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==Current status of Handbooks==
==Current status of Handbooks==
*'''Armored Combat (Rattan)'''  - Nov 2025 edition, effective Dec 23, 2025.
*'''Armored Combat (Rattan)'''  - June 2026 edition, effective September 22, 2026.
**June 23, 2025 - New modern version approved by the BoD, with an effective date of Dec 2025 to allow for feedback and kingdom adaptation.
*'''Rapier Combat''' - June 2026 edition, effective September 22, 2026.
**Nov 18, 2025 - Updates based on feedback approved by the Board of Directors Nov 2025.
*'''Cut and Thrust Combat''' - June 2026 edition, effective September 22, 2026.
**Dec 23, 2025 - Effective date of the new handbook.
*'''Thrown Weapons''' - July 2026 edition, effective September 22, 2026
*'''Rapier Combat''' - Version for commentary approved November 2025
*'''Target Archery''' - In progress, expected late 2026
**''Nov 20 thru Feb 20th:'' Rapier Handbook is open for commentary.  This version has been approved by the BoD for commentary for 3 months.
*'''Equestrian''' - In progress, expected mid 2026
**''Feb 20 thru March 30:'' Updates to the handbook will be developed based on the commentary.
*'''Siege Engines''' - In progress, expected late 2026
**''April 1:'' New handbook with updates from feedback will be submitted to the BoD for final review and approval.
*'''Youth Combat''' - In progress, expected late 2026
**''May 20:'' New handbook will be in effect (if approved during the April BoD meeting).
*'''Cut and Thrust Combat''' - Version for commentary approved January 2026
**''Jan 30 through March 30:'' Cut and Thrust Handbook is open for commentary.  This version has been approved by the BoD for commentary for 2 months. Updates to the handbook will be developed based on the commentary, including from the Rapier Handbook commentary as most content is shared.
**''April 1:'' New handbook with updates from feedback will be submitted to the BoD for final review and approval.
**''May 20:'' New handbook will be in effect (if approved during the April BoD meeting).
*'''Target Archery''' - In progress, expected early 2026
*'''Thrown Weapons''' - Version for commentary approved March 2026
**''March 25 through May 25:'' Cut and Thrust Handbook is open for commentary.  This version has been approved by the BoD for commentary for 2 months. Updates to the handbook will be developed based on the commentary.
**''June 1:'' New handbook with updates from feedback will be submitted to the BoD for final review and approval.
**''June 20:'' New handbook will be in effect (if approved during the April BoD meeting).
*'''Equestrian''' - In progress, expected spring 2026
*'''Siege Engines''' - In progress, expected spring/summer 2026
*'''Youth Combat''' - In progress, expected spring/summer 2026


==FAQs on the rules, modernization project, and quick starts==
==FAQs on the rules, modernization project, and quick starts==
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*[[Media:Cliff notes on changes - AC Rattan Handbook.pdf|Cliff notes on changes - Armored Combat Rattan Handbook]]
*[[Media:Cliff notes on changes - AC Rattan Handbook.pdf|Cliff notes on changes - Armored Combat Rattan Handbook]]


For the 2025 Rapier Handbook:
For the 2026 Rapier Handbook:
*[[Media:Cliff notes on changes - Rapier Handbook.pdf|Cliff notes on changes - Rapier Handbook]]
*[[Media:20260622_Cliff_Notes_Rapier_and_C&T_Handbooks.pdf|Cliff notes on changes - Rapier and C&T Handbooks]]
*For a PDF copy of the proposed Rapier Handbook, click the PDF button on the page.
*[[Media:20260622_Rapier_and_C&T_Handbooks_FAQ.pdf|FAQ - new Rapier and C&T Handbooks]]
*For a PDF copy of the Rapier Handbook, click the PDF button on the page.


For the 2026 Cut and Thrust Handbook:
For the 2026 Cut and Thrust Handbook:
*[[Media:Cliff notes on changes - Cut and Thrust Handbook.pdf|Cliff notes on changes - Rapier Handbook]]
*[[Media:20260622_Cliff_Notes_Rapier_and_C&T_Handbooks.pdf|Cliff notes on changes - Rapier and C&T Handbooks]]
*For a PDF copy of the proposed Cut and Thrust Handbook, click the PDF button on the page.
*[[Media:20260622_Rapier_and_C&T_Handbooks_FAQ.pdf|FAQ - new Rapier and C&T Handbooks]]
*For a PDF copy of the Cut and Thrust Handbook, click the PDF button on the page.


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Latest revision as of 23:30, 1 August 2026

Society Marshal's Handbooks

NOTE - The official and authoritative versions of these rules are the pdf versions held at www.SCA.org / Documents

Armored Combat (Rattan)
June 2026

Armored Combat (Steel)
July 2021

Cut and Thrust
June 2026

Equestrian
April 2020

Rapier
June 2026

Siege
October 2023

Target Archery
July 2020

Thrown Weapons
July 2026

Youth Combat
July 2024

Harnischfechten
Experiment

Global rules

Current status of Handbooks

  • Armored Combat (Rattan) - June 2026 edition, effective September 22, 2026.
  • Rapier Combat - June 2026 edition, effective September 22, 2026.
  • Cut and Thrust Combat - June 2026 edition, effective September 22, 2026.
  • Thrown Weapons - July 2026 edition, effective September 22, 2026
  • Target Archery - In progress, expected late 2026
  • Equestrian - In progress, expected mid 2026
  • Siege Engines - In progress, expected late 2026
  • Youth Combat - In progress, expected late 2026

FAQs on the rules, modernization project, and quick starts

For all handbooks:

For the 2025 Armored Combat Rattan Handbook:

For the 2026 Rapier Handbook:

For the 2026 Cut and Thrust Handbook:

Copyright

These handbooks are official corporate publications of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to researching and recreating the customs, combat and courtesy of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., may print or photocopy these works in whole or in part for SCA use, provided that copyright credit is given and no changes are made to the text.

Heraldic images of kingdom arms and discipline logos are copyright of Biorn Atlason; used with permission from https://biornatlason.com/

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