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Side pressure

Side pressure is the force exerted by rotating the forearm inward, using the elbow as a pivot point, forcing the forearm down in order to pin the opposing wrestler.

In a seminar for the Australian Armwrestling Federation, Devon Larratt claimed that "25-30 years ago...a lot of the great armwrestlers trained [only] side pressure" but that he wouldn't recommend anyone train it specifically today. He referred to side pressure as being "false mechanics" as the body isn't designed for massive amounts of side pressure. See video/link below for the entire side pressure portion of the seminar.
Michael Todd

**Michael Todd** (born 12th June 1973) also known as ***The Monster*** is an American professional armwrestler fighting out of Little Rock, Arkansas. He holds 20 national and 16 world titles, placing him among the most reputable armwrestlers of all time.  Due to multiple fractures of his right arm he has become famous for employing the King's Move technique, a topic which divides competitors and fans alike. Michael is married to retired arm wrestling champion Rebecca Todd.

## Career

Michael Todd was among the first champions of the Arm Wars Superseries, defeating numerous well known athletes including Marcio Barboza and Neil Pickup.

On July 22nd, 2016, Todd faced Denis Cyplenkov at Armfight #46, losing 2-4.

On June 14th, 2018, Todd lost 3-1 to Jerry Cadorette in WAL 403.

On Sept 5, 2018, in a Title V Title Supermatch, Todd defeated Devon Larratt 3-2 to win the WAL Right-Hand Heavyweight title, while retaining his Superheavyweight title in what is widely considered to be one of the most controversial arm wrestling matches in WAL history.

On Feb 12, 2022, Todd lost 3-0 to Ermes Gasparini at East vs West 2.

As of February 10th, 2021 he is ranked 9th place on the right arm by XSportNews.

## King's Move Controversy

Prior to multiple fractures of his right arm, Todd was known to be an explosive inside armwrestler, often sacrificing his hand in the straps and applying a Dead Wrist Press. After injuries made it difficult to bring his arm closer to his body however, Michael gained height in a match by dropping below the table, known as the King's Move. This unorthodox style of armwrestling, combined with Todd's endurance, is often very hard for opponents to overcome. Examples of such matches include against Richard Lupkes in 2012 at the Wounded Warrior Benefit, against Dmitry Trubin in 2017 at the Arnold Classic, and Devon Larratt at WAL 406 in 2018. Competitors such as John Brzenk, Dennis Cyplenkov and Devon Larratt have been able to overcome this awkward style through hand control, superior technique or pure strength.

## Gallery

### Images

Todd against Andrey Pushkar at Vendetta All Stars - Armfight #48Todd Against Denis Cyplenkov at Armfight 46#Todd against Jerry CadoretteTodd vs John Brzenk at UAL 8Michael Todd at Armfight 42#Todd beats Devon Larratt at WAL 406

## References

1. ↑ http://armwrestlersonly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/michael-todd.html
2. ↑ http://countrycrush.net/testimonals/monster-michael-todd.html
3. ↑ https://www.xsportnews.com/armwrestling/results-armfight-46-vendetta-photos/
4. ↑ https://www.walunderground.com/news/news-details/wal-supermatch-showdown-series-results/
5. ↑ https://www.xsportnews.com/armwrestling/results-wal-406-atlanta-videos/
Neil Pickup

Neil "Supernatural" Pickup (born 1974) is a British former professional champion armwrestler and founder of Arm Wars. Pickup is also the President of the British Armwrestling Federation, the governing body of armwrestling in the United Kingdom. He is considered to be the best British armwrestler in history.

## Early Career

In 1987 at the age of 13, Pickup attended the Over The Top armwrestling tournament in Manchester, UK, and became instantly hooked on the sport. During his illustrious career he won many titles and tournaments. He is a two time European Armwrestling Federation and World Armwrestling Federation World Champion, has won 60 international titles across five different weight classes with both arms, and is the only British male in history to have been right arm World Champion. Pickup lost three years of his career due to a bad arm break.

## Arm Wars

Pickup created Arm Wars to fill what he saw as a gap in the marketing of the sport, and to gather the best armwrestlers for supermatches. He is the primary play-by-play announcer at Arm Wars events, with other armwrestlers, notably Dan Thomas and Geoff Hale, taking over play-by-play when Pickup is wrestling.

## References

1. ↑ https://pubsportportal.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/exclusive-interview-arm-wrestling-world-champion-and-arm-wars-founder-neil-pickup/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11164811/Armed-and-dangerous-meet-Britains-best-arm-wrestler.html
3. ↑ http://www.armwrestling.com/meetnp.html
4. ↑ https://pubsportportal.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/exclusive-interview-arm-wrestling-world-champion-and-arm-wars-founder-neil-pickup/
Matt Mask

* **NICKNAME: Wildhorse**
	+ HEIGHT: 6’5” / 195.58 cm
	+ WEIGHT: 245 LBS. / 111.23 Kg
	+ COUNTRY: Canada
	+ OCCUPATION: Field Specialist

Matt Mask is a professional arm wrestler hailing from Canada, born on August 19, 1985. He began arm wrestling at the age of 19, inspired by his father who had also competed in the sport. Mask quickly rose through the ranks, winning numerous regional and national competitions in Canada before turning his attention to international competition.

Mask is known for his versatile arm wrestling style, which allows him to adapt to his opponents and gain leverage using his hand and wrist control. He has won multiple world championships and has competed in many high-profile arm wrestling events, including the prestigious WAL (World Armwrestling League) events.

In addition to his success on the arm wrestling table, Mask is also a successful coach and mentor to up-and-coming arm wrestlers. He is known for his dedication to training and his willingness to share his knowledge and experience with others in the sport.

