Miodrag Jotic, Savate Pioneer 2 - NICE WORK

Written by Julie (traduction: Agnes)

During the 2009 World Combat Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, I had the great pleasure of meeting Miodrag Jotic- a pioneer of Savate and champion of Fair-Play. Miodrag Jotic has been involved in martial arts for 30 years. He was introduced to Boxe Francaise Savate in 1981 by Damien Wehr. While attending a Tang Soo Do seminar in Rab (Croatia), he was invited to take part in a Savate seminar being held in the same place, and so became the first Yugoslavian to try Savate. After the seminar, Damien Wehr asked him if he would like to compete, and the following year he was invited to an international seminar, run by Bob Alix, at INSEP in Paris. He went on to compete in many Junior and Senior galas, tournaments and championships - his achievements included: Junior champion Europe (1984), 3rd European championships (1988), World Vice champion (1989) and 3rd World championships (1991). Miodrag expressed his gratitude to Damien Wehr, who had encouraged him to continue in Boxe Francaise Savate after he lost his first fight, and the sense of privilege he felt having met a lot of great people from the world of French boxing: Christian Guillaume, Bob Alix, Jean-Marie Gacaker... In 1986, he had his first fight against Gilles le Duigou, Champion of Europe at that time. The fight took place in Rijeka (Croatia). Miodrag was leading on points until the 4th round, when he was stopped by a strike to the liver. After the fight, Gilles handed the trophy to him, held up his hand and started the applause. The crowd cheered this example of fair play. Roles were reversed in a rematch, held in Belgrade in 1987, when he stopped Gilles in the 5th round, with a punch to the stomach. Inspired by Gilles' earlier example, he gave his trophy to Gilles. After that, Boxe Francaise Savate became his way forward: "Boxe Francaise is the way of honour, the way of art, the way of chivalry, the way of the knights. You learn how to fight, how to move, and you learn your mind - how to listen, how to work and how to obey." These earlier influences remain with him. Miodrag Jotic has been a member of the Serbian Olympic Committee for 7 years, and a member of the Commission for Fair-play. He founded an organisation in Serbia promoting fair-play, and in 2008 started a "Fighting against the Violence Project" in Novi Sad. This project has included demonstrations of different martial arts to help young people get into sport, with qualified trainers, and to leave behind aggressive attitudes. All the young people who took part were awarded diplomas, with graphics promoting the World Anti-doping Agency code. On the 20th June 2009, in Novi Sad, Miodrag Jotic was awarded the diploma of "Honour Member" of the International Savate Federation by his old adversary and friend, FIS President Gilles Le Duigou. An honour greatly deserved!

Robillard Benjamin

Savate Boxe Française
Champion of France Jeune Cadet 2002-2003
Vice-Champion de France Espoirs 2004
Champion of France Technique Assaut 2004
Champion of France Espoirs Combat 2005
Demi-finalist Championship of France Technique Assaut 2006
Demi-finalist Championship of France Espoirs Combat 2006
Vice-Champion of France Honneur Combat 2007
Vice-Champion of France Technique Assaut 2007
Vice Champion de France Honneur Combat 2008
Demi-finalist Championship of France technique 2008
Winner of Golden gloves turnament 2008
Demi-finalist Championship of France Honneur 2009

Selection - Team of France 2004
World vice - Champion SAVATE 2004 - Bulgaria
Selection - trainer of Serb team - seminar SERBIA 2006
Stage international in Korea (Festival of Martial arts - oh that very secret journey)
Selection - Team of France 2007

Moniteur of Savate Boxe Francaise
Trainer kids competitors - Regional
GAT 1 (competitor and trainer)

Stipan Prtenjaca trains in Savate club Sesvete, Croatia

56-60 kg

Can Damien Wehr help savate?

Damien Wehr is very respected lawyer.
He is also guilty for savate to come to Yugoslavia (Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia...)
Can he help now FIS to come to Sportaccord / AGFIS /GAISF?
...and to escape those stories about "evil" people who didn't take care about savate and forget to send the post :) as showed the case of Mr. Bukovac from Croatian savate ?

http://www.wehrdamien.com/

Croatian taekwondo federation

WTF (olympic) and ITF (non-olympic) taekwondo merged in Croatia.
But just a little bit different than in Slovenia.
In Slovenia http://taekwondo-zveza.si/povezave/ official federation is those of Tran Trieu Quan http://www.tkd-itf.org/. (In this federation Croatia doesn't have representative - and Slovenian Olympic Committee (Ministry of Sport and Lottery) spent many euros to preserve ITF activities as vital ones for olympic taekwondo)
But in Croatia http://www.itf.taekwondo.hr - those of Ung-chan http://www.itftkd.org/ .

