For everyone who wasted their time with BJJ, would you go back in time and take Sambo if offered?

I would put Oleg higher but interesting list. Not sure how Severn would feel being associated as that over greco roman though.

I liked to see Severn or know who trained him in Sambo.Same with Judo.

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Arbitrary list is meaningless.

Fedor was a brawler.

If we’re talking grappling Khabib is miles ahead of everyone.

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Severn was close to winning an Olympic Medal. He was that good.

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That was wrestling right?

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sambo is great as once you already know how to wrestle. like kabib does. by itself you better be fedor.

greco if i recall

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Greco-Roman

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Sambo is a decent art but it isn’t what bjj is and anyone saying different hasn’t rolled with good sambo guys versus hood bjj guys. I have rolled with world champs in both arts and it is not comparable. I have a bjj leg locker buddy that has a photo of X-rays on his phone from when he rolled with 2 Sambo world champs. The X-rays show a metal plate and 6 screws holding a leg together. The emphasis on takedowns is better than bjj though.

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When you’re that good of a wrestler, the usja will gift you a black belt so you’re not destroying actual novices

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Severn was one dimensional.

Wrestling. If it wasn’t listed I never would have known.

Dans a great guy

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Not here,but I did see a post that Dan was awarded an honorary black belt in Judo.

Now,about that Sambo…

Boxing (imo): footwork drills, heavy bag basic 1-2, slightly more advanced combos, head movement. There are several examples of old men using fundamental boxing techniques to beat their attackers.

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Does anyone know who made the picks for the first ufc?

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Sambo doesn’t have belts, you wear either a red or blue depending on your jacket color

If Sambo is so much better than BJJ, than why aren’t they winning every weight class?

Why aren’t you?

It’ll be nice when Bjj comes up with a complete mma game. If you sign up for at a bjj club then they teach you a complete fighting game. Same for wrestling or Muay Thai.

They’ll each come up with a complete pkg that highlites their game.

I think bjj and wrestling would be some what similar.

It’s just all the sambo guys listed above almost have a different style.

Rather than train Bjj, wrestling and Muay Thai you would just join one club and it’s all under the same name.

I remember hitting the university for wrestling then the bjj club and kickboxing club. I know the schools have changed so at least we’re seeing new styles and obviously new athletes.

It’s just the old days we’re so awesome because it was bjj vs wrestler. It’d be nice to have the bragging rights of what is better discipline wise.

Yep I’m old

Mma is king

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