The International Savate Federation (Federation Internationale de Savate) is the world governing body for the sport of Savate. The organization is dedicated to the promotion of the sport of savate and canne de combat. It currently has 63 member countries. The organization holds biannual World and Continental championships, while their member countries hold national competitions.
History During the 1880s and 1890s Joseph Charlemont and Lois Albert synthesized the various savate methods and moves and created the "academic style" of the sports, but were opposed to adjusting it to fit the modern demands of the sport. By 1944 there were two separate views of the sport of savate: the white collar practitioners who were in favor of full contact ring fighting, and the academically oriented practitioners who opposed this.
In 1965 the "Comité National de Boxe Française" was founded. The two philosophies competed for control of the organization. In 1973 CNBF became the "Fédération Nationale de Boxe Française" under the control of the academic camp. Their opponents founded a new organization, the "Fédération Nationale de Savate-Boxe-Française". In 1976 the French government gave the official teaching rights to the academic camp.
In March 1985 the two camps came together to found the "Fédération Internationale de Boxe Française Savate", which was renamed to Fédération Internationale de Savate in October 1999.
Structure All 63 member countries affiliated with Federation Internationale de Savate hold voting power in the General Assembly, which is held every two years. An extraordinary meeting of the general assembly may be called by the board of directors or it may be requested by 3/4 of the member countries.
At the meeting of the General Assembly management reports are presented, and discussion is held concerning the financial and legal situation of the organization. The General Assembly is the body that votes the president into power and which chooses its board of directors.
The organization itself if administered by the board of directors, who are a president, one or two vice-presidents, a Secretary General, a Treasurer, and a number of other persons who make up 20 members of the board of directors.
Rules and techniques In savate only strikes with the fists and foot kicks are allowed, unlike kickboxing or muay thai which allow strikes with knees and shins as well.
English French Salute Salut Guard Garde Jab Direct Cross Crochet Calf kick Fouetté Uppercut Uppercut Front kick Chassé frontal Side kick Chassé latéral Wheel kick Revers latéral Shin kick Coup De Pied Bas Parry Parad Bloqué Kick catch Parad Chasseé
Presidents Jean-Marie Rousseau 1985–1989 Alain Salomon 1989–1992 Michel Roger 1992–2001 Alexandre Walnier 2001–2003 Jean Houel 2003–2007 Gilles Le Duigou 2007–2010 Julie Gabriel 2010–
World Championships Main: Savate#Events 2019 World Championship The 2019 World Championship qualifications were held in Hammamet, Tunisia. The Championship itself was held in Hammamet, Milan, Vandoeuvre, La Motte-Servolex, Perpignan, Dakar and Tunis. Both the male and female fighters competed across eight different weight categories.
Men First place Second place Third place Women First place Second place Third place 56 kg Mathieu Boucher Kenta Funayama Dario Kontak Aziz Hamraoui 48 kg Chloe Nandy Ibtissem Smii Karina Tatianchenko Catherina Monteiro 60 kg Sergei Shcherbachenko Rayane Imassoudat Gabriel Cobzaru Miguel Colome 52 kg Meghane Amouri Mariko Hara Rebecca Mandefu Mayol Lucija Regwat 65 kg Amine Feddal Narek Babadzhanian Radoje Stevanović Yin Wang 56 kg Chiara Vincis Flora Yang Kristina Džolić Alina Anduschenko 70 kg Damien Fabregas Jovan Stevanović Amine Ziani Nurlan Gadimov 60 kg Audrey Guillaume Hanna Kupina Sofia Cavallo Ghoffane Rezzni 75 kg Mohamed Diaby Iurii Zamirkhora Ognjen Rauković Ivica Jakopić 65 kg Sara Surrel Amal Abdessalem Monika Babić 80 kg Cristopher Brugiroux Nikolai Iarantcev Meng Ding Leny Krokos 70 kg Lorna Sincere Tijana Vuković Thoraya Elbouzidi 85 kg Matteo Luca Dmyrov Bulgakov Tural Bayramov Alexey Loginov 75 kg Ahlem Grisset Mahnaz Amini 85+ kg Romain Falendry Dragoljub Bovan Iurii Sarazhan Seyed Mehdi Hoseini 75+ kg Molka Ayedi Melissa Quelfennec Sharone Clair Elham Abdi
2017 World Championship The 2017 World Championship qualification was held in Varaždin, Croatia. The Championship itself was held in Martinique, Vandoeuvre, La Motte-Servolex, Hangzhou and Toulouse. Male fighters competed across eight weight classes and female fighters competed across seven weight classes.
