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New York Arm Wrestling® Association (NYAWA) --- An innovative resource for Sports Entertainment

The NYAWA is the Official New York State Arm Wrestling Organization based in New York City. This not-for-profit sports and entertainment organization captures both enthusiasm and strong-arm competition from fans around the world. Overall, The New York Arm Wrestling® Association has developed into one of the most innovative and recognizable sports-entertainment (featuring arm wrestling competition) organizations in America. The success of New York Arm Wrestling® has spanned more than 32 years with visible evidence of "hard work, promotion and performance credibility". The diverse level of competition are from local events to International world class and divided into classes for Professionals, Amateurs, Beginners, Teens and Children.

NewYorkArmwrestling.com/NYCArms.com are the website's for the New York Arm Wrestling® Association, Inc. (NYAWA)

The NYAWA is recognized as a major tourist attraction by the NYC Mayor's Office, NYC Sports Commission and City of New York Parks & Recreation The New York Armwrestling Association is proud to be a part of NYC’s Sports Capitol of the World.

About Arm Wrestling and the New York Arm Wresting Association (NYAWA)

Arm Wrestling is a sport, where anyone can compete regardless of age, weight, dexterity, sex or experience. Armwrestling is a test of strength, technique, endurance, speed, tenacity and willpower. New York Arm Wrestling provides a platform for clean fun and wholly American product while helping to build strength, endurance, mind engagement and enhancement of one's image.

Entertainment, promotion, organization, safety and corporate partnership are the hallmarks of New York Arm Wrestling® events. Today's arm wrestling devotees -- male and female, amateur and professional, blue and white-collar, spectator and competitor -- are serious about this emerging age-old sport. They are health and fitness conscious, and bring dedication, discipline and enthusiasm to their chosen endeavor.

2009 New York Golden Arm Series / 32nd Annual Empire State Golden Arm Tournament of Champions

The NYAWA organizes the multi-event New York Golden Arm Series where events are held in each of the five NYC Boroughs, Long Island and Upstate, New York and culminates into the Empire State "Golden Arm" Tournament of Champions These events are held at various festivals, fairs, beaches, amusement parks, race tracks, baseball stadiums and other tourist attractions while capturing a lot of media attention and public support. Among the regular sponsors of the various New York Arm Wrestling Tournaments is White Castle

The New York 'Golden Arm' Series has attained an enviable niche in the New York area sports world. The Series has won over the media and legions of fans, and is favored by several unique attributes

1. - There is nothing comparable to this New York Golden Arm Series anywhere in the world because both participants and fans travel to watch or compete in New York 'Golden Arm' Series tournaments which are held in each of the five NYC Boroughs and Long Island. 2. - The reputation, attitude, expertise and image of the NYAWA has been shaped and thus in sync with the New York sports world and media that follows it. 3. - The New York 'Golden Arm' Series represents a "rainbow coalition" unto itself, with people of many races and ethnic backgrounds having become great enthusiasts and thereby word-of-mouth promoters of the sport, each within of their local communities. 4. - The NYAWA online email membership and contestant database has an unprecedented 3,800 arm wrestlers from all over the world and maintains the popular New York Arm Wrestling® Association website - www.nycarms.com

2009 NYC Big Apple Grapple International Pro & Amateur Armwrestling Championships

The NYAWA will celebrate its 32nd Year Anniversary with the NYC Big Apple Grapple XXXII International Arm Wresting Championship. This event is billed as "New York City's Arm Wrestling Event of the Century" when the event was renamed from the NYC Pro Armwrestling Invitational which ran from (1977-1999) . The NYC Big Apple Grapple was renamed at the turn of the century in the year 2000 and is open to arm wrestlers worldwide and features the Crowning of NYC's King & Queen of Arms. The NYC Big Apple Grapple is truly an international world class event and has drawn competition from every continent. The event features both Pro and Amateur Categories for men and women. Previous NYC King of Arms (Overall winners of the NYC Big Apple Grapple) include: 1987-1999 Bobby Buttafuoco, 2000 Paul Walter/Bill Sinks, 2001 Jerry Cadorette, 2002 Jason Vale, 2003 Mamuka Pajishvili, 2004 Marcio Barboza 2005 Mamuka Pajishvili, 2006 Giorgi 'The Wall' Gelashvili, 2007 Sean 'The Rockaway Flash' Ringgold Previous NYC Queen of Arms include: 1977 Ann Konovitch, 1985 Sue Matsu, 1990 Toni Cardenas, 1995 Christine 'Scheurich' Workhoven, 1997 Angela Annunziata, 2000 - 2006 Cynthia Yerby and 2007 Mirline Berrouet

