Anyone know the rule for sticking you arm out in fights?

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

i sometimes use my left hand as a measuring stick and paw it out, and when someone comes forward i usualy use it as a stick to keep it away while moving backwards. kinda like how ward and donaire do sometimes and im sure many other fighters. just curious to when is it illegal to do that move?

[Spartacus Sully]

http://assets.usoc.org/assets/docume...book_FINAL.pdf

I dont see anything about it.

[Spartacus Sully]

(b) Types of fouls
i. Hitting below the belt, holding, tripping, kicking and butting.
ii. Hits or blows with head, shoulder, forearm, elbow, throttling of
the opponent, pressing with arm or elbow in opponent’s face,
pressing the head of the opponent back over the ropes.
iii. Hitting with open glove, the inside of the glove, wrist or side of
the hand.
iv. Hits landing on the back of the opponent, and especially any
blow on the back of the neck or head and kidney punch.
v. Hitting while holding the ropes or making any unfair use of the
ropes.
vi. Lying on, wrestling and throwing in the clinch.
vii. Hitting an opponent who is down or who is in the act of rising.
viii. Holding.
ix. Holding and hitting or pulling and hitting.
x. Holding, or locking, of the opponent’s arm or head, or pushing
an arm underneath the arm of the opponent.
xi. Ducking below the belt of the opponent in a dangerous manner.
xii. Completely passive defense by means of double cover and
intentionally failing to avoid a blow.
xiii. Useless, aggressive, or offensive utterances during the round.
xiv. Not stepping back when ordered to break.
xv. Attempting to strike opponent immediately after the referee has
ordered, “break” and before taking a step back.
xvi. Assaulting or behaving in an aggressive manner toward a referee
at any time.
xvii. Spitting out mouthpiece.
xviii. Pushing, shoving.

[NearHypnos]

I used to do it a lot in sparring back when I used to box. I mean not excessively, but I would put the hand out there if it was relatively "safe"..that way I knew how much to step in, or how much to compensate for if they step away.

I think it's kind of frowned upon by certain people if you're leaving it out and kind of just putting it out there, trying to wiggle it through and hook around it. Blocks vision and is kind of disruptive when used that way. Use it til told to do otherwise. Ask your trainer.