Post by LongBlade on Apr 17, 2005 20:42:54 GMT -6
InSight - Honor. Valor. Duct tape.
An area group makes a sport of hand-to-hand combat
By Kelley Chinn
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
4/17/05
www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/11418051.htm
The army at left tries to take a bridge from its defending forces. Soldiers are eliminated from the battle when they are "killed" according to group rules.
Two small armies face each other across an open field. They surge toward one another, swinging weapons over their heads. Amid cries and shouts, more than 20 engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat. Soldiers fall to the ground until only a few survivors remain to claim victory.
But there are no deaths or blood. This is Live Action WarGaming, or LAWG, held on a Saturday afternoon in February at McCormick Park in Euless.
Wielding PVC pipes covered with foam insulation and duct tape, participants can strike each other without serious injury. Combat rules are simple. A hit to an arm or leg renders it useless. Two useless limbs or a blow to the torso and the fighter is "dead," and the soldier must drop to the ground in dramatic fashion. Purposely or accidentally striking an opponent's head or groin results in the "death" of both victim and offender.
Because LAWG is a contact game, getting hurt is a possibility.
Each weapon must have points larger than an eye socket and have no hard or sharp edges. The only structured rule is to be safe, said Brad Dougher, one of the players who formed LAWG in 1996 in Grapevine.
"We've had a few injuries," he said. "After a few things that got a little too close to being pretty bad, we started doing real regular weapons checks."
An area group makes a sport of hand-to-hand combat
By Kelley Chinn
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
4/17/05
www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/11418051.htm
The army at left tries to take a bridge from its defending forces. Soldiers are eliminated from the battle when they are "killed" according to group rules.
Two small armies face each other across an open field. They surge toward one another, swinging weapons over their heads. Amid cries and shouts, more than 20 engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat. Soldiers fall to the ground until only a few survivors remain to claim victory.
But there are no deaths or blood. This is Live Action WarGaming, or LAWG, held on a Saturday afternoon in February at McCormick Park in Euless.
Wielding PVC pipes covered with foam insulation and duct tape, participants can strike each other without serious injury. Combat rules are simple. A hit to an arm or leg renders it useless. Two useless limbs or a blow to the torso and the fighter is "dead," and the soldier must drop to the ground in dramatic fashion. Purposely or accidentally striking an opponent's head or groin results in the "death" of both victim and offender.
Because LAWG is a contact game, getting hurt is a possibility.
Each weapon must have points larger than an eye socket and have no hard or sharp edges. The only structured rule is to be safe, said Brad Dougher, one of the players who formed LAWG in 1996 in Grapevine.
"We've had a few injuries," he said. "After a few things that got a little too close to being pretty bad, we started doing real regular weapons checks."