Savate - White Tiger Kickboxing

 

 

Savate set 3.5

lead fouette - esquive, r cut bas, jab, cross, fouette bas

Attack is lead fouette
Esquive to opposite side, cover with Parade
Land inside fouette to support leg
this can have the effect of sending the attacker down and can be used as a sweep as in Karate

Once attacker lands we throw the J/C double thrust punch to the chest or head as in 2.4 and 2.5

If the opportunity to land a KO is there at this point we would take it

Powerful inside fouette to lead landed leg

The concept of CUTTING the support leg appears in Karate and Thai, though a simple SDA, is advanced due to the distance and timing involved DO-AI and MA-AI

The target is to take out both Vastus Ben points with hard fouette bas, maximised by the stepping and turning

Directional Harmony
Marriage Of Gravity

 

Savate set 3.4

rear fouette - esquive, parade, fouette rear bas, f bas,
cross, fouette fig


The attack is a rear round kick which retracts back and not step through
Esquive means avoid or escape
Slip step to right perfectly lines up the outside thigh for a fouette
we see this in Karate Trad set 4, the block takes the attacking leg past us to give us the outer leg target
we also see this in the Karate Sweep series, number 7, the slip step, setting up the sweep to the outside leg

We make a Parade cover/block/shield with the arm and glove a a reference as we move away

In kali terms, all Savate kicks are witik because they retract, whereas a Thai kick is a lobtik
with a step through kick, it is like a step and witik, with a retract kick it is like a witik off the rear hand

In 3.2 we followed the soto uke/gz with the kick to the low line
here we esquive and kick the low line

A slip, bob and weave are technically esquives in Savate, though we more specifically use the term to defend the low line and when using kicks

In Thai a thigh dte is defended with a Kaak shield
In savate a sweep is defended by the same movement, an esquive to remove the ankle from the path of the kick
In KOPPO this is Hichu Kamae as seen in the Kihon Happo


After the second kick to the inside, we follow with a C and hi fouette


In Set 1.1 we followed the low C with the triple kick fouette bas, r fouette bas, hi fouette
in this set we use R fou bas, fou bas, C, hi fouette
the gz/maw as seen in Karate again

 

Savate Set 3.2


Rear chas front - soto uke, cross, fou bas, fig

Attack is rear leg front thrust kick, either to ab or chest
block soto uke and return a C to attacker's face - this can end the fight with a KO
kick lo fouette to leg that has just landed
hi fouette to head with rear leg

Using the soto uke/gz from Karate
the lo/hi kick combo again

Variation is to do the second kick to the body, then add a spin revers to head - a true triple kick ABC that actually works in real time



Savate set 3.3

lead chas front - ged bar, pied sweep, fou fig, pied

Attack is lead leg snap kick
Low parry block and sweep as leg lands - this can send the attacker down, to be finished with a stamp, punch, Ground Kempo sequence
The block and sweep is similar to the De Ashi Harai as in Judo, and seen in Karate

If attacker retains balance, land high fouette to head or body, finish with chas bas thigh stamp

In Savate de la Rue, the last move is a leg break, can be a knee stamp

Another example where we stay in Fighting Stance and do not twist into other stances, nor step through with rear leg to opposite lead

Unusually there are no hand strikes or punches

 

Savate set 3.1

against jab, cross - parry, slip
lo/hi hook, cross, fouette bas, spin revers

The opponent attacks J/C

In box set 4 we circular parry the jab into our own C, the combo being C, H, C
In this set we circular parry and use the forward motion to slip outside the attacker's cross
use the glove to cover
the move is like the outside parry in Kempo, used to set up the strike combo

In box set we have J/C/H/U - the hook gets us into close range were we stay and use the RU
In KB we want to get out to long punch range or kick range

In KB set 2 use the J/C/H/C combo
this sets up J/C/H/ sok where the last C becomes the sok elbow
as well as the backfist set where the last C is the jump C
here we have the opponent JC, we double H, then C

Low/Hi hooks - hit body, bounce to head
Cross
This is a box ABC and can end the fight at this point

Move back to kick range with fouette bas, longest weapon to closest target
Spin revers to finish

SAVATE Set 3 - Defensive Set

 Set 3 def set:

against jab, cross - parry, slip
lo/hi hook, cross, fouette bas, spin revers

rear chas front - soto uke, cross, fou bas, fig

lead chas front - ged bar, pied sweep, fou fig, pied

rear fouette - esquive, parade, fouette rear bas, f bas,
cross, fouette fig

lead fouette - esquive, r cut bas, jab, cross, fouette bas (guard)

JUDO Gokyo

 

GOKYO

The standard syllabus of Judo throws originated at the Kodokan in 1895.

