| Sambo is a grappling martial art with origins in all | | | | all of these articles of clothing in both red and blue. |
| 15 of the different republics of the former Soviet | | | | A Sambo match consists of one 6 minute round |
| Union. The Soviet Union was known for having | | | | at the senior level. A match can be won in several |
| varying forms of folk wrestling and needed a | | | | different ways. If you are able to complete a |
| way for the different republics to compete | | | | perfect throw or submit your opponent this is |
| against each other without having different rules | | | | known as a total victory. You can also win by |
| and techniques. They combined the various forms | | | | technical superiority when you have a 12 point |
| of folk wrestling and created the martial art of | | | | advantage over your opponent. Lastly much like |
| Sambo. Sambo was also used as the main self | | | | other martial arts, the competitor with the most |
| defense training for hand to hand combat in the | | | | amounts of points at the end of 6 minutes is |
| Soviet military. Much like the many other martial | | | | rewarded with the win. If there's a tie there will |
| arts in the world today, Sambo is practiced in a | | | | be a one minute overtime period.There are two |
| few different ways. The most popular form of | | | | different ways of scoring in a sport Sambo |
| Sambo is sport Sambo which is more or less a | | | | match. You can hold your opponent down for 10 |
| submission grappling style more geared towards | | | | seconds and score 2 points or you can hold them |
| competition. Sambo is also still taught as a means | | | | down for 20 seconds and be rewarded with 4 |
| of self defense known as combat Sambo.The | | | | points. You are only allowed one hold down per |
| ranking system varies from school to school and | | | | match. The second way to score points is to |
| unlike other traditional martial arts, Sambo tends | | | | throw your opponent. A throw is considered |
| to shy away from awarding belts. A rank is given | | | | successful when one opponent is able to break |
| to each student primarily based on their | | | | the balance of the other and take them down in |
| accomplishments at competitions. If a Sambo | | | | one continuous motion. As stated before if this |
| school is an official member of the United | | | | throw is completed perfectly the match is |
| Federation of Russian Sambo (UFRS) they will | | | | ended.Sambo and Judo share many similarities and |
| comply with the rules and regulations set fourth | | | | many of the elite Judo fighters tend to translate |
| by the FIAS which include no belt rankings. Sambo | | | | well into the sport of Sambo. The martial art of |
| is considered the official martial art of Russia and | | | | Sambo is not well known outside of Russia but is |
| the tournaments in that country have reached | | | | a very effective self defense system. As many |
| quite a large audience. Sambo is now coming out | | | | clubs are opening up worldwide we're beginning to |
| of obscurity in North America as there are many | | | | see Sambo become a much more popular martial |
| clubs opening daily and quite a few competitions.In | | | | art and hopefully after reading this you'll have a |
| Sambo a uniform is made up of shoes known as | | | | greater understanding and appreciation for this |
| sambofki, a kurtka or Sambo jacket, belt and | | | | martial art. |
| shorts. For a competition you would need to bring | | | | |