| July 2, 2010 |
Stephen Koepfer sits in on MAT Cage Radio to discuss Fedor's historic loss and the future of MMA.
listen here |
| May 28, 2010 |
Listen to Stephen Koepfer, Oleg Savitsky, and Cardo Urso talk Sambo on MAT Cage Radio.
listen here |
| May 13, 2010 |
MAT Combat Sports. "Renegade MMA Competition Team - first night" by Peter Lampasons. Article covering Team American Sambo member Anthony Sansonetti and his new MMA team
view here |
| May 3, 2010 |
Injury shake up unearths political controversy at USA SAMBO Open. By Peter Lampasona of Mid Atlantic Combat Sports.
view here |
| April 24, 2010 |
Team American Sambo member Anthony Sansonetti interviewed by the Garv regarding his gold medal at the 2010 British Open Sambo Championships and own Team Renegade.
view here |
| February 26, 2010 |
Stephen Koepfer appears on Cage Radio to discuss Sambo and MMA sanctioning in NY State. view here |
| February 2, 2010 |
"USKBA festival brings Sambo back to Brooklyn" by Peter Lampasona of Mid Atlantic Combat Sports
view here |
| January 5, 2010 |
Reilly Bodycomb featured in Damage Control's Blog article on Sambo. view here |
| December 5, 2009 |
Lockflow Lifestyle interviews Reilly Bodycomb. view here |
| December 3, 2009 |
MMA Confidential visits New York Combat Sambo. view here |
| November 4, 2009 |
NYCS product tests the “Nutty Buddy” athletic cup. view here |
| October 28, 2009 |
NY Examiner covers Sambo in Long Island, New York. view here |
| October 8, 2009 |
The Fight Nerd visits NY Combat Sambo. view here |
| October 5, 2009 |
The NY Examiner covers the 2009 North American Freestyle Sambo Championships. National tournament shows Sambo not just for Samboists. view here |
| September, 2009 |
Ironfight Magazine. ASA member club Cumming Combat Sambo is featured. view here |
| September, 2009 |
Fight! Magazine interviews Stephen Koepfer in their coverage of Sambo. |
| August 22, 2009 |
This Week in Combat Sports. Interview with ASA board Member Serge Gerlach.
view here |
| August 21, 2009 |
NBC News, Florida. Team American Sambo member Carlos Cummings
and his club featured in this report on Mixed Martial Arts.
view here |
| June 26, 2009 |
NY Examiner Profiles NY Combat Sambo.
view here |
| June 17, 2009 |
JiuJitsu Kit Blog Interviews Stephen Koepfer.
view here |
| April, 2009 |
Ultimate MMA Magazine covers NY Combat Sambo’s “Tough Times Program”
view here |
| May 18, 2009 |
ASA founders Alexander Barakov and Stephen Koepfer appear on Travel Channel’s hit show “Dhani Tackles the Globe”.
Visit www.travelchannel.com to learn more about this episode. |
| February 23, 2009 |
From Russia with Blood, Beauty, and Beasts”
Matthew Polly’s 5 part series on St. Petersburg, Fedor Emilianenko, and Sambo training in Russia in Slate Magazine. Also discussed are the 2008 World Sambo Championships.
view here |
| October 1, 2008 |
ASA on G4 Network’s “Attack of the Show”.
view here |
| September 13, 2008 |
Stephen Koepfer appears on LA Talk Radio’s “In The Can” with Kip Brown. download interview |
| August, 2008 |
Stephen Koepfer’s cover story article “Offensive Rolling in Sambo” appeared in Volume 17, Number 3 issue of “Journal of Asian Martial Arts”. To order this issue, please visit |
| August, 2008 |
Stephen Koepfer was interviewed in WWE Magazine. view article |
| July 19, 2008 |
The New York Times reports Sambo in America. view article |
| June, 2008 |
Inside Martial Arts covers Team American Sambo.
