© Lion’s Way Martial Arts
An acronym for "SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya" or "Self-defense without weapons", SAMBO
(sometimes also seen as CAMBO) is a form of sport, self-defense, and combat established
in the former Soviet Union during the early twentieth century. Under the leadership of
SAMBO's forefathers V.S. Oshchepkov, V.A. Spiridinov, and A. A. Kharlampiev, indigenous
fighting styles from regions including Japan, China, Mongolia, India, Africa, Europe, North
America, Caucasus, and Russia were studied and blended into what is now known as
SAMBO. After generations of civilian and military refinement, SAMBO has evolved into an
extremely formidable fighting art with principles applicable to martial artists of any style.
Like all fighting systems, SAMBO continues to grow and evolve in both its sport and
combat variants.
© Lion’s Way Martial Arts
An acronym for "SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya" or "Self-
defense without weapons", SAMBO (sometimes also
seen as CAMBO) is a form of sport, self-defense, and
combat established in the former Soviet Union during
the early twentieth century. Under the leadership of
SAMBO's forefathers V.S. Oshchepkov, V.A. Spiridinov,
and A. A. Kharlampiev, indigenous fighting styles from
regions including Japan, China, Mongolia, India, Africa,
Europe, North America, Caucasus, and Russia were
studied and blended into what is now known as SAMBO.
After generations of civilian and military refinement,
SAMBO has evolved into an extremely formidable
fighting art with principles applicable to martial artists of
any style. Like all fighting systems, SAMBO continues to
grow and evolve in both its sport and combat variants.
