From Judo to Sambo - An Interview with Mattia Galbiati - The Shintaro Higashi Show

Mattia Galbiati is a decorated Judoka from Italy who's had great success after transitioning to Sambo. In this episode, Shintaro and Mattia discuss who the transition was for him, and what the differences are between Judo and Sambo.
00:00:30 Mattia’s competitive career
00:03:19 Transition from Judo to Sambo
00:04:42 Difference between Judo and Sambo rulesets
00:07:33 Current state of Sambo in the world
00:17:39 Mattia’s retirement plan (trying out Shuaijiao!)
00:22:53 Popularity of different martial arts in Italy
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[@t.weber64kg]

Awesome to see more high level judoka transfer over to Sambo and their stories. Hope to see more Sambo stuff on the channel!

[@Todo_fighting]

I feel some judo dojos are making judo soy.

[@LutherMahoney]

That dude looks like he can fold you up in his sleep.

[@Barisdagame]

Where do you even learn sambo?

[@t.weber64kg]

I teach at Sambo Nation Fort Worth. It really depends. Where are you at?

[@Barisdagame]

@@t.weber64kg new jersey

[@t.weber64kg]

@@Barisdagame Try hoping over to New York and go so Szulinski Martial arts Woj is a good friend or go to mpr mma or red tiger. Bob Clark is the man and the US team head coach.

[@A-RJ]

Im attending my first class here in the Uk next week 😊!!

[@InvisibleHotdog]

It's usually tied to a judo gym