Overall, Matt Mask is a respected and accomplished arm wrestler who continues to inspire and motivate others in the arm wrestling community.

## About Matts Arm Wrestling Style (Low Hand Top Roll)

Matt Mask is known for his unique and effective arm wrestling style, particularly his low hand toproll. In this style, Mask positions his hand lower on the grip, allowing him to utilize his long arms to achieve maximum leverage. He then employs a toproll technique, using his fingers and wrist to roll his opponent's wrist back towards their body while keeping his own wrist in a strong and stable position.

This style is effective against opponents with a strong wrist and hand, as Mask is able to use his length to neutralize their power and gain the upper hand. Mask's low hand toproll style has earned him numerous victories and titles in the sport of arm wrestling, solidifying his status as one of the top competitors in the world.

*"Bust that hand back!"*
Alexey Voyevoda

Alexey Ivanovich Voyevoda (born 9 May 1980) is a Russian professional armwrestler and Olympic bobsledder.

## Alexey Voyevoda

### Height

195 cm

Voyevoda has won numerous championships in his armwrestling career. He was defeated by Travis Bagent at the 2003 WAF championship, but won the Zloty Tur 2004 cup one year later, defeating high level armwrestlers such as Bagent, Brzenk, Matt Girdner, and Alexey Semerenko. Voyevoda reclaimed the WAF championship in 2004 (left- and right-handed) and won the European Championship the same year. After a left hand vendetta match with Alexey Semerenko (winning 4–2) and Travis Bagent (losing 5–1) in 2005, Voyevoda took a break from his professional armwrestling career to return bobsleigh training until 2007. He returned in 2007 and defeated Michael Todd (6-0), but again left to focus on bobsledding. He returned again in 2016, losing (5-1) against Tim Bresnan.

His most notable victory, over John Brzenk in 2004, was immortalized in the feature-length documentary, "Pulling John".

## Olympic Career

Voyevoda competed for Russia in both two and four-man bobsledding in the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics. He has won one bronze (2010), one silver (2006), and two gold (2014, two-man and four-man).

In 2017, Voyevoda was stripped of his 2014 Olympic medals, following the doping violation of his bobsledding partner Aleksandr Zubkov. On 18 December 2017, Voyevoda received a personal lifetime ban from the Olympic Games due to doping violations at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.france24.com/en/20171218-russian-bobsledder-banned-over-doping
Armwrestlers Only

Armwrestlers Only is an online website "devoted to all things related to organized armwrestling." It was founded by Tomasz Wisniowski in 2013. It's editorial staff also includes Eric Roussin, founder of The Armwrestling Archives.

It contains a wealth of information regarding armwrestling, including (but not limited to): results of past and current major tournaments; biographies on notable legends of the sport; videos; and interviews.

Contributors to the site include notable armwrestlers such as John Brzenk and Neil Pickup.

Link to site here.
Quantus

**Player:** David

**Campaign:** Rogue Trader

**Occupation:** Tech-priest

Most of the other characters on the *Shadow Labyrinth* have learned to give a wide berth to Quantus the Tech Priest, especially if they're carrying exotic-looking yet innocent - some might say: *virginal* - gadgets. His fascination with Xenos technology, and the methods he employs when examining alien archeotech (mostly involving his very, very versatile mechadendrites), are... disturbing.
La maison de Ginette

Près d'une rivière, nous pouvons trouver une petite maison faite de nourriture. Ginette l'avait volé à la méchante sorcière du compte Hansel et Gretel pour la punir de ses actes. Elle l'avait enfermer dans son four et depuis elle vit dans sa maison. De cette maison, tout est comestible comme vous le savez bien. Cependant, Ginette l'a modifier à son goût. Elle est composée d'un somptueux gâteaux au chocolat avec une touche de ciment comestible pour qu'elle puisse rester en place, le tout recouvert de glacage à la vanille. On y trouve également des bretzels, des croustilles, des bonbons, de la gelé à saveur de gomme baloune, du filet mignon en gise de toit et des gommes à macher pour son stationnement.

Ginette se déplace en formule 1 fait entièrement de gelatine. Ce véhicule fonctionne à partir de jus de fruits.

Novaterra est un endroit où nous pouvons se détendre et où le stresse n'existe pas. Ginette, elle, dégage une tonne d'énergie. Elle a donc développé une dépendance à faire des soirées avec les habitants de Novaterra pour s'amuser. Cela permet à ceux-ci de dépenser leurs énergies pour mieux vivre dans cette société aussi calme.

La maison a subit un sortilège par l'ennemis de la sorcière pour remercier Ginette de l'avoir fait disparaitre de cette terre, ainsi que pour l'encourager à faire ses soirées. Le sortilège en est ainsi: de l'extérieur, on peut voir une petite maison en bonbon, rien de plus ordinaire, mais de l'intérieur on peut voir un immense château luxueux.
Re-Established America

The **Re-Established America**, commonly abbreviated to the **REA**, is the post-Sky-Rain name for the collection of city-states and semi-independent countries located in the present day United States of America. Most of the book series take place in or around the greater REA.

## Locations

* Voyager Agency - border of North and South Dakota
* Predator Camp - coast of Texas
* Symmetry Group - forests of Virginia
* Angel Crater - border of Nebraska and Kansas
Ermes Gasparini

Ermes Gasparini is a 4-time World Champion and Multi-time European Champion. The power puller from Verona Italy is a dauting task for any Heavyweight standing on the other side of the table. His impressive performances on the world stage and dominant victories over heavyweights twice his weight have earned him a cult following. Watch out for Ermes as he looks to make a big impression on the WAL stage.