Croatian taekwondo federation has 101 member clubs:
http://www.taekwondo.hr/clanice.htm

Or better - among WTF clubs - there are 31 ITF taekwondo clubs from ITF taekwondo federation Croatia number 1 http://www.itf.taekwondo.hr/Home.aspx?PageID=5 clubs:

1. Bak
2. Istra
3. Futura
4. Poreč
5. Buzet
6. Rijeka
7. Novalja
8. HBD Vodice
9. Solaris
10. Forma
11. Metalac
12. Puntar
13. Hwarang Ivanec
14. Velika
15. Gimnazija
16. Slatinska Banka
17. Škorpion
18. Vrpolje
19. Vinkovci
20. Legacy
21. Hwarang Br. Stupnik
22. Trojan
23. Alfa-Brod
24. Županja TIGAR
25. Monter
26. Kocunar
27. Sokol Cerna
28. Lotus
29. Veldus
30. Vukovar
31. Top Team

And ITF taekwondo federation Croatia number 2 http://www.itf-croatia.com/ that we were talking about and club Marsonia that announced Champions with a picture of Ung Chan belongs to the group of Jung Hwa http://www.itf-administration.com/:
And there are only 7 clubs:

1. OKOL GRADIŠTE 585 http://taekwondo-gradiste.com/
   
2. SEMPER FIDELIS SLAVONSKI BROD 557
3. MARSONIA-KUNA SLAVONSKI BROD 375
4. BTI ZABOK 183
5. TERMINATOR BUDINŠČINA 145
6. VELDUS VELIKO TRGOVIŠČE 128 (HRVATSKI VUK SAVATE)
   
7. DBVC CRIKVENICA 19 (CRIKVENICA SAVATE)

(last European championship with 19 member countries)

Is this enough that we can talk about 3 International Taekwondo federations with the same name that are recognised by different Olympic Comitteess?
How long can this story goes further?

OOOOPS, ... also ITF taekwondo makes mistakes?

AS IT LOOKS LIKE, 2 DIFFERENT ITF TAEKWONDO FEDERATIONS TOLERATES ONE ANOTHER. IS IT TIME FOR UNIFICATION?

One ITF taekwondo federation - promotes World championship in Slavonski Brod

http://www.itf-administration.com/events.asp?nurn=3977

http://www.itf-croatia.com/www.geocities.com/marsoniakuna/index.html





AND THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY WELL CONNECTED - CONNECTION WAS REMOVED FROM THEIR INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION INTERNET SITE, AND A PICTURE AND INTERNET SITE ALSO FROM ITF TAEKWONDO MARSONIA CLUB FROM CROATIA.
(photo I will add when Marsonia internet site apperas again :) )

with a photo of president of another ITF taekwondo federation - Ung Chan

http://www.itftkd.org/

SportAccord/GAISF introduces its new Director, Nolvenn Dufay de Lavallaz

IS THIS NEW SAVATE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN SPORTACCORD/AGFIS/GAISF?

Christine Dominguez, former director general of GAISF, departed the organization earlier in the wake of the decision at the March general assembly to move its headquarters from Monaco to Lausanne.

17 July 2009

SportAccord (previously known as GAISF, the General Association of International Sport Federations) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Nolvenn Dufay de Lavallaz as its new Director.

Nolvenn Dufay de Lavallaz, 34, from France, started her career on the field of play, coaching elite gymnastics. In 1999, she joined the French Ministry of Youth and Sports to develop sports and cultural activities at regional level, and educate coaches and administrators.
Graduated in Sport Management and holding a professional elite coach diploma, Dufay de Lavallaz completed her education in 2002 with an International Master in Humanities, Management and Law of Sport (CIES/FIFA Master).
She then joined the IOC Sports Department, where she led the first global sports evaluation for the review of the Olympic Programme and oversaw the organisation of the Sports Operations for the Beijing Olympic Games. More recently, she managed the Athletes section, developing new programmes to better support Olympians.
Announcing the new appointment, SportAccord President Hein Verbruggen said; "The appointment of Nolvenn is key at this point of the history of our organisation. We are restructuring deeply SportAccord in order to better support our Members and offer them new services. Nolvenn's experience in developing programmes, as well as her understanding of the sports environment, makes her contribution a real asset."
Commenting on her appointment, Dufay de Lavallaz said; "I have always considered GAISF and now SportAccord as a great opportunity for the sports Federations and Organisations to share knowledge and experience, develop expertise and get services that are commonly needed. I am proud to lead this organisation, especially at this very special moment where we face challenging changes, for the best of the organisation. I believe we can bring more to our Members; this is and will remain our objective."

