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"Immigration Officer: Sasurutaro Shin"

Immigration Officer Sasurutaro Shin.

A 30-year veteran of his job.

Have a nice trip.

Thanks.

Next, please.

What is the purpose of your visit?

Boy . [Battle]

"Ohashi Camera"

"Hot Dog"

Man, I really want this home theater set...

"Home Theater System" "On Sale! 98,000 Yen"

I could turn my house into a movie theater with it.

I'd looove that...

But I can't afford it. Food expenses and gym fees eat up all of my work money.

Forget it.

"Arm Wrestling Tournament" "See Who's the Strongest!" "100,000 Yen Prize!!"

What's this? An arm sumo tournament?

"100,000 Yen Prize!!"

"Episode 6 'Want a New Rival?'"

More! You can do more!

Feel it in your back muscles! Feel it!

Machio- san !

Yes?

How is arm wrestling different from arm sumo?

Oh, are you interested in participating?

The World Arm Wrestling Federation makes the official rules,

and hosts world championships.

You compete on a special table, and some of the rules differ from arm sumo.

Really?

This is a Silverman Gym members-only tournament,

but we're using the official rules.

Are you gonna enter it?

Oh, no, we trainers work behind the scenes.

Tachibana- sensei , nice form!

Rest for a minute and then do another set!

He's still watching me in the middle of a conversation.

I thought I could catch a break...

Why don't you all enter the tournament?

What?

I haven't been able to find enough people for the women's division...

It might be interesting!

Right? And there's prize money, too.

If I won that money, I could make my own home theater!

Uh, but I don't even know the rules...

Neither do I.

I haven't done it before, either.

That's fine!

I'll teach you how it's done!

I thought this might be the case, so I've already prepared the table we'll be using!

Ah, so he was planning on having us enter anyway.

♪ Machio's Muscle Lessons. ♪

"Trainer Machio's Strength Training Lessons"

It's me, your muscle bro!

"How to Arm Wrestle"

"Trainer: Machio Naruzo"

Today, I'll explain how to arm wrestle!

First of all, which muscles do you use for arm wrestling?

Your biceps?

Triceps?

Nope, not just those!

You use your forearms, upper arms, rotator cuff, i.e. a group of shoulder muscles,

back muscles, and lower body.

In other words, arm wrestling engages all of your body's muscles!

Grip the peg with your non-dominant hand,

and place your elbow on the pad.

"Grip peg with non-dominant hand"

Keep your shoulders parallel,

"Keep shoulders parallel"

"Elbow centered with body"

and your elbow centered with your body.

Press your stomach to the table,

"Stomach touches table"

"Dominant leg forward"

and put forward the leg on the same side as your competing arm.

"Arm Only" "Proper Form"

Good posture lets you use all of your body's strength more effectively.

Naturally, it has an immediate advantage over someone relying just on their arm.

Furthermore, you can't bring down an opponent's arm with arm strength alone.

Move your whole body with your arm to take them down!

Also, don't take your eye off your hand until the match is officially over.

It can lead to serious injury.

The seemingly simple world of arm wrestling is very complex.

Are you up to the challenge?

That about sums it up.

There are many different ways to train your arm wrestling muscles,

but the best training of all is hands-on practice.

Some arm wrestlers don't do any strength training at all.

Why don't we have Sakura- san and Uehara- san go first?

Yikes, I haven't even done arm sumo before...

Hibiki, I'm not gonna go easy on you.

Grip your hands tightly.

Your thumb's first knuckle joint goes between their index and middle fingers.

All right, let's get started.

Ready...

Go!

"Game Set"

What happened?

What in the world...

...did I just fight?

She's always possessed this much power?!

I expected no less from Hibiki.

I will take her on next.

All right.

I will be your opponent.

Oh, jeez! We've only locked hands and I already know I'm sunk.

Okay, whenever you're ready.

This is literally a child versus an adult.

Sakura- san can't win against him, no matter how hard she tries.

Right?

No, just maybe...

Uehara- san , your face is stuck.

I'll be the referee.

Good luck, both of you!

All right, then.

Ready...

Go!

Wh-What's this sensation?

It feels like I'm up against...

He...

He's on a whole different level!

He crushed her!

H-How was it, Sakura- san ?

Absolutely 100% impossible!

I saw something totally weird!

Machio- san wins!

Machio- san ?

I had to get a bit serious there.

Not bad, Sakura- san .

The tournament will follow, as if this were a battle manga.

The day of the world arm wrestling championship arrives.

Strong contenders from every branch of Silverman Gym converge on the event site.

While there are plenty of male participants...

"Silverman Gym" "World Arm Wrestling Championship" "Attendee Registration Desk"

Hey, now.

Why aren't you two participating?!

There's no way I'm entering!

I knew I didn't stand a chance the moment I lost to you.

I'm going to sit this one out, too...

You traitors!

And what about Akemi?

I can't believe she got sick...

I wanted to participate, too...

Well, this is a problem!

Fewer people signed up for the women's division than I anticipated.

Normally, we'd sort you by rank according to the official rules, but...

Are there that few of us?