Visit www.insidemartialarts.tv and watch episode 19. |
| April 24, 2008 |
interview from the “Punch, Kick, Choke” MMA Blog. view article
You can view the blog here |
| July, 2007 |
Inside Martial Arts coverage of the Battle of Brooklyn 6. Freestyle Sambo title match match between Chris Reitz and Ryan Ahearn is highlighted. Visit www.insidemartialarts.tv and watch episode 17. |
| May, 2007 |
Inside Martial Arts interview with Pat Miletich and Phil Dunlap. Associate Produced by Stephen Koepfer and Mark Negron.
Visit www.insidemartialarts.tv and watch Episode 16.
Or visit iTunes and search for “Inside Martial Arts” under podcasts. |
| April, 2007 |
Report on USBKA Battle of Brooklyn VI. view article |
| December, 2006 |
Report on the Battle of Brooklyn V. view article |
| November 8, 2006 |
Maine’s Star Herald coverage of the ASA Pioneers of American Sambo Awards. view article |
| November, 2006 |
Martial Arts highlights New York Combat Sambo and the Battle of Brooklyn. Visit www.insidemartialarts.tv and watch Episode 14.
Or visit iTunes and search for “Inside Martial Arts” under podcasts. |
| October 19, 2006 |
Issue of Ultimate Grappling Magazine. View Stephen Koepfer’s article on sacrificial throws. |
| September, 2006 |
East Coast Fighter review of the Canadian Combat Sambo Challenge.
view article |
| August 31, 2006 |
Knucklepit interview with IFL star and #1 ranked Freestyle Sambo heavyweight Bryan Vetell. view article |
| July 10, 2006 |
The Courier-Gazette. ASA member Chico Hernandez inducted into Maine Sports Hall of Fame. view article |
| June 2, 2006 |
ADCC News interview with Kaream Ellington. view article |
| June, 2006 |
New York Combat Sambo team member Scott Shinick interview after his December 10th, 2005 debute MMA bout at Sportfighting II: Amped and Nervous, Grappling Magazine. view article |
| May 6, 2006 | USKBA Clash Of The Clans Report. view report |
| April, 2006 |
Classic Sambo Leg Locks, Grappling Magazine. view article |
| April, 2006 |
Struggling to Survive: Can FILA end Sambo’s Civil War?, Grappling Magazine. view
article |
| March 1, 2006 |
Budo videos Interview with Stephen Koepfer. view article |
| February 9, 2006 |
USKBA Battle of Brooklyn Report. view report |
January/February
2006 | USA Wrestler Article: FILA Adds Beach and Sambo World Championships. Picture from ASA Unity Classic. view article |
| January, 2006 | Interview with Stephen Koepfer, CST Magazine. view article |
| 2005 |
Aaron Fields, ASA Advisory Board Member Podcast. Interview on Martial Secrets |
| October, 2005 |
Sambo at the Battle of Brooklyn from Grappling Magazine. view article |
| September, 2005 |
Weekly NY Japion.Friday, September 9, 2005 |
| June, 2005 |
Interview with Steve Koepfer, American Sambo Association President
by Lance Campbell (USSA) view article |
| April, 2005 |
World famous Gleason's Gym, in Brooklyn NY, was the scene of USKBA
ACTION SPORTS Promoter Spring 2005 Elite Tournament's "BATTLE OF
BROOKLYN". view report |
| April, 2005 |
Freefighting Illustrated. Article on the Battle of Brooklyn |
| February, 2005 |
Grappling Magazine | Around the Globe. United They Stand: Sambo
Association United for Inaugural Unity Classic |
| February, 2005 |
Stephen Koepfer's article in Bodyguard Magazine on Dr. Khassan Baiev
and the 2004 USSA World Open Sombo Championships. view article |
| September, 2004 |
On The Mat. Review of the 2004 North American Freestyle Sambo
Championships. |
| May, 2004 |
Weekly NY Japion. Friday, May 28, 2004 |
| 2004 |
2004 Serbian Interview With Igor Sucovic. view article |
