Oleg TAKTAROV, “the Russian Bear” “Some men are part of History, other men make History ! ” Oleg is one of those who write things with destinies that noone could havemagined This great Sambo Champion is a technique virtuoso, he gives the impression of creating something in each new fight. He will live forever in the Hall of Fame of ultimate fighting and prides…Oleg TAKTAROV was born in Russia, and arrives in the U.S. with the dream ofecoming an actor. He is discovered thanks to the quality of his fighting, and today, besides his fights, he can also be seen on the silver screen, in films such as “15 Minutes” with Robert De Niro, or “Benjamin Gates” with Nicolas Cage, and “Rollerball”, “Bad Boys II”… Oleg never stops training, and with training sessions all over the planet, you can seriously realize the huge quality of the character and of his work.Herve Gheldman, partner of Oleg in this video, was born in Paris of Slav descent. World Champion of Amateur Sambo Fighting, he assists and represents Oleg TAKTAROV in Europe. Herve discovers Sambo in 1985, and will pass every certificate at the Moscow Sports Academy, and in Ktsovo, the Sambo and Judo University.His amazing career, being a student and the assistant of David RUDMAN, Oleg TAKTAROV & Igor YAKIMOV, makes him an international expert.In this first opus, Oleg wanted to share his Sambo, a universal Sambo meant for any fighting style. He demonstrates the techniques he used during his fights, but also techniques specific to self defense, to police forces work…It starts with a warm up sequence, then goes on with throws, explanations of themmobilizations and of the locks, ankles-legs-arms-wrists locks techniques, various chokes, triangle techniques, and within the guard, combinations standing-ground with immobilizations and the film ends with ground defense with release of immobilizations.Discover 35 minutes of Extra Features with Extra Techniques and a new Interview.InformationsReference: DVD 045Category: SamboProducer: I-ProdDirector: Christophe DIEZYear of production: 2005Runtime: 1 hDVD complementary informationLANGUAGES : Francais – English – Deutsch – Espanol – RusseExtra features : Photo gallery – Trailers – Interview – Training SessionFormat : DVD 5 – PAL – Stereo – All Zones – ColorRatio : 4/3