ARSIC - International, USA 1983-2002

ARSIC-International Since 1983 19 years as the organization of Savate in the USA

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“ARSIC-international has grown from one small club to the major organization it now is. By registering your clubs and your students with the American Registry of Savate Instructors and Clubs-International, your club will be considered as pioneering Savate in the USA. We, as a team, are just at the beginning of developing Savate in the USA. By joining ARSIC-International you will be marking a milestone in the development of Savate as an united organization. Your contributions in the pioneering of Savate will be felt in this country and overseas for the many hundreds and thousands years the world will remain”

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Some Important ARSIC Savate Dates in the USA: 1983: Opening of the FIRST United State FIBFSDA Savate club (under FIBFSDA Pr. Jean-Noel Eynard) The club was called: St. Joseph’s University Savate Boxing Club and Registry. (SJUBCR) 1983: The FIBFSDA Vice President Marc Guerin organizes the first US-France Savate competition. 1985: Awarding of the three first United States Savate-Box Francaise Instructors. 1986: SJU Savate boxing Club became the Philadelphia Registry of Savate Clubs (P.R.S.C) 1988: The P.R.S.C. in collaboration with FIBFS&AD first president Jean-Marie Rousseau organizes the first FIBFSDA International USA Savate Seminar. 1988: The Philadelphia Registry of Savate becomes known as: The United States Registry of Savate (U.S.R.S.) 1994: The first major Savate Internet sites ”the American Internet Site for Savate and Box-Francaise” associates with the “U.S. Registry of Savate” to become “ The American Registry of Savate Internet sites and Clubs” (ARSIC). 1994: ARSIC central office relocates to Tennessee. The development of Savate led to the formation of the first BF-Savate instructor of the mid south. 1997: ARSIC central office is relocated to the State of Texas (Houston Q Club) where several instructors are formed. 1998 ARSIC central office relocate back to Pennsylvania. With the assistance of the Federation of Savate Box Francaise and Associated Disciplines based in Pennsylvania, various clubs located in the tristate area join ARSIC. 1999 The “American Registry of Savate Internet Site and Clubs” changed its name to: "The American Registry of Savate Instructors and Clubs-International”. (ARSIC-International (TM)) 1999 ARSIC-International is granted approval as an international registered trade marked business name in the state of Pennsylvania. 1999 ARSIC-International agree to become the central registering branch for the United State Federation led by Interim President Savate Moniteur Norman Taylor. 2000 Several state associations are joining ARSIC-International TM (see below) 2000 An USA Team of Savate is put together by Michael Giordani of the California Savate Federation and represents the USA in Paris for the World Championship. The team is granted ARSIC-International registration upon return to the USA 2002 (March 30th) Restructuration of the USSF/ARSIC under the guidance of Compagnon de la Savate & Professor Gilles Lui-Duigou

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10 US States which have ARSIC-International Registered Instructors or Clubs: Eastern States: Delaware (1) Pennsylvania (3) New-Jersey (3) Central States: Illinois (2) Maryland (1) Virginia (1) Southern States: Louisiana (1) Texas (2) Colorado (1) Western States California (5)