David Rudman (wrestler)
Encyclopedia
David Rudman is a former Soviet wrestling champion, Sambo
world champion, and judo
European champion.
). He later emigrated to the United States, and lives in New York.
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In 1965–69 and 1973, he was the USSR Wrestling Champion at 70 kg. He was second in the USSR championship at 70 kg in 1970–72, and third in 1974.
Tournament, at 70 kg. Rudman describes sambo as "is a combination of many forms of martial arts
, designed to give Soviet soldiers the edge in combat fighting". In 1973, he was the first World Champion in the weight category up to 68 kg. He is a six-time USSR sambo champion.
, Belgium, ahead of Antoni Zajkowski and Czeslaw Kur of Poland, and Patrick Vial
of France. He won a bronze medal in the 1969 World Judo Championships
in Mexico City in the U70 weight class. In 1970, he was part of the European Team Judo Champion at the championships in Berlin, fighting in the U70 weight class.
He has been President of the American Amateur Sambo Federation since 2004, and President of the Federation International Amateur Sambo since 2005.
Sambo (martial art)
Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...
world champion, and judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
European champion.
Early and personal life
Rudman is Jewish, and was born in Kuibyshev (now Samara, RussiaSamara, Russia
Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
). He later emigrated to the United States, and lives in New York.
Wrestling career
He was a member of the sport association "DynamoDynamo
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In 1965–69 and 1973, he was the USSR Wrestling Champion at 70 kg. He was second in the USSR championship at 70 kg in 1970–72, and third in 1974.
Sambo career
In 1967, he was the Champion of the first International SamboSambo (martial art)
Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...
Tournament, at 70 kg. Rudman describes sambo as "is a combination of many forms of martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
, designed to give Soviet soldiers the edge in combat fighting". In 1973, he was the first World Champion in the weight category up to 68 kg. He is a six-time USSR sambo champion.
Judo career
In 1969, he was the European Judo Champion in individual competition as a light-middleweight (U70), winning all of his matches in OstendOstend
Ostend is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke , Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast....
, Belgium, ahead of Antoni Zajkowski and Czeslaw Kur of Poland, and Patrick Vial
Patrick Vial
Patrick Vial is a French judoka and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.-References:...
of France. He won a bronze medal in the 1969 World Judo Championships
World Judo Championships
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...
in Mexico City in the U70 weight class. In 1970, he was part of the European Team Judo Champion at the championships in Berlin, fighting in the U70 weight class.
Sports administrator
Rudman founded and served as director of the "Sambo-70" sports school in the Cheremushki District of Moscow.He has been President of the American Amateur Sambo Federation since 2004, and President of the Federation International Amateur Sambo since 2005.
Publications
Rudman has written the following:- D. Rudman, Sambo (1979)
- D. Rudman, Sambo. Ground fight technique. Attack. (1982)
- D. Rudman, Sambo. Ground fight technique. Defence. (1983)
- D. Rudman, Sambo (1985)
- D. Rudman, Sambo (2000)
- D. Rudman, SAMBO self defence without weapons from V.Spiridonov to V.Putin (2003)