What is the Best arm wrestling technique? | Asian medalist explains about it

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2025.11.082022.07.13

The author, an Asian medalist, answers questions about armwrestling.

The question this time is “What is the Best armwrestling technique?”.

I will tell you the answer.

It’s a technique called “top roll”.

If you use the top roll in armwrestling, you can beat opponents who are considerably stronger than you.

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This is the “top roll”

This image is a picture of when I won the final of the All Japan armwrestling championship.

The technique (tips) I used in this game is called “top roll”.

Top roll is a technique that represents the armwrestling competition. And by knowing that, you can easily win in armwrestling between amateurs.

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.

Tips for a successful top roll

Just before the start “ready go!”, You focus on your opponent’s fingertips.

Then, after lifting the opponent’s fingertips, roll and defeat your fist by “pronation”.

I will explain the posture when using the top roll.

This is very important for efficiently exerting force on the opponent’s hand.

There are two techniques for posture. It is as follows.

1.Place your elbows inside the shoulder line.

2.It is best to make the elbow angle a right angle.

because…

1.If your elbows are outside the shoulder line, you will not be able to roll your fist to the end.

2.Don’t forget “nail puller”. If it is narrower or wider than a right angle, do you pull out the nail well? You shouldn’t be able to do that.

Top roll movement trajectory

In “Top roll movement trajectory”, you perform the following three movements in a circular motion.

① Lift the opponent’s fingertips

② Pull the opponent’s fist

③ Roll your fist

If you want to see these movements in a video, please see the video linked to youtube below.

How to grip when using the top roll

There are two tips on how to grip when using the top roll, which are as follows.

1.Push your thumb with your index finger.

2.Widen the thickness of your fist.

because…

1.You can control the opponent’s power by pinching the opponent’s thumb strongly.

2.It makes it harder for your opponent to grip your fist (at the start, you easy to lift your opponent’s fingertips).

For more information

For more information on top rolle, please see the following article.

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