Jogo Do Pau - learning

25th FISU conference - Declaration of Belgrade

July 5th, 2009
The role of university sports in education and society
A platform for change
The International University Sport Federation (FISU) Conference, was held from July 2nd to 5th 2009, on the occasion of the 25th Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia.
More than 130 researchers, professors, university rectors, students and university sports officials from 35 countries from the five continents underlined the unique importance and special opportunities which university sport in the widest terms can contribute to the educational process within higher education. They also insisted on the fact that sport is much more than a tool for education: it should be established as a human right and part of human responsibilities.
The main theme of “University sports, a platform for change”, was chosen in the context of the new “knowledge society”, but also in the context of the economical, societal and ecological crisis affecting the whole world. The Intention was to elaborate on the undoubted value of participation in sport as part of a life-long learning process.
Internationally renowned keynote speakers variously demonstrated that knowledge generates new opportunities and power for mankind, but this requires more responsibility and accountability. Making ethics and value systems endogenous to the decision systems, in all fields including sports, is an absolute necessity for the global sphere, in order to realize world stability, sustainability, understanding and peace.
I – Conference participants discussed the fact that University Sport has the power to develop social, educational, cultural and ethical responsibility in young people. They strongly advocated an increasing role for University Sport as a key driver, both in offering the student a comprehensive educational experience and in delivering well founded, young citizens for the future.
Involvement in University Sport brings in particular the following benefits:
• Character formation and consolidation of ethical values, based on the respect for others, on fair-play and on truth; • Acknowledgement of cultural diversity and the appreciation of intercultural contact.;
• Team working, advanced levels of autonomy and self regulation, with obvious benefits at both cognitive and motivational levels;
• social competencies and active citizenship; • Organisation and project planning;
• Development of higher levels of thought and decision making; • Life long learning - emotional intelligence and balance of the “self”, especially through the capacity to defer gratification and to manage strategic long-term objectives; • Good mental and physical health and increased productivity; • Improved mobility as skilled, international and inter-generational communicators;
II - The development of these valuable skills through engagement in the field of university sport should be formalised.
1/ Participants emphatically welcomed the concept that Universities should organize physical education, physical activities, sport for all and competitive high level sport, as part of both extracurricular and required programs.
2/ Participants, while assessing their support for the general principle, urge organisations with competencies in higher education, all over the world, to engage in co-
ordinating their policies to reach in the short term the following objectives, which are considered to be of primary relevance:
- development of transversal multidisciplinary scientific researches and educational programs including ethics, value systems, anti-doping, fair play, physical education, healthy lifestyle and sport ;
- multidisciplinary courses should be formalised through specific diplomas or a credit point system in higher education.
- readiness of universities to provide sports facilities for students and university personnel to take part in physical exercise and sport activities according to their interests and aptitudes. To make effective, innovative use of resources, government and educational authorities will need to partner each other in the maintenance and development of quality facilities, especially those located within academic communities. Furthermore, university sport support services should be established as a core function of the university welfare and administration services, guaranteeing that students’ views are continually monitored;
- making universities « central databases » for study and research in ethics, value systems, anti-doping, fair play, physical education, physical activities healthy lifestyle and sport;
- making universities the center of learning and exchange of information for the community so as to lead to cultural exchange;
- creating and continuously developing networking among universities, both nationally and internationally;
3/ Participants hereby undertake to attain these objectives within the framework of their institutional capabilities and taking full respect of the diversity of cultures, languages, national education systems and of University autonomy. To that end they will pursue the possibilities of inter-universitiy co-operation.
4/ Participants expect universities to contribute actively to the achievment of those goals.
5/ University sports – competitive sports and sports for all – is a major value added to youth and to human society, even though it is not equally developped in diverse nations, regions and continents. Participants ask FISU to emphasize the scientific analysis of university sports and impulse a world wide strategy :
-to develop new concepts and models of sports practices based on active, creative involvment of students in sports, cultural and artistic activities.
-to insure that university sports is sufficiently considered at all political and educational levels in diverse nations, regions, continents.
6/ Participants support and urge FISU to continue to develop a strategy in support of the above, which would utilise its international links with members and partners to develop a capacity building platform for accreditation and life long learning through university sport. In particular, it is suggested that FISU should establish formal links and cooperation with :
-UNESCO, the leading world organisation in the essential fields of education, culture and ethical values. FISU should be active in participating in the works of CISEPS, the UNESCO permanent intergovernemental Committee for physical Education and Sport.
-WADA, the leading world organisation for antidoping education.
-CIFP, the International Committee for Fair Play.
This will make greater the University Sports and FISU contribution to the practice and endogenisation of ethics values systems that the 21st century global human society needs as a necessary condition for its stability and for peace.

