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SCA armoured combat, or informally heavy combat, is a combat sport developed by the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) in which participants in body armour act out mock combats loosely inspired by forms of historical combat practiced in medieval Europe. It is variously considered a combat sport, contact sport, or a form of martial art. The slang term ''heavy'' is used to distinguish this from "light" combat, now almost exclusively referred to as Rapier combat. Participants use armour and weapons specified by SCA standards and rules. Weapons are made from rattan rather than steel for added safety.〔Corkill, Eda "Urban warfare medieval style: Fighters take up arms the old European way" Japan Times, Sep 20, 2009〕〔Martell, Chris, "Clad in armor and period dress, warriors attack full strength and decide wins by code of honor" By: Wisconsin State Journal, The (Madison, WI), Nov 27, 2011〕 All major vital points of the body must be covered by armour. The fighting is a full-speed, near full-force,〔 full-contact competition between two or more combatants,and it is designed to resemble medieval combat dueling or melees of up to 2000 participants.〔〔 While SCA heavy combat is relatively new compared to other more established martial activities, with the first tournaments held nearly 50 years ago in the mid 1960s, it has now evolved into a large worldwide combat form with thousands of active participants in Canada, The United States,〔 Germany, Austria, Finland, Netherlands, France, Ireland, Japan〔 Spain, Sweden, South Africa, Australia〔Ruth Hartmann "Peter Kearins - Maker of medieval armour" Newcastle Herald, The (includes the Central Coast Herald), Jan 17, 2004〕 and New Zealand. == Weaponry == Participants may choose a wide range of weapons, the striking surfaces of which are made of rattan〔Gay, Gerald M "Creative anachronism at work" Creative anachronism at work By: ., Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ), Jul 09, 2009〕 and may use leather, foam, and duct tape in their construction.〔Malloy, Michael T. "Zounds! Gadzooks! These wars engulf entire known world; hordes of Middle Ages fans gather for mock combat; but please, no pillaging" The Wall Street journal. Western edition () yr:1984 pg:1〕 Non-striking surfaces (such as quillons and basket hilts) may be made of other material. Rattan is used, because unlike wood, it doesn't form into dangerous sharp splinters when it breaks.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SCA armoured combat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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