Despite our love and lifelong dedication to BJJ, we're oddly fascinated by Sambo (aka Самбо or Sombo). And, we're not sure exactly why that is. Maybe it's because the throws and submissions seem so different. Maybe it's that whole funky-shouldered gi-top/short-shorts combination (it would be weird if that was the reason). Maybe it's the sheer foreignness of it all. Whatever it is, we think Sambo is pretty damn cool. Know what we mean, grappler?
Perhaps there's a Russian Sambo expert somewhere out there writing a post for an upstart Sambo website about how fascinated he is with jiu jitz ... nah.
Check out Yasuhiro Tanaka (former Japanese national Sambo champ and world championship medalist) demonstrating the classic Victor throw to armbar finish:
Here's another one for good measure:
These techniques are flawlessly demo'd and are very non-BJJ. It's awesome. Try one out on an unsuspecting teammate tonight.
pretty damn cool
ReplyDeletekeep up the good work dstryr
There was a cool interview with Steve Koepfer about Sambo, over on the excellent No Holds Barred show Eddie Goldman has been doing for years.
ReplyDeletethat top one looks like an arm bar not a knee bar
ReplyDeleteYou are right. The knee bar is available, but the initial submission is an armbar.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the correction.