Sambo?

**Mr. Jones** · Posted On: 7/01/2006 3:15pm

I just found out Zangief does Sambo thats pretty cool.

More importantly Fedor does Sambo.

**T3hJudoChop** · Posted On: 7/01/2006 3:23pm

Originally Posted by Omega

No

Combat SAMBO (remember SAMBO is an acronym for SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya or self defense without weapons); is military hand to hand techniques
Sport Combat SAMBO=MMA style or sport Juijitsu style
Yes
Self-defense SAMBO=restraining holds etc. similiar to Aikijujitsu
Sport SAMOB or Jacket Wrestling:
sort of;
Freestyle SAMBO=Modern American SAMBO with incorporation of all styles of grappling without the jacket.

S

My mistake, I was thinking more competition oriented Sambo, as opposed to self-defense related Sambo. Also, I was under the impression that Freestyle Sambo did use the jacket? I thought that's what I saw for the rules on the American Sambo Association website.

**It is Fake** · Posted On: 7/01/2006 3:24pm

Welcome to the 21st Century, Mr. Jones.

**Mr. Jones** · Posted On: 7/01/2006 3:29pm

Originally Posted by It is Fake??

Welcome to the 21st Century, Mr. Jones.

Oh come on you didn't know Zangief did Sambo did you? And Hapkido Keith may not have known he did Sambo since he said he didn't know what the hell it is.

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 7/01/2006 3:35pm

Originally Posted by T3hJudoChop

My mistake, I was thinking more competition oriented Sambo, as opposed to self-defense related Sambo. Also, I was under the impression that Freestyle Sambo did use the jacket? I thought that's what I saw for the rules on the American Sambo Association website.

Meh...I used to be associated with them. You weren't allowed to use the jacket against each other and you allowed all kinds of chokes. Essentially no gi grappling. Maybe I misunderstood the rules from way back in 96. Our defintion of freestyle is no gi grappling.

**Aesopian** · Posted On: 7/01/2006 3:42pm

Do you still have the two sambo federations with the same names? Or did I imagine that?

***Omega Supreme*** · Posted On: 7/01/2006 4:05pm

Similiar if I remeber right:
American SAMBO Federation
American SAMBO Association.

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 2/11/2007 11:47pm

We (the American Sambo Association) created the "Freestyle Sambo" rules in 2004 to bring back chokes and other types of submissions not permitted in sport sambo competitions. A few other rule changes as well. We wanted to appeal to an American grappling audience. Yes, jackets are a must. The rules have caught on and have created more intrest in sambo from other types of practitioners.

My understanding is that back in the mid 90's the now defunct World Sambo Federation was calling the no-gi stuff "Combat Sambo", not freestyle. I believe the American sambo Academy was as well. It was a bit of a mis-nomer in that no striking was allowed in those old "Combat Sambo" rules. Those rules never really stuck. But, as a result there are some folks out there claiming to be "Combat Sambo" champions - but have never entered a division with striking.

***Cassius*** · Posted On: 2/12/2007 12:00am

I've seen the ruleset for the ASA tournaments, and they actually look fun to compete under.

Edit: By the way Steve, feel free to post about grappling in DHS. We'd generally prefer you put grappling tournament announcements in the iCompete forum, but if you have any techniques you want to share, or even thoughts on techniques you want to share, we'd like to hear them. People from grappling arts other than BJJ have been afraid to post in there in the past, but we're trying to encourage more discussion from qualified practitioners of ALL quality grappling arts.

Link:

http://www.bullshido.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=56