The Saint Posted April 7, 2004 Posted April 7, 2004 My head instrutor has trained in Savate and some differences that he points out is that Savate kicks are to places that you would not normally kick to in the dojo. For instance a kick to the quadracep in allowed in Savate but is considered dangerous in TKD. As for using weapons, the french cane or "la cane" is a different art in itself and I consider it a differnt art. The cane is simlar to fencing and uses some of the same fighting stances. Savate is alot like kick boxing but has some different technics. I would also like to know more about it. "Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class." Choi, Hong Hi ITF Founder
Mart Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 Savate is a shoe system. By that I mean it is designed to fight with shoes on. The kicks reflect this. As in kick boxing the the foot is in line with the shin, savate has the foot at a right angle so the toe of the shoe digs in. Same with front kick. It also uses alot odf sweeps, to good effect as well. At a thai boxing show i was at a long time ago a french savate guy fought a thai boxer. The savate guy won, mainly through the use of these sweeps. However, it was a bit of an unfair fight as the savate guy had over 50 fights and the thai boxer had 3. LOL but it wasnt bad though. Savate is a good system from wha i have seen and i would rate it above standard kickboxing (seen many shows). I didnt kow that TKD contained Knee and elbow trikes. Can i ask is this a proper part of TKD or just something black belts do once a month. I ask because Knee and elbow are done from day one at a thai boxing gym. Seize the day!
Guy_Mendiola Posted May 16, 2004 Posted May 16, 2004 The TKD style you are referring to with elbows and knee strikes is Tae Kyon, the old style of TKD.
Spitz Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 Savate is a very good style, I have always liked it. TKD is a very good style. It's good to learn multiple styles, TKD is good for multiple attackers, Savate is good for power and inflicting damage, where TKD is for practicality. Don't learn TKD at the YMCA, and don't learn savate from video tapes out of the back of the Century Catalog.
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