President's Bulletin:
Updated 12th July 2026
Marcin Mielniczuk has been in touch - he's the brains behind the scoring system that IFA use & also the ARMCONNECT website https://armwrestlingid.com/ where you can look at tournament results from all over Europe. As an organiser I share results (see our results page) which Marcin has compiled into his database. Marcin is running the Krakow open cup on 22nd August - him being involved guarantees that the scoring will go well because he's the best at it. Maybe you could be the next person from the UK to follow Ad Barnett & bring home a gold medal from a European Open. As the Shrek song said, "you never know if you don't go." Details of lots of international competitions can be found via the button on our Internationals tournaments page.
After a review of recent tournament results Thomas Bradley, Rick Hirst & Maurice Cullen have been awarded a pro status certificate. Their names have been added onto the list on the PROGRESSION page which details everyone promoted since I took over as President in late 2021. Not all tournament results reach me & I don't watch every supermatch - but there is a process if you feel you have been overlooked & you can read all about it on the PROGRESSION page.
Summerslam is next weekend. The Tutt's know how to throw a beach party, that's for certain. There will be plenty of chances to pull the great & the good on side tables. Circumstances might prevent someone from turning up & their opponent is left without a match. Maybe you could step in. Ask the Tutt's, not me, if you think you're the one to do that.
Next PAA Warzone is on 19th September - CRUSADER CARNAGE in the Swindon Area. I've put the poster up on the EVENTSCALENDAR page. Current league leader is Bogdan Badiu with 46 points. There are two confirmed warzones left in the league. With 12 points available on each arm at Swindon & Birmingham (48 total) it is still anyones to win - If Bodgan stays home or is kept out of the scoring any of the big hitters could come in & steal the belt from him. Any of the other top - Callum Rice, Karl Crosby, Tom Atherton, Chris Rimmer, David Bradford, Clarke Brettwood, Stuart Acton, Charlie Blockley or Scott Barratt could add to their scores with one good performance & secure the league. We shouldn't sleep on Thomas Bradley either who has accumulated 16 points in 3 events getting him 12th place overall so far. Bogdan Badui told me that he had planned not to do any more of this years Warzones after Newcastle but might have other plans. When the belt came out of the polythene bag & he got to wear it for the photo - well, Matteus Matuszczac, Callum Rice, David Bradford & Karl Crosby will tell you that it becomes something you want. You can't buy it. Whoever takes it home doesn't have to defend it. We buy another for 2027 & look again for the best road warrior of the UK & IRELAND. Is that you?
See you down the road.