Counting you,

"Silverman Gym" "World Arm Wrestling Championship Women's Division"

there are two people in the women's division.

"Champion" "Hibiki Sakura"

The first round is the final round?!

I'd planned on a three-person round robin, but Soryuin- san had to drop out...

You had three people max?!

Did you even try to advertise this?!

Now, now, Sakura- san .

Think about it.

Fewer opponents means you're closer to victory, right?

Oh, that's true!

And it means I'm closer to having my own home theater!

I doubt there's even a woman who could beat you anyway.

I wonder.

Good luck, Hibiki!

Yup! Just leave it to me!

Thank you for waiting, everyone!

We will now get started with the final round of the women's division!

They're really excited about this.

Yeah.

Incredible.

"Zina Voyd, 17" "168 cm/59 kg B83 W60 H85 15% Body Fat"

She looks really serious about this!

Zina Voyd, Russian.

Student at the Kremlin West High School.

An orthodox arm wrestler who placed fifth in Moscow's tournament.

Her background's too local to ring a bell.

So that means she's an experienced arm wrestler.

She looks pretty strong.

I don't care how experienced she is!

No matter what...

...I'm gonna get that prize money!

Hibiki's the type of person who gets motivated for materialistic reasons.

Silverman Gym, Kubikukuri-cho branch.

Hibiki Sakura!

Silverman Gym, Moscow branch.

Zina Boyd!

I think Machio- san said Russia's an arm wrestling superpower.

She seems like a formidable opponent.

I won't lose.

I really need that prize money.

She has a reason for doing this?

I need it to cover the travel expenses I racked up coming from Russia to Japan.

It cost way more than I thought.

Oh, that's not as serious as I expected.

Then the final round of the women's division...

...will now begin!

"Moscow Tournament 5th Place Winner The Secret of Zina Boyd's Strength"

"Muscle Styles"

What's the secret behind her strength?

Zina Boyd, 17 years old. Looking for a boyfriend.

We asked her to tell us some surefire ways to win an arm wrestling match.

You can divide arm wrestling moves into two basic offensive techniques:

The hook and the top roll.

You can subdivide them still further, but these are the two major ones.

I'll explain how each of them works.

Let's start with the hook.

You hook your wrist around your opponent's and cover it from above.

People who prefer to brute-force their way to victory use this technique.

"What do you like about Japan?"

Huh? What do I like about Japan?

Let's see...

Maybe that it's beautiful year-round.

Why'd you ask that just now?

As I was saying...

The second technique is the top roll.

You use your whole body to drag them toward you by yanking their thumb.

Imagine pulling their arm busts a triangle formed by their shoulder, elbow, and arm.

Throwing off the balance of that triangle makes it difficult for them to respond.

Force them into a weak position and crush them.

That's how the top roll works.

It's my specialty.

A lot of people make this mistake,

but you can't win at arm wrestling with the strength of your arm alone.

"What's your favorite Japanese food?"

What? My favorite Japanese food?

Takoyaki , I guess.

In other words, getting good at arm wrestling requires technique!

What's up with this stereotypical interview?!

And these explanations are taking forever!

You can apply arm wrestling strategies to arm sumo as well.

Try them out, but don't hurt yourself.

Seeking an even stronger opponent, Zina fights on.

I wonder if she's about as old as me?

I've never lost to someone my age.

I'll happily take that prize money.

Are you both ready?

But why's the referee undressed?

Is it one of Japan's local rules?

All right, then.

Ready...

Go!

I'm frozen?!

Her strength!

It's like...

...the Siberian tundra!

"Game Set"

Congratulations!

The winner is Hibiki Sakura!

I did it! I did it!

Total defeat.

That home theater set is mine! Yeah!

--Ura [Bravo], Sakura.

Harasho [Well done], Hibiki.

Hibiki, you might wanna get it after buying some new clothes.

Uh, what?

Huh? Why are they all torn up?!

I don't even remember that happening!

She's getting more and more superhuman.

Hibiki was one step closer to achieving Machio's state of mind.

"--Several Days Later--"

Phew...

I'm finally not sore anymore.

It's so amazing that you won!

You steamrolled her.

No, no, it wasn't as easy as all that.

Before leaving, she told me...

Let's do battle again someday.

That's a line straight out of a battle manga.

She totally sees you as her rival.

I wish I could have met her.

Yeah, but that would be hard to do now.

Plane tickets would be crazy expensive.

Privetik [Hey there], Hibiki Sakura!

I decided to study abroad at your school!

I definitely won't lose next time!

You can't possibly be doing all this just for revenge, right?

What a wonderful rivalry!

Is she her rival or her stalker?

Zina Boyd joined the strength training crew.

Good morning.

"Yakusha Kure Year 2 Class A Homeroom Teacher"

Today, a transfer student will be joining our class.

Please introduce yourself to everyone.

Greetings, people of Japan.

I'm Zina Boyd. I transferred from Russia.

I'll cut to the chase.

Hibiki Sakura!

I challenge you to an arm wrestling rematch!

My, oh my, you're a lively one.

Excuse me...

