Savate Competitions
Tournaments, events, championships, and meetings are a great way to interact with other Savate practitioners, to travel, and test what you have been learning.
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Types of Savate competition
London Savate trains for, and competes in, many competitions across Europe each season. We have produced several British champions, one European Champion, and one World Champion, in addition to winning medals at club level events. View our events calendar for Savate competitions coming up.
Assaut.
Assaut has unique rules which literally require strikes to be delivered ‘without force’ (sans puissance). This requires high levels of control and requires you to win by invention, strategy, tactics, and fitness, rather than by brute force. Studying Assaut gives athletes the chance at a longer fighting career. 3-5 ringside judges award points for clear, well-formed Savate technique that touches the opponent. Bouts are 3-5 rounds of 1.5 to 2 minutes long, with a minute’s rest.
Combat.
In Combat fighters seek to damage or KO the opponent using full-contact technique. Superior conditioning and strength define a successful Combat athlete. Bouts may be held at championships, galas, or other events.
Duo / Demonstration.
Some Savate competitions will include a Duo – or paired demonstration – category, in which twp participants co-operate to produce the most pleasing and technically comeptent display.
Canne de Combat.
Canne de Combat Savate competitors try to touch defined targets with a high speed cane strikes, strictly regulated.
Savate rules.
The Federation International (FISav) maintains the Rules of Savate and the Arbitrage (refereeing) Rules (French language, external links).
Recent London Savate World Academy online tactics classes
| Title | Date | Summary | Minutes | Categories | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renewed Attacks | 19 Apr 2021 | 38 min Tactical class. Following up your attacks with another in order to put-off your … | 38 | Lessons | combinations, tactics |
| Baiting and Drawing | 12 Apr 2021 | How to set up your preferred replies. Here we break down the Yellow Glove skill … | 39 | Lessons | tactics |
| 3 Set-ups in Savate | 07 Dec 2020 | 50 minute lesson. Can you tell the difference between a set-up and a scoring strike? … | 50 | Lessons | tactics |
| Sofa to Savate | 5 Golden Rules of Savate | 05 Oct 2020 | Sofa to Savate is great if you are looking to start the elegant and effective … | 5 | Talks | beginners, tactics |
| Footwork in action | 10 Sep 2020 | Take your footwork further. Expert analysis of Savate fights illustrating principles of good footwork on … | 9 | Analysis | footwork, tactics |
| Fight Analysis Workout: Multiple Kicks | 17 Aug 2020 | Watch multiple Savate kicks being used effectively in the ring. Talk-along fight analysis PLUS workout. … | 6 | Analysis | kicking, tactics |
| Attack Variety | 23 Jul 2020 | Aims To add some variety – height, segment, and trajectory – to our attacks. Contents … | 44 | Lessons | tactics |
| Fight Analysis 101 | 29 Jun 2020 | Aim To introduce a few fight analysis ideas and explore how we might think as … | 28 | Talks | tactics |
| Feinting | 25 Jun 2020 | Aim To practise and reinforce some of the main ways of feinting, thinking about how … | 45 | Lessons | tactics |
| Tactical Imagery | 15 Jun 2020 | Mental Imagery is a widely used tool for improving sports performance. Generally it is defined … | Documents | tactics | |
| Unpredictability | 04 May 2020 | Technique 47 mins | Unpredictable Movement x 3 rounds | Strikes x 3 rounds | … | 47 | Lessons | tactics |
| Answered: how do I breathe properly when boxing? | 17 Apr 2020 | Member question: ‘How do I breathe properly when boxing?’ Answer: This world-class Savate training content … | 2 | Technical Clips | tactics |
| Variety | 30 Mar 2020 | Add variety to your combos, footwork, and attacks – Monday 30th March 2020. 32 mins … | 32 | Lessons | tactics |