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Originally Posted by CAMOKAT
Maybe that because Sambo is Russian and until the fall of Soviet Union nobody out of Russia was allowed to fight outside of Russia. Ever thought of that? Sambo has been around since 1920?s and believe me, that was the sport I grew up with.. BJJ took off when???
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Ahh, very nice, I'm glad I came back to check this thread before bed.
BJJ was created on or about 1910. Since you grew up with Sambo, then you are aware that the parent martial art are is Judo, right? Same as BJJ.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu
The major differences before 1993 as per MMA historians is that BJJ was more geared towards the ground game, BJJ had the guard, and you do not get penalized for being on your back. Historically, BJJ only scored 1 point for a takedown, while Sambo was more like Judo, you have the throw, and the pin. Holding down your opponent in Sambo for 20 seconds is 4 points.
Lucky for me, one of my best friends is a Sambo Instructor, and gave me the differences. Again, prior to the first UFC and crosstraining, BJJ had the better positional strategy, with being able to fight on top, and on your back. Sambo, had leglocks which equalize that equation. Imagine back when Sambo came in, and the BJJ guys had one in guard, and the Sambo fighter would just drop right back and slap on a leg lock. It happened alot.
Now come forward to 2006, everyone is now trained in everyone else's techniques, strategies, and it's a different ball game. Sambo guys who fight MMA train the guard, you can see Fedor use it on occasion, and now you also see BJJ guys using leglocks.
Sambo, Catch as Catch Can Wrestling, BJJ, Judo, in MMA it really doesn't matter anymore, it's the better grappler. That's why the new term for MMA grappling is called
"Submission Wrestling".
As for nobody knew what Sambo was, I'm sure you are right. Nobody knew what BJJ was till the first Ultimate Fighting Championship. BJJ catapulted all grappling styles to the fore front. You had Wing Chun guys coming out saying they had grappling sets in their "Lost Forms" eons ago. LOL
BJJ is no longer the dominant fighting style in MMA, but it is definately one of the most trained, with the top three being:
1. Wrestling
2. Muay Thai
3. BJJ