However the clothes are messed up.Įach of the two opposing knights receives a long balloon which is blown-up. If you dip the point of the sword or the complete sword in washable paints or with soot you can see the strikes better.

Strikes around the facial area are certainly not allowed. Clear game rules must be agreed before a fight. The grip is padded with sticky tape, which is also a good idea for avoiding the protective plate slipping The protective plate cannot slip upwards due to the insulation padding. The stick is pushed through at the bottom. A round piece of wood with a hole in the middle which has theĮxact same diameter as the sweeping brush handle serves as hand protection. Sweeping brush handles which are covered with insulation material for pipes which is used in heating systems are suitable for this purpose. Some well padded non-dangerous swords should be produced for the various knight’s games. A referee decides and calls a halt to things, if one of the players cannot control himself. Strikes should really only be performed through light taps. The facial area are not allowed, as well as the 'lunging, pulling and striking' of the opponents stick. In order to avoid any danger of injury, the sticks (sweeping brush handle) must be padded with some foam (heating pipe insulation). Varlets and future knights had to practice their stick fighting techniques. Who will be the first knight to have the stick solely in his own hand? Who will be the first to knock his opponent's helmet off?īoth fighters hold onto a stick with one hand. Two opponents are attached to each other with a 2 meter long rope tied to their left arm.

Each of the competitors puts a helmet (paper hat) on their head.

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