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FOOT BOXING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Boxing
- Martial Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- savate
1, record 1, English, savate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- savate-boxing 2, record 1, English, savate%2Dboxing
- foot boxing 3, record 1, English, foot%20boxing
- French foot boxing 3, record 1, English, French%20foot%20boxing
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A French form of boxing, later known as "kick boxing", or "kickboxing". 2, record 1, English, - savate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Savate was a French form of boxing in which the contestants used their feet rather than their fists. Its name is taken from the French word "savate" ("old shoe"). The sport was popular in France, particularly among the lower classes in the cities, before the introduction of the English form of boxing. Savate was most in vogue during the 18th century. 4, record 1, English, - savate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Boxe
- Arts martiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- savate
1, record 1, French, savate
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chausson 2, record 1, French, chausson
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Genre de pugilat où les adversaires se frappent avec les pieds. Ce sport se pratiquait surtout au 17e siècle en France. 3, record 1, French, - savate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Boxe française. [...] Née vers 1820 dans le faubourg parisien de la Courtille, elle s'appelait alors la «savate» ou le «chausson» lorsqu'il s'agissait d'enseignement militaire. Vers 1850, Lecour ajoute la technique des poings à celle des pieds : c'est la Boxe française. 4, record 1, French, - savate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La savate fut adoptée dans l'armée française sous le nom de «chausson»; passée en Amérique vers 1848, on la nomme, «savate-boxing», combat qui allie pied et poing, et l'ancêtre de ce qui deviendra le «kickboxing». 5, record 1, French, - savate
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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