V. Volkov

Russia

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)

  • 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
  • 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
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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

Sources

“In the title of the book, the abbreviation Sambo was used for the first time.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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