"Sambo Steve" Koepfer of NY Combat Sambo

[chandlertao]

who has fedor' punching tutorial .besides this series

[kenseisato1989]

dude that is one solid school of instructors

[Ih8names1]

I would really be interested in learning Sambo. I've been doing BJJ for about four years now and this looks really cool. Does anyone know of schools in the Cleveland area?

[neworleansdrummer]

You'll have to excuse BillySue Kforcer,,she's a know it all....

[ErikPaulsonFan]

These guys might not have the biggest names in the city, but they're damn good at Sambo and at teaching Sambo. Don't let Reilly's young age fool you; the dude knows his shit, and he knows it WELL.

Great teachers, very cool techniques, and no egos. NYCS is the real deal.

[electronikita]

Open a school in Calgary ffs!!!! i demands sambo in Calgary!

[Dvalb]

Man, wish I lived in NY:P

[kforcer]

As someone said on Sherdog, the entrance at 1:35 is very cool.

[Daggerfall40]

Thanks for the history lesson. Those are some slick leglock entrances.

btw, you can argue that UFC welterweight and Judoka Karo Parisyan could be indirectly considered as a Sambo practitioner. Karo has trained with Gene Lebell and Gokor Chivichyan under the Hayastan Grappling System which borrow elements from Sambo. In fact, I remember reading an interview somewhere with either Gene or Gokor claiming that Karo has an encyclopedic knowledge of leglocks.

[kforcer]

I think a lot of that also came from catch-wrestling; Gene LeBell being one of the only guys to be a direct student of Lou Thesz, Ed "The Strangler" Lewis and Vic Christy.

Also, Gokor trained in an Armenian folk style called "Kotch", from which sambo also derived some parts of is foundation. At least, that's what I've read.

[samluke8121]

@kforcer Sambo has deep roots in Judo. If you don't already know:Vasili Oschepkov taught Judo and Karate to the elite red army force. He was the first foreigner to have a black belt under Kano

[billysue2]

@kforcer well you cant read then.The godfather of catch wrestling in japan was karl gotch,id hazzard a wild guess youre confusing the word catch in catch wrestling with the name gotch.Gokor only ever trained judo and sambo and whatever gene taught him .Sambo has no input from catch,its judo and russian regional wrestling styles combined.

[kforcer]

@billysue2 No need to be rude. Gene LeBell is just about the most qualified authority on the competitive application of catch there is, considering he was competing in judo while training with Thesz, Christy, Gotch and others. He was putting what he learned with them to actual competitive use.

And you are confusing "koch" with "Gotch." Koch is an Armenian folk-wrestling style Gokor trained in and apparently teaches as well. I accidentally threw in a "t" though.

[samluke8121]

@Daggerfall40 Judo and Sambo are basically the same. A leglock in Judo is called Ashi garami.

[GSPxRUSH]

lol wtf look how he throws his power punch or power hand jabs at 4:32...i kickbox soo lol i see all his openings lol soo bad..-.-

[gabbomushy]

ow its a sambo technique called a "casting"punch it utilizes the point of the knuckles its commonly used as a set up to clinch or takedown ...

[Reviresco]

This guy really impressed me.

[iwanttofight69]

nice vid i like ankle locks bro

[J0hnFreeman]

is sambo just like bjj

[CecilTerwilliger]

They have their similarities, in they're both forms jacket wrestling, and share some history with judo. The big difference is that in SAMBO they teach a lot of leg-locks and there are no chokes (usually). Also there is Combat SAMBO, which has striking as well as grappling.

[stanburdman]

This dude is a liar, I invented sambo in 2003 while trying to invent a low calorie car fuel. Fact.

[blisterstarr]

Steve is the man!

[JustaEropeanGuy]

GO STEVE!

[MixedTracialArtist]

guy cant punch for shit

[DynamiteMMA]

Agreed....

[Chalito5]

Those are sambo style punches. Fedor uses the same kind of strikes.

[billysue2]

@Chalito5 there arent any sambo style punches,its just the way fedor throws a long range hook,fedors only training in punching is with his coach who is a master of sport in amateur boxing.

[yakuza01]

Those looping punches are intended to, of course, hit somebody but also to set up throws if the opponent closes in on you. Watch 4:50 for example.

[servo66]

It's called a "casting punch." Yakuza01 has it exactly right.

[ItachiAkatsukiTensai]

pretty cool