1. A. Legal kicks: Each contestant must execute at least eight (8) legal kicks per round in a contest bout.

   1. (1) Legal kicks are considered those that are attempts to land hard on a target area of the opponent’s body with the intent to do damage.
   2. (2) The determination as to which kicks will be counted as legal is made by the kicking judges.
2. B. Points deduction: One (1) point will be deducted from each scoring judge’s ballot for each legal kick less than eight (8) thrown by a contestant.

3. C. Penalty for failing to fulfill MKR: A contestant will be immediately disqualified if he does not fulfill his minimum kicking requirement (MKR) in any of the following contests:

   1. (1) in any two (2) rounds of a bout that is three (3), four (4), five (5), or six (6) rounds in length; or
   2. (2) in any three (3) rounds of a bout that is seven (7), eight (8), nine (9), ten (10), or eleven (11) rounds in length; or
   3. (3) in any four (4) rounds of a twelve (12)-round world title bout.
4. D. MKR requirement reduced: MKR requirements will be reduced by one (1) kick for both contestants in any given round for standing eight (8) count or mandatory eight (8) count. (For example, if a round has one (1) knockdown, the minimum kick requirement would be seven (7) for that round.) Each kicking judge will drop a card for each contestant during the standing or mandatory eight (8)-count to compensate for the MKR reduction.

[15.6.12.15 NMAC - N, 03-23-2002; A, 02-13-2015]