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Vlad Koulikov Addresses Biggest Differences Between BJJ And Sambo: Sambo’s Not BJJ With Leglocks

Vlad Koulikov Addresses Biggest Differences Between BJJ And Sambo: Sambo’s Not BJJ With Leglocks

 

 

Vlad Koulikov is a world renowned sambist having placed 3x in the USA open and represented USA in Combat Sambo worlds in 2008. He is also a BJJ and Judo black belt. In addition to this he has competed and won several NAGA and Grapplers Quest tournaments.

Recently he participated in a r/sambo reddit AMA which revealed some interesting tidbits in regards to the fusion of the two sports. Below are the top 5 questions and answers from Koulikov.

When addressing difference between bjj and sambo:

 

Another difference addressed is in approach to armbars:

Koulikov was recently promoted to bjj black belt!

Another hot topic in bjj is a question of the rulesets. Koulikov says both sambo and bjj have a lot of restrictions:


Which isn’t to say he’s a fan of ADCC rules:

If you’re ready to add more Sambo to your leg lock entries and your BJJ in general check out Vlad Koulikov’s new Sambo for BJJ instructional from BJJ Fanatics.  What you will find is that Sambo may be the perfect compliment to your BJJ as Vlad will share the takedowns, positions, and submissions that will make your progress skyrocket whether you are a young competitor or the average practitioner who has to go to work in the morning, who is looking for an edge on the mats.