Book excerpt: Sambo is a wrestling that originated in the USSR. It is common to distinguish two sources of Sambo. These are Japanese judo and various types of wrestling of the peoples of the former USSR. For the first time sambo techniques were described by Anatoly Kharlampiev in 1938. Then he repeatedly published new books and described new techniques. Later this work was continued by his students. Gradually a set of basic techniques was formed, which are studied in all sports club of Sambo. This book summarizes the basic sambo throws from the books of Soviet authors.