savate
Shod kicking art
Savate is a French martial art emphasizing kicks delivered with the feet.
Unlike Asian fighting styles that use shins or bare feet, savate fighters wear shoes and strike with the toe or sole.
The style developed in 19th-century France and remains practiced as both self-defense and competitive sport: He studied savate in Paris.
France's chief city
- FranceWestern European republic
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
- VictorianOf a prim era
19th-century · gentleman · tradition · dueling · pugilism · sportive · self-defense · Apaches
Brush clean with broom
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- roundhouseCircular train maintenance building
- backfistStrike with hand's dorsal side
- jabQuick, straight blow
Armed combat using poles
- batonSlender rod for leading
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- parryDefensive blade deflection
strike · French · traditional · defense · competition · historical · gentleman · dueling
Paris
France's chief city
- FranceWestern European republic
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
Victorian · 19th-century · gentleman · tradition · dueling · pugilism · sportive · self-defense · Apaches
sweep
Brush clean with broom
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- roundhouseCircular train maintenance building
- backfistStrike with hand's dorsal side
stick-fighting
Armed combat using poles
- batonSlender rod for leading
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
parry · strike · French · traditional · defense · competition · historical · gentleman · dueling
sparring
Practice combat training
knockout · referee · cornerman · clinch · combination · counter · feint · parry · riposte · defense
agility
Quickness and ease
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
shuffling · dodging · sidestepping · gliding · grace · precision · rhythm · stance · posture · mobility
savateboxing
Combat sport using fists
pugilism · bare-knuckle boxing · fisticuffs · wrestling · judo