## Life and Career

Son of champions, Gasparini began to approach arm wrestling from an early age, accumulating experience and strength over the years totally out of reach for any of his peers on Earth. In September 2013 he won the WAF world championships in the 85 kg category, Juniores under 21, and in 2014 he won the right and second left world championships making his name known to the whole world; in November of the same year, Gasparini participates in the Nemiroff Zloty Tur, finishing second to Evgeny Prudnik, confirming his dangerousness to all the athletes in his category! After this competition, Ermes is placed in second place in the 85 kg category in the world ranking. In 2015 he disputed the World Championship in Malaysia, the first year among the professionals at a World Championship in the 90 kg and managed to position himself 2nd leaving behind many champions. After a few months he is automatically proclaimed World Champion because Dieter Spannagel (winner of the world championship in his category) is found to be doped... This is how Negin Terzi calls the new John Brzenk if not the new God of Arm Wrestling. The era of Ermes has just begun, we are sure that over the years this virtuoso of the table will give a hard time to heavier world-class athletes. In addition to being fucking strong, Gasparini works as a marble worker like his father, he is a cheerful and nice athlete.
Bill Collins

Bill Collins is a professional armwrestler, referee, and promoter. In 2010 he co-founded (with Robert Drenk) the Ultimate Armwrestling League. He is also the founder of National Armwrestling Promotions.

## Career

Collins is a multiple time local, national, and world armwrestling champion, and a certified Master Referee for the World Armwrestling Federation.

## Ultimate Armwrestling League

In 2010, Collins and Robert Drenk founded the Ultimate Armwrestling League. Drenk has since left the organization.

## References.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://pullermagazine.com/2017/10/01/the-ual-back-with-a-purpose/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://napsport.com/index.php
Rick Zumwalt

**Richard** "**Rick**" **Lee Zumwalt, Jr.** (September 24, 1951 – March 19, 2003) was a professional world champion arm-wrestler and actor. He is known for playing the character of Bob 'Bull' Hurley in the 1987 Sylvester Stallone movie, *Over the Top*.

## Life and Career

Zumwalt began armwrestling in the early 1970's because of restrictions on his sporting options due to asthma, and won multiple championships during his career. He was cast as Bob "Bull" Hurley in the 1987 Sylvester Stallone movie *Over The Top*, which helped bring the sport of armwrestling into popular culture, and led to Zumwalt being cast in later roles. By 1994, he was also performing as a strongman in Cirque de Soleil shows.

## Later Life and Death

Zumalt spent much of his later years talking with kids about the dangers of drugs and alcohol that he had experienced in his own life.

Zumalt died on the morning of March 19, 2003 after suffering a major heart attack.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.armwrestling.com/RickZumWalt.html
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://articles.latimes.com/1994-11-05/entertainment/ca-58740\_1\_cirque-du-soleil
3. ↑ http://www.armwrestling.com/rick.html
Keith Taylor

Keith Taylor is a British armwrestler and referee.

## Career

Taylor is the founder of the Preston Panthers. He is both a competitor and head referee for the Arm Wars Super Series.

His notable placings in the British Armwrestling Federation National Championships include: 3rd (L, 75k division) 2002; 2nd (L, 75K) 2003; 2nd (R) and 3rd (L) (80K) 2005; 2nd (R, 85K) 2008; 2nd (L & R, 85K) 2009; 2nd (R, 85K) 2010; and 3rd (R) and 2nd (L) (85K) 2016.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/armwrestlingresults.html
Voyager Agency (series)

The Voyager Agency Book Series is about powered humans operating in a future world. New members of the Voyager Agency navigate the world of other powered humans and a two hundred year old power struggle between the Minddrinkers and the Fleyers.

## Books

* The Third Minddrinker
* Book Two

### The Third Minddrinker

*Main article: The Third Minddrinker*
"Do you want mercy?"

Ambrose Hoverdan. A girl living her teenage years in the later 22nd century. This involves waking up, eating breakfast, chilling with her friends, and torturing the minds of any bully that rears his ugly face to her. Whether it’s scoping through their memories, twisting their feelings, or inserting a thought, there’s no one who can challenge her skills... Right?

Kathryn Janeway. The recognized leader of the Voyager Agency who can read every sliver of any mind, including Ambrose's, among other skills. Together with her friends, Kai and Jason, they’ve been fighting a battle and need an extra mind for an extra edge.

They think they have found it with Alice, but have high school bullies prepared her to take on other superhumans, ones who prefer to take her head over her pride or lunch money?

### Book Two

*Main article: Book Two*
*Coming Soon*
Competitive Armwrestling Rules (General)

This is a page for the general armwrestling rules. Specific competitions may have differing rules, like weight classes and time limits, but overall most will follow some form of these general rules.

## Setup

Competitors face each other on opposite sides of the armwrestling table and grip hands. The competitors can place their grip as high or low on their opponents hand as they wish as long as the knuckle of the thumb is visible. The shoulders of the competitors must be square to the table before the match begins. The hands will be placed over the center marker in the table by the referee. The non-wrestling hand must be placed on the side pegs on the table. The referee will ensure that the competitors wrists are straight, say "readygo" and the round will start.

Match lengths can very between tournaments and leagues. The most common matches consist of either one, three or six rounds per match.

## Pin

A pin occurs when any part of the wrestlers hand from the wrist up (i.e. if the competitors wrist is bent backward so the fingers are below the wrist and the fingers are the lowest point) drops below the line of the pad/rope-marker of the table. A wrestlers hand does not have to touch the pad/rope-marker to be pinned, it merely needs to be brought below the level of the marker. When a pin is awarded without the wrestlers hand touching the pad/rope-marker, this is known as a parallel pin.

## Fouls

There are several ways for a foul to occur, and two types of fouls.