Men First place Second place Third place Women First place Second place Third place 56 kg Yuan Peng Yanis Goucef Kenta Funayama Alberto Mendez Silva 48 kg Chloe Nandy Karina Tatianchenko Jennifer Galopin Elisa Picollo 60 kg Narek Babadzhanian Amine Boutchiche Yoann Collart Keisuke Takahashi 52 kg Margot Bouyjou Rebecca Mandefu Anastasia Konovalchuck Mariko Hara 65 kg Amine Feddal Luka Lešković Brian Francois Fils Bekkhan Sadaev 56 kg Mathilde Magnier Chiara Vincis Saeedeh Fardsanei Junjia Li 70 kg Ibrahim Konate Charles Denis Hossein Hayani Lichaei Ilia Freimanov 60 kg Maurine Atef Valentina Keri Ceri Greimel Roghieh Soltaninegar 75 kg Kevin Albertus Mykita Radionov Romain Malgin Antun Viličić 65 kg Cyrielle Girodias Marijana Kosi Mina Karami Sabrine Geblewi 80 kg Cristopher Brugiroux Leilei Yuan Goran Sučević Andrew Griffin 73 kg Kanelle Leger Tijana Vuković Morgan Alexander 85 kg Romain Falendry Jamshid Ashgar Givehchi Duke Nwamerue Marko Gospočić 73+ kg Wided Younsi Klara Rosić 85+ kg Pharelle Akouan Nikolai Nikitenko Ramza Kebir Seyed Mehdi Hoseini
2015 World Championship The World Championship qualifications were held in La Roche-sur-Yon, France. The Championship itself was held in Martinique, Saint Petersburg, Vandoeuvre and Amiens.
Men First place Second place Third place Women First place Second place Third place 56 kg Jerry Bart Yuan Peng Antonio Horvatić Geraldo Thomasoo 48 kg Chloe Nandy Elisa Picollo Rebecca Mandefu Elena Mitrofan 60 kg Jonathan Bonnet Narek Babadzhanian Lige Teng Manuel Garcia Sanchez 52 kg Cynthia Gonzalez Adeline Robin Anastasia Konovalchuck Mariko Hara 65 kg Aziz Abdelaoui Adoni Iglesias Ivan Sechi Dimitry Prudov 56 kg Jacqueline Beroud Anna Volobueva Jovana Milovanović Li Xiaoxiao 70 kg Ludovic Nassibou Artur Zakirko Ivan Muratkin Damjan Marković 60 kg Marion Montanari Rimma Golubeva Veronica Parisi Vida Samotorcan 75 kg Redouane Derras Antun Viličić Yong Xu Marouane Aatifi 65 kg Cyrielle Girodias Xuetao Yuan Teodora Manić Annukka Volotinen 80 kg Dylan Colin Ali Reza Jadidi Bing Liu 70 kg Kanelle Leger Serena Burgio Morgan Alexander 85 kg Herbert Danois Milos Golić Silvio Horvat Alain Van De Markt 75 kg Nives Radić Sharone Clair 85+ kg Bastien Colin Giuseppe Mongiardino Nino Vladušić Jovan Ikić 75+ kg Wided Younsi Karine Sandrine Berry
2013 World Championship The 2013 Male World Championships were held in Clermont-Ferrand, France, while the Female World Championships were held in both Clermont-Ferrand and Hainan, China. Men competed across eight, and women across seven weight classes.
Men First place Second place Third place Women First place Second place Third place 56 kg Ousmane Sarr Laurent Johny Rakotondrabe Richard Carbonne Maksym Fatych 48 kg Elisa Picollo Ouided Abdelaziz Bernadette Ravaoarisoa Mariko Hara 60 kg Jonathan Bonnet Viktor Slavinsky Predrag Šimunec Yang Ling 52 kg Margot Bouyjou Evgeniya Siviri Lydia Couture Marta Murru 65 kg Laurent Olivier Crescence Boris Essere Alexandru Nita Ruslan Abdinov 56 kg Anissa Meksen Celine Iglesis Olga Gavrilova Elisa Barbini 70 kg Georgy Fernante Dmytro Romanenko Damjan Marković Georgy Shavdatuashvili 60 kg Cyrielle Giordias Rimma Golubeva Marija Petrić 75 kg Tony Ancelin Andrei Studenikov Volodymyr Skopovsky Marouane Aatifi 65 kg Julie Burton Annukka Volotinen Nizha Sbai Stefica Bubnjarić 80 kg Damir Plantić Alexander Sidorkin Mohamed Seif Khalifa Cihan Akagunduz 70 kg Blandine Jouard Serena Burgio Yudan Bao Iana Shmidt 85 kg Alexey Sachivko Mykyta Chub Romain Falendry Zoran Romac 75 kg Nives Radić Wided Younsi Nina Vehar 85+ kg Fabrice Aurieng Zvonimir Martić Giuseppe Mongiardino Viktor Goriachkun
2011 World Championship The 2011 Male World Championships were held in Milan, Italy, across eight weight classes.
Men First place Second place Third place 56 kg Dimitri Suire Laurent Johny Rakotondrabe Lorenzo Parodi Paly Dembele 60 kg Predrag Šimunec Ozkan Kuyruk Ruslan Abdimov 65 kg Ibrahim Konate Gagny Baradji Victor Vezhlivtcev Roberto Musso 70 kg Mohamed Diaby Goran Borović Léopold César Adrianjaka Igor Sivoljicki 75 kg Tony Ancelin Andrei Studenikov Anton Viličić Issam Barhoumi 80 kg Wendy Faure Damir Plantić Ljubomir Cestić Alexey Sachivko 85 kg Nabil Fajjari Miloš Golić Branislav Plavšić Geoffrey Delhez 85+ kg Frédéric Heini Agron Preteni Julian Badia
See also
Savate Canne de combat
References
External links
Official website of the Federation Russia de Savate