Ah savate...
Don't let the tight biker shorts and top fool you, Savate fighters are lethal. Although everyone is aware and afear'd of muay thai, and rightly so, savate fighters can hold their own and then some with muay thai fighters. If you think of a muay thai kick as getting hit with a bat then think of a savate kick as getting stabbed with a dagger.
I think you don't see alot of pure savate techniques in the octagon or the cage mainly because savate is done with footwear. In fact, "savate" means "old boot" implying the how elemental footwear is to the sport (competition savate) and martial art (savate de rue). Don't get me wrong you can do some techniques barefoot but the true lethality of savate comes from taking advantage of the hard surface of your shoes. That's why savate is such an effective streetfighting art and I think that's what makes savate fall so comfortably within the JKD curriculum (it's how I learned savate). It originated as a street art that became a sport but the effective essence is still there in the sport. And it's what makes it such a dope art. So don't sleep on savate or a fouetté to the temple will have you sleeping for real.
There are six basic kinds of kicks, and four kinds of punches for savate de rue (street defense):
Don't let the tight biker shorts and top fool you, Savate fighters are lethal. Although everyone is aware and afear'd of muay thai, and rightly so, savate fighters can hold their own and then some with muay thai fighters. If you think of a muay thai kick as getting hit with a bat then think of a savate kick as getting stabbed with a dagger.
I think you don't see alot of pure savate techniques in the octagon or the cage mainly because savate is done with footwear. In fact, "savate" means "old boot" implying the how elemental footwear is to the sport (competition savate) and martial art (savate de rue). Don't get me wrong you can do some techniques barefoot but the true lethality of savate comes from taking advantage of the hard surface of your shoes. That's why savate is such an effective streetfighting art and I think that's what makes savate fall so comfortably within the JKD curriculum (it's how I learned savate). It originated as a street art that became a sport but the effective essence is still there in the sport. And it's what makes it such a dope art. So don't sleep on savate or a fouetté to the temple will have you sleeping for real.
There are six basic kinds of kicks, and four kinds of punches for savate de rue (street defense):
Kicks
- fouetté (literally "whip", roundhouse kick making contact with the toe):
- high (figure),
- medium (median) or
- low (bas)
- chassé (side or front piston-action kick):
- high (figure),
- medium (median) or
- low (bas)
- 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.) NOT ALLOWED IN THE RING
- 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, designed to break the shin bone.
- coup de pied bas de frappe (coup de pied bas which is used to strike the opponent's lead leg). NOT ALLOWED IN THE RING
Punches
- direct bras avant (jab, lead hand)
- direct bras arrière (cross, rear hand)
- crochet (hook, bent arm with either hand)
- uppercut (either hand).
For more videos...
Advanced Techniques
Some strategic combos
You're never too old to kick ass in the streets.
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