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Is sambo good for women/smaller people?

I’m wondering whether to do sambo or bjj.
I’m wondering which would be most effective for women.
If anyone has done sambo; would appreciate your opinion.

Reply 1

Bounder

BJJ is good. Sambo is a bit like judo and is more for bigger athletes.

Reply 2

kgoldfalcon

Original post

by burberry_butter

I’m wondering whether to do sambo or bjj.
I’m wondering which would be most effective for women.
If anyone has done sambo; would appreciate your opinion.

As a guy who has trained and competed in these sports

I would reccomend BJJ as its a wider known art in which you will likely find more women. This is because Sambo is severely underpromoted and would be difficult to find any women. Last year there was no women for combat sambo + theres only about 5 clubs around England spread out horribly (kent,Doncaster, Cheshire...).

Reply 3

burberry_butter

Original post

by kgoldfalcon

As a guy who has trained and competed in these sports
I would reccomend BJJ as its a wider known art in which you will likely find more women. This is because Sambo is severely underpromoted and would be difficult to find any women. Last year there was no women for combat sambo + theres only about 5 clubs around England spread out horribly (kent,Doncaster, Cheshire...).

Ahh thank you. I want to do sambo but feel like I wouldn’t have anyone to compete with fairly.