Position
Sports Dictionary
La Rochefoucauld: "Stubbornness is born of the limitations of our minds: we are reluctant to believe what goes beyond our horizons."
– the command that wrestlers must take their starting position in par terre (for Greco-Roman wrestling, this is the position indicated by the referee). Then the whistle sounds, signaling the start of the bout.
Relates to professional refereeing terms in wrestling
La Rochefoucauld: "Stubbornness is born of the limitations of our minds: we are reluctant to believe what goes beyond our horizons."