REAL GENERAL REF GUIDE
G1. cThe crequirements cfor cthe cformat cof cthe cname con cthe cuniform care cthat:
A c- cThe cletters cmust cbe clegible cfrom csixty cmeters.
B c- cThe cletters cmust cbe cin cdark cblue, cin ccapitals, cbetween c8 ccm cand c10 ccm chigh, cand cbetw
and c1.5 ccm cwide, caccording cto cthe clength cof cthe cname.
The cletters cmay cbe cany ccolor, cin ccapitals, cand clegible cfrom c30 cmeters c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G
cmust cbe cin cdark cblue ccapitals cof cthe cspecified cwidth/height, cthough
allowances care cmade cfor clong cnames c(the cwidth ccan cbe csmaller cfor clong cnames). cThe cpurpo
cnames cvisible cfrom cfar caway. cNote cthat cthe crules cdo cnot cspecify cthat cthe cname cmust cbe cscr
cm.25.3.h
G2. cThe cprotective cplastron cmust cbe cchecked cat cthe cbeginning cof ceach:
A c- cTournament.
B c- cBout.
C c- cPool, cteam cmatch cand cdirect celimination cbout. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G2. cAnswer: c(C). cTh
cto cbe cpresent cand cfunctioning cat cthe cbeginning cof cevery cpool, cteam cmatch, cand cdirect celimin
cof cthe cplastron cshould cbe cexposed cto cbe csure cthat cthe cplastron cconforms cto cthe crules. cRele
G3. cWhat caction cshould ca cReferee ctake cif ca cfencer creports cto cthe cstrip cwith ca cjacket cthat cha
A c- cFencer creceives ca cYELLOW cCARD; cconfiscate cjacket cand callow ca creasonable camount cof
for cthe creplacement.
B c- cFencer creceives ca cRED cCARD; cconfiscate cjacket cand callow ca creasonable camount cof ctime
replacement.
C c- cAllow ca creasonable camount cof ctime cfor cthe creplacement cor crepair; cno cpenalty c- cCORREC
cSafety cis cof cthe cutmost cimportance cand cunder cno ccircumstances cshould cFencer cX cbe callowe
ca cjacket cthat chas ctears/holes. cClothing/equipment cnon-conforming cto cthe crules cis can coffense c
cbe cpenalized cwith ca cYellow cCard. cPractically cspeaking, cgive cthem ca ctime climit. cThe crule csay
ctime." cHowever, csome cpeople cmight cthink cthat cmeans ca chalf chour. cThat cwould ccause cconsid
ctournament c- cenforce cthe crule cbut chave ccommon csense. cIf cyou cwant cto calter cthe corder cof cpo
cCommittee cpermission c(t.45.5) cRelevant cRule(s): ct.71, ct.170, cm.25.3.a
G4. cA cfencer cin ca cY-12 cwomen's csabre ccompetition cpresents cto cthe cstrip cwithout cchest cprote
, cstart cof ceach cbout cin cwhich cthe cfencer creports cwithout can cappropriate cuniform. cIn cthe ccase co
cname cmay calso cbe con cthe cleg, cso cin cthis cparticular ccase cthe creferee cshould censure cthat cthe
con cthe crear cleg cof cthe cknickers cbefore capplying ca c2nd cgroup cRed cCard. cRelevant cRule(s): ct.
cRulebook cfor crear cleg cmodifications, ct.170
G6. cFencer ccomes cto cthe cstrip cand cthe cmask's ctongue/ cspring cdoes cnot ctouch cthe cback cof cth
celastic cstrap cdoes cnot clay cnext cto cthe clower cback cof cthe chead. cWhat cdoes cthe creferee cdo?
A c- cSince cthe cmask chas cthe cproper cinspection cmark, cit cmust cbe csafe. cThe creferee cshould cle
fencer cfence.
B c- cRequire cthe cfencer cto cfix cthe ctongue cof cthe cmask, cthen cproceed cwith cthe cbout.
