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Beach Sambo

Beach sambo is a FIAS sambo variant on sand. Athletes contest short throwing and gripping bouts with beach sambo uniform and belt; legal actions, control, cautions and bout result decide under beach sambo rules.

LevelVariant FamilyCombat Sports CategoryCombat sport

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Classification

Category Combat sport

Family Combat Sports

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Beach sambo moves sambo throwing duels onto sand.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like grappling, throws, short bouts and sand training.

Cost 30-180 EUR for sambo/judo training, loan gear and possibly a beach event. Club fee, uniform, belt, tournaments and travel. Sambo club, judo/wrestling club or beach sambo event. Breakfalls and throwing basics should come before beach sambo.

First progress With throwing basics the move to sand is faster; without a base it takes much longer.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

sambo/judo base
coach
sand area
beach sambo uniform
belt

First steps

learn sambo or judo basics
practise breakfalls
train standing grip and hips
read beach rules

Sambo federation, FIAS-adjacent clubs, judo/wrestling clubs or beach sambo event.

Train only on safe sand with coach and partner control.

Weitere Angaben

Tags variant, beach-sambo, combat-sport, kampfsport-familie, kampfsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score on sand with allowed sambo actions or decide the bout under the rulebook.

Teilnehmer

Two athletes per bout.

Teamgröße

Individual; team scoring may exist by event.

Spielfeld

Marked sand fighting area.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Legal throws, actions, cautions and bout result decide.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

beach sambo uniform
belt
sand area

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
course/rule breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)
International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)

FIAS Documents International SAMBO Federation · official-documents · high
2025 World Beach SAMBO Championships Regulations International SAMBO Federation · event-regulations · high
Sambo Rules USA Sambo · association-rules · medium