V. Volkov · Lineage tree

Description

Soviet self-defence instructor, a student of both Viktor Spiridonov and Vasili Oshchepkov, whose 1940 NKVD manual, The Course of Self-Defense without Weapons—"Sambo", was the first to use the abbreviation Sambo in its title.

Teachers (2)

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  Viktor Spiridonov

  sports_martial_artsSambo Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Single source.

  “In 1940, V. Volkov, a student of both Spiridonov and Oshchepkov, published a manual for NKVD schools titled The Course of Self-Defense without Weapons—“Sambo” (1940).”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
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  Vasili Oshchepkov

  sports_martial_artsSambo Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “In 1940, V. Volkov, a student of both Spiridonov and Oshchepkov, published a manual for NKVD schools titled The Course of Self-Defense without Weapons—“Sambo” (1940).”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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