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Forearms don't equal elbows. Some people would read that this means everything else is forbidden (as only shoulders and forearms are "permitted"), where as some people deduce that all body-to-body contact is fine unless explicitly ruled against (so no chicken winging, etc) meaning the rule above is superfluous.
Another grey area is that "forearms are fine", but taking out someone's bars (body-to-bike) is not (which you can do with a static forearm), some people then go on about defensive/offensive forearms which is laughable/meaningless.
Obviously the line between elbows and forearms is not black and white either... generally if you're elbow is "down" (not pointy) then you're unlikely to be called for any elbow action (other than chicken winging).
Can someone move this to the rules thread please? Basically the ruling is: don't be a dick*.
*Unless you're being filmed at the Worlds and want to become a world renowned famous "awesome super sick" player... thanks for helping to encourage "dick moves" around the world (I still think the video's cool, but it sends the wrong message to new players).