The Gokyo of 40 throws in 5 groups of 8 was established in 1920


Dai ikkyo - 1st group

1.Deashi harai
2.Hiza guruma
3.Sasae tsurikomi ashi
4.Uki goshi
5.Osoto gari
6.O goshi
7.Ouchi gari
8.Seoi nage

Dai nikyo - 2nd group

1.Kosoto gari
2.Kouchi gari
3.Koshi guruma
4.Tsurikomi goshi
5.Okuriashi harai
6.Tai otoshi
7.Harai goshi
8.Uchi mata

Dai sankyo - 3rd group

1.Kosoto gake
2.Tsuri goshi
3.Yoko otoshi
4.Ashi guruma
5.Hane goshi
6.Harai tsurikomi ashi
7.Tomoe nage
8.Kata guruma

Dai yonkyo - 4th group

1.Sumi gaeshi
2.Tani otoshi
3.Hane makikomi
4.Sukui nage
5.Utsuri goshi
6.O guruma
7.Soto makikomi
8.Uki otoshi

Dai gokyo - 5th group

1.Osoto guruma
2.Uki waza
3.Yoko wakare
4.Yoko guruma
5.Ushiro goshi
6.Ura nage
7.Sumi otoshi
8.Yoko gake

KEMPO Set 2O

 

Set 2O

1. CLUTCHING FEATHERS - Front Left Hand Hair Grab
2. TRIGGERED SALUTE - Front Right Hand Straight Punch
3. DANCE OF DEATH - Front Right Straight Punch
4. THRUSTING SALUTE - Front Right Step Through Kick
5. GIFT OF DESTRUCTION - Handshake
6. LOCKING HORNS - Front Headlock

7. LONE KIMONO - Front Left Hand Lapel Grab
8. GLANCING SALUTE - Front Right Hand Cross Push
9. FIVE SWORDS - Front Right Step Through Roundhouse Punch
10. BUCKLING BRANCH - Front Left Step Through Kick
11. SCRAPING HOOF - Full Nelson
12. GRIP OF DEATH - Left Flank Right Arm Headlock

13. CROSSING TALON - Front Right Hand Cross Wrist Grab
14. REPEATING MACE - Front Left Hand Push
15. SHIELDING HAMMER - Front Left Step Through Hooking Punch
16. STRIKING SERPENT'S HEAD - Front Bear Hug, Arms free
17. LOCKING WINGS - Hammerlock
18. OBSCURE WING - Right Flank Left Hand Shoulder Grab

19. REVERSING MACE - Front Left Step Through Straight Punch
20. THRUSTING PRONGS _ Front Bear Hug, Arms Pinned
21. TWISTING TWIG - Front Wrist Lock
22. OBSCURE SWORD - Right Flank Left Hand Shoulder Grab
23. RAINING CLAW - Front Right Uppercut Punch
24. CRASHING WINGS - Right Bear Hug, Arms Free

SAVATE - White Tiger Kickboxing

 

Set 1


jab, jab, lo cross, fouette - bas, r bas, figure

jab, cross, fou bas, r fou fig, chas bas, spin rev fig

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

jab, cross, chas bas, spin revers

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



set 2

jab, chas front, hi fouette, lo rear fouette

jab, cross, jab - r chas pied, chas bas, spin rev

Jab, pied bas, chas bas, revers, cross, fouette figure

jab, f bas - fouette, C, J, dis chas

fou lo/hi, cross, jab, r fou bas, chas front


Set 3 def set:

against jab, cross - parry, slip
lo/hi hook, cross, fouette bas, spin revers

rear fouette - esquive, parade, fouette rear bas, f bas,
cross, fouette fig

rear chas front - soto uke, cross, fou bas, fig

lead fouette - esquive, r cut bas, jab, cross, fouette bas (guard)

lead chas front - ged bar, pied sweep, fou fig, pied

 

How the progressive kicks are added and taught in context in the first two Savate sets:


fouette - round kick - whip kick
median, bas, figure
lead, rear
box stance, chamber, frappe

