----Original Message Follows---- From: carpovita at earthlink.net Reply-To: carpovita at earthlink.net To: MedCat7 at aol.com, dragaera at dragaera.info Subject: Re: A Weekend in Dragaera! Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:22:13 -0700 (GMT-07:00) The most the insurance company will let me get away with for an open competition is split bamboo shanai's. These will be dipped in blue powder to ensure folks know when they have been hit. There will however be several different historical recreationst and martial art groups on site who will be doing live steel demos and workshoppes. >>>>>>>> What are the rules for those in costume who prefer to be armed? limits on sword lenth? Or will there be a sword check at the door? Jeff G.