C c- cRequire cthe cfencer cto cfix cthe ctongue cand cthe celastic cstrap, cthen cproceed cwith cthe cbout. c
cAnswer: c(C). cThe creferee cmust censure cthat cthe cmask cis csafe cfor cuse, ceven cif cthere cis can cin
cstates cthat cthe cstrap cmust cbe cpositioned clow cenough cacross cthe crear cof cthe ccervical cregion c
con cthe chead censures cthe cmask ccannot cslide coff. cThe cband cmust cbe cin ca csolid cmaterial: cwhe
cshould cnot csustain cpermanent cplastic cdeformation cand cshould cquickly creturn cto cits coriginal csh
cRule(s): cm.25.7
G7. cBefore cthe cstart cof cthe cbout cand cwith cno cother cpenalties cgiven, cthe cReferee cnotices cthat
cthe cback cof cthe cmask cof cFencer cX.
A c- cStart cthe cbout csince cthe cmask chad cpassed cthe cinitial cinspection cand chas cbeen cstamped.
B c- cFencer cX creceives ca cYELLOW cCARD. cFencer cX cmust caffix ca chorizontal csafety cstrap con c
mask cor cthe creferee cmust cconfiscate cthe cmask.
C c- cFencer cX creceives ca cYELLOW cCARD, cand cis callowed cto cfence cwith cthe cmask cas cis. c- cC
cAnswer: c(B). cAll cmasks cmust chave clateral cstraps cas cspecified cin cthe crules. cIn cthis ccase, cFen
coffense cof ca c1st cgroup cby cpresenting cwith cnon-conforming cequipment cand ca cYellow cCard csh
ccannot caffix ca chorizontal cstrap cto cthe cmask, cthen cthe cmask cshould cbe cconfiscated cand cFenc
cfind canother cmask. cRelevant cRule(s): ct.71-2, ct.170, cm.25.7
Strip cRules cSample cQuestions
G8. cFencer cX cexecutes can cattack. cAfter cscoring ca cvalid ctouch, cFencer cX cthen cleaves cthe csid
cWhat cshould cthe cReferee cdo?
A c- cAnnul cthe ctouch; cFencer cX cretreats cone cmeter.
B c- cAnnul cthe ctouch; cFencer cY cremains cin cplace cand cFencer cX cassumes cnormal cdistance.
C c- cAward ca ctouch cfor cFencer cX. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G8. cAnswer: c(C). cThe chit cthat cFencer
cthe cfact cthat cFencer cX ccrosses cthe clateral cboundary cwith cone cor cboth cfeet cafter cthe chit cis cirr
cvalid. cThis cis ca ccommon coccurrence cwhen cFencer cX cexecutes ca cflèche cand cis ctrying cto cavo
cRelevant cRule(s): ct.23.5, ct.33.2-4
G9. cFencer cX cmakes can cattack. cFencer cX cis coff cthe cside cof cthe cstrip cin cfront cof cFencer cY cw
cparries cand cstarts chis criposte. cFencer cY's criposte clands cvalid. cWhat cshould cthe cReferee cdo?
A c- cDo cnot caward ca ctouch; cplace cthe cfencers con cguard cwhere cthey cwere, cbut cin cthe clateral c
B c- cDo cnot caward ca ctouch; chave cFencer cX creturn cto cthe cposition cheld con cstrip cat cthe cstart co
cthen cretreats ca cmeter.
C c- cAward ca ctouch cfor cFencer cY. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G9. cAnswer: c(B). cWhen cFencer cX cis
c"Halt!" cshould cbe ccalled. cAt cthis cpoint, cno chits ccan cbe cscored cby cFencer cX. cFencer cY cmay cs
cX, cbut conly cif cthe chit cresults cfrom ca csimple, cimmediate caction. cSince cFencer cY cstarts cthe cpa
chas cleft cthe cstrip, cthis chit cshould cbe cannulled. cSince cFencer cX chas ccrossed cthe clateral cboun
cfencers care creturned cto cthe cposition cthe caction coccurred con cstrip, cFencer cX cshould cbe cmade
cmeter. cRelevant cRule(s): ct33.1, ct.35.1, ct.55.1
G10. cDuring can cadvance-lunge cattack, cFencer cY csteps coff cthe cside cof cthe cstrip cwith cone cfoot
crecovers cthe cstrip cand cthen cscores ca cvalid ctouch con cFencer cX. cWhat cshould cthe cReferee cdo
A c- cDo cnot caward ca ctouch; cplace cthe cfencers con cguard cwhere cthey care.
B c- cAward ca ctouch cfor cFencer cX.
