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Fouls: Amateur Low Kick
Kickboxing
- Strikes with open hand or palm/slapping
- Direct sidekicks to the legs
- Knee strikes
- Elbow or forearm strikes (striking with
area past the tapeline of glove)
- Strikes of any kind to an illegal
target: back of the head, spine area, groin, front of knee
- Head butts
- Clinch and neck wrestling
- Spitting
- Biting
- Joint attacks
- Stepping on a fallen opponent.
Twisting and pulling an opponent over the side of your body (and then landing on top).
- Illegal Trip: It is not permitted to
position your foot next to your opponent and twist them over your stationary
foot. You must clear the leg as your opponent falls or it is
an illegal trip. An athlete CAN
spin or pull an opponent over the inside or outside of the leg and dump
him on the ground. However the leg being used to manipulate and dump the
opponent to the ground can NOT
stay in that position as the opponent goes to the floor. If it is set and
stays in that position, that too is an illegal throw (tripping). In other words,
the leg must clear immediately after the opponent is pulled or tripped
over the knee. Clear means that the leg must be moved out of the way BEFORE the opponent hits the
canvas. This means skipping the leg or slightly jumping to the side (as long as it is moved from the original
position). Strangely, this means an athlete can trip over a
leg but must move the tripping leg while the opponent falls to the ground,
or it will be deemed illegal and called a trip.
- Lifting: It is not permitted to lift an opponent off
of the ground in any way to throw them.
- Plowing: It is not permitted to take multiple steps forward after
catching opponent’s leg driving them into ropes
- Intentionally falling on top of an
opponent to either strike with their knee or to intentionally hurt their
opponent, by making it look like an accident.
- Using abusive language
- Attacking on a break or after the bell
has indicated the end of the round
Consequences of Rule
Infractions
Referees are
responsible for enforcing the rules of the contest and shall not permit fouls
or other unfair practices that may cause an injury to a contestant. Referees
shall warn contestants who commit fouls during the contest. If a contestant commits a foul in the ring,
the referee shall have the discretion to determine the following:
1. Warning may be given to the contestant
2. Point deduction may occur from the
offending fighter’s score if referee deems infraction as intentional, flagrant)
or after warning has been issued
3. Disqualification may occur after multiple
infractions or after an infraction deemed extremely severe or flagrant
4. If injury occurs to a fouled fighter,
up to 5 minutes may be given for recovery time
5. If accidental foul committed before
the half-way point of the bout results in injury where opponent is unable to
continue after the recovery time, the bout is ruled as no-contest
6. If accidental foul committed after the
half-way point of the bout results in injury where opponent is unable to
continue, the incomplete round will be scored by the judges and bout score will
determine the winner.
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