Rapier:Conventions - Target areas
Conventions - Target areas
Legal target areas
All areas of the body are legal targets in this discipline.
- Head and neck
- Includes the head and entire mask or helmet, and the neck.
- Body
- The body includes the torso (chest, abdomen, back and groin, but not buttocks), and the inner part of the upper arm and the inner thigh extending 4 inches (100 mm) down from the armpit and the groin, respectively.
- Arms
- The arm, not including the hand or the part included with the body.
- Hands
- The hand, including all fingers, up to and including the wrist.
- Upper leg
- The upper leg, down to and including the top of the kneecap and the crease at the back of the knee, and including the buttocks. It does not include the parts included with the body.
- Lower leg
- The foot, lower leg, and knee below the upper leg.
Illegal target areas
There are no illegal target areas in this discipline.