The Club Leg Lock headed by Ruslan Pavlov presents the art of wrestling consisting of a mixture of the best techniques of Russian Sambo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and freestyle wrestling. This style was formed after over 20 years of experience with various forms of martial arts and has proven to be the most effective in free form wrestling competitions and self defense. The program focuses on developing the physical strength and agility, and the grapling skills on a competitive level and the self-defense skills essential in real life. Sambo throws, Jiu-Jitsu and Free-style standing and grappling moves, submissions, Combat-Sambo and Kick-Boxing elements will be covered.


History of Russian Sambo:
       Sambo translates as “self defense without a weapon”. It draws its roots from two martial arts schools in the USSR, one founded by V. A. Spiridonov (Спиридонов) and the other by V. S. Ojepkov (Ощепков).
The Spiridonov school was based on the study of various martial art movements from different parts of Russia and neighboring states and was primarily used for training special forces and KGB agents.
The founder of the second school, Ojepkov, went to learn Judo in Japan and was the first ever European to receive a black belt from Kodokan (Kodokan was derived from jiu-jitsu). When he returned back to Russia Ojepkov started his own Judo school that gradually moved away from the traditions of Judo sufficiently to be a system in its own right. Ojepkov’s system was the flavor of Sambo available to the general public and was practiced as a sport.
The two schools coexisted independently of each other until the year 1945 when the two were merged together under the common name of Sambo. The new system had two directions, one for the sports and another one for military applications (hence Combat Sambo).
More information on Russian Sambo: Sambo: The Russian's Judo

       Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu derived in the early 20th century from Kodokan Judo. It was brought to Brazil by Mitsuyo Maeda, an expert in Judo. Mitsuyo passed on his knowledge to the Gracie family that originally helped him get established in Brazil. The Gracies continued developing the system in the 20th century. One of the primary aspects of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu is its ability to maintain dominance on the ground. To succeed in this sport an athlete needs to poses a good knowledge of body kinetics and be able to quickly solve kinetic puzzles that make up any jiu-jitsu match.
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