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Maxetai · 10-21-2003, 05:52 PM

Why is French Savate so ignored?
Even Bruce Lee was more of a Savate man from kicking range than anything else. It is so evident how he would stick out his rear hand: just like the classical Savate practitioners.

So I pose this question to you: Why is Savate so ignored to the point of being on the fringe of Martial Arts?
Is it the Savate federation to blame?
Is it because it's a European (French) art and not Asian that makes it less glamorous?

I would appreciate your views.

10-21-2003, 05:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Maxetai Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Posts: 151 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Why Is French Savate So Ignored? Why is French Savate so ignored? Even Bruce Lee was more of a Savate man from kicking range than anything else. It is so evident how he would stick out his rear hand: just like the classical Savate practitioners. So I pose this question to you: Why is Savate so ignored to the point of being on the fringe of Martial Arts? Is it the Savate federation to blame? Is it because it's a European (French) art and not Asian that makes it less glamorous? I would appreciate your views.