A foul can occur several ways. The most common is when the elbow of the wrestler slips off the pad (sometimes intentionally) or is lifted off the pad by a significant margin. If this occurs the wrestler is given a foul. The wrestler on the foul must then win the restart pin in order to get a restart of the round. If the wrestler commits a second foul he loses the round.

Fouls can also occur when a wrestlers shoulder touches his opponents hand during the match. This typically occurs when the wrestler is in a dominant position and is attempting to press his opponent to the pad, bringing his shoulder over his hand and in contact with the opponent.

A third way to receive a foul is to jump-start before the referee says "readygo".

A "running foul" is when the wrestlers own elbow slips off the pad but comes back on instantly. When this occurs the match will continue, but if the wrestler on the running foul pins his opponent, he does not get the win but instead the round will restart and the wrestler will have one foul. If the wrestler with the foul loses the round, it is a loss and no restart is needed.

## Straps

When the wrestlers hands slip from each others grasps before a pin is recorded, they will restart the round with the straps to ensure that they don't slip again. The strap is wrapped around each opponents wrist and around the hands.
John Brzenk

**John Brzenk** (born July 15, 1964) is a professional armwrestler from the United States. He competed in the Ultimate Armwrestling League and Arm Wars, among other competitions, and is the former UAL Right-Handed Champion (Heavyweight Division) and Arm Wars Light-Heavyweight Champion (right and left). He is widely recognized as the greatest armwrestler of all time.

## Life and Career

John Brzenk's father was an arm wrestler and John says he gained some of his forearm size through genetics. He arm wrestled across tables in school for about five years. When he was in eighth grade, he broke his arm while armwrestling a friend of his father. When he was 16 years old he participated in his first tournament.

John Brzenk won his first world title on ABC's 1983 Wide World of Sports when he was 18 years old. His right forearm is 16 inches in circumference, and his left is 13.5 inches. He works as a mechanic at Delta Air Lines, a job he describes as non-physical so his arms get plenty of rest. He had an uncredited cameo in the 1987 Sylvester Stallone film *Over the Top*.

Brzenk won four world championships in the heavyweight division through 1994, and gained the nickname of "Superman" for defeating much larger opponents. In 1995, he won the middleweight world championship. The 2009 feature documentary *Pulling John* chronicles Brzenk's legendary armwrestling career and follows him intimately for 4 years during which he competes all over the world, culminating in an upset loss to Alexey Voyevoda.

In 2015, Brzenk became the WAL's 196-225lb Champion (Right Handed). Brzenk was unable to defend his title in 2016 due to injuries. Brzenk effectively retired until 2021, when he defeated Chance Shaw in a supermatch at the Dave Patton Classic.

In 2018, Brzenk was announced as the co-host for the YouTube channel Pound for Pound Armwrestling's Podcast, with founder Ryan Bowen. He will be involved with match reviews and predictions as well as general information.

It is estimated that Brzenk has won over 500 titles in his career.

## See Also

For a comprehensive (though by necessity not complete) list of Brzenk's championship and tournament wins, see here.

## Gallery

### Images

John Brzenk featured in the 1986 arm sports magazineWith Denis Cyplenkov at Zloty Tur 2008John Brzenk vs Denis Cyplenkov at Vendetta 2009Versus Alexey Semerenko at the Nemiroff World Cup 2012John Brzenk vs Taras Ivakin at Vendetta 2005Versus Devon LarrattBrzenk vs Andrey Pushkar at A1 Russian Open 2015Against Alexey Semerenko at Vendetta 2005

## References

1. ↑ http://theual.com/puller/right\_hand\_heavy\_weight/perfect\_storm\_john\_brzenk
2. ↑ http://www.armwars.com/
3. ↑ http://www.walunderground.com/competitors/competitors-details/john-brzenk
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6FyVIGfZqE
5. ↑ https://www.thearmwrestlingarchives.com/historys-most-successful-armwrestler.html
Cole Kasper

Cole Kasper

Cole Kasper began armwrestling at a very young age, doing kids tournaments and traveling with his family throughout the Midwestern United States to various tournaments. Developing an early passion for the sport has led him to dedicate himself completely to training.

Currently Residing in Green Bay, WI, Cole is a member of the Fox Valley Finger Blasters arm wrestling club and has become a looming potential in the lighter classes. Traveling to national tournaments, taking wins on big names, and bringing home gold medals has become a trend for this young athlete.
Armwrestling Clubs

This is a list of armwrestling clubs. Feel free to add your club to the proper category. If you have another category idea add it in. For countries with many regions/states, add the club to the appropriate page (I.e for the United States, add your club name on the page of the state it is in). Try to keep everything in alphabetical order.

This is not a place for Governing Bodies or Associations (such as WAF, BAF, etc) but for individual clubs. The pages for those organizations can be found under List of Governing Bodies/Professional Leagues.

## Canadian Clubs

Ottawa High Hookers

Calgary Rams Armwrestling Club

## European Clubs

Copenhagen Armwrestling Club | Københavns Armbryderklub "KAK"

## United Kingdom Clubs

London Armwrestling Team

Slough Slammers Armwrestling Club

## United States Clubs

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming
Antique Store

The antique store is located in Stonecreek, owned by the eccentric storekeeper Xavier and his equally strange daugher Miranda. The store sells all kinds of oddities, often with strange and maybe even magical properties. They also sell a variety of mystical creatures such as the beaked dragon Hille bought.
Top Roll

The Top Roll is one of the basic moves in armwrestling. It relies less on brute strength (like in the hook) and more on opening up the opponents hand and fingers in order to get a leverage advantage.

