How do you beat someone stronger than you in arm wrestling? | Asian medalist armwrestler 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 “How do you beat someone stronger than you in armwrestling?”.

I will tell you the answer.

Yes, of course.

How to do it?

The answer is to use a technique called “top roll”.

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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.

If you use this technique for armwrestling between amateurs, you will be able to beat opponents who have twice as much muscle strength as you.

How to do it?

It will be explained in the next section.

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.

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.

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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Two equipments that strengthen your “top roll”

The first equipment is the “pronation handle”.

Using this will strengthen the forearm muscles for your “pronation”.

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The second equipment is “top roll handle”.

You can efficiently train the muscle strength of the forearm required for the roll movement from the “nail puller” movement.

*Toproll handle EX for armwrestling｜Full304stainless
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For more information on top roll, please see the following article.

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Author information

Gaku Kamioka

Biology Museum Curator
Bachelor of Education
Physical trainer

JAWA (Japan Arm Wrestling Association) Executive Director, Head Referee

GakuKamioka

Mazurenko equipment Japan CEO
EzrealArmwrestlingClub Japan CEO
ONIARM-JAPAN armwrestling equipment CEO

World arm wrestlers, welcome to JAWA(Japan Arm Wrestling Association)

The Japan Arm Wrestling Association(JAWA) was established in 1977 by former Chairman Mitsuo Endo (now Honorary Chairman). JAWA has reached its 43rd year this year.