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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
savate

French method of fighting with the feet, 1862, from French savate, literally "a kind of shoe" (see sabotage).

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savate

n. a form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves

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Savate

Savate , also known as boxe française, French boxing, French kickboxing or French footfighting, is a French martial art that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques.

Only foot kicks are allowed unlike some systems such as Muay Thai, Silat and Yaw-Yan, which allow the use of the knees or shins. Savate is a French word for "old shoe". Savate is one of the few styles of kickboxing in which the fighters habitually wear shoes. A male practitioner of savate is called a tireur while a female is called a tireuse.

Savate (film)

Savate (also known as The Fighter) - is a 1995 martial arts western starring Olivier Gruner, promoted as the allegedly true story of the world's first kickboxer.

Usage examples of "savate".

Peterson is tall, wide of shoulder as befits a savate expert, has brown to black hair and blue eyes.

The Family Warriors spent years being instructed by one of the Elders, a former Warrior, in karate, kung fu, jujitsu, savate, and diverse other styles of martial combat.

Elder probably had had courses in karate, savate, and general dirty tricks.

In addition to being a recreational marathon runner and amateur kickboxer, Stover has studied a variety of martial arts, including the Degerberg Blend, tae kwon do, aikido, English boxing, English quarterstaff, the Filipino sword arts (kali/escrima/amis), savate, and muay thai (reviewers, take note!

It was an offensive hard style which borrowed shamelessly from every source, from savate to t'ai chi, and distilled them all down into sheer ferocity.