Savate

Discover Savate - France's Fascinating Fighting Art

What happens when the kicks of nineteenth-century French street fighters meet the punches of English boxing?

You get Savate - one of Europe's most distinctive and surprisingly influential martial arts.

Born from the streets and ports of France before developing into the sophisticated art of Boxe Française, Savate combines fast boxing combinations, precise footwork and an extraordinary arsenal of kicks delivered while wearing shoes.

30 Minute Savate gives you a fast, accessible introduction to the history, techniques, traditions and personalities behind this remarkable martial art.

Inside you'll discover:

• How Savate developed from French street fighting and chausson

• Why Charles Lecour combined French kicking with English boxing

• The fouetté, chassé, revers and other signature Savate techniques

• The difference between Assaut and full-contact Combat

• How Savateurs use distance, timing, accuracy and movement

• The masters who transformed Savate into Boxe Française

• The fascinating connection between Savate and French cane fighting

• How two world wars nearly caused the art to disappear

• Savate's journey from Parisian training halls to international competition

• Strange stories, famous challenges and legends from Savate history

• Savate in movies, comics and popular culture

• How to watch a Savate bout like an expert

• How to find a club and start training yourself

Whether you're a martial artist, combat-sports fan or simply curious about one of Europe's most unusual fighting traditions, 30 Minute Savate gives you everything you need to understand the art without spending weeks studying it.

Fast. Accessible. Fascinating.

Discover the martial art where boxing meets precision kicking - and where taking your shoes off before fighting would completely miss the point.

Part of the 30 Minute Martial Arts series.