Wednesday 26 October 2022

 Savate Set One Number Three


3. jab, hook, r fou bas, rev, spin chas bas

Box Set 2 number 2 is J, C, H

In Savate 1.3 We start with J, then H - the C is either a fake or discarded, or rather implied - this takes us to the outside line
We then drop in a rear fouette bas to the lead leg
Moving back we make a kick to the high line, a fouette or revers to the glove
We then spin and drop in the low chas to the same lead leg

This set introduces the Concept for powerful low leg destructions, techniques to apply maxmimum for to the kicks
Marriage Of Gravity from Kempo

PIA using the C, a major move on the straight line to let in the power hook
PIA using a kick on the high line to let in the low power kick





Savate Set One Number Four

4. jab, cross, chas bas, spin revers


Start with Jab, Cross, keep at longest hand range
Displace back and chas bas
Concept of Longest Weapon to Closest Target
Revers, spin hook kick to KO

The concept of a straight low blow to a high KO - low cross to hi hook is the same thing in application

This set introduces the Revers

Kempo Concept of
Where a line ends a circle begins
Where a circle ends a line begins





Savate set One Number Five

jab, cross, hook, h fouett, lo rear fouette bas, front chas

J, C, H as entry, same as box set 2.2
In box 2.2 we follow with U, here we keep long range by using long looping H
pull back to fouette figure, hi round kick
low rear fouette bas
left thrust kick front - chas frontal

this set introduces the front thrust kick Chas Fontal, so far we have just done the Chas, which is the side kick, and the spin back version - this is with the left leg, the lead switch

we land the hook then the fouette to the same target

In the combination round kicks, based on Kali 2 Count, we have been doing low to high - in this set we see the first example of hi to low with the fouette

after the fouette bas we jump switch back the lead leg to make it a powerful Chas of what is then the left rear leg

this is the same as Thai Set Two where we jump the lead leg back for the Tiip Push Kick
In Thai 2 it is the opening move, in Savate 1.5 it is the closing move


In Karate, the Mae Geri front kick is the first kick learnt of the primary four kicks
In Savate the Chas side kick, called Kekome in Karate, is learnt first and considered more important
In Thai, the Dte round kick is the primary weapon, with the Tiip front punch kick being a method to push the opponent back to set up the Dte

Karate uses the concept of Keage Snap and Kekome thrust for it's kicks - Yoko Geri Kekome is the side thrust kick, though it is most commonly referred to as simple Kekome, the Japanese word for Chas

The Savate fouette whip kick is a kind of mawashi geri keage, as it whips and snaps round
The Thai Dte is more like a mawashi geri Kekome as it thrusts in with the hip and uses the shin, without a knee whip

Savate is longer range, boot range
Thai is medium, shin range