TEAM MAINE ARMWRESTLING » Various http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1 maine armwrestling news, upcoming events, results, bios, etc Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:43:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Training Oct 9, 2011 – Back to the office http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/10/10/training-oct-9-2011-back-to-the-office/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/10/10/training-oct-9-2011-back-to-the-office/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:44:15 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=792 Finally back to some training… seems like it has been forever!  Sunday at the office, regulars Mark Vieira, Jeff Neal, and I (Kurt Howgate) trained.   Also in attendance from ‘up Maine’ was 154-pounder Chad Richards and 165-pounder Paul Rotondi (sp?).   Mark and Paul had prearranged to have a super-match at the start of practice to see who was the better puller (although are not in the same weight class usually).  Paul is really only known to a few of us Maine pullers, as he hasn’t competed out-of-state much.  Nonetheless, he showed no sign of inexperience, giving Mark more than he likely expected.  After a fighting grip up, the match was started and after getting stuck inside in a hook position, Mark was called for an elbow foul in a neutral position.  Match restarted with another inside/press-type move from Paul, but this time he was called for elbow foul off the front of the pad.  Match restarted a third time with Mark gaining hand control from an outside postition, then with 2-3 hits pinned Paul to the pad.  No more matches after this, with Paul having bad elbow inflammation.   Certainly was a great match-up, one that potentially could go either way depending on the format or tournament brackets.  Paul certainly will be at or near the top of Maine’s 176lb ranking class.  Anyone else out there care to dispute?

 

]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/10/10/training-oct-9-2011-back-to-the-office/feed/ 0 Maine Pullers – Send in your training pics! http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/10/05/maine-pullers-send-in-your-training-pics/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/10/05/maine-pullers-send-in-your-training-pics/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:22:21 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=788 I know there are a bunch of training groups throughout Maine besides our group in the southern part of the state. Next time you train, take a few photos and email them to me (Kurt Howgate) at mainearmwrestler@yahoo.com. I’ll do my best and put them up on this site. If you have a commentary about your group, send that along, too. I’m not looking for hundreds of photos at once…be selective and it will be easier for me. Also, it will be easier if you send your group of photos in a zip folder instead of attaching them individually.

Ultimately, I’d like to get familiar enough with Maine’s best pullers to start ranking it’s Top Ten best pullers in each class. The likely scenario is that we won’t even have enough pullers to fill ten spots in each class, but we have to start somewhere, right? I’d like to eventually start individual profile pages, etc.

With a stronger commitment from me to keep this site updated regularly, and with cooperation from our mid and northern pullers, we can truly keep Maine Pullers in the loop!

]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/10/05/maine-pullers-send-in-your-training-pics/feed/ 0 Pics! Ronnie Bean Memorial Tourney 10/1/11 – NH http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/10/02/pics-ronnie-bean-memorial-tourney/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/10/02/pics-ronnie-bean-memorial-tourney/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:28:52 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=778 To my knowledge, I was the only Mainer to attend the Ronnie Bean Memorial Championships in Weirs Beach, NH.  Overall turnout was light but as Badger said, the tourney featured some the best matches I’ve ever seen.  One match in particular that was unbelievable was a long left-hand battle between Jeramie Towle (pictured above) and Harry Bean IV.   Harry ended up with the win.  Easily one the best pulls I’ve seen in a long time!  Full results aren’t yet released but I can give you a few results off the top of my head.  In the 198s, I’m pretty sure Richard Durant won both arms and Darren Courtemarche taking 2nd both arms.  Due to a light turnout, the right unlimited class ended up being 199-up after the 220s, 242s, and supers were combined.  Left arm stayed at 220-up.  I won both right & left supers with Harry Bean IV and Jeramie Towle taking 2nd and 3rd.   Check out the flash pic gallery below.  — Kurt Howgate

 

]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/10/02/pics-ronnie-bean-memorial-tourney/feed/ 0 Garage Training April 10, 2011 http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/04/11/garage-training-april-10-2011/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/04/11/garage-training-april-10-2011/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:17:19 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=719 Training in Kurt Howgate’s garage in Shapleigh with Jeff Neal and Mark Vieira.


]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/04/11/garage-training-april-10-2011/feed/ 0 2011 Mike Gould Classic – Mark Vieria 4th Place http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/04/03/2011-mike-gould-classic-mark-vieria-4th-open-right/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/04/03/2011-mike-gould-classic-mark-vieria-4th-open-right/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:15:27 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=683 Congrats to Mark Vieira (Porter) for his strong showing at last Saturday’s Mike Gould Classic in Canada. In the Open 154 Right Class, Mark took 4th-Place out of a stacked 12-man class.

Full results here.
Right Hand 0-154lbs
1.Aslan Albegov($500)
2.Dan Bellefuille($300)
3.Chris Gobby($200)
4.Mark Vieira
5.Sylvain Sissonette
6.Joel Goodsell
7.Maksim Khodau
8.Benjie Dwyer
9.Rob Ketchum
10.David Sevigney
11.Michel Roy
12.Stefan Straub

]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/04/03/2011-mike-gould-classic-mark-vieria-4th-open-right/feed/ 0 State Championships this Saturday in Winthrop http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/01/13/state-championships-this-saturday-in-winthrop/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/01/13/state-championships-this-saturday-in-winthrop/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:09:18 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=669 Only a few days away, the Maine State Championships this Saturday! Check out Thursday’s Portland Press Herald for a nice article.
null

]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2011/01/13/state-championships-this-saturday-in-winthrop/feed/ 0 Training in Acton… still at it! http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/12/05/training-in-acton-still-at-it/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/12/05/training-in-acton-still-at-it/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:26:24 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=653 Even though the site has been down a few weeks, we have been still training! Today we training at John’s house in Acton.

Eric Guevin training with Kurt Howgate


]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/12/05/training-in-acton-still-at-it/feed/ 0 Back Online! http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/12/04/back-online/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/12/04/back-online/#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:22:28 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=650 Hi, folks. As you probably noticed, the site went down around the beginning of November. Not sure why exactly, but with some help … we are back online! Expect some updates in the next few days, probably some training photos and some new upcoming tournaments. Later…Kurt.

]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/12/04/back-online/feed/ 0 Happy Halloween! http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/11/01/happy-halloween/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/11/01/happy-halloween/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:04:32 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=635 Not armwrestling-related but fun nonetheless…
This year, Katrina and I went to the Portland Sports Complex to see Motor Booty Affair at their annual Halloween Bash. I went as The Executioner and she went as a Barbarian. Awesome night!
katkurt550

]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/11/01/happy-halloween/feed/ 0 Freaky Friday http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/09/06/freaky-friday/ http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/09/06/freaky-friday/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:49:18 +0000 Kurt Howgate http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/?p=617 We had a last minute training session at The Office on Friday… Eric, John, and Kurt.
ericjohn090310

]]> http://maine-armwrestling.com/blog1/2010/09/06/freaky-friday/feed/ 0