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Russian Martial Arts

Basic Principles of Russian Martial Arts

    Russian Martial Arts are not based on techniques; they are based on training concepts, laws of motion, and "what is" in the moment of contact.  This is a far cry from the waza (technique) based mentality of many Eastern arts, where the bulk of instruction is through rehearsing pre-constructed sets instead of improvising inside of a scientific structure.  Since there is no "technique" to do right or wrong, the learning curve is shorter.  What makes this truly effective is that being struck is the penalty for less-than-optimal performance.  Pain is reduced to "biofeedback" that you should do something differently, and when it stops hurting then you've got it right!

A.A. Kadochnikov

Now with a sight in English featuring a number of rare video clips

Amateur Fisticuffs Association in Russia - Many video clips of the Russian Fisticuffs (site is in Russian)

American Annex to the Russian Federation for Russian Martial Art - Lancaster, PA

Brett Jacques American Sambo Association - Sambo expert with a 3-tape set from Paladin Press

British Annex to the Russian Federation of Russian Martial Arts - ROSS England

British Systema Organization - Trevor Robinson is a premier instructor for this art in the UK

Combat Machine - Anatoly Taras (Minsk, Belarus) presents his self-defence and street-fighting system
Federation of Russian Martial Arts U.K. - London based ROSS and Sambo organization

History of Russian Martial Arts (long)

History of Sambo by Scott Sannon

Kadochnikov Style-USA - Training now available in the USA in Kadochnikov system!

Renovated Sambo - Russian Grappling Art

ROSS - Russian Martial Art

Russophilia - Russian Military and Martial Arts, tons of links!

SATBI - Siberian Association of Traditional Martial Arts - Click on the Yin/Yang for the full site menu

Stratford Sambo - Techniques and Articles including History of Sambo by Dr. Brett Jacques

Systema Martial Art - Information on Valdamir Vasiliev's Systema

Vladamir Vasiliev of Toronto, Canada.  Former Russian Special Forces, teacher of Systema

Women in Sambo from Vladivostok News

World of Sombo Links from FIAS page

Zdorovye - Russian Natural Health System