Sambo bans chokes and allows leg locks; judo does the opposite. A rule-book comparison of uniforms, throws, scoring, leg grabs and which transfers better to MMA.

Combat Sambo allows strikes and chokes; Sport Sambo bans both. The throws, scoring and bout length are identical — compared from the official FIAS rule books.

What Sambo is, where it came from, and how it is scored — from the official FIAS rule book. Sport Sambo bans chokes but allows leg locks, the mirror image of judo.

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