Legal Techniques While Standing

Closed hand strikes to the head, body and legs

Kicking to the head, body and legs

Knees to body and legs

Throws/Take downs/Sweeps

Standing Submissions (Chokes, Arm Bars, Locks etc.)

Shouldering to the body

Illegal Techniques While Standing

Elbow or forearm strikes

Knee strikes to the head

Linear Kicks to knees

Groin strikes

Intentionally Hitting back of head

Spine or kidney strikes

Excessive Slamming (moving forward once an opponent is elevated in order to create more damage from the takedown)

Throws onto head or neck (spiking)

Throws against a joint

Throwing out of competition area

Neck cranks (turning the neck)

Holding ropes or cage

Pinching, biting, gouging, and anything that might be considered “dirty fighting”

Fish hooking

Grabbing or holding the uniform or protective padding

Legal Techniques While on the Ground

Closed hand strikes to head, body and legs

Knee strikes to the body and legs

Submissions (chokes, arm bars/locks, straight leg locks ONLY)

Illegal Techniques While on the Ground

Elbow or forearm strikes

Neck cranks (twisting the neck)

Heel hooks or ankle looks

Angled Leg locks ·

Finger or toe locks

Choking with hand on throat

Smothering (hand over mouth)

Spine locks

Hammer locks

Fish hooks

Groin strikes

Spine strikes

Throwing out of competition area

Pinching, biting, gouging, and anything that might be considered “dirty fighting”

Grabbing or holding the uniform or protective padding

FOULS Anything not expressly included above as legal techniques may be considered a foul, including but not limited to:

1. HEAD BUTTING

2. EYE GOUGING

3. BITING

4. HAIR PULLING

5. FISHHOOKING

6. GROIN ATTACKS OF ANY KIND

7. PUTTING A FINGER INTO AN ORIFICE OR INTO A CUT

8. SMALL JOINT MANIPULATION / FINGER LOCKS

9. STRIKING THE SPINE OR THE BACK OF THE HEAD

10. STRIKING WITH THE ELBOW OR FOREARM

11. KNEE STRIKES TO THE HEAD

12. LINEAR KICKS TO THE KNEES

13. HEEL HOOKS OR ANGLED LEG LOCKS

14. SPINE LOCKS

15. NECK CRANKS

16. EXCESSIVE SLAMMING

17. THROWS AGAINST A JOINT

18. THROAT STRIKES OR GRABBING THE TRACHEA

19. CLAWING, TWISTING OR PINCHING THE FLESH

20. GRABBING THE CLAVICLE

21. STOMPING A GROUNDED OPPONENT

22. STRIKING THE KIDNEY

23. SPIKING AN OPPONENT TO THE CANVAS ON HIS HEAD OR NECK

24. PUSHING OR THROWING AN OPPONENT OUT OF THE RING

25. HOLDING THE SHORTS OR GLOVES OF AN OPPONENT

26. SPITTING

27. ENGAGING IN ANY UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT THAT CAUSES AND INJURY

28. HOLDING THE FENCE

29. USING ABUSIVE LANGUAGE

30. ATTACKING ON THE BREAK

31. ATTACKING YOUR OPPONENT WHILE HE’S UNDER THE CARE OF THE REFEREE

32. ATTACKING AFTER THE BELL

33. FLAGRANTLY DISREGARDING THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE REFEREE

34. TIMIDITY, INCLUDING AVOIDING CONTACT, LOSING YOU MOUTPIECE, FAKING INJURY

35. INTERFERENCE FROM THE CORNERMAN