Sambo practice

Today we worked a little on the unique methods of Russian punching as well as defensive technique.
1. The hook punch. Remember to stay relaxed and rotate you arm around the elbow in a whipping fashion
2. Downward diagonal swing. A quick downward strike as you step in hitting with a hammerfist
3. Rolling arm. A method of parrying an attack by letting the energy of his strike pass uninterupted rather than absorbing the blow.

Here's a great exaple

Triangle chokes

This week we covered the triangle choke and the different ways to set it up. From the guard we started with the double wrist control, pinning one arm to the chest and elevating the hips to secure the choke. The second was from the spider guard, streching him out by placing the foot in the bicep then shooting that leg over for the choke. Number three was the triangle from the front. Secure one over one under grip and roll him over. The last was the sambo turnover as we call it in shooto. When your opponent is turtled up crossface him and entangle his arm with your leg, step your leg up his back and roll over him, from behing grab your ankle turn to tighten and lock it up.
Now go practice.

Promo Video

For those of you who have not seen it allready here is the promo clip finally.

Arm spin

Today we worked the arm spin stepping to the outside. This is a very common throw in wrestling, sambo and judo. Each style has little differences but the throw remains the same. Keep a tight grip and let your bodyweight and rotation take him over.Dont try to muscle the throw. Heres a good example from France.

The development of sambo

Here's a interesting video showing the native wrestling styles from the former Soviet Union that contributed to the development of sambo.

Baby news

Congratulations to James and Annika on the birth of their son last Tues.Looks like we'll have a new member in a few years.

club kozak

Club Kozak has a new promo video ,,check it out.If your ever in the Montreal area I strongly recommened you checking out the gym.