046.0001.5.4

Ch. 5, § 4. Muay Thai Tactics Deemed Fouls

Last amended: 2026Length: 194 wordsOfficial source

Cite as Mixed Martial Arts, Board of Rules, Ch. 5, § 4

(a) Head butts, biting, or pressing on the opponent's eyes with the thumb of the glove; (b) Striking the groin; (c) Attacking while holding the ropes or cage or making any unfair use of the ropes or cage; (d) Striking on the break; (e) Holding the opponent's leg and pushing more than two (2) steps in any direction without striking with any one of the Muay Thai skills, commonly referred to as plowing; (f) Intentionally falling down to avoid being hit while leg is held by the opponent; (g) Throwing or taking an opponent to the floor in an unauthorized manner by bending the lower back of opponent or lifting up the opponent; (h) Straight line attacks that target the knee joint; (i) Sweeps not done with the front of the shin or foot-to-foot. Hooking the back or the side of the leg is prohibited; (j) Intentional evasion of contact; (k) Holding the back of the head with one (1) hand and punching with the other hand, commonly referred to as dirty boxing; and (l) Executing any techniques which are deemed malicious and beyond the scope of reasonably accepted techniques in an athletic event.
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