Our kids class with their trophy for winning East Coast Sambo Championship.
USA Sambo National Championship, 2021
Head Coach Nikos Michaelidis teaching a kid’s sambo class.
A throw from the USA Sambo Open Championship
Three judo competitors standing on a winners' podium, with the first place in the middle and taller, wearing a red judo gi and black knee pads, holding a certificate and medals. The second and third place winners, wearing red and blue gis respectivel
Two young wrestlers in red singlets are on the mat, one pinning the other during a wrestling match. Several spectators and participants watch, some standing and some sitting on the edge of the mat. The background features banners celebrating team ach
A man in red shorts and a red judo gi holding a child wrestler in a blue gi mid-air during a martial arts training session, with others in blue gis practicing in the background.
Four men in red judo uniforms with medals around their necks standing on a winner's podium, celebrating at a sambo championships event.
A young male martial artist lying on the yellow and blue martial arts mat after a training session, with equipment such as red boxing gloves, a boxing pad, and a training stick nearby, and a black plastic kicking shield partially covering his body, i
Three judo competitors stand on a podium with medals around their necks, wearing judo gi uniforms, in front of a blue padded wall with a poster that says '2nd' and 'Champs'.
Night view of a black building with two small windows, a red and yellow banner hanging on the front, and a pink awning over the entrance. A white car is parked in front on a sidewalk.
Kids in martial arts uniforms celebrating a birthday with a cake in a martial arts dojo. Adults are standing nearby, and flags and medals decorate the background.
Four young boys in judo uniforms standing in a line on a judo mat, with one boy wearing a blue gi and the others in white gis, some with yellow or orange belts. They are indoors, against a black wall, some with medals around their necks.
Young man in a white martial arts gi sitting on a chair in an indoor sports facility, smiling and resting his head on his hand.
A man in a red jacket holding a certificate, standing on a winners' podium next to a man in a blue jacket, with a large banner and a trophy display in the background.
Group of martial arts practitioners, children and adults, posing on a mat in a training facility with flags and banners in the background.
A man smiling while holding a certificate, wearing a red martial arts gi and a lanyard with a medal, standing in front of a martial arts gym logo.
Two men wearing red Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gis, one with his arm around the other's shoulder, standing on a yellow mat in a martial arts training facility. Behind them is a banner with a logo featuring a person in a martial arts stance and text that app
Two people practicing martial arts in a gym, wearing red uniforms, with flags hanging on the wall in the background.
Group of three people standing together at Columbus airport near a sign that reads, 'Welcome to Columbus,' with luggage and backpacks.
Three judo competitors in white gis on a winners' podium at a UNH Judo tournament, holding a trophy, with a banner overhead reading 'Wildcat Invitational UNH Judo'.
Four people smiling and posing together inside a gymnasium with a basketball hoop and a martial arts competition area in the background.
Three people sitting on the floor in a sports facility, watching an event. The man in the front has dark hair, a beard, and is wearing a black t-shirt with a logo. The boy in the middle is wearing a gray hoodie and a black cap, and the woman on the r
Three judo competitors standing on a winners' podium, with the first-place winner in the center, wearing a white judo gi and a blue belt, holding a medal, and standing on the top platform. The second-place competitor is on the left, wearing a white g
A group of six friends sit around a wooden table in a restaurant, smiling at the camera after finishing their meal. Plates, utensils, and drinks are visible on the table, and two large green hanging lamps illuminate the scene. The restaurant has wood
Group of six people standing in a gymnasium, some in athletic clothing and some shirtless, with a folded blue stadium seat and sports equipment around them.
Group of people in martial arts uniforms and casual clothes in a gym, some sitting, some standing, one lying on the floor, smiling and chatting.
Three men standing on a winners' podium in a sports hall, dressed in jiu-jitsu uniforms and wearing medals, with the first place in the middle and second and third on either side.
Head Coach Nikos Michaelidis posing with Olympian Judo Coach Rhadi Ferguson in his gym in Tampa, Florida.
Young girl in a blue judo uniform smiling, wearing a medal around her neck, standing in front of a green background.
A young girl and a man in judo uniforms celebrating at a competition, with the girl standing on the man's shoulders, both wearing medals. They are on a winners' podium with the girl on second place and the man on third place. There is a clock, an exi
Two young women in martial arts uniforms standing on a winners' podium, smiling. The woman on the left is in a blue gi with a white belt, and the woman on the right is in a white gi with a blue belt. They are inside a gym or dojo with a green door an
Two men dressed in red martial arts uniforms, smiling and standing together in a gym, with one wearing a medal, after a competition.
Three male athletes standing on a winners' podium with medals, in martial arts uniforms, smiling and posing for a photo at the MMA championship event, with two men flanking them.
Three men in red martial arts uniforms and medals standing on a winners' podium at an MMA competition, with a blue backdrop displaying the SAMBO federation logo.
Three men in judo uniforms standing on a winners' podium with medals around their necks, celebrating their victories. The podium has three levels, with the middle person on the highest level, the person on the left on a slightly lower level, and the
A student relaxing while helping build our martial arts studio in Middlesex county, Massachusetts.
A combat sambo martial arts seminar being taught to adults and children in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Three female athletes in judo uniforms standing on a winners' podium at the MMA All-American Sambo Championship, smiling after the competition.
Three men in martial arts uniforms standing on a winners' podium, with a blue backdrop featuring the All-American SAMBO Federation logo, celebrating a martial arts competition.
Group of men standing on a podium and in front of a blue backdrop at an MMA championship event, with some men holding certificates and medals, and others standing beside the winners.
Pan American Sambo Medalist and National Sambo Champion Nikos Michaelidis posing at the Arnold Classic.
Head Coach and Sambo Competitor Nikos Michaelidis at the 2025 Pan American Sambo Championship in Ecuador.