Sambosteve's footage and pics

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 12:56am

here you go :)

What I could whip up. My competition days are long gone with the exception of my league match last year. Most of my old stuff is on VHS or simply pics. I managed to dig up some old pics and footage from days past though :)

Most of my recent years have been focused on coaching...

enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARHqTV75CII

**Mas** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 1:12am

Lol Sambosteve did Tkd, you've come a long way huh?

Pretty cool thanks Steve.

**frikifu** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 3:40am

Great video, looong time on the mats, hope it keeps up for even longer time.

Thank you for the example.

I loved the music, I´ve listened it before... but cant remember what is it.

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 12:19pm

Long way is right...LOL.

I realized the year is wrong in that vid as well. That freestyle fighting event was 1996, not 1997. I wil I had some old pics of me as a kid doing shotokan...could not find any. I wish I could have found some vids of the old TKD and kung fu days...LOL. But, back then I had no means or inclination to record anything. I actually have footage somewhere of me in the very first grappler's quest...bad quality, but it is in storage somewhere.

**UpaLumpa** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 1:37pm

Did he tap to that kneebar?
Also, would you mind starting a thread in DHS tlaking about different postures while working takedowns?

Judo guys seem to advocate a much more upright stance, whereas wrestling seems to favor a more bent stance. Given this vid and your bent stance and judo's influence on sambo it seems like you'd have some useful insight.

**theotherserge** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 1:48pm

I've said it before: Sambosteve pwns TKDsteve!

I wish we could see teh shotokan, w/mullet?

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 4:19pm

I ended up transitioning that kneebar to a knee crush, but time ran out before I could finish. We ended up going 10 minutes with no sub he beat me with points from a sweet takedown he scored on me. Otherwise, it was back and forth for 10 minutes.

Here is a pick of the kneecrush attempt...

Sure, I will comment on stand up position. I tend to switch from hunched to upright depending on what the other guy does. But I prefer upright.

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 4:35pm

BTW, that was Gokor refereeing those grappling matches

**Jadonblade** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 6:54pm

Nice vid! I had quite abit of respect for you just for your sambo, but then I saw you compete in san shou worlds and that shot through the roof.

Congrats on being awesome?

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 4/18/2008 9:13pm

Thanks. But, just to clarify it was a world tournament here in the states. It was not the "worlds". But, still there were about 16 countries competing that year. I had 4 fights that weeked. 3 were US nationals, and one was a Brizillian. I went 2-2. It was a good tiring weekend.