Tactical Development
The Savate we train for at London Savate is a competitive sport. Get better at planning for opponents and building your ring mastery.
| Course | Savate tactical training |
| Description | Lessons that get you to think about tactics and help you develop a world class Savate game |
| Lessons | 10 |
| Video | 4h |
| Lesson | Title | Content | Log | Minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | How to deal with a Southpaw | How must your tactics change when boxing somone in the opposite lead? In this lesson I analyse demonstrations and assauts … | To Do | 14 | |
 | Feinting Cycles | How to make feints that work. A class covering feinting from hand to hand, hand to foot, and back again. … | To Do | 17 | |
 | Savate Jab Candidates | Having a jab is an important part of your weaponry when you spar or try to score points. I take … | To Do | 26 | |
 | 7 Savate Sparring Tactics you should be training | 7 ideas to take control of sparring situations, win exchanges, and deal with any type of opponent. Available on London … | To Do | 7 | |
 | How Tactics Help Win Exchanges | Watching a fight (European Championships, 2021) and asking what tactics are and how to create them. Available on London Savate … | To Do | 9 | |
 | Jab Tactics in action | Explore several different uses of the jab in a Savate ring. Irish Open 2015. James Southwood vs Louis-Phillippe Garceau. Available … | To Do | ||
 | Jab Tactics | 3 ways to use the jab tactically in Savate, French boxing. The jab (direct avant) is inexpensive and quick to … | To Do | 35 | |
 | Baiting and Drawing | How to set up your preferred replies. Here we break down the Yellow Glove skill of drawing into its component … | To Do | 39 | |
 | 3 Set-ups in Savate | 50 minute lesson. Can you tell the difference between a set-up and a scoring strike? Here are 3 examples to … | To Do | 50 | |
| Fight Analysis 101 | Aim To introduce a few fight analysis ideas and explore how we might think as fighters. Contents Today I am … | To Do | 28 | ||
| Feinting | Aim To practise and reinforce some of the main ways of feinting, thinking about how to misdirect opponents and score … | To Do | 45 |
| Course | How to prepare for Savate competition |
| Description | How prepare for a Savate competition? With this in-depth course looking at every aspect of tournament preparation. |
| Lessons | 8 |
| Video | 1h45m |
| Lesson | Title | Content | Log | Minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Reading the referee: how good fighters adjust to avoid warnings. | Do you know the rules of Savate (Assaut) and what the referee will do if … | To Do | 12 | |
 | How to get your hand raised: inside the judges’ scorecard | You only win a Savate fight if you successfully convince the judges that you did. … | To Do | 8 | |
 | Every battle is won before it is ever fought | It is usual to put in an 8-12 week training plan to prepare your body … | To Do | 5 | |
 | Assured and ready: the logistics of fight day | What do you need to bring on fight day and how do you structure your … | To Do | 14 | |
 | Developing Sparring Sequences | For technique that works in sparring and competition, prepare sequences of your best attacks and … | To Do | 36 | |
 | 6-Round Competitive Workout | The workout I personally use to get fit for Savate competition. 6 rounds of technique … | To Do | 31 | |
 | Speed and endurance: running as fight preparation | Running is a great component of your competition preparation. It is cheap, easily accessible and … | To Do | ||
 | Tactical Imagery | Mental Imagery is a widely used tool for improving sports performance. Generally it is defined … | To Do |
| Course | Fight Psychology |
| Description | Videos and essays to help understand aspects of your self in the fight |
| Lessons | 5 |
| Video | 17m |
| Lesson | Title | Content | Log | Minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | How to avoid getting out of breath when you box | Part of our psychology toolkit, includes energy systems training tips, the best breathing rhythms, and ways to reduce stress, here’s … | To Do | 17 | |
 | How to use Imagery and Visualisation | Improve Savate using imagery, viusualiation, and mental practice Available on London Savate World Academy Join Today | To Do | 13 | |
 | The guided mental practice tool for Savate | Come with me for a 12 minute guided exploration of using imagery to improve key Savate skills. Available on London … | To Do | 13 | |
 | Self-Talk for Fighters | Self-talk for fighters. How to say the right thing at the right time. This content is available with London Savate … | To Do | 8 | |
| Tactical Imagery | Mental Imagery is a widely used tool for improving sports performance. Generally it is defined as imagining the sporting activity … | To Do |
| Course | Fight Breakdowns |
| Description | Watch Savate in action. I have a 20 year fight career and here you can see some old and recent bouts. Includes commentary or breakdowns. |
