#savate

[lordmartiya]

I have complained a few times how in Miraculous Ladybug there's nobody using Savate in spite of it being Paris' martial art... But I just found out I was wrong, it was just never pointed out a certain recurring character is in fact a skilled Savateur (and trained in the old streetfighting style at that), and they proved it by defeating NATHALIE one-on-one.

Who am I talking about? As unbelievable as it sounds, it's Chloé Bourgeouis. Who, in the episode Miraculer, had a brief fight with Mayura, first showing off the refined kicks and dodging of Savate, and winning with a throw (something that is absent from sports Savate) - only for Mayura to escape because Queen Bee couldn't hold her well (old style Savate doesn't have holds).

[dr-grayson]

Handfighting is one of the single most important aspects of any discipline that allows grabbing and grappling. Here I detail ways from both stances to use handfighting techniques to control the range, find openings, and make proper use of our hands. This is the tip of the iceberg and is a topic I'll be revisiting again. check it out!

[guysshowingofftheirmuscles]

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[a-la-sante-du-progres]

Grantaire was also a dancer and boxer in canon no?

Quite true.

He dances well and he practices "savate" and "chausson". I tried looking up their differences but I keep finding the same results for both words. It's not boxing, it's also called French boxing but it's much more similar to kick-boxing. It originated in Parisian and Marseillais slums but it later got popular among aristocracy as well. You use kicks and slaps, punches were introduced around 1830.

According to the brick, Grantaire is very good in stick fighting too. I always found interesting he is the only one among Les Amis (as far as we know) who is actually trained to fight and he is the one who doesn't lift a finger. It's emblematic of how he has the potential to serve the revolution, he doesn't apply it deliberately.

It's said he also sings constantly, even if I don't think it's very good since it's drunk singing.

He's very knowledgeable in history, he reads english mortality statistics, he has a classical education from what we know but he randomly talks about acids in a drunken rant and once I read (I don't remember where so it may not be reliable info) that what he said was correct and academic knowledge in 1832.

Indeed a super varied range of interests.

[scholarofgloom]

[theanticool]

Savate 101: Chasse Bas A Quick Comprehensive Guide.

For those that don't know, @dr-grayson is an avid student and teacher of Savate (among other martial arts). And he's been sharing his knowledge of the striking arts on YouTube. Here he explains one of the staples of the martial art - Chasse Bas, or the low-line sidekick. Go give this a watch, a like and subscribe to his YT channel to help him grow his audience.

[castlewyvern]

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