The 2008 NYC King of Arms - TRAVIS BAGENT - West Virginia

The 2008 NYC Queen of Arms - JOSEE`MORNEAU - Canada

The 31st Annual 2008 New York City Big Apple Grapple was held on June 22, 2008 at the Jacob K Javits Convention Center / Bar Show - Here is the recap, News Release and Results

From the Mayors Office - New York City Sports Commission 2008 NEWS RELEASE - 31st ANNUAL NYC BIG APPLE GRAPPLE INTERNATIONAL http://www.nyc.gov/html/sports/html/big_apple_grapple.html

New York Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/galleries/big_apple_grapple/big_apple_grapple.html

SportsNet TV NY (SNY-TV): http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080622&content_id=1464760&oid=35023&vkey=50 - Ray Darling is a Champion

Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/am-arm0617,0,6771451.story

2008 NEWS RELEASE

New York Arm Wrestling Association (NYAWA) Contact: NYAWA - Gene Camp (718) 544-4592 or Dan Fortuna (631) 357-0692 or Mike Selearis 347-531-8063

NYC BIG APPLE GRAPPLE XXIX HAS A GRIPPING TALE!

NEW YORK CITY's KING AND QUEEN OF ARMS ARE CROWNED MVP's AT THE JACOB K. JAVITS CENTER / BAR SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY

Manhattan, June 22, 2008 ---- Concentrating brute strength, raw energy and hard discipline, the world’s best arm-wrestlers displayed their powers at the Jacob Javits Center and The Bar Show in a gripping 31st Annual NYC Big Apple Grapple International Pro Arm Wrestling Championships held Sunday, June 22, 2008, which climaxed in the dethroning of the defending NYC’s King of Arms champion, 300-pound Sean ‘The Rockaway Flash’ Ringgold from Rockaway, NY, who was overpowered by 6’7’ 330 pound Joe Rozbora from Milford, MA. and then in a dislpay of explosive raw power, Rozbora was then beaten by West Virginia’s 6’ 6” - 290 pound Travis Bagent in one of the most exciting Round Robin super heavyweight challenge matches of all time. After the event, Bagent took on all first place winners in their respective weight classes and beat them all to capture the 2008 NYC King of Arms Crown for the first time. Bagent then outdid himself by beating all comers for the left hand crown including second place Giorgi Gelashvili from Rego Park who displayed a match of sheer power by beating Bagent earlier in the double elimination contest but was unable to win again after Bagent tied it up. Bagent captured the prestigious Arm-Star Award for winning both right and left hand championships as Gelashvili took second place and Kevin Nelson from Holbrook, NY. was third.

The defending NYC’s Queen of Arms Mirline Berrouet from So. Ozone Park, NY, who is also a national and New York State champion, won her middle weight class by defeating Ontario-Canada’s Tamara Mitts who came in second and Denise Peretti from Woodbridge, NJ, was third. Berrouet then faced off against first place Open Champion Josee Morneau from Winnipeg, Canada in the final match for the Queens Crown but was unable to dominate the overpowering World Champion arm wrestler and weightlifting champion. Second to Morneau in the open class was Connecticut star arm wrestler Cynthia Looney from Milford and third was Kathleen Fields from Bethleham, Pa.

The NYC Big Apple Grapple also featured three super-star challenge matches including Jason Vale from Whitestone, NY who was on hiatus for five years. Vale’s challenger was Star Arm Wrestler Bill Sinks from Waybridge, Vt. Vale won the first match but was unable to hold off the endurance of Sinks in the final matches and Sinks won the challenge match and $500. Another $500 challenge match was World Champion Jim Bryan from Southhampton, NJ. who won over Connecticut Champ Pete Milano. There was also a four way $1,000 challenge match-up that included Kevin Nelson from Holbrook, NY., Frank Hirst from Griswold, Ct., Ray Darling from Cropseyville, NY and Allen Stilkey from Pawtucket, RI. The winner was the legendary champion Ray Darling who displayed a remarkable feat of strength by beating the field and is still going strong at 64 years old.

About two-thirds of the large spectator audience was Bar Show enthusiasts, plus some tourists and the arm wrestling community of family, friends and fans, who echoed the referees as they quickly and loudly signaled their favorites, during the fast-paced male and female matches.

Gene Camp, Founder and President of The New York Arm Wrestling Association (NYAWA) termed this 08’ NYC Big Apple Grapple XXIX “Our most successful event ever in 31 years of our holding pro and amateur events. We drew the mightiest pro arm wrestlers from distant states and overseas to give homegrown pros their strongest challengers ever." Camp billed today as “The NYC Arm Wrestling Event of the Century” “It’s The NYC marathon of arm wrestling,” Camp added.

