Sambo or not to Sambo?

[martiallist]

Sorry, just noticed this thread is over 1 year old.

[martiallist]

Sambo has sick leglocks. Like bjjexpertise said. Sambo schools are rare. Awesome if you find one. Another option is Catch Wrestling.

[Bjjexpertise@be]

Sambo's great if you have a dojo/gym in your area, they're just really hard to find these days.

[WildWest.]

Cool thanks. Now I just have to find a club.

[Tant01]

Highly

So is it recommended as a good functional style or not?

yes...

It's all good.

[WildWest.]

So is it recommended as a good functional style or not?

[Tant01]

Many of my ranked judo friends also train/teach Sambo... and BJJ.

[WildWest.]

I'm looking at moving to a more grappling/wrestling/throwing type style than what I've been currently doing (hapkido and MT/boxing).

Hapkido has a few throws, takedowns and grappling, but not to the same level of detail and extent as a style that is primarily focussed on those things.

One style that has caught my eye is Sambo. What are peoples opinions on it, how does it compare to Judo, and other wrestling/grappling styles and is it recommended?

Thanks.