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Combat reenactment

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Due to the number of participants involved, most reenacted battles cannot be choreographed in any detail, and safety guidelines or "combat rules" are imposed on participants instead, prohibiting most realistic actions. Some reenactment battles take the form of a competition, where the two "armies"
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fighting on foot, in the spirit of tournament fighting with wooden swords. The armor is handmade and based on historical artifacts. Unlike most reenactment events, the events are not pre-determined. It's a participatory sport; the fighters win or lose a bout, much like
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are not inhibited by such restrictions, due to the possibilities of cutting and closeup. They are fully choreographed, and are not performed in a single go but divided into individual sequences.
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Since the 1990s, an increasing number of companies offers replicas of historical arms and armour. Blade weapons used for combat reenactment are unsharpened, and specialized
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are employed, which in turn lack the characteristics of the originals and induce handling techniques inconsistent with the weapons they are supposed to represent.
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and similar festivals, and feature riders on horseback attempting various feats of skill with the lance, which may not always have a basis in history.
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practiced as a martial art, having the purpose of demonstration and education. Such performances are offered by a number of museums, including the
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Mock-Fighting & Martial Sports, including simulated battle presentations and tournament bouts in
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in 1962 and was the first official sport of any American state. The Italian town of
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A contemporary knight jousting at a Renaissance Fair in Livermore, California, 2006.
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Depending on the intended effect, performances may have the aim of presenting
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distinguishes the following modes of historical martial arts demonstrations:
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Arranged Performance Fighting, as distinct from both theatrical fencing and
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try to defeat each other within the actions permitted by the combat rules.
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2007 (the action is the final stage of a "going-through" with a throw).
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continues to hold an annual jousting tournament, which dates to the
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is the only form of jousting officially recognized by the
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Index

Battle reenactment

historical reenactment
combat
single combat
melees
battles
historical martial arts reconstruction
entertainment

German longsword
Historical fencing
Staged fight
Alfred Hutton
Association for Renaissance Martial Arts
Theatrical Fencing
historical swordsmanship
Higgins Armory Museum

Royal Armouries
Leeds

living history
live-action role-playing
Jousting

tent pegging
International Federation for Equestrian Sports
Maryland
Arezzo

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