The elbow has to be on the pad 09:00 03/12/2015 Three fouls instead of two, multiple elbor raises, fighting in dangerous position, unclear rules concerning fouls and elbows – this is an alarming and continuing trend in armwrestling. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Three fouls instead of two, multiple elbor raises, fighting in dangerous position, unclear rules concerning fouls and elbows – this is an alarming and continuing trend in armwrestling. And a strange one, because – as Igor Mazurenko thinks, any self-respecting sports discipline has clear rules. So should we. If a ball leaves the field, that's an out, and if an elbow leaves the pad in armwrestling, that's a foul – says Igor Mazurenko. - And it absolutely doesn't matter if it's by a 1cm or half a cm. If the elbow clearly leaves the pad, it's a foul. Rules are rules, and life sometimes says different. Why are rules so important for Mazurenko? No one will treat our discipline seriously if we don't have clear