I can't imagine it'd be that hard to find something, but maybe not the exact thing. You'll get a lot of the same lessons as far as sport sambo was defined in that video in a good BJJ class. The first technique that Sensei Seth highlighted was the coach throwing knees to set up the hip toss. That, in particular, was unique to Sambo. Many contemporary martial arts (as opposed to traditional like tai chi, many karate styles, aikido, etc.) with grappling such as MMA, Judo, BJJ, and wrestling are going to have that same hip toss. They're going to have scarf holds. Depending on your teacher you're going to get a mix of different techniques, but if you choose any of them, you should get a pretty nice toolbox. It's like all the techniques go to the same family reunion and you'll start to recognize cousins and uncles.
TL;DR even if you can't find sambo in particular, what I saw in the video was not different from what I've seen out of Judo, wrestling, or BJJ - just remixed from a different coach.
Tbh it's easier just to find a BJJ place. You're gonna learn all the same stuff especially early on. Maybe do some karate, muay thai, or boxing classes too
Awesome, I wonder how hard it is to find a gym on the US west coast (commenting to remember tbh)
I can't imagine it'd be that hard to find something, but maybe not the exact thing. You'll get a lot of the same lessons as far as sport sambo was defined in that video in a good BJJ class. The first technique that Sensei Seth highlighted was the coach throwing knees to set up the hip toss. That, in particular, was unique to Sambo. Many contemporary martial arts (as opposed to traditional like tai chi, many karate styles, aikido, etc.) with grappling such as MMA, Judo, BJJ, and wrestling are going to have that same hip toss. They're going to have scarf holds. Depending on your teacher you're going to get a mix of different techniques, but if you choose any of them, you should get a pretty nice toolbox. It's like all the techniques go to the same family reunion and you'll start to recognize cousins and uncles.
TL;DR even if you can't find sambo in particular, what I saw in the video was not different from what I've seen out of Judo, wrestling, or BJJ - just remixed from a different coach.
There's a red sambo gym in Berkley!
Darn. That sounds awesome. There's no sambo at all by me
Tbh it's easier just to find a BJJ place. You're gonna learn all the same stuff especially early on. Maybe do some karate, muay thai, or boxing classes too