💥 Types of Armwrestling Styles & Techniques

1. Hook

• The goal is to curl your wrist inward (flex wrist) and pull your opponent’s hand toward you.
  
  

• Uses strong wrist and forearm flexion.
  
  

• Powerful for inside control.
  
  

2. Toproll

• Focuses on rolling your opponent’s fingers backward by applying force through your fingers and wrist.
  
  

• Uses more finger strength and arm extension.
  
  

• Effective for attacking opponent’s grip and wrist.
  
  

3. Backpressure

• Involves pushing your opponent’s arm backward using shoulder and tricep strength.
  
  

• Good for strong, stable positions.
  
  

• Used to control or stall opponent.
  
  

🔑 Other Key Concepts

Press

• Using body weight and shoulder to push your opponent’s arm down vertically.
  
  

• Requires lots of power and good leverage.
  
  

Open Hand vs Closed Hand

• Open Hand: Fingers not fully locked, more wrist control.
  
  

• Closed Hand: Thumb and fingers locked tight, stronger grip.
  
  

Hook Variations

• Full Hook: Wrist fully curled inward.
  
  

• Half Hook: Partial wrist curl, mixing with other techniques.
  
  

Toproll Variations

• Long Toproll: Using whole arm and wrist to roll opponent’s hand.
  
  

• Short Toproll: Quicker, more explosive finger roll.