Hibiki's in Class B next door.

Blyad [@#$%&]!!

How could you be in the other class?!

You planned this, Hibiki!

You're good at making false accusations.

Say, is it just me, or has your personality changed from before?

Of course!

I constructed a persona!

Don't you feel like Russian characters in manga often fall into these categories?

"Common Russian Stereotypes"

"1: Intellectual with an Icey Smile Type"

"2: Emotionless, Cold-Blooded"

"Type 3: Zealous Patriot Type"

Harasho ! Russia!

I've been trying hard not to break any of those stereotypes.

Wow, she's an idiot.

Like our great leader, Comrade Poutine, always says:

"Just do your very best!"

That's way too general!

And what the hell's going on in that image?!

So, you went to Silverman Gym's Moscow branch, right?

Yup.

What kind of training did you do there?

You mean like weight training?

We didn't really do any of that.

Don't be so dramatic.

Why? How?!

How could you not do strength training at a Silverman Gym?!

What else would you even do there?!

Oh, she's an idiot.

Well, while I did go to a Silverman Gym...

...it was to take

the sambo classes they offered there.

" Sambo Grappling martial art invented in the USSR No chokehold techniques"

Sambo !

So you're a martial artist!

I feel closer to you already!

So why arm wrestling, then?

That's my hobby.

I started doing it while playing around with my sambo buddies.

And except for funsies...

...I'd never lost to someone my age.

Until I met you.

Not this again!

She's really determined to get revenge.

"Back to normal"

I see, you studied martial arts there.

So you don't do any strength training?

I wouldn't say that.

But we only trained with equipment in an auxiliary sense.

The Moscow branch didn't have much equipment.

"Bodyweight Training Strength training minus weights, such as push-ups"

We mainly did bodyweight training.

We focused on kipping exercises.

Kipping?

It's a method that fully utilizes your muscles in an efficient way.

Mastering this is the goal of kipping.

Wow!

We do something similar in boxing!

I'd love to try it!

We have time until afternoon classes.

Let's try it with the horizontal bar.

"Zina's Kipping Lessons"

Zdravstvuyte [Hello]!

I'm going to talk to you about kipping!

This is a chinning stand.

It helps you with pull-ups and chin-ups.

Use either an overhand or an underhand grip for the bar.

So long as you have some space, both are ideal.

Slowly raise and lower your body.

That's how you normally do chinning.

So what's different about doing that with momentum?

"With Momentum"

"Without Momentum"

"Coordination"

The keyword here is "coordination."

Martial artists can struggle to become strong with weight training alone.

They need to practice techniques and develop fluid body movements.

Use momentum to raise and then quickly lower your body.

Don't let your arms fully extend.

Do a set of 30 to 50 with a good rhythm.

Kipping exercises mainly develop your nerves more than your muscles.

Feeling you've coordinated your whole body will help you train much more efficiently.

Exercising normally, and exercising with momentum...

Be smart about doing both to up the efficiency of your workout!

That sounds intense...

Momentum aside, you'd have to do 30 to 50 reps...

It's fine, Hibiki!

Like our great leader, Comrade Poutine, always says:

"Just do your very best!"

Enough about Prime Minister Poutine!

I shoulda changed into my gym clothes...

Let me see it.

The strength you used to defeat me...

I just can't do it!

I can't pull myself up at all!

Don't worry, Hibiki!

I knew it's be impossible for a meatball like you.

Who're you calling a meatball?!

I get it. She won't reveal her hand so easily.

Zina's conclusion was way off the mark.

If you can't do normal chin-ups, try inclined chin-ups.

The point is to use momentum with a good tempo.

Ahh, the school day's finally over.

We're going to the gym. What about you?

You're going to Silverman Gym, too, right?

Not today.

I need to say hi to my host family.

Okay, then we'll see you tomorrow.

--See ya! --Bye-bye!

Da svidanya [Goodbye], Hibiki.

I'm home!

Today was tiring.

Huh?

We have a guest this late?

In that moment, Hibiki understood everything.

Welcome back, Hibiki!

I'm happy to be staying with you!

I knew there'd be a twist.

Zina's homestay with Hibiki began.

"10 Jumping Push-Ups"

Today, we're going to try a momentum-based exercise together!

I talked about chinning earlier, but you can do jumping push-ups anywhere.

This is just a normal push-up with a jump added in.

"Hands a bit more than shoulder-width apart"

"Body is straight" "On your tiptoes"

The basic form is the same as that of a normal push-up.

This will be loud, so make sure you don't disturb anyone while doing it.

And take care not to hurt your shoulders.

When you land, gently bend your elbows to relieve some of the pressure.

"Resistance"

"Shoulders and knees form a straight line"

Don't push too hard at first. You can even do it on your knees!

Your goal is ten reps!

Ready, go!

If it's hard, do it on your knees!

Do it rhythmically, with a good tempo!

Harasho ! Keep it up!

This is... the last one!

--We did it! --Yeah! -- Ura ! --Yay!

Keep this up, and you'll get more results than you would with normal push-ups!

And as always...

Nice bulk!