Roger Paschy - Muay Thai pioneer - France

Sport: Karate
Name: Roger Paschy
Subtitle: In the Footsteps of Bruce Lee
Info: Roger Paschy first started learning karate at the age of 16. Eight years later, he was a budding world champion. Born in Saigon, Paschy has at his command all the secrets of this martial art. He performs each attack in masterful fashion and with a strength which for a long time meant he was the most respected exponent of karate in Europe, along with the Frenchmen Dominique Valera and Gilbert Gruss. Because he wanted to know and understand thoroughly the other martial arts, this world team champion (1972) started studying the disciplines of budo known as the nunchaku and the bo. For seven years, he worked with the master Kitamura, a fifth dan in karate and in kobudo, in his dojo at Nara in Japan. His progress in competition was rapid, and in his very first appearance in the French championships he finished third (1968). He was selected for the French team in 1970 and stayed with it for five years, during which he won three European championship titles and one world team championship title in Paris. As a representative of the Police Sports Association, Roger Paschy was unfortunate to find himself having to fight such exceptional sportsmen as Valera and Gruss in the days before categories were divided by weight. After the appearance of a lightweight category, he became European champion and towards the end of his career as an "amateur", he almost made it to the winner's rostrum of the 1975 World Championships in Long Beach, where he was beaten by the Japanese Murakami. In 1976, he changed direction and became the cinema's second Bruce Lee when he appeared in Christian Jacque's film "Doctor Justice". As full-contact European champion once he had turned professional, he soon relinquished his title in order to devote more time to his forthcoming book on Karate: technique and efficiency.

ROGER PASCHY Born May 17, 1945, in Saigon, Vietnam

AWARDS AND RECORDS French champion 1973,1974,1975 World team champion 1972 Individual semi-finalist in World Championships 1975 Individual European lightweight champion 1973, 1974, 1975; team 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975; finalist 1974. Fifth dan as karate instructor Roger Paschy in action before he turned to acting

Canne de Combat - Cultural Olympiad - Cambridge - 25th July 2009 - celebrations of 2012 Olympics

Canne de Combat demo at Cultural Olympiad, held at The Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 25th July 2009 - part of celebrations of 2012 Olympics.

Part 1, basic strikes and blocks.



Part 2, co-operative target practice, partner allows the cannist to touch targets to perfect strikes and improve accuracy.



Part 3, co-operative exercise to practice turns.



Part 4, double canne



Part 5, some relaxed free-sparring



Part 6, some more relaxed free-sparring



Part 7, canne chausson



Part 8, cane defence

Ron Kuyt - one of early savateurs from Netherland

Chakuriki man. Fight against Brilleman (RIP) 10th of February 1980.

Early judo or sambo?

And sambo western friends are friends of western savate. Hmmm...
East and west, right or wrong, before and after.
And Bruce Tegner as judo "family sport" teacher was also in one year savate teacher.
Yes and we are again at judo as a starter for after war savate.
And what about "Lutte parisiene"?

Assaut savate Rome, Italy 1992

Dante vs. Collacchi -67 kg

Russian President Medvedev meets Universiade Medallists

In small Slovenia - where the center of European University sport EUSA is - Olympic Committee of Slovenia and other newspapers didn't pay much of attention on Universiade 2009.

On July 17th, 2009, President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev met the winners and medallists of the Russian delegation at the 25th Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia. The meeting was held in Ekaterininsky Hall of the Kremlin in Moscow. The Russian delegation headed the medal table tally with 76 medals (27 gold, 22 silver & 27 bronze).
The President congratulated the members of the Russian student's team - sportsmen and coaches - with the victory and wished them success in future competitions and their university studies.
The Russian President, a former university professor himself, is a strong supporter of university sport. In 2008 he met a FISU delegation chaired by FISU Vice-President Stefan Bergh on their way to Kazan, at that time a candidate city for the 2013 Summer Universiade.
President Medvedev pronounced a decree to secure the preparation and holding of the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan in 2013 and the 22nd Winter Olympic Games and 11th Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 earlier this year.

Prof. POPEYE calls for unification of USA savate

Is this a chance for one of the biggest future savate federation?

