President's Bulletin: Updated 29th September 2025
​​Yorkshire Cup Warzone is next weekend - 4th October. It's ideal for new pullers looking for experience of referee starts & different styles o & a way to introduce yourself onto the circuit. It's not two & out - 6 people have to get 10 pins to contest the final. The winner & medallists have to get another 5 pins so lots of chances. In Yorkshire cup the top two then fight it out in a best of 3 to see who gets their name engraved on the trophy. Dan Hanlon won both arms in 2024. Last year Rob Frampton (right) & Mateusz Matuszchzac (left) battled Chris Rimmer & Ashkan Emam to get their names added. Who will be the champions this year? The WARZONE page has full details of how it works. It's far enough away from the Nationals to recover & change strategies if what you try doesn't work.
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Spalding in Lincolnshire is the next stop on the road where the giant HIGHTOWER is hosting a seminar with similarly large superstar Alex Kurdecha the week after (Friday evening). Hightower tells me there are going to be a few supermatches after. I've put the poster & details on the EVENTS CALENDAR page - contact HIGHTOWER (WOJTEK JABLEKI) direct on Facebook for more details.
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​​​​​Thomas Lilley & Alan Milne are the only ones so far to sign up IFA WORLDS. Registration opened on SEPT 1st & closes October 9th. If you are eligible to take part for the UK team (note Republic of Ireland is not included & have to register separately) I have put the instructions of how to do it on the WORLDSTEAM page. There is a lot to do & consider if you plan to go & not much time to do it.
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NATIONALS also are approaching. All the information you need is on the NATIONALS or FAQ pages - but Hollie & I are still getting messages from people who haven't read that information. We ignore the malicious, the ridiculous, the obvious, the pub or canteen boasters & the incomprehensible. Usually late at night, please type again once sober.​
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If you don't get a reply within a day or so have a think why & click on the menu instead. Asking the same questions again on one of the social media accounts won't get you different answers.
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THANKS TO THE CLUB CAPTAINS of Rossendale, Sussex, Birmingham Bullets, 1066 Vikings, Northern Ireland, Welsh Warriors, Newcastle, Bulks, Leeds, Over the Taff, Grizzley Grip, OMR Armwrestling, Kernow, Odins, Leigh Pulling Power, Borough Berzerkers, Black Sheep Armwrestling, Elite Arm Assassins, North Coast Armwrestling, Damage Garage, Leviathan, Liverpool Armwrestling & Steelstrength who provided the names of their novices so we can add new people onto the list. Unlisted pullers will not be pulling. If you are new to your club, make sure your captain has included you on the list. The list will be printed on the TUESDAY (not THURSDAY as previously stated) before the Novice Nationals weigh in. Thereafter you ain't pulling unless accompanied by your team captain at the weigh in to confirm you are safe to do so. 65 people have registered online so they only have to confirm their weight & pay cash if they didn't do it by paypal. If you are heavier than what you put down for expected weight class on the form it doesn't matter to us. We'll just move your name onto the other list, or if you are early enough you can carry someone heavy around the car park & lose a few pounds before weigh ins close.
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Some on the pre entry list (which I update each week) say they are from clubs who have not yet confirmed who they are - if we haven't got you on the list of novices that we've seen before or newly provided by the club captain you won't be pulling. "It's 'elf n safety mate, we gotta take reasonable care to stop random walk in's getting their arms ripped off by gorillas who've been training to win the Novices for the last 4 years."
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ARMGODS Ultimate Armwrestler 16 & 17 are scheduled in the next few weeks. Have a look at www.armgods.com to keep up with the action or download the app.
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See you down the road.