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Novice Fighting Rules: These rules are used in any fight involving a novice.      1) The off targets are the head and groin. If you hit someone in the head or groin it counts as a kill against you, not the person hit.      2) Once a hit is scored combat stops.       3) If both/all novices desire a match can be fought until five hits are scored against an opponent.      4) Weapon size. Many novices are young and not yet fully-grown. Therefore not all adult-sized weapons are appropriate or safe. If the weapon, when placed butt-down on the floor, is taller than the novice’s chin then it is too large a weapon and the novice may not use it. If it is taller than the novice’s naval then it must be used two handed. Staves and spears are exceptions to this rule.       5) Novices may not fight without the supervision of an instructor or the supervision of someone named by an instructor for that session.