Savate

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Savate

The Savate-Boxe Française ( Savate is French for 'worn shoe') is a French martial art .

history

This martial art was originally practiced by French sailors from Marseille . The French soldiers at the time of the French Revolution (1789–1799) were also trained in the Savate. At the beginning of the 19th century, the savate, which was also called Chausson ("slipper") in some areas , was widespread in the underworld and demi-world of France. However, back then it had nothing to do with sport, it was a way of fighting.

Around 1820, the better society began to take an interest in the savate. Even fencing schools included the Savate in their program.

Two people were responsible for the development of the Savate. The first is Michel Casseux (1794–1869). Casseux (also known as le Pisseux ) opened the first training center for Savate in 1825. He also set up the first rules; Techniques such as head butts were forbidden. Nevertheless, the sport could not be freed from the reputation of the racket through Casseux, since strokes were still carried out with the open hand.

Around 1830, Charles Lecour (1808-1894) combined savate with English boxing. From this time on it was also called Boxe Française . As a result, Savate became a popular sport that was even taught in schools.

The two world wars between 1914 and 1945 greatly reduced the number of athletes practicing Savate. Savate was presented to a wide international public as a demonstration sport at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris . At the instigation of Count Baruzi , the Savate community recovered so much after 1945 that the BF Savate Association was founded in 1985, to which the French stick fighting variants Baton and Canne are also subordinate.

On March 1, 2008, the Boxe Française Savate was recognized by the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU). The first university world championship took place on June 25 and 26, 2010 in Nantes .

description

The Savate-Boxe Française is fought with punches and kicks. It differs from other punchy fighting styles such as kickboxing or karate by the way the techniques are carried out. Boxing gloves, shoes and the typical intégrale suit ( French tenue intégrale means roughly “complete suit”) are required as clothing .

There are the following technical grades, which are arranged according to increasing skills:

  • Blue and green (beginners)
  • Red and white (advanced)
  • Yellow (championship, analogous to black belt or 1st Dan in Far Eastern martial arts)
  • Silver (GAT1, GAT2 and GAT3)

These are worn in the form of a patch of the corresponding color on the sportswear.

Athletes who practice Savate-Boxe Française are called "boxers" (French: Tireuse or Tireur ). As in boxing, competitions take place in a ring; in the Assaut , the ring can be replaced by other markings. Competitions are held in three different categories:

  • Assaut : (German: "Attack", 3rd series) There is light contact between the fighters. The evaluation of the fight is based on the quality of the techniques shown, the number of hits and the tactical behavior in the fight. Too hard contact and knockout are prohibited.
  • Précombat : (German: "Vor-Kampf", 2nd series) This form is the "preliminary stage" to full contact combat, in which a knockout of the opponent is permitted, but fought with extended protective equipment (head protection, shin protection) becomes.
  • Combat : (German: "Kampf", 1st series) This form is the full contact fight, in which the goal is to achieve as many effective hits or the knockout of the opponent. Fighting is done with minimal protective equipment (shoes, gloves and bandages, mouthguards, chest / groin protection).

techniques

The basic position in the Savate-Boxe Francaise corresponds to that in English boxing. From this position, all available “weapons” (front and rear hand, front and rear leg) can be used equally. Legitimate target areas in competition are: With your hands, like in English boxing, head in front and to the side, torso in front and to the side. The entire body (head, torso including back, legs) of the opponent may be hit with the legs, with the exception of the neck, the larynx (front neck area) and the genital area. Women should not be kicked or hit on the chest. You may only hit the front of the boxing glove and the foot (Savate shoe).

  • Hit levels are:
    • ligne haute (figure) : Above (head)
    • ligne mediane (corps) : middle (trunk)
    • ligne bas (jambe) : Down (legs)

The following techniques can be performed with the Savate-Boxe Francaise:

  • Foot techniques
    All these kicks are jumped and twisted, with both legs and in every hit level (2 exceptions: lapel frontal usually only against the head, coup de pied bas only up to knee height).
    • Fouetté : semicircular kick
    • Chassé Frontal : straight kick
    • Chassé Lateral : lateral kick
    • Reverse frontal : kick with the outer edge of the foot, the leg describes a circle from the inside out
    • Revers lateral : semicircular kick "backwards"
      • groupe : with the leg bent at the beginning
      • jambe tendue : with a stretched leg
    • Coup de pied bas : deep foot technique
      • de deséquilibre : foot sweep
      • de frappe : pendulum kick to the shin
  • Punches (analogous to English boxing )
  • Defense
    • Parade bloquee : stops an attack movement
    • Parade chassee : directs an attack movement past the target
    • Parade en protection : protects the surface to be hit
  • Evasive movements
    • esquive total : the boxer's whole body evades
    • esquive partiel : only one part of the body evades
      • esquive sur place : only part of the boxer evades, the center of gravity of the boxer remains in the same place
        • esquive rotative : evasive movement of the upper body
        • esquive en haute : evasive movement of the leg
    • décalage : one leg leaves the line connecting the opponent with a lunge
    • débordement : both legs leave the connection line to the opponent by means of a readjustment step

Weight classes

Men
Plume up to 56 kg
Casual 56-60 kg
Super-casual 60-65 kg
Mi-moyen 65-70 kg
Super mi-moyen 70-75 kg
Moyen 75-80 kg
Mi-lourd 80-85 kg
Lourd over 85 kg
Women
Mouches up to 48 kg
Coqs 48-52 kg
Plumes 52-56 kg
Legers 56-60 kg
Super Legers 60-65 kg
Mi-Moyen 65-70 kg
Super Mi Moyens 70-75 kg
Moyen over 75 kg

See also

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