Sambo in The NY Times!

I just got an email from Stephen Koepfer, President, American Sambo Association.

Hi all,
This Friday or Saturday, the New York Times will be publishing an fairly comprehensive article on Sambo. The Times will cover history, Sambo’s role in MMA, growth of the sport in the US, etc. Interviews with many noted athletes appear including Fedor Emilianenko and David Rudman. Also noted in the piece are ASA members Alexander Barakov, Serge Gerlach, Dayn DeRose, Gregg Humphreys, and myself. Additionally, the times has produced a companion video for their website as well as a photo slide show. Much of the video has been filmed at New York Combat Sambo.

News being what it is…spontaneous and unpredictable, it has not been determined whether it will run on Friday or Saturday (even though the video and article are finished). There is also always a small chance it will run on another day if a notable story happens in the sports world which will take up space in the paper. However, the article is planned to be published before this Saturday’s Affliction: Banned Pay Per View fight card which highlights noted sambists Fedor Emilianenko, Andrei Arlovski, and Alexander Elimianenko.

To see video from the Affliction NYC Press Conference, check out our youtube page here:
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jkNc4eK5KSw
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Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pGBf5FrPDQ8
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Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2coxUps0Kbg
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Everyone please keep an eye out for the NY Times this Friday and Saturday!
Stephen Koepfer
President, American Sambo Association
Head Coach, New York Combat Sambo
Head Coach, Team American Sambo
PO Box 5773
Long Island City, NY 11105
www.ussambo.com
www.nycombatsambo.com
www.samboschools.com
718-728-8054