It has been a few years since we have had the momentum of savateurs that we have now. For several reason I had left the board and my position as executive Director.
The reasons were the political up reset of the French federation claiming that we did not want to work with the contemporary Savate groups of the East and west coast of the United Sates. Even when I and several others had invited their apparent leaders to partake in the events.
The second was that in Laredo we had uncovered a shenanigan movement of thievery against the Youth of Laredo within the board of the Laredo Amateur Boxing Club. Who the director Angel Santiago had mistreated and had over 350 thousand dollars disappear. While Finding out that the City of Laredo Corrupt ways had infiltrated that organization. Where the city Manager Larry Dovalina , Chief of Police Agustine Dovalina a district Judge Andy Reyes and several county commissioners were involved with the misappropriation of funds. So we had Police Units give traffic citations to the savateurs of my School we had them threaten my Family members and had several Laredo Police Officers try to heat me up as they say.
Unfortunately Good always prevails. So that was the reason I left the organization. I was asked this past season by two Board members to rekindle the movement o USA SAVATE and I have done so.
On June 27th We kicked of the movement with a Steak Plate Sale to purchase a Boxing Ring for the Group. Since our old Boxing ring was stolen by an ex member of USA SAVATE Fernando Cantu and his Father.
The cost of the new ring is between $8000.00 to $9000.00 dollars and we had a total of $1400.00 made this past weekend.
The unity and everyone worked together from the members of the Webb County District Attorneys office, the Webb county sheriffs department, Webb Constable Tino Juarez and the tribe of Buitron Academy.
We started at 4am on Saturday with Cornelo Flores starting the grill for the 500 steaks . Then we had Omar Rodriguez show up to aide in the effort .
Around 6 am we had the first group of savateurs show up to assist and build the gazebo as well as to prepare the plates.
Due to the different work schedule we had everyone that could help, help. The groups effort especially with in USA SAVATE is to formulate several satellite clubs in Webb County , Dallas County and other county's in the State of Texas for this upcoming season.
Everyone worked hard with leading the pack inside in the cool air was Mrs. Cindy Cavazos , in preparing the plates , bread and napkins for the 500 plates.
By 8:30 am the 300 steak were done and out of the way. the amazement was on the versatile movement of these veteran carne asada doers. By 9:30 am all on the steaks were done and out of the way. In fact the The rice and beans that was cooked by the Webb County Sheriffs Department was excellent.
At 11am the plates were ready to go and the rush began everyone was on point and ready to fill the plates with the steaks and Spanish rice. This was an exciting event for me since the unity of working together for a commons goal was actually rarely seen in USA SAVATE with the pre-Madonna attitude of the majority of the members of the past.
"We have several event s ready to go such as the sanction for the 1st Danse De Rue Games. where everyone is invited including the contemporary Savate players. So please east and west coast gangs either put up or shut up once and for all , and do not lie that we never invited you to become members in the past as members: Scholtz, Basulto and Saigniac state . One thing to the east and west coast gangs if you all have any personal Beef with me or my family we can seriously set up a quick once and for all dance in the street with anyone of you when ever you want. If not partake if you wish."

Prof. POPEYE

Paul-Raymond Buitron III

Academy Ilha, Brazil - news

Mike Lambret, Wignehies, France

World champion 2008 - assaut. Very skilled and tactical fighter.

The World games - Kaohsiung 2009

Martial arts - NON-OLYMPIC sports: Ju-jitsu, Karate, Sumo, optional - Wu-shu

Qualified countries for a world games martial art tournament:
Evaluation of these results in National Olympic Committees and National Sport Federations will be very hard. And another question - Are World Games dying?

Karate: 34 countries

AUS

AUT

AZE

BEL

BIH

BRA

CHI

COL

CRO

DOM

EGY

FRA

GER

GRE

ISR

ITA

JPN

KAZ

KUW

MAS

MEX

MNE

NZL

PER

RUS

SEN

SRB

SVK

TPE

TUN

TUR

USA

VEN

VIE

Ju-jitsu: 20 countries

AUT

BEL

BUL

CRO

DEN

FRA

GER

ISR

ITA

KAZ

MNE

NED

POL

RUS

SIN

SUI

SWE

TPE

UKR

IRQ

Sumo: 21 countries

AUS

BRA

BUL

EGY

EST

GER

HKG

HUN

IND

ITA

JPN

MGL

NED

NOR

NZL

POL

RUS

TPE

THA

UKR

USA

Wushu: 17 countries

BRA

CAN

CHN

EGY

HKG

INA

IRI

JPN

KAZ

KOR

MAS

MYA

PHI

RUS

TPE

USA

VIE

Mr. Kusic (Croatia) - Savate thanks you

SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY 2009
XVI. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
28. - 30.6.2009.
ZADAR - HOTEL KOLOVARE
Topic: GAISF World Games Martial Arts and Combat Sports, Beijing 2010
Author: Mr. Dragutin Kusic - Crikvenica, Croatia

Mr. Dragutin Kusic from Savate club Crikvenica (Croatia) promoted also savate sport during his speach about GAISF - World Games Martial Arts and Combat Sports, Beijing 2010.

http://www.hkd-cca.hr/
http://www.visitzadar.net/events.php?id=15&el_id=3350





See his contribution on this page 4. Mr. Kusic is a living savate historical book. Taravelo and Cerutti - this man belongs to savate old boys group.

