Product Details

• Actors: Starring: Russian Sambo Master Vladislav Koulikov
• Directors: Joseph Jennings
• Format: Color, Digital Sound, Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: shogunmedia.com
• DVD Release Date: October 15, 2004
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00066N9Z6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #125,637 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor
Master Vladislav Koulikov is one of the world's leading experts on the highly effective combat art of Russian Sambo. Sambo is renowned for it's superior throws and ground fighting grappling submission and no one is more qualified to teach you the lethal techniques of Sambo than Master Koulikov. As a leading coach and competitor Master Koulikov is a highly respected fighter who has won numerous tournaments throughout the world including the 2004 North America Freestyle Sambo Middleweight Championship Title and the 1999 Grapplers Quest Middleweight Title. He has also been awarded the prestigious Grapplers Quest Most Technical Fighter Award. Master Koulikov is a several time NAGA Silver Medalist winner and has victories in many No-Holds-Barred no Gi events. He is a graduate of the famous Sambo 70 Academy in Moscow Russia where he learned his art and holds a 2nd Dan Black Belt in Judo and First Degree Black Belt in Nihan Karate. Master Koulikov is Chief Instructor of the Ultimate Sambo Academy in Warrick, New York which was co-founded by his wife Yvonne who is a fierce competitor in her own right.

With his new bestselling 10 DVD SAMBO SUBMISSION FIGHTING instructional series, fighters all over the world can now personally train with Master Koulikov in the privacy of there own home or gym! This informative high quality Sambo series has it all from Throws to Arm Locks, Leg Locks, Chokes, Escapes and Much More! It's all here and the lessons presented will improve the fight games of all Gi and no Gi fighters regardless of their combat style! Whether you are a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter, Grappler, Wrestler, Vale Tudo, Mixed Martial Arts or Muay Thai competitor you are sure to enhance and improve your skills quickly with the help of these Awesome Sambo DVD's! Don't Wait! Order All 10 Sambo Submission Fighting DVDs Today!

Product Description
This dynamic high quality DVD is loaded with Russian Sambo's most explosive throws, sweeps and takedowns. Regardless of your fighting style wheather it be Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, NHB, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts, Vale Tudo, Muay Thai or Tae Kwon Do the numerous takedowns presented will immediatly give you the ability to take your opponent to the matt instantly for the win or submission. You will also learn how to counter and escape the most common takedowns when they are attempted on you. In great detail and easy to understand presentation Grapplers Quest and Russian Sambo North American Free Style Champion Vladislav Koulikov teaches you the following techniques designed to improve your Gi and no Gi combat takedown skills. Just some of the many techniques presented include: Front Foot Sweep Throw, Hip Switch Reverse Throw, Sambo Sacrifice Throw, Inner Thigh Throw, Grapevine Throw, Sweeping Hip Throw, Side Trip Throw, Double Leg Rear Trip Throw, Sambo Single Leg Takedown, Side Foot Sweep Throw, Front Leg Trip Throw, Side Body Wheel Slam Throw, Drop Under Windmill Throw, Fireman's Carry Throw, Counter Single Leg Takedown Attack With Over the Head Throw, Over The Back Throw plus a series of special throws designed for street fighting attacks. Bonus! This exciting DVD also includes live fight footage of Master Vladislav Koulikov defeating opponents with dynamic Sambo throws and submission techniques! If you want to instantly improve your Throw, Sweep and Takedown skills then this Action Packed 90 minute DVD lesson is for you! Don't Wait, Order Today and SAVE!

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great material, low-key packaging, September 9, 2005

By	Gorilla800lbs (Fair Lawn, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

I was pleasantly surprised to find a wealth of very well delivered and thoroughly explained material on this DVD.

Master Vladislav Koulikov focuses on sambo hallmark throws and leg sweeps. Vlad is very articulate and his English is excellent. He is beaming with genuine enthusiasm about his sport, at which he is undoubtedly excels. He works with two assistants who keep a low-key presense but help him greatly.

The techniques are explained very well, with accents made spot-on on the vital details of execution. Right on the first technique "over the chest throw", he gives an illuminating tip which I totally missed in my first encounter with sambo. Instead of focusing on the sharp spin, as I was thaught before, he urges to use a pelvic/hip bump to pop the opponent up, which makes the technique so much more effortless and so much easier on your back.

The players wear traditional sambo clothes throughout demonstrations. These are: "kurtkas" similar to Judo gi but with shoulder flares (epaulets) similar to some Hapkido or Kuk Sool uniforms, belts, shorts, and high-top boxing shoes. Kurtkas facilitate many grabs and holds, but Master Koulikov highlight when and which an alternate hold may be employed when your opponent wears a different kind of clothes.

Fighters familiar with other systems will find Vlad's remarks and on-going technique comparisons very helpful. Vlad also constantly notes the differences in application in competition or self-defence scenarios. One thing I wish he touched more would be covering some of the falls aspect. It makes a big difference whether you're tripping an opponent and making him fall on your leg on a mat or on the hard aslphalt pavement. That's a relatively small complaint, given the wealth of other advices Master Koulikov gives.

The DVD is chock-full of explanations of many techniques, and keep in mind that it is dedicated to two technique types!! There's a tremendous depth of coverage there. I was originally only interested in throws, but I will be buying other DVDs as well just because there's such a huge value in there and they're so much fun to watch. One advice about the purchase: check the prices on the official website of ShogunMedia first, they are lower.

The disc wraps up with footage of Vlad's three fights against other sambists and a no-gi ring match under what seems to be UFC-type rules. Definitely interesting for a specialist, but the viewangles unfortunately aren't the best.


Why am I giving this product 4 starts instead of 5? Technicalities. The DVD is created in a low-rent Nero or Roxio one-shot approach, and isn't structured in any way. There's just one huge chapter. There are no menues, and navigating back and forth between the myriads of techniques is a throw-back to a tape VCR era. I ended up watching it on my PC in NVDVD app, where I created bookmarks/tumbnails for each technique as I fast-forwarded through the footage.

The footage itself is great. No complaints here. Apparently shot digitally, great contrast, great clarity, sound is loud and clear all the time.

About myself a little bit. I am a bo-dan in WTF-style Taekwondo who is interested to broaden his horizons a bit. Our school, besides Olympic sparring, puts big focus on traditional Taekwondo training (athletics, endurance, conditioning) augmented in areas of self-defence with elements of Hapkido. I am in love with my art, however I want to learn more of the less-brutal techniques which give more options in a self-defence situation. I looked at this DVD because Sambo shines in areas of throws/sweeps takedowns, and I got what I was looking for, in spades, and then some!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Sambo Series!, February 8, 2005

By	John (Taiwan) - See all my reviews

This is a fantastic set! All high percentage moves and great Russian belt-grab throws and pick-ups. The throwing dvds are worth the entire set!!! Great stuff and I really love the flying armbar section. Tons of techniques plus fantastic instruction from a Sambo Master (and gentleman. Excellent production quality....a HOME RUN!