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What exactly is the "below the belt" area?

By wickedwillie Asked Jan 11 2005 10:48AM
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by shaggy on Jan 18, 2005 at 9:33 am Permalink

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This is the area "below" where the average person would "wear a belt".....in other words, the waist.

This rule avoid the unsportsmanlike conduct associated with painful hits to the groin, and also, hits to the leg which may serve to immobillize the opponent.
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