GBSF "Assaut" League Event 3th of July 2009 Cambridge

Fights of trainer from Spectrum Savate club - Martin Ross. Veteran or senior class?
Senior class for assaut is limited (-34 years).

80 - 85Kg
Rossy vs Luis


Rossy vs Peter

MOVIE: Arsene Lupin - savate teacher

Jean-Paul Salome, Robin Renucci, Romain Duris, Pascal Greggory, Eva Green, Kristin Scott Thomas ...
Duration : 2:10:00
Country : France

Arsene Lupin is aristocrat and professor of savate.

Boxe francaise - Start: -13:14 and -12:17

Canne de combat and canne chausson (how deeply savate is connected with fencing)- Start - 2:34

canne and self defence: 15:12

Jogo do Pau - COMPETITION !!!!!!

Could this be BATON (savate) relative?
On savate competitions we see many muay thai, wu shu and kickboxing and boxing fighters.
Why wouldn't we allow Jogo do Pau to compete on BATON competitions?
BUT...Do we have BATON competitions? Do you know if there was some savate BATON competition in 20th or 21th century?

and what do you say about Silambam from India?

SportAccord Combat Games NEWS

Three months after the signing of the host contract between SportAccord and the Beijing Municipality Government, the event preparation structures have been established respectively in Lausanne, Switzerland and in the city of Beijing, P. R. China. Working procedures are gradually being set up and implemented; the communication channels are up and running.
Event Name
The name of the event, originally “SportAccord Martial Arts and Combat Sports Games” (abbreviated as MA&CS Games, and very often called Martial Arts Games - MAG), confronted SportAccord with some marketing identity issues, and was in conflict with the already registered World Martial Arts Games. The solution was found and a new name has been agreed upon by the majority of the participating IF. The event is now officially named SportAccord Combat Games.
Event Logo
Being another important part of the event identity, the logo also went through various discussions, modifications and revisions. With the objective of defining a readable, marketable and representative logo for all concerned sports, SportAccord presented, as seen opposite, the new event logo.
On the basis of this logo the local organisers will be able to add, to the left, their own elements for the first edition of the SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing in 2010.
1st Coordination Meeting in Beijing
The first Coordination Visit of SportAccord Combat Games took place in the second half of June. The visit symbolised the activation of the Beijing Preparatory Committee for the 2010 SportAccord Combat Games. During the meeting, Beijing presented their plans on various subjects, such as event marketing, worldwide promotions, event services, risk management and general planning. The meeting was concluded with a clear overview of the event preparation tasks ahead, backed up by solid organisation teams on both sides.
Technical Meeting preparation
The re-scheduled technical meeting is going to welcome in Beijing all the technical delegates (TD) of the concerned sports at the end of July. They will meet and discuss the disciplines, qualification systems, event formats and competition rules, which most IF have already submitted to SportAccord. A preliminary competition schedule is expected to be finalised after the 2-day gathering in Beijing.

IF SAVATE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE - THIS ADDRESS IS ...
For further information please contact:
Ms. SHI Yan (Laura) – Combat Games Manager
yan.shi@sportaccord.com

Marco Nacci helps to build Italy-France savate bridge

Marco Nacci (European Academy savate school in Milano) in Place de Jaude, Clermont Ferrand, France on 2nd of May 2009. Savate demonstration and fights.

Universiade 2009 - changed all sport standards

Regional - Mediterranean games was just something but never so attractive as Universiade Belgrade. And now, this is a fact. Beggining of new history. New student sport. Olympic games for students.
Belgrade you made perfect job.
6300 competitors, 2700 trainers , 1300 judges , 147 countries.

SU Beograd 2009 Media


judo






taekwondo: 1:47 (forward)


1:40 (forward)


1:33 (forward)


1:52 (forward)

Savate in Germany also in WKA - kickboxing

Savate federation of Germany is part of some smaller regional WKA kickboxing federation.

