March 10 match will benefit the DC Firefighters Burn Foundation

The DC Lady Arm Wrestlers upcoming match on March 10 will benefit the DC Firefighters Burn Foundation. An array of eight lady arm wrestlers, including two firefighters, will be competing in this brutal smack down.
The winning wrestler will take home the coveted Golden Bicep award. But the real winner of the night will be the Burn Foundation, which will be awarded all proceeds from the night's event.
The D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation is a non-profit founded by active and retired Washington, D.C. firefighters. Their mission is to prevent burns and improve the quality of life for burn survivors through programs, education and research. Every summer the foundation sends burn survivors to a week-long summer camp. The program is offered to any young burn survivor ages 8-18 in the Washington metropolitan area at no cost and includes transportation along with the supervision of a burn nurse and a firefighter.

Competing in this Saturday's event are some previous crowd favorites:
Bocce Balboa
Capitol Punishment
Top Guns
The Ohio Hacksaw

Also joining the show are two new wrestling recruits, Ragin' Reagan and Slamcakes and Chowda, and two D.C. area firefighters.
Ms. Fire, a veteran D/CLAW wrestler, is a firefighter from Arlington. New to the ring is Eboni, The East End Eliminator. She is a D.C. firefighter who is competing on behalf of the burn foundation.

Next Match March 10

Save the date lady arm wrestling fans. D/CLAW's next match is scheduled for March 10 at the Capitol Hill American Legion.
We're still drawing up a roster for the event, but expect a few crowd favorites as well as new ladies ready to make their arm wrestling debuts.

Media clips: The Guardian

Word of D/CLAW and mother league, the Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers, has spread across the pond!
Check out the article in The Guardian.

Dirty Barbie: A theatrical production to benefit D/CLAW

There isn't another DC Lady Arm Wrestlers match for a few months, but don't think D/CLAW is in a lull. In January, D/CLAW is joining forces with a fabulous playwright to host a theatrical production "Dirty Barbie and other Girlhood Tales."
The one-woman play features playwright Denise Stewart, who takes us through a tragic Southern upbringing and the unusual coping mechanisms that helped her through her childhood. Spinning tales of scarlet fever, scotch and girls gone wild, Denise tells her tale with the help of her alter ego, Dirty Barbie and puts the "fun" back in dysfunctional.

The money from ticket sales will go to D/CLAW.
As D/CLAW donates all of the proceeds collected at arm wrestling matches to charity, this is a way for us to raise the money we need to keep our organization going. A dance party featuring the fine tunes of our D/CLAW song master extraordinaire DJ Booger will follow the show.
Tickets for the show are $20 in advance and can be purchased here or from a D/CLAW member by emailing DCLAWleague@gmail.com.


Deets:
When - 8 pm, Jan 14
Where - The Corner Store, nonprofit arts center
900 South Carolina Ave, SE
Cost: $20 advance, $25 at the door

Relive the night

Big thanks to both Brightest Young Things and Metromix for braving the wilds of a D/CLAW bout to document the ever fierce DC Lady Arm Wrestlers in action.
Whether you want to relive Saturday's antics or catch up on what you missed, be sure to check out the photos posted on both sites.
And if you missed D/CLAW in action, stay tuned for more info on upcoming events, including our post-holiday party January 14 and next match March 10.

Kentucky Dirty takes home the Golden Bicep

Kentucky Dirty wins the race... er, match!
Power housing through her first two bouts against CoCo the Killer Clown and The Ohio Hacksaw, The Kentucky Dirty didn't even break a sweat!
In the finals, she kept up the stride as she went head to head with Boudica, eventually putting her to the axe as well.





Congratulations Kentucky Dirty! We'll see you again at the D/CLAW championships in June, when the winners of all our prior matches come back to duke it out once more to determine who D/CLAW will send to the Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers championship over the summer.

But what about the other winner of the night? That's right, the biggest winner from last night's match was the American Legion, Post 8. Through last night's betting and door fees, D/CLAW collected more than $5,000 for the legion.

GUN SHOW!

Get ready for the gun show Dec. 3 at the American Legion, Post 8.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Match starts at 8 p.m.
Entry is $5 but don't forget to bring cash for drinks and bets on your favorite wrestler.