190. Each of the following acts constitutes a foul:1° attacking an opponent while holding the ropes or using the ropes to attack;
2° crouching below the level of an opponent’s belt;
3° butting with the head;
4° ignoring the referee’s instructions;
5° attempting to strike an opponent immediately after the referee has ordered “Break!” and before stepping back;
6° attacking the referee or behaving aggressively towards him;
7° hitting an opponent below the belt;
8° hitting an opponent while he is down or is getting up or after the bell has sounded;
9° holding an opponent with one hand, while hitting him with the other;
10° holding an opponent deliberately to maintain a clinch;
11° wrestling with an opponent;
12° pushing an opponent about the ring or into the ropes;
13° hitting an opponent with any part of the body other than the fists or feet;
14° hitting an opponent with an open glove, with the inside of the hand or with the wrist;
15° deliberately touching the ring mat without having been hit;
16° deliberately hitting an opponent in the back or kidney area or hitting the back of the head or neck. A blow to the head behind the ear or on the side of the neck when an opponent turns his head to avoid the blow does not constitute a foul;
17° rubbing the laces of a glove against an opponent’s face;
18° using crude or inappropriate language in the ring;
19° using or attempting to use any projection other than the sweep;
20° grabbing or holding the foot or leg of an opponent, followed by a projection or a blow;
21° extending the leg to block that of an opponent in order to prevent him from kicking;
22° indulging in any unsportsmanlike conduct which could injure an opponent or be detrimental to the good name of kickboxing;
23° refusing to fight;
24° hitting an opponent’s eye with the thumb; or
25° not resuming the bout immediately after the minute of rest.