The Way of the Brush & the Sword Sacred Fist Karate International Ken To Fude No Ryu Kenshu Kai Karate Solly Said's Solly Said's Karate,Kickboxing & Gym
Ken To Fude No Ryu Kenshu Kai Karate International Karate, Kickboxing & Gym
The Way of the Brush & the Sword Sacred Fist Karate International Embracing the spirit of never quitting
SAVATE

Ken To Fude No Karate Ryu Home
The Organisation
Dojo
Gym
Profiles
Information
Martial Arts
India & South Asia
China & East Asia
Japan & Okinawa
South East Asia
Central Asia
Africa & Middle East
America
News
Photos
Terminology
Kata
Healthy Living
Kendo And Iaido
Contact
Links
Classifieds
Bataireacht Bartitsu Baton Français Boxing Buza Combat 56
Cornish Wrestling Defendu Deutsche Fechtschule Deutscher Jujutsu Fencing Glima
Gouren Greco-Roman Wrestling Han Moo Do Jieishudan Jogo Do Pau Jousting
Juego Del Palo Kampfringen Khridoli Kinomichi Kurash Lancashire Wrestling
La Scuola della Spada Italiana Liu-bo Lucha Canaria Lutta Corsa Pankration Parkour
Quarterstaff Realnog Aikidoa ROSS Sambo Savate Sayokan
Schwingen Scottish Back Hold Stav Svebor Systema Warrior Wing Chun
Western Archery Yagh Gures Zipota      

A French martial art also know as French Footfighting which uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Savate takes its name from the French for "old boot" (heavy footwear that used to be worn during fights.Only foot kicks are allowed unlike some systems such as Muay Thai and Silat which allow the use of the knees or shins. "Savate" is a French word for "old shoe". Savate is perhaps the only style of kickboxing in which the fighters habitually wear shoes. A male practitioner of Savate is called a Savateur while a female is called a Savateuse.

Techniques

In competitive or competition savate which includes Assault, Pre-Combat, and Combat types, there are only four kinds of kicks allowed along with four kinds of punches allowed:

Kicks:
fouetté (literally "whip", roundhouse kick making contact with the instep), high (figure), medium (median) or low (bas)
chassé (side or front piston-action kick), high (figure), medium (median) or low (bas)
revers (frontal or lateral "reverse" or hooking kick making contact with the sole of the shoe), high (figure), medium (median), or low (bas)
coup de pied bas ("low kick", a front or sweep kick to the shin making contact with the inner edge of the shoe, performed with a characteristic backwards lean) low only

Punches:
direct bras avant (jab, lead hand)
direct bras arrière (cross, rear hand)
crochet (hook, bent arm with either hand)
uppercut (either hand)

Savate did not begin as a sport, but as a form of self-defence and fought on the streets of Paris and Marseille. This type of Savate was known as Savate de Rue. In addition to kicks and punches, training in Savate de Rue (Savate Defense) includes knee, shin and elbow strikes along with locks, sweeps, throws, headbutts, and takedowns.

For Savate de Rue there are 2 additional kicks:

chassé italien (aimed at the opponent's inner thigh, with the toe pointed at the opponent's groin. Contrast the chassé bas lateral, which targets the front of the thigh.)
revers (frontal or lateral "reverse" or hooking kick making contact with the sole of the shoe), high (figure), medium (median), or low (bas)
coup de pied bas de frappe (coup de pied bas which is used to strike the opponent's lead leg)

SEARCH FOR

FIND US ON

Small Business Awards Talk Radio 702 & Softline Pastel Finalist

Web site designed and maintained by Ejaz Latib