Kunz Andy, Pua Kenneth. Savate: French Foot Fencing Historical & Technical Journal

Independently published, 2020. — 198 p."Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution" - Theophile Gautier.The essential Savate historical journal is recommended for all Historical European Martial arts enthusiasts, amateurs, savateusse, martial arts aficionados, martial arts instructors, students, athletes, and rare martial arts book collectors. This little journal covers the complete historical timeline of the evolution of Savate. Savate can be described as elegant as ballet, scientifically designed, yet deceptively basic. Expressive yet efficient. It is a highly effective and aesthetically pleasing form of kickboxing. Savate combined every known Western fighting form - boxing, pankration, fencing, street brawling, gymnastics, and cane fighting. A sophisticated art practiced by nobles and the bourgeois in 19th-century France. This Journal contains rare photographs of the development of Savate. This journal also contains rare photographs from the 19th and early 20th century, modern photographs of Savate techniques, grading system, and how to appreciate the modern rules of Assaut, combat, and combat PRO.Savate is definitively a sport of contrast, but a sport deservedly on the rise. With the efforts of Fédération Internationale de Savate with 63 member countries, Savate is on the way to the road back to the Olympics. Savate is unique but basic. Elegant but effective. There is no doubt about it. Savate is a sport of contrast, but a sport deservedly on the rise, just the same.