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In article <728030197snx@sloth.equinox.gen.nz> bloodthorn@sloth.equinox.gen.nz (Jennifer Geard) writes:
>Good my lord, I'm slightly embarrassed to ask -- what is the nature of this 
>"don't aim for the groin" rule?  Is it something other kingdoms include in 
>their rules?  Is it one of those things a new fighter is told by the older 
>fighters upon induction into fighterhood?  I ask because I've read all the 
>stuff-about-fighting I could find (mostly rules, unfortunately, which aren't 
>very helpful as "how-to" guidelines) without encountering such a concept.  

M'lady,

I would hazard a guess that the "don't aim for the groin' rule is a tacit
rule, enforced in the days of all-men fighters by the simple expedient of
nobody wanting to be hit there.  Nowadays, with women fighting, I would
like to believe that everyone realizes the danger of a strike to the groin
to someone of either gender, but I *know* that males are always aware of this
vulnerability.

Having been hit twice in the groin (quite accidentally), I can assure you
that I will in no uncertain terms avoid striking someone there with all
my ability.

Reynard
(who still manages a tenor/bass, inspite of the groin shots)
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