Russian Sambo

Russian Sambo is a Martial Art that was formulated in Russian in 1920. It translates to: self defense without weapons.

It is a compilation of a variety of Martial Arts, including techniques from Asia, Europe and the middle east. Due to the geographical location of Russia and historic contact with Vikings, Tatars, Genghis Khan’s Golden Horde and Mongols also influenced the development of this art. Other foreign influences included Japanese Jujutsu, French savate, Muay Thai and Greco-Roman wrestling.

History

1918 Vladimir Lenin creates General Military Training to train Red Army for hand-to-hand combat.

1923 Vasili Oschepkov- who was one of the first non-Japnese to learn Judo in Japan and earn his second degree Black Belt and Victor Spiridonov- who had extensive training in Greco-Roman and other forms of wrestling- independently with a team of experts on a grant from the Soviet government to develop a training system.

1938 Anatoly Kharlampiev becomes known as the father of Russian Sambo by single-handedly politically maneuvering the USSR Committee of Sport to accepting Sambo as the official combat sport of the Soviet Union.

1980Sambo was demonstration sport at the Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

1985 The Federation International Amateur Sambo (FIAS) is formed.

Substyles of Russian Sambo

• Combat Sambo: Designed for military use, includes weapons usage and disarming techniques, as well as striking and grappling.
• Freestyle Sambo: Developed by the American Sambo Association in 2004. This style allows the use of choke holds and other submissions not permitted in Sport Sambo.
• Self-Defense Sambo: This style teaches practitioners to defend themselves against weapons and more. Similar to Jujitsu and Aikido.
• Special Sambo: Developed for Army Special Forces and rapid response law formations. Specialized for the particular unit it is being taught to.
• Sport Sambo: A lot like Judo with takedowns and takedown defense, all type of leg locks are allowed.

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