## How to Top Roll

At go, apply backpressure to the opponents hand while simultaneously twisting your wrist/forearm towards their fingers. You should go from having the palm of your hand in a neutral position, to facing away from you. The point is to open up their hand (literally opening up their grip) and bending their wrist backwards into a deadwrist position. This helps to remove any power advantage they may have in the hook. If possible, walk your fingers higher up into their hand, which will increase your leverage and greatly decrease even further the power they can exert.

For pictures follow this link: http://www.eiyc.com/toproll.htm
Cleve Dean

Luther Cleve Dean (born 15 December 1953) was a professional armwrestler from a town called Pavo in Georgia, USA. He died on 10 May 2011 at the age of 58.

## Life and Career

Growing up on the farm, raising hogs and harvesting cotton and tobacco, certainly created a work ethic in addition to the sheer strength we see in many pictures and YouTube videos. Cleve may physically have been "larger than life" but he had the personality to match and enjoyed traveling and people. Cleve enjoyed 10 straight years as the World Champion Arm Wrestler and competed in the Worlds Strongest Man in 1979 and 1980. He was able to travel all over the US, to Sweden, Italy, and Japan. He admitted that he liked the attention and talking to people. Across the board, fellow athletes and fans throw out words like "amiable" and "family man."

Cleve was set apart from other armwrestlers by his brute, farm-raised strength. Young Cleve wasn't strong from hours in the gym but manual labor. Many news articles of the day described how he could "pick up a full-grown hog under each arm." In 1980, he did explain to People Magazine that he felt he owed his strength and skill to growing up on his father's hog farm. "When you farm like us,” he says, “you use all your muscles.” In 1985, the LA Times reported that "sometimes just for fun he would pick up the rear end of his 7 ton John Deere."

Reports vary a bit, but at nearly 6 ft 7 inches and competing at weights ranging from 300 plus to around 450 lbs, he was hard to miss. Uniquely, Cleve could pull right or left-handed. Reports have his hands measuring 8.5 to 10 inches from his palm to the tip of his 3rd finger, 6 inches wide and wearing a size 20 ring on his ring finger.
The Cat Lady

The Cat Lady is encountered throughout the journey, she is an old friendly and fragile lady with a cat carrier. Whenever the journeyers interact with her strange things often happen. Most journeyers think she is really creepy and scary, while she is actually really docile. What the cat lady exactly is no one knows for sure, the cat carrier itself in any case isn't normal.

## Encounters

Below is a list of encounters the journeyers have had with the cat lady.

### The bus

Job encountered the lady while on the bus, like everybody else, except he was the only one to talk to her resulting in revealing the second half of the mysterious message the journeyers get after he looked inside the cat carrier. Besides gaining this knowledge he was also temporarily blinded and before he lost conciousness she told him: "isn’t she lovely? Too bad they had to put her down."

### The convenience store

Pim had a run in with the lady when he decided to talk to her as she sat on the bench in front of the convenience store. He too got the second half of the mysterious message but in stead of becoming blind he temporarily lost his hearing. Pim however did not lose his conciousness.
Armwrestling Training and Techniques

## Training

The best way to train for armwrestling is to spend lots of time on the table practicing all of the angles and techniques needed to improve. Some armwrestlers put massive amounts of time in the gym in order to increase their overall strength. John Brzenk has stated that he doesn't do much gym work at all but puts all his training time into the table.

If you do put time into the gym, some of the better exercises to do are hook pull-ups (instead of your wrist being straight, wrap it around the bar and don't let it straighten out), hammer curls, and concentration curls focusing on both the concentric (hand to shoulder) and eccentric (also known as negative) movements.

## Positions

Starting Body Position

Starting Arm Positions

Dead Wrist Press

Inside Armwrestling

Outside Armwrestling

## Techniques/Movements

Pin

Hook

Top Roll

King's Move

Side pressure

Back pressure

Triceps Press

Posting

## Equipment

Table

Straps

## References

1. ↑ http://www.xsportnews.com/armwrestling/john-brzenk-armwrestling-training/
Hook

The hook is one of the most common techniques in armwrestling, relying primarily on speed and strength to overpower the opponent, as compared to the top roll, which attempts to gain leverage and hand control.

## How to Hook

At go, turn your wrist inward (supinate) so that the flat part of your hand that leads to the pinky finger is pressing firmly down on the wrist of your opponent. Move your shoulder and upper arm over the forearm, creating as little gap as possible between the two (without touching your opponents hand to your shoulder, which will result in a foul being called). Keeping the arm tight to the body, drag with your lats to open up the opponents arm, creating distance between their hand and shoulder. A dominant position in the hook can lead to a number of transitions including a Press or a Counter Toproll.

For pictures, follow this link: http://www.eiyc.com/hook.htm
Joanne Poole

Joanne "The Hitwoman" Poole is a British armwrestler. She is the daughter of Arm Wars referee and former champion armwrestler Richard Poole.

## Career

Poole began armwrestling at a young age, becoming a multiple time British and international junior champion by 16. Poole trains with the Slough Slammers Armwrestling Club in Slough, England. She has competed in the Arm Wars Super Series. Poole's record in the British National Championships include: 3rd place (R) in 2006; 1st place (R), 3rd (L) in 2008; 2nd (L & R) 2010; 1st (R), 2nd (L) 2012; 1st (R), 2nd (L) 2014; and 1st (R), 2nd (L) 2015. Poole is also a former WAF World-Junior Silver medalist.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/armwrestlingresults.html
King's Move

The King's Move is a technique used primarily when in a defensive position. It is often called "the most hated move in armwrestling" and debate rages about whether it should be allowed or not in competitive armwrestling. Michael Todd is arguably the most famous practitioner of this move.

## How to Kings Move

   Note: The King's Move is especially dangerous, and should not be attempted by amateurs.

