Nick Hall, GB

Nick Hall
I have always armwrestled at school and at young farmers club. I was walking past my local pub (Rose & Bowl) and saw a poster for Neil Pickup’s armwrestling competition the following week. Sometime in 1996 I entered this competition along with a few mates and won my <90kg class. Neil approached me and said he saw good genetics for the sport and invited me to train with his club. Me and my younger brother started training with his club (NAWF) shortly after.

Training at that time with Neil Pickup, Chris Andrews, Mick Fielding amongst others. Took me a long time and a lot of hard work to learn toproll and hook pulling. I would like to thank all this who helped me along the way. I met Chris Murphy and Tony Greenwood and we started training in at our farm – cold nights in the barn, climbing scaffold bars and hours of wrestling,

I started Rossendale Armwrestling in 2003 – a club that has grown from 4 members to 12 since then. The club has had 10 British Champions (so far)We have trained in my dedicated training room with my equipment and now train at the local gym now the club has grown. My ultimate achievement was going to World Championships in Finland in 2000 and taking a pin off an American in the hook as a novice.

Won lots of trophies, too many to mention. My next achievement was then 2001 British novice champ followed by no.3 in Belgium International championships 2001 British pro right arm champ 2002. Also been to 5 world championships placed in 10th place twice.

I am currently trying to grow the club steadily whilst devoting an equal amount of time to my own development, getting my left back upto full strength after I cut a finger off my left hand in 2006! I would like to thank all my club members for the support whilst I had my accident. I would like to extend this thank you to Paul ‘Mighty’ Maiden and Julian Cini for the endless conversations and inspiration that prevented me from retiring.

3rd place on right arm in 100 kilo class at british championship 2008

i have trained 13 british pro champion 4 british novice champion all the lads from rossendale armwrestling.

novice results
 
2000 ...U.A.C ........1st
2001 ... british novice....1st
 
british championships that i have took part in ...all right arm results..
 
1999 ...90 kilo class........7th
2000 ...90 kilo class........4th
2001 ...90 kilo class........4th
2002 ...100 kilo class.......1st
2005 ...100 kilo class....... 2nd
2006 ...100 kilo class....... 4th ...12 weeks before had accident at work...with left hand
2008 ...100 kilo class....... 3rd
2009 ...100 kilo class....... 3rd
2011 ...110 kilo class....... 3rd
2014 ...110 kilo class....... 2nd
 
comps abroad
 
2001... 90 kilo class...belguim.......3rd
2002 ... 100 kilo class...worlds usa.10th
2003 ... 110 kilo class...worlds canada.10th
2005 ... 100 kilo class... worlds japan..13th
2012 ... 100 kilo masters class ... worlds brasil..10th

Some achievements there Nick!

Looking forward to seeing you pulling in a comp.

british 2009 ...100 kilo class....... 3rd

legend and great guy to boot

Nick, why do they call you "The Shake ? "

The shake is a great show name Nick

I prefer 'master' Hall.

SHAKE RATTLE & TOPROLL

interview with Nick THE SHAKE Hall

Q Nick when and were was your first comp and why did you enter?
A my first comp was july 1996 which i won at the rose and bowl i entered it just to see how strong i was

Q How long did you serve in the novice ranks?
A i pulled my first comp in 1996 then hurt my arm later on in that year i won the british novice in 2001.. so i pulled novice for 4 years

Q How did you find the novice seen then was it harder or easier than todays novice pullers?
a it was a lot harder back then ...the level was a lot higher than it is today ....

Q From your step up from novice to pro how did you find the tranction?
A i pulled a lot of pro comp in my novice days.. so the jump up to the pro's wasn't as hard pulled to pro comps to learn...

