Sontino Bravo of Auburn wins national titles in arm wrestling

>> THE PERFECT PIN IS THE ONE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE ARM WRESTLING. >> IT’S A SPORT EVERYONE STARTED OUT AT A CAFETERIA TABLE OR BAR ROOM. >> A GRIPPING TEST OF POWER AND STRENGTH. >> IT IS A SPORT EVERYONE STARTED OUT AT A CAFETERIA TABLE OR A BARROOM. >> BUT IT IS MUCH MORE ABOUT TECHNIQUE AND TORQUE. >> YOU ARE USING A LOT OF HAVING EVERYTHING SET UP AND PULLING TO YOU. HAVING EVERYTHING LOCKED IN AND SLOWLY PULLING TO YOU. YOU’VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THESE TWO KNUCKLES AT THE START. >> HE FIRST STEPPED UP TO THE TABLE TWO YEARS AGO. >> AN APP CALLED ARM BIT, WHO AT HUGE NAME IN THE SPORT CAME UP WITH SO ARM WRESTLERS CAN MEET UP WITH AND FORM TEAMS IN GROUPS. >> GROUPS LIKE SAC COUNTY ARMS AND IN ORANGEVALE. >> I’M PULLING ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 50 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN ME. EVERYONE IS BIGGER THAN STRONGER THAN ME. IT IS A LOT OF WORK, BUT A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS. >> HE’S LIVING PROOF THAT BRUTE AND BRAWN ARE NOT ALWAYS THE SECRET TO SLAMMING SUCCESS. >> EVERYONE THINGS HAVING THE BIGGER, STRONGER ARM IS WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT. OBVIOUSLY, I’M PROBABLY THE SMALLEST PERSON YOU WILL SEE COMPETING. BEING SMARTER IN HOW TO USE YOUR MUSCLES IS A LOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAVING LARGE MUSCLES. >> LOOKS ARE DEFINITELY DECEIVING. SO MUCH SO, HE’S MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF ON THE NATIONAL AND WORLD STAGE. >> NATIONALS WAS THE FIRST TOURNAMENT I GOT TO PULL PEOPLE MY SIZE. I DID VERY WELL, WON FIRST IN RIGHT LEFT ARM. THEN QUALIFIED FOR WORLD. >> THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ARM WRESTLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FRANCE WITH SANTINO ADVANCING TO THE FINAL WITH BOTH ARMS. >> GOLD-MEDAL WORLD CHAMPION IN 57 KILO WEIGHT CLASS, SILVER METAL ON THE RIGHT ARM. >> A GOLDEN ARM ALWAYS IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT PIN. >> I DON’T LOOK LIKE THE STRONGEST, DON’T HAVE THE LARGEST MUSCLES. IF ANYONE GROUPS UP WITH ME, IT IS LIKE HE IS A LOT STRONGER THAN HE LOOKS. >> IN LOOMIS, MICHELLE DAPPER. TY: BRUTE VERSUS BEAUTY, WHO’S GOING TO WIN? SHE GOT ME. ANDREA: THE TECHNIQUE, PULL IT TOWARD YOU. SOME GOOD TIPS. UP NEXT. THE CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN JANUARY IN LOS ANGELES. WE WISH HIM BEST OF LUCK. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ARM WRESTLING A TRY, FOLLOW THEM ON INSTAGRAM AT SAC COUNTY ARMS

My58 Superstars: Sontino Bravo of Auburn strong-arms the competition

Updated: 11:10 PM PDT Nov 3, 2022

Auburn’s Sontino Bravo first stepped up to the arm-wrestling table two years ago. He said his journey started when a an app called “Armbet” was created to get arm wrestlers to form teams and groups. Since then, Sontino has made a name for himself on the national and world stage. Two national titles and a gold medal on the left arm of the 57-kilogram weight class and a silver on the right in the World Championships.“I don’t look like the strongest and I don’t have the largest muscles and if anyone grips up with me, ‘OK he’s a lot stronger than he looks,’” Bravo said.

AUBURN, Calif. —

Auburn’s Sontino Bravo first stepped up to the arm-wrestling table two years ago.

He said his journey started when a an app called “Armbet” was created to get arm wrestlers to form teams and groups.

Since then, Sontino has made a name for himself on the national and world stage.

Two national titles and a gold medal on the left arm of the 57-kilogram weight class and a silver on the right in the World Championships.

“I don’t look like the strongest and I don’t have the largest muscles and if anyone grips up with me, ‘OK he’s a lot stronger than he looks,’” Bravo said.