(1) Any hold, grip, lock or trip is allowed except as herein below listed: strangle hold, scratching, eye gouging, striking with knuckles, pulling hair, kicking, butting in the face, cutting off the breath by shutting nose and mouth at the same time. Inserting fingers in the mouth, deliberately throwing of opponent over the top rope and wrestling outside the ring are specifically prohibited.

(2) The use of foul language after a warning from the referee shall immediately disqualify the offender.

(3) When contestants roll off the mat and under the ropes, but not off the ring platform, the referee and timekeeper shall begin a count of 10. In the event that neither contestant returns before the count of 10 is completed, the athletic event shall be terminated. In the event one contestant returns and his opponent fails to return before the count of 10 is completed, then the athletic event shall terminate with the contestant in the ring being awarded the athletic event.

(4) When one or both contestants fall from the ring so that a part of their bodies touch the floor, the referee and timekeeper shall begin a count of 20. In the event that neither contestant returns before the count of 20, then the athletic event shall terminate with the contestant in the ring being awarded the athletic event.

(5) Contestants failing to break when instructed to do so by the referee shall be given a count of 4 in which to release the hold, and if the aggressor does not break the hold by the count of 4, the offender shall be disqualified and his opponent shall be awarded the athletic event.