Sambo words, in the order you need them
Start with the beginner words and you can follow a match. Each level builds on the one before.
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Words
- Sambo
- Sport sambo
- Combat sambo
- Bout
- Total victory
- Weight categories
- Age groups
- Team competition
- SAMBO mat
- Red and blue
- Off mat
- Safety area
- Standing
- Ground position
- Bridge
- Roll-over
- Throw
- Painful hold
- Hold-down
- Submission signal
- Throw with a fall
- Counter-throw
- Leg lock
- Chokehold
- Strike
- Knockdown and knockout
- Scoring of throws
- Perfect throw
- Eight-point lead
- Winning on points
- Hold-down score
- Activity
- Warning
- Passive conduct
- Prohibited technique
- Withdrawal
- Disqualification
- Arbiter
- Side referee
- Referee trio
- Deputy Chief Referee
Rules
- What is sambo?
- What are the sambo weight categories?
- What happens when sambo athletes go off the mat?
- How are throws scored in sambo?
- Can you submit someone in sambo?
- What can you do in combat sambo?
- How do you win a sambo bout?
- What is passivity in sambo?
- What moves are illegal in sambo?
- How are sambo bouts refereed?