighters will choose / Get placed with a "Second". If the fighter dies, the second can step up and continue the match.
Fighter who does not die will keep their wounds completely.
The "Second" switches with each round.
Must eliminate both fighters to continue