Sambo as a form of wrestling and self-defence

The thing is about sambo – a fighting art between self-defence and sport. Or is it more of a form of wrestling? Is it a martial art, a combat system, or a sport? How similar is sambo to jujutsu or judo? How should this fighting art be defined? The author takes into account the statements of various specialists and seeks explanations by logical proof. Therefore, the method of research here is the analysis of the content of the literature on the subject, direct interviews, and the analysis of documents. Older publications (textbooks and other books) were also treated as sources. Then the process of logical deduction was carried out. Sambo is not homogeneous – sport sambo and combat sambo are like separate fighting arts. Sport sambo is a wrestling fight based mainly on Japanese technical and tactical patterns. It is like a combination of freestyle wrestling and judo. In contrast, other forms of sambo are a form of self-defence, a system of military hand-to-hand combat, or an eclectic mix of different fighting techniques. Sambo does not meet the criteria for martialart and martial way. It is therefore a form of fighting art, as a combat sport or training program for MMA, eclectic self-defence or combat system.