Section 23.18 - Legal Techniques for Amateur ContestsAll of the following legal techniques are to be read in harmony with, and are subject to, the rules governing illegal techniques/fouls in amateur contests set forth in 523 CMR 23.19. All of the following techniques are legal:
(a) All kicks to legal targets;(b) Knee strikes to legal targets;(c) Strikes with all padded/gloved surfaces of the fists;(d) Spinning and jumping techniques;(e) Neck wrestling to unbalance and show control;(g) Clinching to strike or unbalance;(h) Sweeping the leg of an opponent using the front of the leg as defined by malleolus to malleolus through the front of side of the leg; (i) Sweeping the leg of an opponent using the knee;(j) A legal strike of the opponent's leg in a manner which causes him or her to fall;(k) Twisting of an opponent over a planted leg; (l) Pushing an opponent in a manner to unbalance him or her;(m) Elbow strikes with elbow pad to legal target.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1331, eff. 1/27/2017.