{"id":4895,"date":"2025-05-17T12:25:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=4895"},"modified":"2025-09-26T23:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T04:53:50","slug":"usa-open-sambo-championship","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/event\/usa-open-sambo-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 USA Open SAMBO Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2025 US Open SAMBO Championship
\n“David Rudman Memorial”<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Held under the Sanction of All-American SAMBO federation (American Amateur SAMBO Federation, Inc.)<\/p>\n

Tournament Director: Vitaly Zaslavsky 201-410-3894 | aasfederation@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Head Referee: FIAS II Referee Paul Bindler | aasfederation@gmain.com<\/p>\n

WHERE: Scorpions Wrestling Arena
\n1275 Bloomfield Ave. Ste 7 Unit 39A, Fairfield, NJ 07004 USA<\/p>\n

WHEN: Saturday, May\u00a017, 2025<\/p>\n

START TIME: 9:30am (Door Open: 8:30am)<\/p>\n

REGISTRATION & COST<\/u>:
\n\u00d8\u00a0 Online Registration via Smoothcomp ONLY.\u00a0No walk-ups or mail-ins accepted<\/u>.
\nREGISTRATION PRICE NOW THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 11. LATE REGISTRATION FEE APPLIES MAY 12 through MAY 15, 2025 (at midnight Pacific time)
\n– Kids (13 & under): $70 Normal (deadline May 11) & $80 Late (after May 11)
\n– Cadets, Adults, Veterans: $85 Normal (deadline May 11) & $95 Late (after May 11)
\n– Combat Sambo:\u00a0$100 Normal (deadline May 11) & $110 Late (after May 11)
\n* If you club is not present on Smoothcomp – ask your Club manager to register (its free) OR use “American Amateur Sambo<\/i><\/b>” Academy as your Club\/Academy during registration.<\/p>\n

\u00d8 Spectators: $5 Admission (spectators over 5 years old; no fee for coaches)<\/p>\n

ATHLETES
\n<\/u><\/b>All Athletes must go to smoothcomp.com and create a free smooth comp account \/ athlete profile.\u00a0Once completed, athletes can register for the event.<\/p>\n

WEIGH-INS<\/u>:
\n–\u00a0\u00a0ALL COMPETITORS MUST HAVE THEIR COACHES VERIFY THEIR WEIGHTS AND REPORT\u00a0THAT TO VITALY ZASLAVSKY (aasfederation@gmail.com<\/i>)<\/b>\u00a0BY THURSDAY, 9PM<\/u>\u00a0AND MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED ONLINE
\n<\/b>\u00a0 * No need to come on Friday |\u00a0We Reserve The Right To Spot Check Weight If Needed<\/p>\n

– In-Person (if no Coach to certify,\u00a0prior online registration\/payment is still required<\/b>), Friday (the day before tournament)\u00a07pm<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 8pm @ Tournament Venue<\/b><\/p>\n

ELIGIBILITY<\/u>:
\nAny Sambist, No Organization Membership Required
\n* Every participant has to have a valid medical insurance, and present the certificate at the time of the Tournament<\/p>\n

RULES<\/u>:
\nModified FIAS rules will be used. No chokes in all Novice Divisions. Arm Bars \/ Leg Locks allowed (till straight arm in Novice divisions). Chokes allowed in Cadets & Adults divisions upon mutual agreement of the competitors. We ask that all competitors have a properly fit red\/blue SAMBO gi and sambo shoes (optional in kids divisions).<\/p>\n

Scoring System: Round Robin For Divisions of 5 and fewer; Modified Double Elimination for all others.<\/p>\n

AWARDS<\/u>:
\nMedals and Award Certificates for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place<\/p>\n

Tournament System<\/u>:
\nOnline Registration, Bracketing, Scoring, Livestreaming and Results Will Be Run On Smoothcomp Event Page.<\/p>\n

Tournament Director Reserves Right To Combine Weight Divisions (to ensure every athlete has the opportunity to compete), And To Make Any Other Changes They Deem Necessary To Insure Safety & Fairness To All Competitors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2025 USA Open SAMBO Championship was an action-packed weekend filled with top-tier throws, fierce submissions, and unforgettable displays of skill. Athletes from across the nation \u2014 and abroad \u2014 brought their best to the mats, making this year\u2019s event one of the most competitive yet. From powerful performances to moments of true sportsmanship, the USA Open once again showcased why SAMBO continues to grow as one of the most dynamic martial arts in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[50,123,125,124,158,122],"tribe_events_cat":[157,118,119],"class_list":["post-4895","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tag-event","tag-fed-cal","tag-mma","tag-sambo_schedule","tag-season","tag-tournament","tribe_events_cat-157","tribe_events_cat-international","tribe_events_cat-national","cat_2025","cat_international","cat_national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/4895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/4895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6131,"href":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/4895\/revisions\/6131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4895"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allamericansambo.org\/federation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=4895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}