So im 17 and want to start training, but ive got few questions.

How common are injuries in sport sambo?

What is your history with injuries and how severe were they?

How important is flexibility in sambo?

Does sambo mainly provide cardio or muscle workout?

What would be average age of people In sambo gym from your experience?

I appreciate any answer, Thanks in advance!

On the official uniforms suppliers, absolute force is not listed anymore, even though I heard they were the main supplier for some national teams. If they did lose it, does anyone know the reason? I ordered shoes from them since they seemed more similar to wrestling boots. Maybe fias wants all shoes to be more softer?

Anyone know of that co or person that made custom sambo shoes? Iircc there was a twitter link t them. Or if anyone has a rec for wide feet

Coming from catch wrestling background, what are good techniques for a tall person. I’m 6”3 190.5 cm in height, want to improve my takedowns.

I have an mma gym about 2 hours away from where I live and they only have 1 sambo class per week that is 45 mins long. In my town I have a judo club and then another place that says they do a mix of wrestling/ bjj. Which one should I do if I want to set myself up for combat sambo later in the future. If the scheduling works out and the prices arent too bad I could possibly do both along with some basic striking on a bag at home. But if I could only pick 1 (which will most likely be the case). Sholud I do the judo or bjj class?

thanks

Hi everyone. I really want to compete in a sambo tournament, but there isn't really a sambo scene where I am, so I don't know know anyone "in the know" that is aware of upcoming competitions that might not be advertised yet. Last year, I was keeping an eye on this calendar: https://usasambo.com/tournaments/ but by the time I saw the date and location for 2024 Nationals in Denton, it was too late to plan a trip there (taking off work, arranging pet care, etc).

Is there a more up-to-date calendar I can look at? Or are there possibly recurring tournaments that happen around the same time every year (i.e., will nationals be in early summer again in 2025?)? I train and compete in judo and, at least where I live, the same tournaments happen around the same time every year and I can mostly prepare for them; wondering if it's the same for sambo.

Before doing sambo I was doing non jacket wrestling styles, but after switching to sambo I have been having trouble completing single and double legs, due to being too far from opponent to not get gripped up. Are there any set ups for shooting singles when being closer/gripping length?

I recently developed tendonitis in both my thumbs from gripping too hard and not resting enough between training sessions. I'm working on designing a product that helps rehabilitate issues like this, as none of the solutions on the market have really worked for me (Finger expanders, grip trainers, thick bars, etc). I can't use the typical grip strengtheners because they cause flareups.

Is this a problem that a lot of you are having as well? Do you think a product that lets you gently rehabilitate individual fingers would be useful? Tell me about your own injuries as well, I'd be really interested to see which are most common for Sambo players. Thank you!

hello everyone I'm f20 yo, would like to start next year any sort of combat sport (all classes are closed for this year where i live), I just wanted to know if you had any advices on what types of workout I could do and if I could have great results with my home gym equipment or not (dumbbells of all sizes, pull up bar, elastics bands) or If I needed to go to the gym. kinda out of shape since I've not done any sports since last summer would you recommend buying a punching bag ? also trying to realign my nutrition so I bought whey protein and lots of vegetables/fruits/meat etc, if you also had advices on that I could take em !

I'm talking about something happening to the sport, some senseless change like what happened in judo, I personally prefer the sport as it is, I hope that doesn't happen

in dagestan i heard that they are many gyms for sambo and combat sambo. but do they have gyms for ARB, hsif, horting? and why are they so attached to these sports

Most time I fight against right handed opponents, but today I kept getting posted with the left arm and didn’t know what to do. Any tips?

This probably isn't the best place to make this known, but I feel really embarrassed after finishing my first class of Sambo. Y'all can have a laugh at me or give me some love, it's all good 🥲

I ate a dodgy Chicken roll 4 hrs before class and halfway through started to feel really queasy. Ended up going to the bathroom 3 times to crap throughout my class and was too prideful to walk out and say I was 'sick.' I didn't want to be disrespectful and leave without finishing the class, so I really tried to stick through it but spent the last 20 minutes sitting and watching.

I feel really annoyed at myself and self conscious. I've done BJJ, wrestling and Muay Thai for 2 years, and my first sambo class at a new gym was a disaster. I'm feeling dejected and reaching out for some love or support, but I know this is the internet so it might be mostly roasts 😂 either way

I’m traveling for work soon and have been looking for a jiu-jitsu place to drop in. I called an MMA place with jiu-jitsu on their website, right next to my hotel. It was a weird call.

He said they only have sambo (website said jiu-jitsu), so I said it sounded interesting and asked if they do drop ins. He said no, all booked, members only.

Any perspective on this? Are drop ins frowned on in sambo? I would love to cross train if a sambo or judo guy dropped in.

I'm just asking because i'm new to watching sambo and i want to know who is in the goat conversation of sprots sambo?

Занимаюсь самбо уже 10 ый год, спорт задолбал, я буквально выгорел, есть отвращение к занятем (сами занятия задолбали, не спорт) хочу заниматься просто дома и качаться а не эти изнуряющие тренировки до полу смерти, меня родители в основном отправляли для того чтобы я мог защищаться , а для меня главное только чтоб я не был дрифщем и полным, в хорошей форме, и заниматься дома. Как сказать родителям что мне спорт задолбал и хочу заниматься дома (тем-более скоро ОГЭ)

Hi there. Back home in germany I did alot of luta livre. When moving to riga to study, I was hoping to find a gym where I could train sambo, especially combat sambo. To this point though, I haven't found a gym. Any recommendations?

Who are the best sambo athletes who currently compete?

I want to try and get into sambo but I have no gym that does it so I want to do at home training. Are there any workouts y’all recommend i should do?

What are the best value Sambovka in UK and how do you know your size is it like judo in terms of height or is it different?

I know there is probably a lot of posts like this; But Im going back into training for the first time in around four years and I've put on a bit of weight since then and if I'm honest, I'm a little bit anxious.

Going to dive head first into it regardless, but I just wanted to see if anyone had any pointers or anything I should know such as how a sambo class usually goes, or whether these things vary gym to gym? I come from a judo background with not a lot of experience in either striking or wrestling.

Thanks and sorry to bother :)

So I’m sure this gets asked here pretty frequently, but.

I currently box. I want to start supplementing my boxing with grappling to defend takedowns and be able to work on the ground because I’m pretty skinny.

My issue is there are no sambo gyms near me currently. So my options are BJJ gym that also offers wrestling classes or a judo gym. Which one do you think would be more beneficial to supplement into boxing and potentially start sambo whenever I move? Thanks!

Hey Guys.

I am Jon. A lecturer in the UK and head of research and sports medicine for GB Wrestling.

Could any UK Sambo athletes/hobbyists please fill out this injury research survey please. There’s a option to pick Sambo as your chose grappling style. However, so far there are hundreds of BJJ and Judo respondents but only a dozen Sambo athletes. I’ll post the link below.

Thanks you in advance!

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/school-of-health/a-retrospective-self-reported-audit-of-injuries-amongst-grappli

Historically when did Sambo decide to discard the traditional Gi pants but chose to retain the Jacket/Kurtka?

What is the official reasoning for why shorts replaced them?