Arm wrestling

Arm wrestling is a strength sport in which opponents try to pin each other’s hand to a pad while keeping their elbows planted. Matches test leverage, grip, technique, and force.

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Arm-wrestling technique: A set of hand, wrist, arm, and body positions used to gain leverage in an arm-wrestling match. Top-roll, hook, and press approaches shape how competitors apply force.
World Armwrestling Federation: An international organization that governs and promotes arm-wrestling competition. It coordinates international championships and publishes competition rules.
John Brzenk: An American arm wrestler widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest competitors. His long career and victories across weight classes made him an enduring standard of excellence.
Wrist wrestling: A hand-strength contest in which opponents try to bend or turn each other’s wrists under agreed rules. Unlike standard arm wrestling, some forms focus on wrist movement rather than pinning a hand to a pad.
Top roll: An arm-wrestling technique that attacks an opponent’s fingers and wrist to weaken their grip and turn the hand back. It aims to gain leverage by controlling the opponent’s hand rather than overpowering the arm directly.
Professional Armwrestling League: A professional arm-wrestling organization that stages televised and live matches. Its events helped establish a prominent professional competition circuit.
Devon Larratt: A Canadian professional arm wrestler known for elite competition and online instruction. His matches and media presence brought arm wrestling to a broad international audience.
Hand grip strength: The force a person can produce while squeezing an object with the hand. Grip strength contributes to performance but does not measure the leverage and technique used in a match.
Hook (arm wrestling): An inside arm-wrestling position in which a competitor curls the wrist and draws the opponent’s hand toward the body. The hook turns the contest into a close, inward pull.
Arm-wrestling rules: The regulations governing starts, fouls, pins, and match procedures in arm wrestling. Rules define legal elbow placement, movement, and what counts as a pin.