Other pro matches included: Ron Klemba from Portland, Ct., who dominated the Right and Left hand 175-pound pro classes by winning the prestigious Arm-Star Award. Second to Klemba in both right and left handed matches was Jon Vinikoor from Richboro. Pa., and third in the right handed class was Artak Petrosyn from Brooklyn. In the left 175-pound class it was Klemba first, Vinikoor second and Andrew Kendall from Elmhurst, NY was third. In the 200 pound class it was 17-time national champion Mike Selearis from Elmhurst, NY first; Charles Link from Yonkers second; and Kevin Siska from Stillwater, NY. was third. In the 225-pound class Frank Hirst from Griswold, Ct. was first, Kevin Nelson from Holbrook, NY, was second and Allen Stilkey from Pawtucket, RI. was third. Bobby Buttafuoco from Rockville Centre, NY. defended his title in the Masters over 45 years old category, second was Frank Malis from West Islip, LI, and Milt Christmas from Baltimore Md. was third.

In the Amateur part of the tournament it was brothers Jason and Mike Hall from the Bronx who got all the attention as both brothers won there respective weight classes with both right and left handed match competition and earning both brothers the Arm-Star award for their efforts. Second to Mike Hall in the 175-pound right-handed class was Robert Rossiter from SI., NY. and third was Iskandar Nazarov of Brooklyn. Second to Mike Hall left-handed was David Argulio from Brooklyn and third was Sean Savoie from Sunnyside, NY. In the 200-pound right-handed class it was Brother Jason Hall winning over Lajos Konya from NJ and third was Bob Strano from NJ. In the 150 pound right class it was Liudvik Karapetian from Jackson Heights, NY second was Akmal Khudayberganov from Uzbekistan and third was Mile Bye from E. Hampton, NY. In the left hand 150 class Mike Bye took first place, second was Mike ‘Tattoo’Arotsky from Howard Beach, NY. and third was Jonathan Browner from Brooklyn. In the left 200-pound class Jason Hall from the Bronx won again Bob Strano from NJ was second and Lajos Konya from NJ was third. Tim Lewis from Colorado won the 225-pound class; Danny Nolan from No. Babylon, NY. was second and Scott Gaiti from NJ. third. In the Super-Heavy 226+ pound weight class Eric Dwyer from Port Jefferson, NY. dominated the field by taking firat place, second was Arjun Nagpal from Elmhurst, NY. and Rich Koliner from Medford, NY. was third. The Left hand super heavy weight class was won by Alex Pilosov from Forest Hills, NY., second again was Arjun Nagpal and Danny Nolan was third.

The Pro team championship produced a 24-point win for CT. and a two way tie between W. Virginia and Queens with 14 points. The Amateur Championships was won by the Bronx with 28 points thanks to the Hall brothers; Queens was second with 12 points and New Jersey as third with 9 points. Competitors came from as far away as Korea, Australia and Uzbekistan. The proud sponsors were Captain’s of Crush Grippers, Jacob Javits Center, The Bar Show and New York Arm Wrestling Association.

This summer, the NYAWA is also holding the multi-event New York Golden Arm Series which culminates into the November 13th Empire State Golden Arm Tournament of Champions – The NYAWA is activly seeking sponsors for upcoming events. For more information on 2008 season visit the NYAWA website at nycarms.com or call Gene Camp 718-544-4592 or Dan Fortuna 631-357-0692 or Mike Selearis 347-531-8063 -END

2008 NYC Big Apple Grapple Photos CLICK [1]

Event Locations

New York Arm Wrestling Association events are staged at some the finest high profile venues in New York and include: The World Trade Center Observatory (before 9/11), Madison Square Garden, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, The Empire State Building Observatory, The Intrepid Sea-Air Space Museum, The Port Authority Bus Terminal, Nassau Coliseum, Long Island Scottish Games at the Phipps Mansion, Bronx Week Festival, Columbus Avenue Festival, Ninth Avenue International Food Festival, Amsterdam Avenue Festival, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, KeySpan Park, Astroland Amusement Park, Coney Island Boardwalk and even Mickey Mantle's Sports Bar.

Awards and Winners

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF ARM WRESTLING

THEY SAY PICTURES ARE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS >>> These NYC 'FLASH PHOTOS' are a nutshell of what the New York Arm Wrestling Association is all about. - CLICK #2 AND ENJOY! >>> [2] Plus, view Photos from the Free T-shirt giveaway contest and NYAWA Archives Click #3 >>> [3]

Armwrestling is for Everyone

New York Arm Wrestling is open to men, women, teens, kids and even a masters class for men over 50. So, whether you're a professional, amateur, beginner or a kid, check out the Schedule, rules and about the weight classes and see how you can make an arrangement to either participate or watch these unique and exciting events. An amazing world of unique sports entertainment and crowd-pleasing captive audiences with clean fun for the whole family.

