Women Armwrestling League (11 photos)

In 2007, two women from Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in jest women's league in arm wrestling. And three years later they were joined by nine other cities throughout the United States.



1. It is not clear what prompted Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell and Jody Pleysens - female creativity or just a whim - but in 2007 they decided to found an incredible sports leagues. They organized a sporting event, during which provocatively dressed women compete with each other in arm wrestling. (Billy Hunt)



2. The two created the first female arm wrestling league called "Women armrestlerov Charlottesville" in February 2008. The first match, which was held in the dining room, caught the attention of 75 spectators. The latter, which was held in the parking lot last summer, has already attracted 700 spectators. (Billy Hunt)



3. Participants come in fabulous costumes and images. In the photo - 34-year-old Serena "Braydzilla" Gruia, who came in the form of a pregnant bride, the groom threw that at the altar. (Billy Hunt)



4. Although such competitions smekdauny - not uncommon, yet we should not forget that this is a woman. (Billy Hunt)



5. In ordinary life, they are doctors, hairdressers, farmer and housewives with children. Age of participants - from 20 to 50. In the photo: 58-year-old Molly Byrd to suit her character - Florence Nightingale. (Rick Romancito-The Taos News)

6. What once started as a joke in the sports club Charlottesville, has now become a real movement for women's power. Now the league has a female arm wrestling in nine US cities - from New Orleans to Taos in New Mexico. (Rick Romancito-The Taos News)



7. Characters who invent a woman, sometimes simply dazzling. In the picture: one of the founders of the Women's League for ARM-wrestling Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell in the image S'vill Knivel. (Billy Hunt)



8. All participants can try their hands free, and if the board is installed, then by all means go to charity. Photo: 36-year-old Bree "Stiletto Sautpo" Luck is struggling with 58-year-old Rosamond "Sssssaydvinner" Casey. (Billy Hunt)



9. Inspired match spectator. (Billy Hunt)



10. As in the beginning, the tournament has its own beginners, full of ambition and sometimes overestimate their strength. Many hope that Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell become the leading national women's arm wrestling tournament this summer. (Billy Hunt)