#french boxing

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Jean-Claude Bouttier à l’entrainement (page de carnet), watercolor (21cm x 24cm) © Renaud De Putter

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Boxe française

Art du sport & élégance

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Practical Boxing; Offensive and Defensive Advice for Street Combat by Julien Leclerc

“ INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

 The method which I present to the reader is to my regret that of Charles Lecour; I have made several additions in English boxing. It is composed of kicks and punches. 

With the exception of kicks aimed higher than the waist all kicks are thrown by the old method, called “savate”, when taught in their low dives and pimphouses, a method of little aristocracy, born on street corners, in terrible brawls where the relative value of these various blows were clearly established, where little by little there were perfected. All matters of punching come from English boxing. Our cousins over the Channel, graced by the public assaults which are frequent among them, are better edified than ours on the merit of inferiority of such and such attack or such and such guard and I have nothing better to do than to benefit from their example. 

The present method, born of the ring and pavement, is thus essentially practical and I assure that a gifted pupil who possess this thoroughly is almost invulnerable. 

French boxing has only the aim of allowing pupils to make in assaults more or less graceful blows, which have some effect on the spectators. 

It must uniquely place you all the same, in a serious combat, able to overcome rapidly and certainly an adversary of strength superior to your own. 

My method is, for the part on kicking, what I call technically a “low method”, that is to say composed especially of attacks to the legs; these attacks are very effective, given the extreme sensitivity of the tibia, ankles, knees etc… 

The speed with which we perform and develop in one action and direct with minimum trajectory rend them at once very rapid and very violent. One of my pupils cannot, for example, hit with a low chassé in the street without putting his adversary thoroughly out of the fight; in addition it does not compromise the balance of the body as do high blows. 

Punches are, thus as has been said, pure English boxing. One will come to double the point of view on their rapidity and hardness that one will at first have pain to reconcile. They form into one a very serious system of defence and it is only in story books that kicks overcome, when brought against each other, the English game. 

This has often served the legend of a Parisian waif defeating the champion of London with a full kick in the face. 

Clearly French Boxing causes more arguments than English boxing; but do not forget the latter makes an integral part of the former and that a French boxer does not have the advantage over an English boxer who has equal skill and training. “

5th Edition, 1904 PARIS ERNEST FLAMMARION, EDITOR 26, Rue Racine Translated P.T. Crawley, 2015

The full pdf with the actual techniques and principles explained in detail can be found here.

Ringen discussiongroup!  is a good place to check out if you’re interested in historical wrestling variants, as are  HEMA Grapplers  and Scholars of Fiore dei Liberi.

The first group focuses on ringen, the second is about more general historical wrestling types,the third on armizare, the wrestling portion of which is called abrazare.

If you’re interested in learning about historical forms of boxing or as it was often called pugilism check out  HEMA pugilists

If you are interested in more modern forms of unarmed combat do check out  Southpaw's Mixed Marxist Arts Club

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Bagwork from today before teaching the kids. Haven’t done a video showing striking or hitting the heavy bag in ages, so here ya go. Enjoy

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Just a couple pics from this year Boxe Francaise seminar with Prof Salem Assli. The fellow between myself and Prof is my buddy Rob who I helped test for his 2nd Degree Yellow Glove (think the equivalent to a brown belt in other arts). Fantastic seminar as always, as ever giving me new wrinkles to add to my striking game.

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He who can do more, can do less.

Charles Charlemont, codifier of Boxe Francaise Savate

Describing one who can perform many techniques effectively and how dangerous both the aptitude and options makes them. 

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Because Budoblr deserves to know who Sebastian Farina is and appreciate one of the fighters I personally really try to emulate. World Savate champion from 89-92 World and European WKA champion 94 and 95. 

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For those interested this is the French National Boxe-Francaise Savate Championships. Some very entertaining matches went down. Enjoy. The matches are as follows at these times throughout the video. 

20:45 : Flora YANGA - Charlène MORGO 43:34 : Sara SURREL - Cécile BOISBINEUF 1:05:37 : Amine FEDDAL - Enzo BONIO 1:28:20 : Mathilde MIGNIER - Marie PRIOLAU 2:11:24 : Interview Mathilde MIGNIER 2:27:25 : Cyrielle BORIES - Adeline BOUCHET 2:49:25 : Massimo BITTO - Dylan COLIN 3:11:08 : Alice LAPORTE - Méghane AMOURI 3:32:44 : Kévin ALBERTUS - Frédéric COUSY