The Human Weapon: Savate Street-Fighting Directe Fouette Directe

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Also known as Boxe Française, or French boxing, Savate has somewhat cloudy origins, but many trace it to the 18th century, when French sailors sailing the Indian Ocean and South China Sea learned kicking techniques from Asian cultures and brought them back to the streets of Marseilles. In Paris in 1803, Michael Casseux set up the first school of Savate, named for a type of heavy boot worn at the time. By 1820, Savate had grown in popularity throughout France, and open hand strikes were added to its system of kicks. One of Casseuxs students, Charles Lecour, was responsible for introducing the hand techniques of English boxing into Savate, which led to its second name, Boxe Française.

In 1899, France and England faced off in the so-called fight of the century, a bout pitting Savate fighter Charles Charlemont against the English boxer Jerry Driscoll. When Charlemont knocked out Driscoll with a round kick to the stomach, Savate fans claimed dominance. When Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1924, the organizers included Savate as a demonstration sport. After the two World Wars claimed many of Savates great fighters, 11-time French national champion Count Pierre Baruzy was credited with bringing the sport back into prominence in the late 20th century. The National Committee of French Boxing was created in 1965, encouraging the reemergence of Savate, which is now practiced in more than 40 countries in Europe, the United States, Africa and Australia.

The primary components of Savate are kicks similar to those of Tae Kwon Do or Karate and punching techniques taken from English boxing. Savate training is often combined with La Canne, a mostly defensive system of stick-fighting based on French rapier techniques. Savate kicks use the whole foot, but do not incorporate shin or knee strikes such as those used in Muay Thai. Fighters always execute their kicks with the leg closest to the opponent, while supporting their body weight with the other leg.


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[HcMzXRapido]

the first slow mo reminded me of the scene from the sherlock holmes film!

[megasayajinsongoku99]

@wisewarrior7 I am not a native speaker of english.... try to speak my native language grammaticaly correct(greek)...

The correct behaviour is to ask me what I mean, and not to call me a moron...... whatever ...

[Coleman234465]

¿Gay?

[n1pod]

I can do these moves while I'm naked, but not while I have clothes on.

Does that mean I'm gray?

[dontknowanameagain]

Yes, but the hard part is keeping on top of them and not getting under them. For some people can be pretty sneaky on that part because they can grab you and turn your offense into a beatdown. I used to freefight on highschool (or whatever it was, because Im not American or English so I think its the term) when it was possible and allowed and when someone put me down they got a submission or a rollover in return.. And its good to be peaceful, thumbs up to you for that.

[duckie258]

@dontknowanameagain

i remember the human weapon taught how to push a person down (something with using your leg to hook the guy's leg)

haha, but although i said so much, i've never been in a fight before. peace lover = me

[dontknowanameagain]

@duckie258 True, but I dont know how good you are at pushing haha.. And you cant just easily mount everyone after pushing them down. If you mount em and they are very aware of the situation they can just roll over and then youre getting fucked if you dont have experience. From my experience the best way is to hit em hard and fast with a fist/elbow going sidewards in the area of the nose, chin and jaw (known as the T area). It is very possible to 1 hit K.O. them with that (or hurt em like hell).

[duckie258]

@dontknowanameagain

IMO, just push the guy down, mount on him, and give him 100 punches continuously.

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[moxigen]

@wasamambo93 it´s savate defence so it don´t have to be straight.

[Hulkmania316]

@wasamambo93 not really, the leg can be bended, but the foot has to be in complete contact with the ground.

[bajane1987]

@wasamambo93

i think its because he drill with leg fingers in liver........