2010 Freestyle Sambo Championships - Austin, Texas

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 7/12/2010 11:31am

SAVE THE DATE! The 2010 North American Freestyle Sambo Championships will be held in Austin, Texas on November 6th. Registration, hotel, and other info coming soon.

**ArtOfDefense** · Posted On: 7/12/2010 1:55pm

Sir,

How are the rules for these different from NAGA? I'd like to bring my team down to get some exp. at the tournament.

**Naszir** · Posted On: 7/13/2010 7:57am

That's great, Steve! I can't believe how much SAMBO is finally here in Texas. I'll see you in a few weeks for the seminar and hopefully I'll be competing in the fall. Is there going to be another Hadjiev order?
AoD, here are the Freestyle SAMBO rules from the ASA website.

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 7/13/2010 10:58am

Naszir,
Yes there is a huge boom in Texas! Thanks for posting the rules for me :)

AoF,
The rules are very different in that you have comparatively short time on the ground and don't score for passes, positions, etc. Once you read the rules, feel free to ask questions.

**ArtOfDefense** · Posted On: 7/13/2010 11:04am

Originally Posted by sambosteve

Naszir,
Yes there is a huge boom in Texas! Thanks for posting the rules for me :)

AoF,
The rules are very different in that you have comparatively short time on the ground and don't score for passes, positions, etc. Once you read the rules, feel free to ask questions.

Those aren't bad. The leg lock restrictions are weak, but expected.

How much are the jackets and special belts/decoder rings usually?

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 7/13/2010 2:40pm

Those aren't bad. The leg lock restrictions are weak, but expected.

How much are the jackets and special belts/decoder rings usually?

Leg lock restrictions? Never heard that about our event before. The only thing you can't do in B division is heel hook. A division, heel hooks are allowed (A div is for coaches and persons who won the B division tournament in the past).

We are looking into ordering a mass # of Hadjiev jackets to have on hand. Reversable will be $100, single color $80. I also know other sources for cheaper pakistani jackets.

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 10/30/2010 8:43pm

One week to go!

**Naszir** · Posted On: 11/06/2010 6:10pm

Steve, thank you, Grant and the rest of the ASA. This was the best run tournament I have ever been to. THanks for bringing Freestyle SAMBO to Central Texas.

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 11/07/2010 8:51am

It was great to see you there! The day was great fun!

**sambosteve** · Posted On: 11/07/2010 6:28pm

2010 NAFSC Results:

60kg:
Gold - Mike Chesbro (NY Combat Sambo, New York)
Silver - Scotty Spassky (Eclectic Combat Systems, Texas)

74kg:
Gold - Chris Bowles (Guy Mezger's Combat Club, Texas)
Silver - Mark Stites (Faixa Preta MMA, Texas)
Bronze - Michael Vermaelen Jr (LA Boxing, Louisiana)

84kg:
Gold - Evgeny Podlepaev (Sea Town Sambo/Seattle JuJitsu, Washington)
Silver - Gabe Miller (LA Boxing, Louisiana)
Bronze - Travis Joyner (Eclectic Combat Systems, Texas)

96kg:
Gold - Doug Fournet (LA Boxing, Louisiana)
Silver - Justin McCready (Vandry BJJ, Texas)

+96kg:
Gold - Danny Wenger (Eclectic Combat Systems, Texas)
Silver - Carlos Cummings (Cummings Combat Sambo, Florida)
Bronze - Sean Yalowicki (Sea Town Sambo/Seattle JuJitsu, Washington)

Our ASA/M1 Global Awaard Winners:

Best Throw: Elliot Wallace (Guy Mezger's Combat Club, Texas)
Fastest Sub: Chris Bowles (Guy Mezger's Combat Club, Texas)
Best Match(es): Evgeny Podlepaev (Sea Town Sambo/Seattle JuJitsu, Washington) and Travis Joyner (Eclectic Combat Systems, Texas)