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AN ELEGANT WEAPON
AN ELEGANT WEAPON
Some people practice martial arts with swords, and some with sticks. We chose lightsabers.
The thrill of wielding a saber and duelling your friends never gets old.
There are a great deal of lightsaber providers out there, but not all sabers are suitable for combat sports. Check out our suggested sabersmiths below.
These are light contact, friendly social events which allow saber enthusiasts from all over New Zealand to enjoy the sport / hobby of lightsaber duelling. Combat styles developed at NZ regional meets have been developed to lower the barrier of entry re: protective equipment whilst still allowing safe, fast and exciting duels.
We duel on an honour system backed with a mutual respect for our other community members. Whilst laying out the expectations required for participation.
The majority of rules are included to cover any ‘outlier’ eventualities. We’ll unlikely need all of them, but please ensure you read them all.
To participate in a competition, duellers will need to have trained and successfully graded the BASIC tier of NZLG Forms 1 & 2. This is to be deemed experienced and safe enough to participate. This replaces original the informal sign-off. BASIC tiers are light in content and focus on competence & safety for one handed and 2 handed wields. There is plenty of notice to train and meet this requirement.
Participants must be 14+ years to compete.
The Exotics Class / Exotic Weapons ruleset allows opportunity for attendees to enjoy informal, friendly combat using a wider range of combat style options: pike, dual wield, crossguard, staff etc.
Style Points!
Style is comprised of three components and will be scored in a separate category to the w/l/d points so style will not affect who wins the main tournament.
Firstly, we are looking at Flow. The graceful movement of the saber and correct posture/footwork during combat. Secondly, Flare. Flourishes and advanced skills on display during duels. Lastly, Uniqueness. Repetitive fighting is boring, perhaps you have a signature move or spin that puts you apart from the crowd.
Flow, Flare and Uniqueness. Who is going to be our most stylish fighter?
Semi Finals & Finals
Top four scoring participants from the round robin progress to the semi finals. Semi finals are played to a minimum of 7 points, with a clear lead of 2 points required for the win. Finals are played to a minimum of 9 points, with a clear lead of 2 points required for the win.
Exotics Class Challenges
The Exotics Class has now been restructured into post tournament challenge matches
Staffs, dual wield, pikes, crossguards etc. The exotics class will use the same ruleset as above. Any compliant saber variant can be used against any other compliant saber variant, including a compliant single blade saber. The exotics class will run after the main single blade competition.
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