Friday, April 20, 2007

sambo

Some words about sambo
Description:
Now, SAMBO is built from 3 parts:
the sportive part (Olympic sport)
the self-defense part
and the special or combat part.
The sportive part is similar to Judo but with some differences in allowed techniques. SAMBO allows leg locks were Judo does not, but Judo allows choking but SAMBO does not. There are somewhat more techniques in SAMBO than in Judo.
The self-defense part of SAMBO is similar in form to Aikijujutsu because it is intended to be entirely defensive. The founder of SAMBO said this about the self-defense part:
"We give defensive weapons to citizens. Some people say that this kind of martial art may be learned by criminals or hooligans and used against citizens. Don't worry! This art does not include even one attacking technique! If a hooligan will learn, he will be able to apply it only against another hooligan who will attack him, but never against a citizen."
There are many specific techniques for defending specific attacks, including escaping from grips and chokes, defenses against punches and kicks, defenses against weapons (knife, stick etc.), and floor-fighting. The self-defense part of SAMBO is based on body movements and locks with a few punches and kicks. The object is to allow defense but not to injure the opponent more than necessary because this part was created for citizens. In the former Soviet Union the law was that if you injure your opponent more than needed in a self-defense situation you could receive a 5 year prison term. Some of the self-defense techniques are based on sportive SAMBO.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Sambo

Sambo is a modern martial art, combat sport and self-defense system developed in the former Soviet Union, and recognized as an official sport by the USSR All-Union Sports Committee in 1938.
According to the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), Sambo is one of the four main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally today, the other three being Greco-Roman wrestling, Freestyle wrestling and Judo.

In 1980, Sambo was a demonstration sport at the Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia. However, due to boycotts, it failed to bring sufficient numbers for continued inclusion as a participatory game.
There is no single recognized founder of Sambo.

There 2 versions of history of Sambo!

Monday, April 2, 2007

Kick Boxing

What is it Kick Boxing?

Kick Boxing is a fusion of martial art and boxing in which competitors wear boxing gloves and throw punches as in boxing and kick with their bare feet as in karate. It combines the elements of kicking, punching and boxing. Players use elbows, knees, head blows, kicks and punches while playing. Kick Boxing has different styles and derivatives. Its famous types are cardio kick boxing, Muay thai kick boxing, Savate, San Shou, Bando and Full Contact Karate.