President's Bulletin: Updated 5th January 2025
Dear friends,
from bottom of heart I would like to wish you healthy and successfull New Year 2025.
Here are some important dates for your attention:
IFA European Championships - 22.05.-26.05.2025, Parnu, Estonia
IFA World Armwrestling Championships - 26.10.-01.11.2025, Baku, Azerbaijan
More information about other events as well as invitation packages will follow soon.
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Stay heatlhy and see you soon,
Marian ÄŒapla - IFA Treasurer
UDEZUMOU TAG WARZONE '25 went on despite foul weather - an hour of clearing snow from the driveway of the venue meant set up was delayed. Paul & Amanda from Manchester, Mateusz from Lincolnshire & Dean from Wales managed to join Viorel & I to make a go of it. It was TUGBOLT & EARTHQUAKE - the Natural Disasters vs Mateusz & Viorel - the EUROPEAN ALLIANCE. First match between Mateusz & I was a long one - I took full advantage of his unfamiliarty of the format rules & table & still he won, but it was a scrap that I will look back upon fondly. It was the first of many that he & I had. Despite only four of us contesting, we stuck to the 30 pins to win for the tag teams & 10 for the individuals. It took 123 matches to establish that Viorel & Mateusz were left arm winners whilst Dean & I won right. Dean took both the individual titles home with him & became the first person to get their name engraved on the YAMAMOTO trophy twice & three times. You can watch the madness on the ARMGODS channel. The attrition rate of Udezumou UK Tag Warzone is high - & whilst I meet people throughout the year who tell me that they will be along in January to take home a T shirt, medal & have their name added to the winners list, it doesn't come to much.
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18th January is the next big weekend of activity - over in Ireland the Pinkertons IRISH OPEN will take place at ARMAGH CITY HOTEL. Stan, Davy & Rab always put on a great show. See some of you there maybe. Same weekend ARMGODS have some of the Canadian stars flying over for a double dose of the Ultimate Armwrestler series. Someone asked me today how they can get on it & is it only for the elite. It's definitely not - I've been on. If you are interested pipe up to Paul & be ready for the call. Don't get saying you want a match & then give excuses when he gets you one.
BULKS gym have something going on that weekend too - have a look at the calendar for more details.
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Week after that (26th JAN) HIGHTOWER has another STEEL ARMFIGHT at MAYHEM GYM in Boston. I'll be there & at MAGGIES BOYS WARZONE on 8th Feb in James Wall's manor. Both Wall & Hightower are building very strong teams & they are doing it with tough love - no easy rides for their men.
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That leads onto ARMGODS TRIPLE CROWN edition 2 in Birmingham on 22nd Feb. More chances to get noticed for bigger things.
PRESTON PANTHERS have been going for 20 years & are having an anniversary warzone on March 15th. It's the start of a busy year & there are lots of things going on that I don't know about, or don't care to know about - whatever you want to do or whoever you want to pull with there are plenty of opportunities for all sorts of people. How do you get involved? The events calendar & club pages are your way in.
See you down the road.
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