NYAWA Photo Album - Click & See

View Photo Gallery from the New York Golden Arm Series Award Ceremonies, Including: 'Queensboro' Awards, 'Bronxboro' Awards, Kingsboro Awards, Manhattan Awards, Staten Island Awards, Long Island Awards and the culminating event Empire State 'Golden Arm' Tournament of Champions Custom Medallions, Trophies and MVP awards. Both action and ceremony photographs of many past events can be viewed. Champions from around the world competed at the tournament, including England star arm wrestler Neil Pickup and Brazilian champion Marcio Barboza --- More about Empire State Armwrestling Champion Marcio Barboza -- Click #4 >>> [4]

Join the New York Armwrestling Association

SEE How to Join [http://www.nycarms.com/Directory_Links/Join.htm], You could sign up for a full year membership and receive a FREE NYC Arm Wrestling T-shirt with logos on both sides.

The Largest Arm Wrestling Practice in America - New York City

Sponsored By IronMind's Captain's of Crush Grippers --- Instruction for amateur men, women and teens (13 to 17 years old) plus watch three full hours of real pro matches between the biggest super stars of armwrestling. No residency requirements - FREE, FREE, FREE for everyone. Every Saturday Join The New York Arm Wrestling Association for three hours of practice, Armwrestling Contests, Gripper Contests, Curling Contests, Frying Pan Bending, Telephone Book Ripping and much more entertainment - See demonstrations of power, explosive raw energy and awesome feats of strength - Check it out at [http://www.nycarms.com]

NEW YORK ARMWRESTLING VIDEOS

Promotional Video - Click Here >>>:[5]

The New York Arm Wrestling Website HAS IT ALL! Television, Photos, Champions, Results, News, Blogs, Writeups, Internet Magazine, Armwrestling Entertainment and Much, Much More.

FIVE STAR ARMWRESTLING EVENTS: '31st Annual Empire State Golden Arm Tournament of Champions and 31st Annual NYC Big Apple Grapple International Championships -- 'These and more can be found on the New York Arm Wrestling Association's Website'

Visit 'A Call to Arms' Online Magazine NOW! - http://www.nycarms.com/Directory_Links/CallToArms.htm -

Gene Camp (Founder New York Arm Wrestling Association)

Additional Information - Staff

New York Arm Wrestling Association (Not-For-Profit) Organization

The New York Arm Wrestling Association (NYAWA) is a New York State registered not-for-profit sports-entertainment organization, dedicated to the regional promotion of arm wrestling in New York for more than 3 decades. The NYAWA features an experienced in-house staff and consultants which include: Borough captains, state and regional directors, public relations, marketing, advertising, clipping services, media broadcast faxing, event coordinators, stage directors, mailing list and membership control, DJ's, arm wrestling instructors, referees, emcees, registration personnel, writers, website editor and data processor, scorekeepers, photographers, videographers, stage hands, medics, T-shirt / logo artist, special award designers and on-line magazine and newsletter editorial staff. The NYAWA works closely with the publicity staff at each venue to gain full advantage from the site's in-built public appeal and to achieve maximum media exposure. The NYC Sports Commission - Office of the Mayor, The City of New York Parks and Recreation, NYC Borough Presidents, chambers of commerce, venue coordinators, community leaders and many local and major sponsors have helped the NYAWA publicize and stage these exciting public participation sporting events.

Useful Armwestling Techniques

THE TOPROLL

Quickly get high on your opponents hand and fingers so you can take his power away by opening his grip and making it hard for him to regain hand position.

THE HOOK

Curl your wrist-in hard and get as close to your body and shoulder as you can and with one unison motion curl your opponent into the pad.

THE PRESS

To get on top of your opponents hand and using your whole upper body weight and shoulder in close to power-blast your way through your opponent in one fast motion.

Arm Wrestling Table Styles

Stand-Up Style - is the most popular and preferred style of arm wrestling worldwide because the three mentioned techniques above could be incorporated and it's easier to referee. The website's How to win provides concise information related to 'Stand-UP' style arm wrestling and also mentions about Tendon Strength and the various Arm Curling weight training exercises.

Sit-Down Style - sometimes called 'Old School' arm wrestling events are also held where brute strength is the main factor and technique only plays a small part in pinning your opponent. This old-fashioned Sit-Down style arm wrestling is not as popular as Stand-Up and refereeing entails watching if contestants lift off the seat causing fouls. But certainly in sit-down, the winner has the strongest arm.

Check Out - How to Win - Click on # [6]

Contact

Gene Camp Founder/President/Public Relations Director

New York Arm Wrestling Association, Inc.

Phone: (718) 544-4592

Email:

Fax: (718) 261-8111

Website address:www.nycarms.com

New York Armwrestling® is a federally registered trademark of The New York Arm Wrestling® Association, Inc.

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