Q you won your first pro british in 2002 can you tell us who you beat that day to win it?
A i beat a guy twice called steve tibbats this guy was a 5 time british champion and had wins over Neil Pickup and the legend silverback Nigel Crawthorne

A You have visited many countrys can you tell us some of your best wins and finshes?
Q I went to Belgium and came 3rd in the 90kg class behind then world and european champion Neil Pickup and many times Vice champipon Bill Frank of germany there was 15 men in that class,my first worlds in finland 2000 i beat an amercia in the hook i was on top of the world is was a mega feeling
i place 10th in amercia in 2002 ...10th in canada 2003 ...13th in japan 2005

A after your british championship win you struggled for a while can you tell us why?
Q in 2003 pulled lot of supermatches in the pro grip event...i just burnt my self out..then hurt my elbow in which it has taken many years to get over

Q You started you own club up which has produced many champion can you tell us a little bit about how you formed the club and the champions you help create?
A i started the club in 2003
stuart hall 6 time british champion
chris murphy 2 time british champion
chris ham 3 time british champion
terry ackers 2 times british champion
murray stephen british champion & world fire fighter champion
nick hall british champion

Q how do you feel having a club affected your own wrestling?
A it was good at the time got some good lads in the club.. but with me teaching all the time i went backwards

Q Who was your favourite pupil to coach?
A murray stephen when he was training for british & world fighter games back in 2008 which he won both i was very proud he never missed a session...

Q you had a accident that didnt help your career can you tell us about it?
A i cut off half of my index finger in 2006 on my left hand

Q you havent been very active in recent times maybe only 1 comp a year is there a reason for this?
A mainly due to a bad elbow prob on my right arm

Q you started a forum that has quickly become the best source of info for all the wrestlers in the country can you tell us why you set it up and the affect you think it has had on the sport in the uk?
A its was terry idea so i said yes lets do it.....its made a huge impact on the sport where everyone up to date with comps,trainig,clubs etcs

Q what do you think can be done to improve the sport of today in the uk?
A more comps & clubs..

Q what training excerises have you been doing recently?
A a lot of wrist curling when i get time been a busy year with my dad being ill

Q You were training with paul maiden before the british he said you were strong on the table are you feeling like your ownself again?
A yes i am feeling better my eblow pain has gone.. plus you cant get a beetter coach then paul maiden...

Q you have a sucessful yearly comp the ranmpage can you tell us how this started?
A it started over a few beers at murray 40th do a lad called tony greenwood said he could beat me easy on the left so i did rampage 1 & beat him twice on the left

Q wants next for the rampage and are we going to see more comps from you?
A going to do rampage super matches every december then do a few main draw comps for novice & pro over the coming 12 months

Q finally when will you be back and what do you want to acheive in the next few years?
A going to be back training for 2011 & do my best

Thankyou Nick

6th place pascal comp Gladiators Night apirl 2011

Nice to see all your Pics as well as all the trophys mate.

thanks dean..

photos from my training day..

MY COMP ROSSENDALE RAMPAGE 4 26TH NOVEMBER 2011

Worlds Results 2012 Brazil

Master Mens Right 100

1 SUI3607 DOAN SIMSEK
2 USA3928 JARROD LEVULETT
3 TUR5120 YAKUP CIN
4 TUR5116 ATILLA KOCAK
5 FRA1311 JEAN-GEORGES NAEGEL
6 GBR2702 GARRY RICKETT
7 BRA3240 JOSELITO LEITE DA SILVA
8 USA3915 ROBERT BAXTER
9 FIN1504 MARKO KARPPINEN
10 GBR2705 NICK HALL
11 HUN3401 ISTVAN MACZ
12 GER2305 MICHAEL MUCHA
13 RUS2832 ABDURAZAK NAZIRBEKOV
14 CAN1809 STEVE KAUPI
15 KAZ2016 MURATBEK KAIRLIN
16 BRA3241 EMIDIO RODRIGUES SANTOS JR.
17 RUS2834 SERGEY KADUSHKIN
18 FIN1505 ANSSI AINALI

BRITISH 2014,2ND PLACE ON THE RIGHT ARM IN THE 110 KILO CLASS

Won gold in Switzerland gladiators nite comp in the masters class