USAKA K1 – Modified Muay Thai Rules

USAKA K1-Modified Muay Thai is a combat sport like other styles of Kickboxing and all weight classes, ring sizes and the same general rules regarding coaches, officials and  fighter’s behavior are used.

USAKA competitors must have their USAKA membership up to date and valid for any competition they are participating in.

• Legal Target Areas
• Head front and side
• Torso front and side
• Legs, any part which can be attacked using the shin or foot
• Foot – for sweeping purposes only
• Prohibited Techniques and Behavior
• Any and all attacks to the throat, groin, kidneys, back, legs, joints, back of the head or neck
• Elbows, knife hands, head buts
• Over the ankle foot sweeps
• Turning of back
• Ducking below waist
• Wrestling of any kind
• Excessive falling down
• Blind techniques
• Attacking a down fighter
• Attacking an opponent caught in between the ropes
• Leaving the ring during a bout
• Throwing of an opponent
• Hitting after a break or stoppage of action

Violations based on severity may result in warnings, minus of points and or disqualification

• Legal Techniques
• All Boxing Punches
• Back Fist and/or Spinning Back Fist (allowed only in the USA… Not for or against an international team or intercontinental/international tournament)
• Clinching with two hands around neck for the purpose of kneeing to the body yet not longer than 5 seconds
• Front Kicks
• Side Kicks
• Roundhouse Kicks
• Heel or Hook Kicks
• Crescent Kicks
• Axe Kicks
•  Jump Kicks
• Using the Shin to attack any part of the opponents leg above or below the knee
• Foot sweeps (foot to foot only)

Hand and foot techniques should be used equally during entire fighting period
All techniques should be used with full power .  Any techniques that is partially deviated or blocked, or that simply touches, brushes, or pushes, an opponent will not be scored.
** Because of K-1’s character and style, it will not be necessary to count kicks as in Full Contact or Low-Kick.