1. jab, jab, lo cross, fouette - bas, r bas, figure
2. jab, cross, fou bas, r fou fig

chas - thrust kick - side kick
median, bas
lead, spin

2a. jab, cross, fou bas, r fou fig, chas bas, spin rev fig
3. jab, hook, r fou bas, rev, spin chas bas

revers
lead, spin
median, bas, figure

4. jab, cross, chas bas, spin revers

staying in box stance, frontal kicks

chas frontal

5. jab, cross, hook, h fouett, lo rear fo bas, front chas
6. jab, chas front, hi fouette, lo rear fouette

chas bas frontal - angled

7. jab, cross, jab - r chas bas front, chas bas, spin rev

revers frontal

8. Jab, r chas bas front, chas bas, revers, cross, fouette figure

one more kick to be covered:
pied de tierre - sweep kick

this appears in the def sets

9. switch kick fouette and chas frontal from rear left

10. the displacement rear chas

 

Savate Set Two Number One

jab, chas front, hi fouette, lo rear fouette


After entering with the Jab, we do a rear chas frontal
Hi fouette followed by rear chas fouette

We now use the front thrust kick from the rear leg, the right leg
the front thrust kick leads to the round kick, as seen in Thai and Karate

we have the use of the hi fouette to the low rear fouette, same as in 1.5

in this sequence of 3 kicks, the chas is the last not first of the three

if the opponent is retreating, the chas/fouette are a great example of double pursuing kick
the finishing fouette can then drop in hard as in set 1.3

Savate Set Two Number Two

jab, cross, jab - r chas pied, chas bas, spin rev


Opening is same as Box Set One Number One J, C, C

Rear Chas pied - the oblique stamp kick to the thigh
displace to chas bas then spin revers

the finish two moves are the same as 1.4, in fact this could be viewed as 1.4 with the j, pied inserted

the fighting stance remains the same and the body does not need to turn as there are no fouette kicks - this makes the movement hard to track and non telegraphic - only on the last move do we see the spin revers and the whole body whips round

this introduces the oblique - it is essentially a chas frontal, done below the hip the lower leg and boot turn to the oblique angle

the pied/chas combination is similar to Kempo Prance of the Tiger, with these two kicks being done to the led leg due to displacement, while Kempo kicks both legs

Kempo concept is to get closer, more to trapping range, Savate stays out at long kick range
Kempo is Medio/Serrada, Savate is Largo in kali terms

Savate Set two Number Three


Jab, pied bas, chas bas, revers, cross, fouette figure


The jab and Pied again, this time as the opening move, with no J/C before, and with the chas bas after

we introduce the revers frontal, the crescent kick, as a figure strike, or to open the gloves

At this point the fighting stance has not changed, as in the 2.2

we now add cross and fouette - again the Karate gz/maw combination
movement of stance from fighting to front to side

The combination kick of pied, chas, revers is one of the trickier ones to perfect in Savate

Savate Set Two Number Four


Jab, f bas - fouette, C, J, dis chas or rear f, chas front


The fast jab and the fast fouette bas - longest weapon to lowest target again

Done as a combination, this teaches that either of these weapons can be used to enter and gain that first strike, just as a Fencing "jab"
If the opponent moves back from the Jab, then the fouette "jab" kick becomes a new entry

Fouette Bas, fouette figure
we now see the low and high fouette done on the same leg, same side - previously we alternated legs
use the floor to spring on the second kick

C/J straight punches - this is mainly to keep distance rather than used as a KO, unless the opening and timing is perfect

close with the rear fouette and chas frontal as in 1.5

the unusual combination of lead jab to rear fouette - this is seen in Box Set 7, aka KB set one, which is JJ, rear round kick

Savate Set Two Number Five

Fou lo/hi, cross, jab, r fou bas, chas front

Note that the previous 9 sets lead with a jab, this set leads with the fouette bas, the "jab" kick - the concept of not needing the jab, or being at a distance and opportunity to lead with the fouette applies

in a Street fight, the kick may be with shoes or even steel caps, and also to the knee joint/cap, inside leg, or up into the groin

the final move is the displacement chas median, to the body
set 1.2 introduced chas bas with lead left leg, and the median kick is the same mechanics on a higher line in essence
this kick could also be Bas if needed

the rear kekome would be the worst, slowest and hardest to apply in a Karate fight, and is usually practiced as part of the Kumite sets - If the opponent takes a step with his left leg and you take one with yours, at that point, given the position of the right rear leg, that would be the longest weapon to closest target if we are thrusting the flat of the boot in the sideways position to the mass of the body



NOTE: the closing move of 2.4 and 2.5 can be interchanged - after the C/J punches, either the chas dis or fou/chas can be used and would depend on the opponent's response as well as how the fighter feels in that moment