Russian martial arts
Encyclopedia
There are a number of martial arts
styles or schools of Russia
n origin.
Traditional Russian fist fighting was outlawed in the Russian Empire
in 1832.
During the Soviet era the government wanted to create both military hand-to-hand combat systems and combat sports.
The new styles included Combat Sambo Spetsnaz, otherwise known as Systema
, and Sambo
. Sambo was based on Judo
.
During the 1980s and after the fall of Communism the interest to the folk martial arts re-awoke. Through ethnographical study, many new styles based on the folk styles appeared. The two most famous new styles of that era are the Russian All-Round Fighting, which is based both on the old folk styles, old Cossack saber fencing and on the Soviet era styles, and Buza
, which is based on the old local village fights and dances.
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
styles or schools of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n origin.
Traditional Russian fist fighting was outlawed in the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
in 1832.
During the Soviet era the government wanted to create both military hand-to-hand combat systems and combat sports.
The new styles included Combat Sambo Spetsnaz, otherwise known as Systema
Systema
Systema is a Russian martial art. Training includes: hand to hand combat, grappling, knife fighting and fire arms training as well. Training involves drills and sparring without set kata. It focuses mainly on controlling the six body levers through pressure point application, striking and weapon...
, and Sambo
Sambo (martial art)
Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...
. Sambo was based on Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
.
During the 1980s and after the fall of Communism the interest to the folk martial arts re-awoke. Through ethnographical study, many new styles based on the folk styles appeared. The two most famous new styles of that era are the Russian All-Round Fighting, which is based both on the old folk styles, old Cossack saber fencing and on the Soviet era styles, and Buza
Buza
Buza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wierzbica, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wierzbica, north-west of Chełm, and east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...
, which is based on the old local village fights and dances.
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