8 Teams, 2 Countries, 1 Champion
Arm wrestling, built as a team sport
TAWF, the Team Arm Wrestling Federation (said "tough"), is the first team-based professional arm wrestling league in North America.
The strategy of the NBA or NFL, with the intensity of the UFC.
Get involved
Pick your way in
How it started
Two club founders and one question
TAWF grew out of the Table Monkeys arm wrestling club, which Jason Costantini and Alex Keary started in 2020. They saw a sport everyone understands and asked one question: what if it had teams? Years of team-format tests turned it into TAWF.
How scoring works
One scoreboard. Anyone can read it.
Two teams, one match at a time.
Every pull is its own match. 32 matches, four weight classes, both arms.
Win the match, score 5.
A win puts 5 points on the board for your team. A foul moves that +1 or -1.
How you win adds more.
Bonuses for a flash pin, a win up a weight class, a captain win and a shutout.
First to 100 wins.
Hit 100 and the game ends. If nobody does, most points after 32 matches wins.
Mark the date
Next event
NY State Battle on the Lake
November 28 | Rochester, New York
A 3v3 Showdown and a No Elimination Tournament
Eight teams, two conferences
Pick a city. Pick a side.
Four teams in each conference, building toward a Grand Final: the top Canadian team against the top US team.
Canadian Conference
US ConferenceRosters coming soon
Free e-book sample
Get the free sample
A preview of Becoming a Martial Arm Wrestler: The Path from Zero to Hero, TAWF's book on the sport, written by Jason Costantini and edited by Alex Keary, sent to you when you confirm your email. Plus event dates and league news.
Want the whole book? Get the e-book in the TAWF shop