What an online sambo course should help you do
A useful lesson shows more than a finish. You should be able to identify the starting grip, the reaction that creates the opening, and the control you need when the position changes. That is what makes the material useful after the video ends.
Our Sambo training page brings together the published sambo lessons, Ievgen Skyrda’s Ukrainian Grappling Style, physical preparation and sports psychology. You can follow one problem across disciplines instead of treating every technique as an isolated move. Browse the actual lessons before choosing your membership.
Start with a problem from your next training session
Choose a position you already reach. A BJJ athlete might want to connect a standing entry to an ankle lock. A wrestler might need to keep control after a takedown. A sambo athlete might be adapting a jacket grip for no-gi training. Those are three different starting points, even if they lead to a similar finish.
Watch the demonstration once without stopping. Then return to the entry, the control and the transition separately. Write down one detail you can recognize in your own practice and one question. You now have a specific task to bring to your coach.
Bring sambo into your local gym
You can keep training at your BJJ, judo or wrestling club while studying sambo online. Agree with your coach which lesson fits the work you are already doing, then practice it with an appropriate partner. Your local sessions give you resistance and immediate feedback; the recording lets you revisit the explanation afterward.
Start slowly enough to notice when control disappears. Check the technique against your experience and competition rules, particularly for leg locks and other submissions. New throws and submissions need suitable mats and qualified supervision. Watching a lesson prepares you for that work.
Learn from a team that uses the connections
BORETS founder Ievgen Skyrda trained and competed in sambo and judo from childhood. He has held a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt for six years and has developed two generations of athletes. Ukrainian Grappling Style is how the school connects that background with wrestling and modern submission grappling.
One example is BORETS athlete Kostiantyn Zhyvanov: silver in the men’s professional -65.9 kg division at the second 2026 ADCC European, Middle East & African Trials. The official result and the school’s competition footage let you examine the work behind the teaching.
Get feedback on the moment that matters
A match clip can explain a problem more clearly than a long description. In a separate coach consultation, attach the relevant footage and give the timestamp: “At 1:12 I enter the throw, but lose the grip when he steps back. What should I change?” That gives the team a concrete exchange to review.
One consultation covers a question or training task, the coach’s answer and follow-up clarification on the same topic. Replies may be text, voice or video, depending on what is useful. Your account shows the available consultation allowance and payment terms before you start.
Fit online study around real life
Recorded sambo training videos let you study before class, revisit a lesson afterward or watch from another time zone. Lessons are filmed in Ukrainian, with English audio available on selected lessons. Check the language options on the lesson you want to study.
Use the same library to explore physical preparation and psychology when those are part of your training question. Membership opens the recorded school library; personal consultations are a separate service. The membership page shows the current monthly and annual options. Start at the Sambo training page, watch the introduction and choose the first problem you want to work on.
Explore the video library
Published lessons in this training category, ready for your next session. Watch them all with your school membership.
Hip Lock: Coming Up to FinishKostya Zhyvanov
Sambo Hip Lock: Basic FinishKostya Zhyvanov
Kani Basami: Sambo Scissor TakedownKostya Zhyvanov
Calf Slicer from Bottom: Finishing DetailsKostya Zhyvanov
Common questions
Can I learn sambo online if I already train BJJ or wrestling?
Yes. Use the lessons to study grips, takedowns, control and submission transitions, then work with your local coach on the parts that suit your rules and experience. Ukrainian Grappling Style explores those connections.
Are the sambo classes live or recorded?
The school library contains recorded lessons for study at your own pace. Private coach consultations happen through your account. Membership does not promise scheduled live classes.
Can I study the lessons in English?
Selected lessons have English audio. The original recordings are in Ukrainian, so check each lesson’s language options before choosing what to watch.
Is this a complete combat sambo striking course?
The current sambo library focuses on grappling and its connections with wrestling and BJJ. Consult the published lesson list; it is not presented as a complete combat sambo striking syllabus.
Build a more complete grappling game.
Learn from the team that developed homegrown black belts and an adult ADCC Trials finalist at 16.
One membership unlocks every published lesson in sambo, BJJ, freestyle wrestling, strength and conditioning, and mental preparation. Pick your focus, study the details and take them into your next session.
1,340 UAH / month · 13,400 UAH / year
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Continue reading
- Sambo Leg Locks for BJJ, Grappling & MMAExplore sambo leg locks for BJJ, grappling and MMA with Kostya Zhyvanov: 11 lessons covering ankle locks, kneebars, calf slicers and hip locks.
- Combat Sambo Training: What to Study Online and Practice in the GymOrganize combat sambo study around striking, grappling, transitions and conditioning. Turn a video into a precise question and supervised practice.
- Sambo vs BJJ vs Judo: Which Skills Should You Train?Compare sambo, BJJ and judo through training decisions, grips and ground control. See how BORETS connects them in Ukrainian Grappling Style.
- Sambo vs Judo: Rules, Grips and GroundworkUnderstand the practical differences between sport sambo and judo. Compare grips, submissions and transitions, then build a focused cross-training plan.