Robin Maria Chandler: "I am what I am" 13:00 10/16/2013 Some women don't want to arm wrestle with me because they know I was once a man Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. I must confess that you cause a lot of controversy. The sex change - do other women object to wrestling with you? I mean, you were a man once physically. Some women don't want to arm wrestle with me because they know I was once a man. To be honest, if someone doesn't want to compete with me, I have never pushed it - some men have refused to compete with me too. When did you start armwrestling? Was it before the sex change ? I started arm wrestling after I became a woman, my master in teakwondo talked me into it. I didn't even know it existed before 2009. Do you think it's fair that you wrestle women? Does the man power remain after the change? Are you more physically tough than an average woman ? In my second tournament I only placed 2 nd in women's novice class and 3 rd in women's open class. My 3