The Human Weapon: Savate Street-Fighting Directe Fouette Directe

Casseuxs students, Charles Lecour, was responsible for introducing the hand techniques of English boxing into Savate, which led to its second name, Boxe Française. In 1899, France and England faced off in the so-called fight of the century, a bout pitting Savate fighter Charles Charlemont against the English boxer Jerry Driscoll. When Charlemont knocked out Driscoll with a round kick to the stomach, Savate fans claimed dominance. When Paris hosted the Olympic Games in 1924, the ...

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YouTube | July 30, 2009

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