C c- cDo cnot caward ca ctouch; cFencer cY creturns cto cthe cplace cin cthe cstrip cwhere cthey cstarted cth
G1. cThe crequirements cfor cthe cformat cof cthe cname con cthe cuniform care cthat:
A c- cThe cletters cmust cbe clegible cfrom csixty cmeters.
B c- cThe cletters cmust cbe cin cdark cblue, cin ccapitals, cbetween c8 ccm cand c10 ccm chigh, cand cbetw
and c1.5 ccm cwide, caccording cto cthe clength cof cthe cname.
The cletters cmay cbe cany ccolor, cin ccapitals, cand clegible cfrom c30 cmeters c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G
cmust cbe cin cdark cblue ccapitals cof cthe cspecified cwidth/height, cthough
allowances care cmade cfor clong cnames c(the cwidth ccan cbe csmaller cfor clong cnames). cThe cpurpo
cnames cvisible cfrom cfar caway. cNote cthat cthe crules cdo cnot cspecify cthat cthe cname cmust cbe cscr
cm.25.3.h
G2. cThe cprotective cplastron cmust cbe cchecked cat cthe cbeginning cof ceach:
A c- cTournament.
B c- cBout.
C c- cPool, cteam cmatch cand cdirect celimination cbout. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G2. cAnswer: c(C). cTh
cto cbe cpresent cand cfunctioning cat cthe cbeginning cof cevery cpool, cteam cmatch, cand cdirect celimin
cof cthe cplastron cshould cbe cexposed cto cbe csure cthat cthe cplastron cconforms cto cthe crules. cRele
G3. cWhat caction cshould ca cReferee ctake cif ca cfencer creports cto cthe cstrip cwith ca cjacket cthat cha
A c- cFencer creceives ca cYELLOW cCARD; cconfiscate cjacket cand callow ca creasonable camount cof
for cthe creplacement.
B c- cFencer creceives ca cRED cCARD; cconfiscate cjacket cand callow ca creasonable camount cof ctime
replacement.
C c- cAllow ca creasonable camount cof ctime cfor cthe creplacement cor crepair; cno cpenalty c- cCORREC
cSafety cis cof cthe cutmost cimportance cand cunder cno ccircumstances cshould cFencer cX cbe callowe
ca cjacket cthat chas ctears/holes. cClothing/equipment cnon-conforming cto cthe crules cis can coffense c
cbe cpenalized cwith ca cYellow cCard. cPractically cspeaking, cgive cthem ca ctime climit. cThe crule csay
ctime." cHowever, csome cpeople cmight cthink cthat cmeans ca chalf chour. cThat cwould ccause cconsid
ctournament c- cenforce cthe crule cbut chave ccommon csense. cIf cyou cwant cto calter cthe corder cof cpo
cCommittee cpermission c(t.45.5) cRelevant cRule(s): ct.71, ct.170, cm.25.3.a
G4. cA cfencer cin ca cY-12 cwomen's csabre ccompetition cpresents cto cthe cstrip cwithout cchest cprote
, cstart cof ceach cbout cin cwhich cthe cfencer creports cwithout can cappropriate cuniform. cIn cthe ccase co
cname cmay calso cbe con cthe cleg, cso cin cthis cparticular ccase cthe creferee cshould censure cthat cthe
con cthe crear cleg cof cthe cknickers cbefore capplying ca c2nd cgroup cRed cCard. cRelevant cRule(s): ct.
cRulebook cfor crear cleg cmodifications, ct.170
G6. cFencer ccomes cto cthe cstrip cand cthe cmask's ctongue/ cspring cdoes cnot ctouch cthe cback cof cth
celastic cstrap cdoes cnot clay cnext cto cthe clower cback cof cthe chead. cWhat cdoes cthe creferee cdo?
A c- cSince cthe cmask chas cthe cproper cinspection cmark, cit cmust cbe csafe. cThe creferee cshould cle
fencer cfence.
B c- cRequire cthe cfencer cto cfix cthe ctongue cof cthe cmask, cthen cproceed cwith cthe cbout.
