Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of boxing in which kicking as well as punching is permitted.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use of the feet for attack and defense: a method of fighting practised by the French and Cornishmen.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a form of
French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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He was well-practised in the French form of boxing known as la savate.
Spell of Magic – Part 2 « Official Harry Harrison News Blog 2008
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Spandau was trying to remember what the hell savate was when Vignon kicked him high inside his left thigh.
Babylon Nights Daniel Depp 2010
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It combined jujitsu, English boxing, French savate and walking stick fighting.
Robert Downey Jr. Talks About Finding Sherlock Holmes « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Of the three principal characters, one is a savate expert and another is a master of la canne de combat, and is shown posing and fighting with the Vigny walking stick.
French Martial Arts: "The Tiger Brigadiers" zornhau 2006
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The movie also features a boxe Francaise contest, a scene set in a salle d'armes where people are training in both savate and stick fighting, and a number of fight scenes.
French Martial Arts: "The Tiger Brigadiers" zornhau 2006
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"Baritsu" was just a misspelling of Bartitsu, which was a real martial art combining jujitsu, boxing, savate and walking stick fighting.
Guy Ritchie Explains His Vision for the New Sherlock Holmes « FirstShowing.net 2008
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On November 27, 2006 edition of RAW, during the Women's Battle Royal, Candice suffered a broken nose when Victoria nailed her in the face with a savate kick.
Archive 2007-04-01 ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007
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On November 27, 2006 edition of RAW, during the Women's Battle Royal, Candice suffered a broken nose when Victoria nailed her in the face with a savate kick.
WWE: Candice Michelle ~~ Sabre ~~ 2007
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But the Bartitsu Society is the first site to put together the full picture of this interesting martial art - a hybrid of boxing, savate, stick-fighting and jiu-jitsu - that Barton-Wright promoted around 1899-1901.
Bartitsu Ray Girvan 2005
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My one gripe is that Batroc, the French savate master with the pointy moustache who is figured so prominently on the cover, does not get his own entry, he has to share it with his Brigade.
Archive 2006-01-01 David Campbell 2006
tbtabby commented on the word savate
There are French guys that can beat your ass.
February 22, 2009
bilby commented on the word savate
Leave my donkey alone.
February 22, 2009