{"id":55,"date":"2015-09-23T22:28:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T02:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2026-01-18T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:22:17","slug":"welcome-to-youth-combat-in-aethelmearc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Youth Combat in \u00c6thelmearc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This website is a resource for parents, youth fighters, and current and prospective youth marshals in the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aethelmearc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kingdom of\u00a0\u00c6thelmearc<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">of the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sca.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Society for Creative Anachronism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Youth combat is a program for SCA kids\u00a0from ages 6 to 17 to engage in a kid-friendly version of adult heavy combat. The calibration levels (how hard they hit) vary from \u201ctouch\u201d for Division 1 (ages 6-9) to \u201cpositive force\u201d for Division 2 (ages 10-13) to \u201clight force\u201d for Division 3 (ages 14-17). Armor standards are similarly lighter than for adult combat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kids in youth combat not only get the fun of whacking each other with padded weapons, they also learn physical coordination, self-defense, and less tangible skills like teamwork, chivalry, and service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click the links at the top of the page\u00a0for more information, or you can email\u00a0the<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:youthfighting@aethelmearc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00c6thelmearc Kingdom Youth Combat Marshal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250807_120651-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-848\" src=\"http:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250807_120651-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250807_120651-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250807_120651-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250807_120651-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250807_120651-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250807_120651-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250807_120651-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20250807_120651-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated December 9 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00c6thelmearc is a Kingdom in the <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sca.org\/\">Society for Creative Anachronism<\/a> (SCA), a non-profit educational society dedicated to the recreation of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Copyright \u00a9 2000 &#8211; 2026 Kingdom of AEthelmearc<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/youthcombat.aethelmearc.org\/?p=58\">Full disclaimer information is available here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This website is a resource for parents, youth fighters, and current and prospective youth marshals in the Kingdom of\u00a0\u00c6thelmearc of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Youth combat is a program for SCA kids\u00a0from ages 6 to 17 to engage in a kid-friendly version of adult heavy combat. 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