Sambo
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Focus | Hybrid martial arts |
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Highest governing body | Fédération Internationale de Sambo |
World Games | 1985, 1993 |
First played | Soviet Union |
1920s | |
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ID | 1056560 |
About Sambo
Sambo is a Soviet martial art and combat sport. It originated in the Russian SFSR in Soviet Union. The word "SAMBO" is a portmanteau for samozashchita bez oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defence without weapons".