USAKA  Low-Kick can be defined as Full Contact Kickboxing in which there is an additional target and point area of the legs. 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, thigh only either outside or inside that can be attacked by the shin or foot
• Foot – for sweeping purposes only

• 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
• Knees
• 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)
• Front Kicks
• Side Kicks
• Roundhouse Kicks
• Heel or Hook Kicks
• Crescent Kicks
• Axe Kicks
•  Jump Kicks
• Using the Shin or foot in a roundhouse kick manner to attack the (inside or outside) of opponents thigh.
• Foot sweeps (foot to foot only followed by a striking technique)

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.