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savate
Sign in to saveSavate (), also known as French Boxing (French: Boxe Française) or French Foot Fighting, is a French hybrid martial art and full-contact combat sport that combines principles of western boxing with a wide variety of kicking techniques. Unlike some kickboxing styles which allow knee and/or shin strikes in competitive bouts, savate involves kicking exclusively with one's feet, but participants can nonetheless target any part of the body. The sport is also notable for requiring footwear to be worn by the competitors, as would be expected from individuals fighting in the streets. A male practition
Key facts
- Martial art.image
- Seminario Internacional Savate Cuba 2008.jpg
- Martial art.name
- Savate
- Martial art.aka
- French boxing, French footfighting
- Martial art.focus
- Kick Federation Internationale de Savate
- Martial art.hardness
- Full contact
- Martial art.country
- France
- Martial art.creator
- Michel Casseux, Charles Lecour
- Martial art.parenthood
- Boxing, Ancient footfighting
- Martial art.famous_pract
- (see notable practitioners)
- Martial art.olympic
- only the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Martial art.descendant arts
- Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Mixed Martial Arts
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Origin
- Early history
- Reform
- Codification
- Modern practice
- In the United States
- Dress
- Techniques
- Kicks
- Punches
- Savate de rue
- Events
- World Combat Savate Championships (+21 year)
- World Canne de Combat Savate Championships (+18 year)
- World Assaut Savate Championships (+18 year)
- World Junior Savate Combat Championships (18 to 21)
- World Youth Savate Assaut Championships (15 to 17)
- Notable practitioners
- Cultural references
- Influence on other martial arts
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Savate (), also known as French Boxing (French: Boxe Française) or French Foot Fighting, is a French hybrid martial art and full-contact combat sport that combines principles of western boxing with a wide variety of kicking techniques. Unlike some kickboxing styles which allow knee and/or shin strikes in competitive bouts, savate involves kicking exclusively with one's feet, but participants can nonetheless target any part of the body. The sport is also notable for requiring footwear to be worn by the competitors, as would be expected from individuals fighting in the streets. A male practitioner of savate is called a "tireur" while a female one is a "tireuse".
Savate de rue (), the term used to differentiate the original martial art meant for self-defense from the subsequent combat sport, is an overarching hand-to-hand combat discipline that incorporates knee and elbow strikes as well as joint locks, sweeps, throws, headbutts and takedowns, in addition to punches and kicks.