C c- cRequire cthe cfencer cto cfix cthe ctongue cand cthe celastic cstrap, cthen cproceed cwith cthe cbout. c
cAnswer: c(C). cThe creferee cmust censure cthat cthe cmask cis csafe cfor cuse, ceven cif cthere cis can cin
cstates cthat cthe cstrap cmust cbe cpositioned clow cenough cacross cthe crear cof cthe ccervical cregion c
con cthe chead censures cthe cmask ccannot cslide coff. cThe cband cmust cbe cin ca csolid cmaterial: cwhe
cshould cnot csustain cpermanent cplastic cdeformation cand cshould cquickly creturn cto cits coriginal csh
cRule(s): cm.25.7
G7. cBefore cthe cstart cof cthe cbout cand cwith cno cother cpenalties cgiven, cthe cReferee cnotices cthat
cthe cback cof cthe cmask cof cFencer cX.
A c- cStart cthe cbout csince cthe cmask chad cpassed cthe cinitial cinspection cand chas cbeen cstamped.
B c- cFencer cX creceives ca cYELLOW cCARD. cFencer cX cmust caffix ca chorizontal csafety cstrap con c
mask cor cthe creferee cmust cconfiscate cthe cmask.
C c- cFencer cX creceives ca cYELLOW cCARD, cand cis callowed cto cfence cwith cthe cmask cas cis. c- cC
cAnswer: c(B). cAll cmasks cmust chave clateral cstraps cas cspecified cin cthe crules. cIn cthis ccase, cFen
coffense cof ca c1st cgroup cby cpresenting cwith cnon-conforming cequipment cand ca cYellow cCard csh
ccannot caffix ca chorizontal cstrap cto cthe cmask, cthen cthe cmask cshould cbe cconfiscated cand cFenc
cfind canother cmask. cRelevant cRule(s): ct.71-2, ct.170, cm.25.7
Strip cRules cSample cQuestions
G8. cFencer cX cexecutes can cattack. cAfter cscoring ca cvalid ctouch, cFencer cX cthen cleaves cthe csid
cWhat cshould cthe cReferee cdo?
A c- cAnnul cthe ctouch; cFencer cX cretreats cone cmeter.
B c- cAnnul cthe ctouch; cFencer cY cremains cin cplace cand cFencer cX cassumes cnormal cdistance.
C c- cAward ca ctouch cfor cFencer cX. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G8. cAnswer: c(C). cThe chit cthat cFencer
cthe cfact cthat cFencer cX ccrosses cthe clateral cboundary cwith cone cor cboth cfeet cafter cthe chit cis cirr
cvalid. cThis cis ca ccommon coccurrence cwhen cFencer cX cexecutes ca cflèche cand cis ctrying cto cavo
cRelevant cRule(s): ct.23.5, ct.33.2-4
G9. cFencer cX cmakes can cattack. cFencer cX cis coff cthe cside cof cthe cstrip cin cfront cof cFencer cY cw
cparries cand cstarts chis criposte. cFencer cY's criposte clands cvalid. cWhat cshould cthe cReferee cdo?
A c- cDo cnot caward ca ctouch; cplace cthe cfencers con cguard cwhere cthey cwere, cbut cin cthe clateral c
B c- cDo cnot caward ca ctouch; chave cFencer cX creturn cto cthe cposition cheld con cstrip cat cthe cstart co
cthen cretreats ca cmeter.
C c- cAward ca ctouch cfor cFencer cY. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔G9. cAnswer: c(B). cWhen cFencer cX cis
c"Halt!" cshould cbe ccalled. cAt cthis cpoint, cno chits ccan cbe cscored cby cFencer cX. cFencer cY cmay cs
cX, cbut conly cif cthe chit cresults cfrom ca csimple, cimmediate caction. cSince cFencer cY cstarts cthe cpa
chas cleft cthe cstrip, cthis chit cshould cbe cannulled. cSince cFencer cX chas ccrossed cthe clateral cboun
cfencers care creturned cto cthe cposition cthe caction coccurred con cstrip, cFencer cX cshould cbe cmade
cmeter. cRelevant cRule(s): ct33.1, ct.35.1, ct.55.1
G10. cDuring can cadvance-lunge cattack, cFencer cY csteps coff cthe cside cof cthe cstrip cwith cone cfoot
crecovers cthe cstrip cand cthen cscores ca cvalid ctouch con cFencer cX. cWhat cshould cthe cReferee cdo
A c- cDo cnot caward ca ctouch; cplace cthe cfencers con cguard cwhere cthey care.
B c- cAward ca ctouch cfor cFencer cX.
C c- cDo cnot caward ca ctouch; cFencer cY creturns cto cthe cplace cin cthe cstrip cwhere cthey cstarted cth
