Post by Kyle Darby on Sept 9, 2018 0:36:13 GMT -5
This seems to be the philosophical question of armwrestling. I wrestle back and forth with the perspective of this move. Honestly I see frustration initially if you take the move at face value but I believe it's important to consider a few things.
Does this sport and the injuries incurred from longevity in the sport compel pullers to adopt this maneuver as a necessary defense? Crazy George was really the first patron to master utilizing this move. Everyone would cuss and chastised him. The armwrestling community as a whole was torn between supporting and criticizing him. In recent times we have seen multiple elite pullers incorporate this move. George, Todd, Cyplenkov, and even Chaffee. So I wonder if it's strategic or a necessary coping move to counter sport related injuries.
Is the objection merely haters gonna hate? History repeats that whenever someone succeeds inevitably there will be critics. When you think of top level pullers there are always critics willing to vocalize their dissatisfaction. Travis, Jerry Caddorette, Michael Todd, Crazy George, and Devon Larratt to name a few have all been called out for employing techniques that someone felt was cheap or an advantage. So I ask is this motivated by jealousy?
Is this the necessary evelution of the sport? In armwrestling you have realistically three moves. A shoulder press, hook, or a toproll. Almost every move is a form of the three. Is the kings move the fourth armwrestling move? I wonder if this is a necessary dimension in the progression of arm wrestling. You have strong pullers and you have technical pullers. It will take a combination of both plus endurance to defeat this move when executed by a skilled puller.
Lastly one of the things I love so much about this sport is the perseverance and drive to counter and succeed. Anyone who has pulled can appreciate that bystanders don't truly understand the depth of this sport. There truly are multiple dimensions to this sport. All of us have heard the objections of people who have no experience or basis to comment tell you what is unacceptable or cheating. To me there is an art to this sport and the fact that there is so much contrast between pullers and styles is appealing. Do we want to paint ourselves into a corner where we don't evolve and we cater to pretenders not contenders? I suspect that is a slippery slope. I think it's amusing some people's moral compass condemns the "kings move" yet has no position on the influx of performance enhancing drugs at the competitive level. Frankly if this is the biggest controversy surrounding our sport at the end of the day I'm good with that.
What are your thoughts?
Does this sport and the injuries incurred from longevity in the sport compel pullers to adopt this maneuver as a necessary defense? Crazy George was really the first patron to master utilizing this move. Everyone would cuss and chastised him. The armwrestling community as a whole was torn between supporting and criticizing him. In recent times we have seen multiple elite pullers incorporate this move. George, Todd, Cyplenkov, and even Chaffee. So I wonder if it's strategic or a necessary coping move to counter sport related injuries.
Is the objection merely haters gonna hate? History repeats that whenever someone succeeds inevitably there will be critics. When you think of top level pullers there are always critics willing to vocalize their dissatisfaction. Travis, Jerry Caddorette, Michael Todd, Crazy George, and Devon Larratt to name a few have all been called out for employing techniques that someone felt was cheap or an advantage. So I ask is this motivated by jealousy?
Is this the necessary evelution of the sport? In armwrestling you have realistically three moves. A shoulder press, hook, or a toproll. Almost every move is a form of the three. Is the kings move the fourth armwrestling move? I wonder if this is a necessary dimension in the progression of arm wrestling. You have strong pullers and you have technical pullers. It will take a combination of both plus endurance to defeat this move when executed by a skilled puller.
Lastly one of the things I love so much about this sport is the perseverance and drive to counter and succeed. Anyone who has pulled can appreciate that bystanders don't truly understand the depth of this sport. There truly are multiple dimensions to this sport. All of us have heard the objections of people who have no experience or basis to comment tell you what is unacceptable or cheating. To me there is an art to this sport and the fact that there is so much contrast between pullers and styles is appealing. Do we want to paint ourselves into a corner where we don't evolve and we cater to pretenders not contenders? I suspect that is a slippery slope. I think it's amusing some people's moral compass condemns the "kings move" yet has no position on the influx of performance enhancing drugs at the competitive level. Frankly if this is the biggest controversy surrounding our sport at the end of the day I'm good with that.
What are your thoughts?
