BASIC SAVOIR VIVRE AT THE ARMWRESTLING TABLE PART 1 09:00 03/21/2014 Many of you often ask how to properly behave at the tournaments, how to position oneself at the armwrestling table. Here to answer all your bon-ton questions is an international class referee and active fighter – Piotr Szczerba. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. In answer to the beginners’ questions (and as a reminder to the seasoned pros) we’d like to present to you the basic rules to apply when competing. We’d like to touch upon the subject of the setting before the fight. All commands from referee to contestant are uttered in English. This applies to national and international events. This allows the referees much more ease whenever they are needed. PROPER SETTING BEFORE A FIGHT Upon approaching the table, a contestant should greet their opponent and assume the starting position. On the referee’s command “Put elbows on the table” the opponents assume the position and place their elbows on the