The King's Move is primarily used when in a defensive position. The entire body drops below the table (except for the hand holding the peg and the elbow which must stay on the pad), straightening the arm almost completely. This essentially creates a bone lock, making it very difficult to pin a competitor. It often results in longer matches.

## Controversy

The move is controversial among armwrestlers, with some advocating its use and others declaring it should be made illegal. John Brzenk has stated he believes it should be illegal, while Devon Larratt has stated he believes it to be a legitimate technique. In a poll conducted by Xsportsnews.com, 65% of voters described the move as a "joke" that they did not want to see in armwrestling.

The WAF, in an attempt to limit the King's Move body position, has placed a rule in effect that makes it illegal to drop the competition shoulder (i.e. the shoulder of the arm that is wrestling) below the table (rule 8.1.6).

## References

1. ↑ http://www.xsportnews.com/armwrestling/the-future-of-armwrestling/
2. ↑ http://www.xsportnews.com/armwrestling/poll-kings-move-armwrestling-opinion/
3. ↑ http://waf-armwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/85-2015-WAF-Rules.pdf
4. ↑ http://www.xsportnews.com/armwrestling/kings-move-armwrestling/
Wat Eten We Vandaag?

--Terug naar hoofdpagina

In *Wat Eten We Vandaag?* laat een kok zien hoe je wisselende gerechten kunt klaarmaken.

In de nieuwe versie kookt Caspar Burgi elke dag een recept in de keuken. Het koken is niet langer een kort onderdeel maar in delen verspreid over de hele uitzending en daardoor in 'real-time': de kijker thuis doet net zo lang over het koken als Caspar in de uitzending.
Robert Lear

Robert Lear is a retired professional armwrestler.

## Career

Lear was mostly active during the late 1980's and early 1990's. Some notable placings include:

AAA Stand-Up Nationals (all R, 166-176lbs): 3rd 1989; 1st 1990; 1st 1991; 1st 1992.

WAWF (now WAF): 1st (R, 80kg) 1990; 2nd (R, 85kg) 1992.

He also competed at the Yukon Jack, with notable placings being: 4th (R, middleweight) 1992; 2nd (R, middleweight) 1991.

## References

1. ↑ http://armwrestlersonly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/aaa-stand-up-nationals-1978-1989-results.html
2. ↑ http://www.thearmwrestlingarchives.com/aaa-stand-up-nationals-results-1990-1999.html
3. ↑ http://armwrestlersonly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/waf-worlds-1990-results.html
4. ↑ http://armwrestlersonly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/yukon-jack-results.html
Arm Wars

Arm wrestling is an incredible sport that has become incredibly more popular over the last few years. Top guys like Devon Larratt, School Boy and other social influencers have created a buzz around arm wrestling.

Due to the nature of the sport many people think it is all about "size" but that could not be further from the truth. Technique and strategy in arm wrestling is key. Do not get me wrong strength and size are a big plus but just because you are bigger does not aways mean you will win in Arm Wars!
S. Topaz Wolf

**If you are looking for Wolf's user profile, click here.**

**S. Topaz Wolf** is the author of the Voyager Agency series and the Claire's Impossibilities series.

Wolf is the pen name of Shadow E. Bobcat.

## Works

### Voyager Agency

* The Third Minddrinker
* Book Two - To be released

## Contact

Contacting Topaz on this wiki is as easy as leaving a message on  Bobcat's wall, or emailing topazwolf12@gmail.com.
List of Professional Armwrestlers

If you don't see an armwrestler listed here, consider adding him/her to our wiki.

Please place all names in alphabetical order.

## Professional Armwrestlers (Alphabetical by Last Name)

### A

Doug Allen

Janis Amolins

### B

Sarah Backman

Travis Bagent

Marcio Barboza

Ron Bath

Valerie Beach

Simon Berriochoa

Matt Bertrand

Justin Bishop

Kevin Bongard

Wagner Bortolato

Ryan Bowen

Tim Bresnan

John Brzenk

Bruce Buffer (Announcer)

