Activity Update for The Elemental School of Fencing on November 30th, 2010

After we discussed Kyu's perfrormance at the PSAL Individual Championships, we did a bit of bouting.

We saw the awakening of Fire in Dante, and the Fire under control while Isaac's Hon Ghar influence became a form in and of itsself.  We watched the way of Water as Max's point continued to impale his opponents, and we experienced the effect of Will's mixture of Earth, and the other elements! 

We tried a three on three bout, with Spadinos, and a Fioretta on each side.  Believe it!  Our own Dante, won the combat, but not before he accidently impaled his team mate. Ugh, the perils of melee and blood lust.

We attempted critical hit rules.  They seem to work, but still require some finesse.

1. "Know when you are hit." As always.
2. If a strike feels significant enough, it is critical.  (Ie: if you are stunned by the force/placement of the strike, it must be critical.)
3. A critical hit to an arm prevents the further use of that arm.
4. A critical hit to a leg forces the stricken fencer into a kneeling position.
5. A critical hit anywhere else, is an immediate out.
6. Otherwise the three hit rule holds.
7. In a round robin, a fencer may not call for help upon receiving a critical hit that is an immediate out.

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