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sambo
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈsæm.bəʊ/ us /ˈsæm.boʊ/
a fighting sport developed in Russia that includes movements from judo and wrestling:
He became expert in sambo, a Russian mix of judo and wrestling.
He has the typical sambo wrestling skills to get the fight to the ground.
The martial art of sambo is not widely known outside Russia, but is very effective self-defence.
When we got full recognition in the Olympics, a large number of wrestlers moved over to sambo.
Sambo is Russia's national martial art and tournaments there reach a large audience.
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