### C

Jerry Cadorette

Victor Carlsson

Dave Chaffee

Chris Chandler

Oleg Cherkasov

Emma Clark

Ryan Clark

Bill Collins

Denis Cyplenkov

### D

Davit Dadikyan

Cleve Dean

Georgi Dzeranov

### E

Arif Ertem

Ryan Espey

### F

Allen Fisher

BJ Fokakis

### G

Ermes Gasparini

Mike Gould

### H

Geoff Hale

Frode Haugland

Steph Heroux

Todd Hutchings

### K

Yoshi Kanai

Cole Kasper

Luke Kindt

Tony Kitowski

Tommi Kokkare

Krasimir Kostadinov

Gennadi Kvikvinia

Alex Kurdecha

### L

Vitaly Laletin

Robert Lear

Rod Lenette

Devon Larratt

Jodi Larratt

Paul Linn

Bill Logsdon

Joseph Lovei

Richard Lupkes

Revaz Lutidze

### M

Mason Manninen

Matt Mask

Corey Miller

John Milne

Atryom Morozov

Alizhan Muratov

### N

Niklas Nannestad

Scott Norton

### O

Kydyrgali Ongarbaev

Ferit Osmanli

### P

Zaur Paizulaev

Marvin Palmer

Neil Pickup

Joanne Poole

Daniel Procopciuc

Evgeni Prudnik

Andre Pushkar

### R

Steve Rau

Andrew Rhodes

Steve Rodgers

Lars Rørbakken

Eric Roussin

Zhao Zi Rui

### S

Levan Saginashvili

Magnus Samuelsson

Sandris Sedis

Dmitri Silaev

Jordan Sill

Gustave Smalley

Nick Smalley

Michelle Smart

Tobias Sporrong

### T

Samuel Tabbert

Paul Talbott

Mindaugas Tarasaitis

Zurab Tavberidze

Keith Taylor

Engin Terzi

Dan Thomas

Michael Todd

Dmitry Trubin

Yordan Tsonev

Georgi Tsvetkov

Craig Tullier

### V

Rob Vigeant Jr

Alexey Voyevoda

### W

Johnny Walker

Corey West

Eric Woelfel

### Z

Oleg Zhokh

Nick Zinna

Irakli Zirakashvili

Khadzimurat Zoloev

Spartak Zoloev

Rick Zumwalt
Kai Tailsman

**Kai Tailsman**, born **Petyon Tailsman**, was the recruitment officer for the Voyager Agency and is a longtime friend of Kathryn Janeway. While she is not a Minddrinker, she can tell the difference between Minddrinkers, Controllers, and Fleyers. At the end of *The Third Minddrinker*, she left Voyager Agency to follow a different path.

## History

*Main article: Book One*
Kai met Kathryn a long time ago in the Lotus Bar. At some point, they started Voyager Agency together along with Jason Beran.
Armwrestling History

This area is for the basic history of armwrestling as a sport, i.e. its first organizations, how it grew, major tournaments of the past etc. It's not for the history of certain leagues, individual biographies, or tournament results (unless particularly notable). That information can be found elsewhere, like the individual league or puller pages.
Dan Thomas

Dan "Nosferatu" (or "Nos") Thomas is a British professional armwrestler and personal trainer.

## Career

Thomas was formerly ranked 3rd in the UK in the heavyweight division, and has competed in numerous events around the world. In 2015 he qualified (4th, L, 102kg) in the WAL qualifiers in England.

His notable British National Championship placings include: 2nd (R & L, 90kg division) 2009; 3rd (R, 90kg) 2010; 2nd (R, 100kg) 2012; 2nd (R, 110kg) 3rd (L) 2013; 3rd (R, 110kg) 2015.

Thomas also competes and referee's at Arm Wars events, as well as occasionally doing commentary, typically during Neil Pickup's matches (Pickup is the usual commentator for matches in Arm Wars).

## References

1. ↑ http://www.walunderground.com/news/news-details/wal-europe-results
2. ↑ http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/armwrestlingresults.html
国立天文台野辺山

## スポット概要

（正式名称：国立天文台 野辺山宇宙電波観測所）

大学共同利用機関法人自然科学研究機構の研究所のひとつを構成する国立天文台のうちのひとつです。
まわりを山に囲まれた平坦な地形で、寒冷地でありながら雪が少ないことなどから、電波の観測に最適な場所として選ばれました。観測装置は、「45メートル電波望遠鏡」「ミリ波干渉計」「太陽電波強度偏波計」「名古屋大学電波ヘリオグラフ」です。
野辺山高原は、標高1,350メートルあるので、夏訪れるととても涼しく快適です。（冬はとても寒いです）

入場するには、正門で「記名」を必ず行ってください。その時にパンフレット一式を頂くことが出来ます。もちろん無料です。イベントが開催されることがあります。詳しくは国立天文台野辺山をご覧ください。

## ingreess情報

ポータルは4つほど存在する。（駐車場付近）

野辺山駅周辺に多数あるのでそちらで。
The Third Minddrinker

* Kindle
* Paperback

**The Third Minddrinker** is the first book of the Voyager Agency Series. It was first published independently on Amazon on June 25, 2017. It mainly follows the perspective of Alice Grace.

## Synopsis

"Do you want mercy?"

Ambrose Hoverdan. A girl living her teenage years in the later 22nd century. This involves waking up, eating breakfast, chilling with her friends, and torturing the minds of any bully that rears his ugly face to her. Whether it’s scoping through their memories, twisting their feelings, or inserting a thought, there’s no one who can challenge her skills... Right?

Kathryn Janeway. The recognized leader of the Voyager Agency who can read every sliver of any mind, including Ambrose's, among other skills. Together with her friends, Kai and Jason, they’ve been fighting a battle and need an extra mind for an extra edge.

They think they have found it with Alice, but have high school bullies prepared her to take on other superhumans, ones who prefer to take her head over her pride or lunch money?

## Characters

### Minddrinkers

* Kathryn Janeway
* Alice Grace
* Jason Beran

### Humans

* Kai Tailsman
* Jordan Kasha

*More Coming Soon*
Theodor

## Ryan Pence

**Theodor**, whose real name is **Ryan Pence**, is a Controller sent by Samantha James to capture Tiffany Alistair.

## *The Third Minddrinker*

*Main article: The Third Minddrinker*
When he discovers that Alice Grace and Storm had taken Tiffany first, he was ordered to deceive the three girls, convince Tiffany to join Predator Camp, dispose of the two others near the Voyager Agency camp. When he fails in convincing Tiffany to join him, he kills her.
Clearpoint

**Clearpoint** is the name of a battle between Predator Camp and Voyager Agency at the Voyager Agency base in *The Third Minddrinker*. It took place between thirty new Predator recruits and all home members of Voyager. Voyager was victorious.

## Combattants

### Voyager Agency

* Kathryn Janeway
* Jason Beran
* Kaitlyn Martin
* Tyler Ward
* Connor Hammond
* Sarah Brown

### Predator Camp

* Timothy Adobe †
* Sam Colbert †
* Cherokee Elsey
* Jennifer
* Johnathan †
* Steve Miner †
* Tracy †
* Mark Person †
* Kevin Stanley †
* Camryn Steele †
Kathryn Janeway

**Kathryn Janeway** is the founder and leader of Voyager Agency. There she trains Minddrinkers to defend themselves from the Fleyers from Predator camp. She is a Controller.

