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Poughkeepsie Standard Rules (often called “limbs”): These are the most common rules used by students and higher. Other rules are permitted if all participants agree to them before hand.      1) The only off targets are the face and groin. We strongly suggest you refrain from hitting the head and call head shots instead. If you hit someone in the face or groin it counts as a kill against you, not the person hit. All legal hits are considered to have done damage to the person hit as follows:      2) Sharp Weapons: If you are using a sharp weapon then a hit to the arm or the leg takes out that limb from that point downward. So if you get hit in the elbow you can't use your hand, but if you only get hit on a finger the rest of the hand is fine. If you get hit on the leg on or below the knee you can hop-fight (if so trained), otherwise you are on the ground. Blows to the rest of the body are considered kills.      3) Blunt weapons. From the elbow down (to the hand) and from the knee down (to the foot) take out that limb as with sharp weapons. Blows to the head are kills. Any other part of the body must be hit twice in the same approximate area, then it does the same as a sharp hit to that area. For instance, the first hit to the left ribs does nothing; the second "kills" the person.      4) A kill is scored when the torso or head are taken out, or when both arms are taken out.