| Lesson | Title | Log | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2006 World Assaut Championships | To Do | What skills can you take into your first ever World Championships, and which take years to build? You … | |
 | London Savate Open 2026 – member footage and quiz | Member exclusive footage of the London Open 2026 and a quiz to sharpen your tactical eye This content … | ||
 | World Assaut Championships 2014 – my run | To Do | This is the first time I have shared this footage anywhere. My run at the 2014 World Savate … | |
 | My European Championships 2025 | Done ✓ | All my matches ringside from Weiz, September 2025, with commentary. Available on London Savate World Academy. Join today. | |
 | Retrospective: European Assaut Championships 2005 | To Do | Matches from the European Assaut Championships 2005 in Paris This content is available with London Savate World Academy … | |
 | Helsinki Savate Open 2025 – my matches | To Do | My 5 Assauts from Helsinki Savate Open, 13-14 March 2025, in full, with commentary. Available on London Savate … | |
 | My World Championships 2024 | To Do | Playlist with all my matches from Slovenia, being uploaded across this week. This content is available with London … | |
 | Austria Cup of Clubs 2024, my final | To Do | The 80kg final match from 21 Sep 2024, London vs Helsinki. This content is available with London Savate … | |
 | Austria Cup of Clubs 2024, my first round match | To Do | First round 80kg match from 21 Sep 2024, Weiz. This content is available with London Savate World Academy … | |
 | Helsinki Open 2024: Southwood vs Edgren | To Do | Commentary of an Assaut against a old foe at the Helsinki Savate Open 2024. This content is available … | |
 | Helsinki Open 2024: Southwood vs Riihela | To Do | Commentary of an Assaut against a new opponent at the Helsinki Savate Open 2024. This content is available … | |
 | Helsinki Open 2024: Southwood vs Ilves | To Do | My commentary of an Assaut at the Helsinki Savate Open 2024. This content is available with London Savate … | |
 | Fight breakdown | Budapest Open 2024: the Final | To Do | Southwood vs Mezsaros, 80kg final, Budapest Savate Open 2024. Fight breakdown (commentary) Available on London Savate World Academy … | |
 | Fight Breakdown: Budapest Open 2024, Assaut 1 | To Do | Oskurus vs Southwood, 80kg, Budapest Savate Open 2024. Fight breakdown (commentary) Available on London Savate World Academy Join … | |
 | World Cup Show Match, Austria 2023 | To Do | From the World Cup for clubs held in Weiz, Austria on 07 October 2023. Includes my commentary Available … | |
 | Helsinki Savate Open 2023 full fights | To Do | London Savate had 3 fighters competing at Helsinki Savate Open in March 2023. Watch the full fights here: … | |
 | My 2022 World Championships, Milan | To Do | Watch the whole of my World Assaut Championships 2022 campaign in Milan, 22-24th September, and listen to my … | |
 | Fighting a champion | To Do | How to get ahead when evenly-matched. Be the champion. Fight breakdown from 2016 Bordeaux. This content is available … | |
 | Fighting a tall opponent | To Do | 3 tactics to use against a tall opponent. Fight breakdown from the 2016 World Open in Sofia. This … | |
 | Fighting a strong opponent | To Do | 3 tactics to use against a strong opponent. Fight breakdown from the 2015 European Assaut Championships in Budapest. … |
| Course | World Championships 2024 - my training and results |
| Description | My workouts, drills, sparring and results: World Savate Assaut Championships 2024, 9-13 Oct, Slovenia. |
| Lessons | 8 |
| Video | 2hr15m |
| Lesson | Title | Content | Log | Minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | How did I get on at the World Championships 2024? | A few reflections on what went right and what did not from my preparation – with useful hints for your … | To Do | 4 | |
| My World Championships 2024 | Playlist with all my matches from Slovenia, being uploaded across this week. This content is available with London Savate World … | To Do | 40 | |
 | Results: James Southwood is still World Vice-Champion | Podčetrtek, Slovenia, 10-12 October 2024. James Southwood, head coach at London Savate, won 3 matches en route to a 4th … | |||
 | 4 Mental Skills Tools for fighters | As I get close to the World Championships 2024, I explain some tools for mental and psychological preparation and how … | To Do | 21 | |
| Austria Cup of Clubs 2024, my final | The 80kg final match from 21 Sep 2024, London vs Helsinki. | To Do | 5 | |
| Austria Cup of Clubs 2024, my first round match | First round 80kg match from 21 Sep 2024, Weiz. | To Do | 7 | |
 | 6 Interval Training Rounds | From my world championships 2024 preparation, 6x High Intensity Interval Rounds designed to improve your aerobic capacity. Preview: Full video … | To Do | 26 | |
 | Kranevo Summer Camp 2024 Sparring | Two rounds of sparring at Savate Summer Camp, with commentary This content is available with London Savate World Academy | … | To Do | 4 | |
 | Broken Attacks | Part of my training for the 2024 World Savate Championships, Broken Attacks, or 2-phase attacks, which help you to beat … | To Do | 26 |