 At that time, in France, it existed in gyms called "salles d'armes" where savate, English boxing, fencing, canne de combat and sometimes even wrestling was practiced.Edward William Barton-Wright, a British railway engineer who had studied jujutsu while working in Japan between 1894–97, was the first man known to have taught Asian martial arts in Europe.He also founded an eclectic martial arts style named Bartitsu which combined jujutsu, judo, wrestling, boxing, savate and stick fighting.