## Powers

As a Controller, Kathryn has a number of superhuman powers.

* **Healing**: The ability to heal cell damage. They cause the recipient's wound to heat up.
* **Mindreading**: The ability to retrieve information stored in the minds of other human beings.
* **Precognition**: The ability to see into the future. This ability was apparently lost some time ago.
* **Creation**: The ability to create objects seemingly out of nothing.

*More Coming Soon*
Zhao Zi Rui

Zhao Zi Rui is a Chinese professional armwrestler.

## Career

Zhao is a Chinese national champion. He currently wrestles in the Super Armwrestling League, a Chinese based promotion. He has also competed in the Arnold Classic (Hong Kong). He took 12th place (R) and 25th (L) (80kg division) at the 37th WAF championships in 2015.

 Zhao faced Devon Larratt in a supermatch in China in October of 2017.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.xsportnews.com/armwrestling/results-worldarm-2015-37th-world-armwrestling-championships-2015-waf/
Armwrestling Wiki

## Welcome to the Armwrestling Wiki

Armwrestling is a fun and growing sport, but information is not easily accessible. The purpose of this wiki is to hopefully increase the knowledge of the history of this amazing sport, as well as a way for people to discover the greats of the sport. Come help me make this a great wiki. Please see contents to start adding information and help make this a great source for armwrestling fans.

## About Armwrestling

Armwrestling (sometimes Arm Wrestling) is a contact sport involving strength, speed, skill and technique. Some of the biggest names in the sport include John Brzenk, universally regarded as the greatest armwrestler of all time, Devon Larratt, Michael Todd, Ron Bath, Sarah Backman, Cody Rhodes and others.

## Contents

Armwrestling Clubs

Armwrestling History (Origins, Competitions, Television)

Armwrestling Training and Techniques

Competitive Armwrestling Rules (General)

List of Professional Armwrestlers

List of Governing Bodies/Professional Leagues

Miscellaneous/Other Websites

Arm Wrestling Tables: Everything You Need to Know

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Richard Lupkes

"Leviathan" Richard Lupkes (b. October 5th 1956) is a multiple time armwrestling world champion and former professional wrestler. He is currently a contender in the UAL's superheavyweight division (right-hand).

## Life and Career

Lupkes began armwrestling in 1974, coming in second place in the 1978 WPAA World Championships. In 1986 he came in third place in the Over the Top tournament. He would go on to win his first title in 1988 at superheavyweight. He won the World Championships again in 1989, then signed with the WCW to train to become a professional wrestler, but decided against continuing as the company wanted him to move to Japan, which would mean being away from his family. In 1991, Lupkes retired from armwrestling due to injuries.

In 2007, Lupkes returned to armwrestling, winning the Grand Masters Heavyweight Division and coming in third in the open at the Unified National Armwrestling Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2008, he defeated Tim Bresnan and John Brzenk in the Heavyweight Division at the Arnold Classic, becoming the only person over the age of 50 to date to win. In 2009 he beat Nick Zinna 3-0 for the Toproll Heavyweight Title, then won Unified Nationals in the Open, Masters, and Grand Masters Heavyweight Divisions. He would continue his dominance in 2010, with his only loss being to Devon Larratt at Arm Wars "Sin City".

 In January of 2011, Lupkes won the UAL Superheavyweight Championship (Right-Hand), losing it in March of that year, for his only UAL title to date.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://theual.com/pullers/right\_hand\_super\_heavy\_weight
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 http://armwrestlersonly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/richard-lupkes-pride-of-minnesota\_28.html
BJ Fokakis

Native of Mississippi and owner of the esteemed Coney Island Cafe, BJ Fokakis has an impressive career in arm wrestling through several leagues and wins on many big names in the sport.

It is rumored that there exists a strange tradition within arm wrestling culture to take a pilgrimage via the back of a motorcycle to his cafe in Hattiesburg, MS if you live within the United States.
Table

An armwrestling table is the table used to compete in the sport of armwrestling.

## Specifications

While the artwork and colors on an armwreslting table will vary between promotions/clubs, virtually all will fall within the WAF specifications for height, padding etc. These are:

Frame size inside dimension: 28 inch wide and 19 inch deep.

40 inch’s to the top of the table and 42 inch’s to the top of the elbow pad

44 inch’s to the top of the touch pad

Table top 36 inches X 26 inches hand peg 1 inch round and 6 inches high above the table

Elbow pads 7in X 7in and 2in high

Touch pads 2in X 10in and 4in high

(Picture courtesy of: https://cookbob.wordpress.com/armwrestling/waf/)

The elbow pads are adjustable to allow for correct positioning for either left or right arm matches.

Professionally built armwrestling tables can cost several hundred American dollars ($). However, tutorials and instructions on how to build an armwrestling table are available online.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.waf-armwrestling.com/waf/documents/
Storm

**Storm** is the mysterious friend of Tiffany Alistair who offers to help Alice Grace find Tiffany. She is a Controller.

## Powers

As a Controller, Storm has a number of superhuman abilities.

* **Mindreading**: The ability to retrieve information stored in the minds of other humans.
* **Mindcontrol**: The ability to precisely influence another human's actions or thoughts.
* **Creation**: The ability to synthesize a protein that causes water to crystallize. Does not work at high temperatures or low humidity.
Angel Crater

–Kathryn Janeway, The Third Minddrinker
**Angel Crater** is a crater on the border of Nebraska and Kansas that is 74.5 miles wide.

History
Not much is known about the history of Angel Crater other than it is one of the larger impacts made by the Sky-Rain. In the Third Minddrinker, Kathryn Janeway hints that something of importance happened there, but doesn't elaborate. Alice Grace camps there twice and reminisces of past camping trips there.