Sambo is a Soviet (Russian) grappling martial art, developed to satisfy the Soviet Red army needs during the early 1920s. The word SAMBO translates to “self-defense without weapons”. Its purpose was to combine the most effective techniques of other martial arts into.

The Sambo style utilizes a lot of effective takedowns from judo and wrestling. The big advantage is that Sambo is a lot less limited, compared the mentioned martial arts.

There is a huge variation of submissions, like leglocks. In fact, Combat Sambo, complemented with striking, gives Sambo effectiveness both on the street and at a sports level.