IV. "GROUP BATTLES 5 VS 5" - Rules

1.1. There is no weight class segregation in 5 vs 5 battles.

1.2. A panel of judges consists of a Knight marshal, 2 judges working on the lists, 8 linesmen and a secretary.

Important! In case of disagreements the Knight marshal has a decisive vote.

1.3. Battles are held in accordance with “Unified International Rules for Full Contact HMB”.

1.4. A battle is held until two victories in rounds and consists of 2 or 3 rounds.

1.5. A team that first defeats all rival fighters obtains a victory in a round.

1.6. Victory in a battle is the main rating point.

1.7. Round victory points and round score serve as supplementary data for rating.

1.8. Victory in a round with a score 3-0, 4-0 and 5-0 is automatically given to a team, which has more fighters in a battle given that only one fighter from a rival team remains on the lists.

1.9. Battles in the nomination “Group Battles 5 vs 5”, according to the rules on HMB, are held in a rigid list of the following dimensions: length is between 15 to 40 meters, width is between 7 to 20 meters, height of the list borders is from 0.9 to 1.2 m.

2.0. Each round lasts not more than 10 minutes. Team that has most number of active fighters left at the end of the round wins. Round is repeated if both teams have the same number of active fighters remaining by the end of the round.

Disclaimer

Above rules were originated by "Battle of the Nations" - World Championship of full contact medieval martial arts and adopted for North America by Scallagrims Medieval Martial Arts Centre. Scallagrims Medieval Martial Arts Centre does not take any liability for any use or missuses of above rules outside of its training sessions and events.