✦ Founder
Vasili Oshchepkov
also known as V.S. Oshchepkov
📍 Russia⧖ Jan 7, 1893 – Oct 10, 1937
SamboKodokan Judofolk wrestling
Born Sakhalin. Orphaned. Trained at Kodokan. Created Sambo.
Notable Achievements
Co-founder of Sambo; Merited Master of Sports of the USSR; Honored Coach of the USSR; First Russian 2nd Dan at Kodokan; Posthumously rehabilitated (1957)
