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Sambo (martial art)
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| Also known as | Sombo (in English-speaking countries) |
|---|---|
| Focus | Hybrid |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union |
| Famous practitioners | List of Practitioners |
| Ancestor arts | Judo, Jujutsu, Boxing, Kurash, Catch Wrestling |
| Olympic sport | No, but IOC recognized |
| Official website | International SAMBO Federation |
Sambo is a combat sport,[1][2] and a recognized style of amateur wrestling governed by the UWW in the World Wrestling Championships along with Graeco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling.[3][4] Practiced worldwide, sambo is a martial art with Soviet origins. Many of its moves have been incorporated in other forms of combat sport such as mixed martial arts.
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| Highest governing body | Fédération Internationale de Sambo |
|---|---|
| Registered as a sport discipline | Soviet Union, 16 November 1938 (Goskomsport)[5] |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Yes |
| Mixed-sex | No |
| Type | Martial art |
| Equipment | Sambovka |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic | No |
| World Games | 1985, 1993 |
- ^ Schneiderman, R. M. (19 June 2010). "Once-Secret Martial Art Rises in Ring's Bright Lights". the New York Times.
- ^ "Once-secret KGB martial art fights for recognition". The Independent. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ The final report of the President's Commission on Olympic Sports, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977, p. 261.
- ^ Combs, Steve ; Frank, Chuck. Winning Wrestling, Contemporary Books, Chicago, 1980, p. 3.
- ^ Sombo wrestling history and basic rules BY JOSH HENSON | MAY 01, 2006 | United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Official Website.
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