/rules/Recent content in Competition Rules (January 2026) on Duke's CupHugo -- 0.148.1en-usSun, 15 Feb 2026 14:45:50 +0500/rules/tournament-rules/Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000/rules/tournament-rules/<h1 id="tournemant-rules">Tournemant rules</h1> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>These rules cover:</p> <ul> <li>tournament structure</li> <li>fight rules</li> <li>code of conduct and <a href="#penalties">penalties</a></li> </ul> <hr>/rules/gear-requirements/Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000/rules/gear-requirements/<h2 id="sabre">Sabre</h2> <p>The tournament is dedicated to late-19 century fencing, and the weapons should correspond to the historical examples. Тhe sabre should have a bell guard or multi-branch guard and moderately curved or straight blade. Other configurations may not be allowed, in case of doubts contact us.</p> <ul> <li>Steel blade</li> <li>Full length up to 100 cm (in a straight line)</li> <li>Weight: 750-1000 gr</li> <li>Point of balance: 7-12 cm from the guard</li> <li>Reasonably flexible blade, without residual bend</li> <li>Recommended loop point; other types of point blunt should be additionally protected with duct tape, rubber or leather overlay</li> <li>The blade and guard should not have nicks, notches, barbs or other elements dangerous to the opponent or the gear.</li> </ul> <h2 id="sword--buckler">Sword &amp; buckler</h2> <p><strong>Buckler</strong> - round, up to 35 cm in diameter. Material: wood/plastic.</p>/rules/flag-signals/Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000/rules/flag-signals/<h1 id="flag-signals">Flag signals</h1> <p><em>Disclaimer: this is a system for The Duke’s Winter Cup 2026, so it may differ from other tournament systems.</em></p> <h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2> <p>We want most of the decisions to be made without consultations and video review. That’s why <strong>we need a clear signal system, so the main judge could quickly understand the side judge’s decision and make his own.</strong></p> <p>We understand that the signals do not cover all the situations, but expect that the most common cases could be processed immediately.</p>/rules/referee-guidelines/Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000/rules/referee-guidelines/<h2 id="referee-guidelines">Referee guidelines</h2> <p>This section is created after judges trainings to promote judging consistency. It is primarily aimed at referees of the tournament. However, participants are encouraged to read this part as well to understand better how the decisions will be made.</p> <h3 id="doubles-and-afterblow-tempo">Doubles and afterblow tempo.</h3> <p>Double is assigned when the second strike was already moving forward at the time of the first strike. Afterblow is assigned when the second strike started immediately or almost immediately after the first strike.</p>