The Sambo Encyclopedia: Comprehensive Throws, Holds, and Submission Techniques For All Grappling Styles

Highlight of the book is lots of gi throws they don't go over in most bjj gyms.

This is yet another great judo/sambo resource by Steve Scott. As a black-belt judoka myself, I try to snag a good reference book from time to time. This is the 4th book of his I own, & I have yet to find a bad one in the bunch.Scott is a fantastic technician, and his books always include illustrative pictures that demonstrate the technique in question.If you are a practitioner of Judo, Sambo, BJJ, or submission grappling, you will get a lot of use out of this fantastic reference book. I highly recommend it!

This is a Bible for self defense

Author Steve Scott has written a veritable tome on the Russian art of sambo. Sambo is a close cousin of judo, but there are significant differences, most of which are explained in detail in this remarkable book. There are hundreds of techniques shown in photographic detail. I'm not done reading it yet, but so far, it has been very rewarding. I do think that it would be hard to grasp many of the techniques without some familiarity with a throwing art such as judo or jujitsu, but a smart novice might be able to decipher many of the skills shown. I have not found any other book on sambo that is so comprehensive. It is an amazing achievement for an author who has already distinguished himself with many other excellent books on martial arts, and the depth and breadth of his knowledge is astonishing.

While it's best to learn such techniques from an instructor, it's important to always know that there is different methods of performing the art. There is no such thing as a perfect technique and there's multiple ways of doing a throw or grab. These techniques are important because if you ever have to use them, then the book can help. Absolutely worth the money to have, as the book is very new and is up to date with implementation of moves.

Felt like it was more than enough important information that you can take and refine. I was taken back how good this book was. He wrote alot so if you like to read this would be a great book. It's not just pictures he really took his time with the details.

One of the better martial arts books I have. It shows enough pictures of steps in the technique with good written descriptions and a large number of techniques. I haven't done Sambo, but it makes me want to learn. The expertise of the author comes through so it makes a good reference for anyone from beginner to the high level participant.

I have no dislikes of this book. It brings a fresh take on grappling outside of Judo and BJJ. I also liked the author's philosophy on the subject.