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Groin attack
A groin attack is a deliberate strike to the groin of one's opponent. The technique can be quickly debilitating due to the sensitivity of the groin and genitalia, and is sometimes used as a self-defense technique. It is often banned in sports. Groin attacks are popularized as comedy in various media.
An attack to the groin in sports is considered to be a "low blow", not only in the literal sense, but is the origin of the metaphor as well. In a playful attack, or attack in the framework of a sport, a low blow is seen as unfair or improper and is often considered dishonorable.
Strikes to the groin have been forbidden in boxing as far back as the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, and they are almost universally forbidden in martial arts competitions including kickboxing, and mixed martial arts.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rules dictate that a groin strike is a foul in both male and female matches, with the competitor who has received such a strike given up to five minutes to recover. The rules require male competitors to wear groin protection, but female competitors are forbidden to do so.
Groin attacks were allowed until the 1980s in international Muay Thai boxing and are still permitted in Thailand itself, though male boxers wear athletic cups to lessen the impact.[citation needed]
Direct strikes to the groin are generally considered illegal in professional wrestling as well, and unofficial rings may consider it shameful. However, in certain "hardcore" matches the rules are relaxed, and such attacks are allowed by mutual consent.[citation needed] It is a common tactic used by heels (fighters performing as "bad guys") either while the referee is not looking to be deliberately disqualified, most notably utilised by Ric Flair.
Groin attacks are sometimes used as a self-defense technique. The attack can allow a combatant to temporarily disable an assailant, making it easy for them to escape. When an opponent is at close range, a knee strike to the groin is easy to execute and difficult to defend against. It is often, but not always, effective.
Some martial arts include instruction in kappo, healing techniques to recover from incapacitating attacks including groin attacks.
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Groin attack
A groin attack is a deliberate strike to the groin of one's opponent. The technique can be quickly debilitating due to the sensitivity of the groin and genitalia, and is sometimes used as a self-defense technique. It is often banned in sports. Groin attacks are popularized as comedy in various media.
An attack to the groin in sports is considered to be a "low blow", not only in the literal sense, but is the origin of the metaphor as well. In a playful attack, or attack in the framework of a sport, a low blow is seen as unfair or improper and is often considered dishonorable.
Strikes to the groin have been forbidden in boxing as far back as the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, and they are almost universally forbidden in martial arts competitions including kickboxing, and mixed martial arts.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rules dictate that a groin strike is a foul in both male and female matches, with the competitor who has received such a strike given up to five minutes to recover. The rules require male competitors to wear groin protection, but female competitors are forbidden to do so.
Groin attacks were allowed until the 1980s in international Muay Thai boxing and are still permitted in Thailand itself, though male boxers wear athletic cups to lessen the impact.[citation needed]
Direct strikes to the groin are generally considered illegal in professional wrestling as well, and unofficial rings may consider it shameful. However, in certain "hardcore" matches the rules are relaxed, and such attacks are allowed by mutual consent.[citation needed] It is a common tactic used by heels (fighters performing as "bad guys") either while the referee is not looking to be deliberately disqualified, most notably utilised by Ric Flair.
Groin attacks are sometimes used as a self-defense technique. The attack can allow a combatant to temporarily disable an assailant, making it easy for them to escape. When an opponent is at close range, a knee strike to the groin is easy to execute and difficult to defend against. It is often, but not always, effective.
Some martial arts include instruction in kappo, healing techniques to recover from incapacitating attacks including groin attacks.