This is good - because savate is not just in one kickboxing organisation called WAKO (like in Italy and probably everywhere outside France) but it is now also in WKA.
Yes savate is on the right way. You don't need your own organization - you should always seek for another one, different.

http://www.wka-germany.de/

http://www.thueringer-kickboxverband.de/verband/wettkampfarten/savate/index.html

Gerhard Schmitt - savate
http://www.thueringer-kickboxverband.de/verband/vorstand/index.html

Landesbeauftragter für Savate
Gerhard Schmitt
But unfortunately - picture on this website is missing.

Kai Becker from Kickboxing club Plattling which is WAKO member - and very important in WAKO Germany is (source: Buhlbron Savate) also member of Savate federation Germany. And French federation of savate teaches his woman kickboxing fighter Julia Irmen boxe francaise technology. But as you see, Savate Germany cooperates with WKA. Strange thing is - that perfect cooperation of WAKO and WKA you can see in one of the German states called Thueringen (central part of Germany - known of good sausages in Erfurt) because just in this state WAKO doesn't have its representative, but WKA does.
What a coincidence... Oh my god.

Your Vice President - Jeff Conley

Source : USA California savate BLOG

Friday, July 3, 2009

Ran in to Jeff Conley, Vice President of the United States Savate Federation, at Abbott’s Pizza in Venice. He was accompanied by his lovely wife Amy and they consented to this impromptu iPhone photo.
Jeff recounted the USSF’s role in the recent election of Gilles Le Duigou as President of the International Savate Federation and it’s activities in encouraging European savateurs to visit the U.S. for tournaments and seminars.
You can train with Jeff and other LA based savateurs on Saturdays at 1pm in Santa Monica. Francis Echinard conducts Savate lessons outdoors at 4th Street and Hollister.

LIKE YOUR STYLE. IN THE SAME SHIT WE ARE IN EUROPE. NEIGHBOR COUNTRIES DON'T WANT TO COOPERATE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OPEN ASSAUT CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WE ARE LOOKING IN SAVATE ARE PEOPLE FROM KICKBOXING. EVERYWHERE THE SAME STORY.
AND AGFIS - YES - THIS YEAR IT WILL BE FOR SURE. THEY PROMISSED :)

Canne de Combat - France International 2009 - Nantes

Canne de combat tournaments should be part of assaut and combat championships

ASCA (Amicales), Paris, France, June 2009.

Every year we make savate tournaments - assaut and combat, but we always forget to include in the same competition our savate sport called Canne de Combat. Just one ring would be enough to support this unique savate discipline. And why not?

Martial Arts Games Beijing 2010

IS SAVATE INTERESTING IN?

Dear EWuF Members,

The first official Martial Arts & Combat Sport Games (MAG) under the patronage of IOC and Sportaccord will be in Beijing from August 28th till September 4th, 2010. The Games would last 8 days and 13 recognised International Martial Arts Federations will attend. Each of the 13 participating IFs will have a delegation of 120 participants, i.e. 80 athletes and 40 officials. The Games will take place in 3 different venues, with one venue dedicated to the three ring sports (boxing, kickboxing and muay thai) and each of the other two venues hosting respectively five sports.
A cultural programme would also be running during the Games, consisting in audiovisual and photographic exhibitions on the one hand, and in congresses and lectures on the other hand. The aim of the cultural programme would be to show the social, educational and historical background of each sport. The 13 disciplines are: aikido, boxing, judo, ju jitsu, karate, kendo,
kickboxing, muaythai, sambo, sumo, taekwondo, wrestling and wushu. The athletes participating would be around 1100, along with 400 officials. There would be 20 events and 100 gold medals awarded (60 for male categories and 40 for female).
The Sportaccord President , Mr. Hein Verbruggen, appointed 2 persons to manage the MAG Cultural program, those are Mr. August Dragt (Aikido) and Mr. Patrick Van Campenhout (Wushu).
An overview:
· January 2009: inspection visit to Beijing by the MAG technical delegates
· February 2009: signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the GAISF/Sportaccord President and the City of Beijing;
· March 26, 2009: signing of the contract in Denver by the GAISF/Sportaccord President and
the Vice Mayor of Beijing Mr Liu Jingmin;

The total cost of the project would be of 9,300,000 USD, but most of the expenses would be taken care of by the Chinese organisation (i.e. transport, accommodation, meals and so on). The President also wished to set up a wide promotional programme around the GAISF member Martial Arts & Combat Sports IFs.

We are all looking forward to this historical event for the Martial Arts and Combat Sports.

