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Old 04-27-2006, 04:34 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Burton
I really love savate. It translates very well into street oriented fighting, as the kicks are done with a shoe on, and pinpoint accuracy is emphasized. A quick shot with the toe of the shoe into the groin of an attacker is a very useful tool. (I actually used this in my first confrontation after starting training.) I suggest finding a friend who wants to train and just practice. There must be some good videos too. Salem Assli did almost all of his savate training in the U.S. without any instructors. He went to France to take the test, and got the highest score ever. There... two answers! Aloha, Burton
Burt

Thanks for the quick reply. I have volume one of Salem's old Panther series and it is very good. I did take a class with him a long time ago and he was very cool and even came up to me (he never met me before) and said 'Thanks for taking my class.'

I never knew that he was primarily self taught. That's pretty interesting.
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