The author, an Asian medalist, answers questions about armwrestling.
The question this time is “Does armwrestling prove how strong you are?”.
I will tell you the answer.
The answer is “NO”.
The strength of armwrestling is simply a measure of the “strength of armwrestling”, and it is not possible to measure the strength of muscles throughout the body.
This article is published as an article of "Japan Arm Wrestling Association" which is an organization to which world champions Kanai and Yamada belong and also participates in World Games.
Muscles required for armwrestling
Muscles required for armwrestling
The muscles required for armwrestling are listed below in order of importance.
1. Forearm muscle
2. Biceps
3. Latissimus dorsi
4. Pectoralis major
5. Rotator cuff
6. Triceps
And more than half of the strength of armwrestling is determined by the strength of the forearm.
In other words, it can be said that “armwrestling is strong” = “forearm muscle strength is strong”.
The top roll
Here is a photo. This is a picture of me when I won the final of the All Japan Championship.
To be honest.
My opponent was much stronger than I was.
But I won, there is a reason for this.
I used a technique called “top roll”. If this technique is perfect, you will be able to win the armwrestling against an opponent who is more than twice as strong as you.
As you can see, armwrestling has so many elements of technique that it is not possible to prove muscle strength.
But someone who doesn’t know this will feel your “armwrestling strength” = “muscle strength”. This is not a bad thing.
So, in the next section, I’ll show you how to do a top roll.
How to do top roll?
How to do top roll?
It’s simple.
In a nutshell, the method is as follows.
With the elbow as the fulcrum, lift the opponent’s fingertip with the “principle of leverage”.
Did you notice that this is the same as “that carpenter’s tool”?
It’s “the claw of a hammer”, yes “nail puller”.
Lift the opponent’s fingertip with the same movement as “nail puller”.
The “top roll” is the same movement as the “nail puller” that lifts the opponent’s fingertips.
Once you lift your opponent’s fingertips, your opponent can no longer put pressure on their hands or arms.
For more information on top rolle, please see the following article.
Asian medalist armwrestler explains armwrestling techniques (top roll) and training equipment
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