Savate
Edition Year Host City Country
1 2003 Reunion Island France
European 2006 Strasbourg France
2 2008 Frankenberg/Eder Germany
European 2010 Cambridge United Kingdom
3 2012 Saint-Herblain France
4 2014 Budapest Hungary
5 2016 Varaždin Croatia
6 2018 Plovdiv Bulgaria
Events -- World Canne de Combat Savate Championships ( +18 year )
Main article : World Savate Championships
Savate (), also known as boxe française, savate boxing, French boxing or French footfighting, is a French combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Only foot kicks are allowed, unlike some systems such as Muay Thai, which allow the use of the knees or shins. Savate is a French word for old shoe or boot. Savate fighters wear specially designed boots. A male practitioner of savate is called a tireur while a female is called a tireuse.