Equipment requirements

Open Team and Ladies Longsword

Fencing Mask: Suitably rated fencing mask (CEN Level 1 minimum, CEN Level 2 highly recommended) with no signs of serious damage, dents, etc.
Mask overlay: SPES/Red Dragon or similar overlay for the fencing mask.
Back of the Head Protection: rigid protector covering back of the head with no significant gaps.
Throat Protection: rigid throat guard (gorget) or a layered throat protection preventing a blade traveling under the bib (3 layers minimum).
Jacket: well-padded HEMA jacket offering good protection against strikes (under plastrons/rigid chest protectors are highly recommended but not necessary). The jacket must provide a minimum of 350N of protection against penetration.
Elbow Protector: hard shell protection of the elbow joints.
Knee Protector: hard shell protection of the knee joints.
Shin Protection: hard shell protection of the shin is required.
Forearms Protection: rigid protection of the forearm is required.
Gloves: fencing gloves with full level of protection applicable to longsword, eg. Sparring Glove hoofs, SPES heavy gloves, etc., Metal Gauntlets are NOT allowed!
Groin Guard: Obligatory for men.
Rigid Chest Protector: Obligatory for women.

A well maintained ‘Federschwert’ or ‘flexible blunt’ type of sparring sword with no visible signs of damage, and appropriate edge thickness, flex, and tipping to be safe for high intensity sparring.
Each weapon will be checked before the bout for signs of damage, and flex tested.
Any weapon judged likely to behave in too dangerous a manner (too stiff, too much flex etc., unsafe tip, jagged ill-maintained edges, etc.) will be rejected.

Fencing Mask: Suitably rated fencing mask (CEN Level 1 minimum, CEN Level 2 highly recommended) with no signs of serious damage, dents, etc.
Mask overlay: SPES/Red Dragon or similar overlay for the fencing mask.
Back of the Head Protection: rigid protector covering back of the head with no significant gaps.
Throat Protection: rigid throat guard (gorget) or a layered throat protection preventing a blade traveling under the bib (3 layers minimum).
Jacket: well-padded HEMA jacket offering good protection against strikes (under plastrons/rigid chest protectors are highly recommended but not necessary).
Elbow Protector: hard shell protection of the elbow joints.
Knee Protector: hard shell protection of the knee joints.
Shin Protection: hard shell protection of the shin is required.
Forearms Protection: rigid protection of the forearm is recommended but not required.
Gloves: fencing gloves with a level of protection applicable to Nylon longsword such as Red Dragons, Lacrosse gloves, etc., Metal Gauntlets are NOT allowed!
Groin Guard: Obligatory for men.

Weapons (Black Fencer Nylon ‘Federschwert’) will be provided for the benginners tournament – these will be the only weapons permitted in this tournament.