Savate in the world today is actually 95% Boxe Francaise: Savate. Some
of the Salles( schools) have attempted to maintain the characteristics
of Boxe Francaise, while others have developed their own uniqueness and
styles.
After the merge of both the National Committee Savate Federation and
The Federation of Boxe Francaise in 1978. The French Federation of Boxe
Francaise Savate and Affiliated Studies, the style of Savate: Boxe
Francaise was born.
There (French Federation of Savate & Affiliated Studies) teaching in
the mid 1980’s to the 1992 was with the concern of proving to the world
that Savate: Boxe Francaise was a pugilistic sport.
The control of the FEDE or French Federation of Savate & Affiliated
Studies as it is known was immense in the development of Savate: Boxe
Francaise. Bringing forth the sport to new and higher levels of training
in my opinion, it also brought down the traditions of the martial art of
Savate. To the point that several generations of instructors have been
taught that the connections of the disciplines ever existed.
Today in the World there are schools (salles), which I deem,
belonging to the following stylistic approaches?
o Savate: Boxe Francaise (1980-Present) : The technical abilities
of both Savate's major kicking arsenal and Boxe Francaise's Kicks were
merged into a definitive sport of combat. This style is very much
present in Europe.
o Contemporary Savate (1990- Present): That accentuates the basic
techniques of Boxe Francaise Savate and the athletic aspects of the
sport. That emerged from the seminars given by the French Federation of
Savate. Without having ever walked into a salle or stable of Savateur’s.
Care to the traditions of Savate play little role with in this
structure.
o Danse De Rue Savate (1994- Present): The codification of the elements
of Zipota, Boxe Francaise, Canne De Combat, Baton, Lutte Parissienne,
Panache and Saca Tripa. Developed by Myself (Prof. Paul Raymond Buitron
III) , my goals are to maintain the fundamentals of traditional
Savate as well as to create an understand to the respect and preserve
the traditions.
o Renaissance Savate (1997 - Present): Are the arts that have emerged
due to the codification of Danse De Rue Savate. In the past ten years
several have tired to emulate the feeling of Danse De Rue Savate with in
two of its disciplines. Example Canne and Lutte or Boxe Francaise and
Lutte. To produce the following arts: Boxe De Rue, Canne De Rue, Lutte
de Rue and Savate-Defense.
o Re-enacted Savate (2000 -Present): is the predominant teaching methods
form old books . Written from instructors who have past away decades ago
or centuries ago without leaving any heirs or students to continue
teaching in there favor. Thus the essence of the philosophy of that
school has been lost.
o Chauss'Fight (2007): It is the new sport of savate to compete
with the ever losing of boxers(savateurs) of the French Federation of
Savate. It will consist of kicks with the tibia to draw boxers from the
others Pugilistic Federations of Full-Contact, Kickboxing and Tai Boxing
to transfer over to the French Federation of Savate. The new uniform
will be patalons/pants similar to kick boxing no top and shoes. Many do
not understand that the majority of the world champions of full-contact
, kickboxing and tai boxing were either European or French champions of
savate.
Remember that if you train with in any of the stylistic approaches. It
is a blessing since Savate needs to grow, and without growth it will
merely die.
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