Yours sincerely,
Patrick Van Campenhout
Director General EWuF

Cameroonian International Judge/ Referee Course

A training course for officials organized by the FIS and Mr. Ali Adji chair of the African Savate Confederation , took place in Yaounde from April 24th to May 5th 2009.
About twenty people from 20 to approximately 40 years took part in the course directed by Mr. Alain Gernet. Some of them were confirmed fighters. The training was theoretical and practical and, depending on the questions - and the temperature ! - alternated between the morning and the end of the day. The communication had been prepared a long time ahead and on several occasions, the media - TV, radios, and newspapers - came to observe the training course and to interview the trainees.
On Saturday, May 2nd, there was a gala, France – Cameroun, with 6 fighters from France, and the trainees immediately got to work as officials. Score Cameroun 2, France 4.
Three days later, in collaboration with the Cameroonian DTN and national trainer, the trainees passed their judge/referee exams. The official classification (national, regional officials etc) was carried out by the DTN, the trainer and the president who formed the jury.
Congratulations to everybody and in particular to those qualified as International Judge / Referees:
1 BOANENE ALAIN OLIVIER
2 MBENG ALAIN
3 PEHA BIKOY ERIC CHARLES
4 YIAGNIGNI NGAMOU PASMA
5 DZUMEFO KAMGA BRUNAUD
6 ANYUZOA BEKONO DANIEL ARMAND
7 MBONDA NOUBISSIE PATRICK

Extracts from a report written by Alain Gernet, FIS operations manager (Good job Alain - thank you)

Vos Gym and Mejiro Gym

Both says on web - sites that they train savate. Did you see anything of savate here? And Netherland team didn't appear on world savate combat championship in Novi Sad. Why?

Savate summer school - Germany 2009

27-31th of July with Gerhard Schmitt and other JUDO practitioners.

http://www.ndk-ev.de/index2.php?zeigeSeite=termine&welchesElement=1231582671

In this world there are masters and gladiators - Rob Kaman

KABOA - new aerobic discipline. Rob Kaman living in USA?
http://www.kaboa.com/
http://www.robkaman.info/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVAGdrC5Pa0

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-835836011591377200&ei=MZRYSvP8EYfg2wK0mKHfDQ&q=kaboa

Rob Kaman - Isn't hard to live after all your medals? You hide your KABOA? I watched all your fights. Masters don't give anymore money for promotion of their (your) sport?

Rob Kaman is a true icon in the Martial Arts world. Nine times World Kickboxing champion.
Kaman has brilliantly manteined the title for twelve years in four different weight cathegories, transforming him self from an Athlete into a Legend !
Having gone through a difficult childhood with lots of painful experiences he needed a tool to heal his Emotional pain from his past. Finally he was able to help himself and to many others through what he calls today "KABOA" Rob decided to make this tool available to the mass.
Functioning as a preventing and healing method for kids and adults; Kaman firmly belives KABOA is the ultimate workout program were the physical and our core essence are married in a winning formula of infinite healing, power & magic !

Chuck Norris' World Combat League - WCL

Chuck Norris' World Combat League Promo

ISKA World championship and US martial art OPEN and WAKO

ISKA - INTERNATIONAL SPORT KARATE ASSOCIATION

http://www.usopen-karate.com/

http://www.iska.com/aboutISKA.cfm

NOT A LONG TIME AGO, ENNIO FALSONNI SAID THAT WAKO IS THE ONLY KICKBOXING PLAYGROUND (FOR WAKO COMPETITORS), BUT ISKA FOR WELL KNOWN HUNGARIAN WAKO SEMI CONTACT PRODUCT CALLED KIRALY TEAM IS ALSO ANOTHER ONE?
IS ISKA AMATEUR OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION? AND WHAT AGFIS SAYS ABOUT THIS?
OK. ON US MARTIAL ART OPEN MANY WAKO FIGHTERS WERE PRESENT AND ALSO MR. ENNIO FALSONNI - WAKO PRESIDENT.
STRANGE THING.

Since 1986 ISKA has set an unprecedented standard for professionalism and integrity while servings as the worlds' most well recognized sanctioning and regulatory body for combat sports and competitive martial arts. ISKA maintains a continued commitment to training & certifying officials and updating rules and regulations while recognizing both worthy champions and world rated contenders in more than twenty different types of martial arts and combat sports.
From Moscow's Olympic Stadium to Queensland, Victoria, Australia; from Lausanne, Switzerland to Durbin, South Africa; from the legendary Lumpini Stadium in Thailand to the Bellagio resort in Las Vegas, live ISKA events worldwide are very well attended and viewed by television audiences circling the globe.
Whether it's the US OPEN / ISKA World Martial Arts Championships hosted annually in Disney World and aired on ESPN, or STRIKEFORCE MMA seen on CBS and SHOWTIME, ISKA maintains its' involvement in the industries cutting edge. ISKA President, Cory Schafer additionally serves as the chief official and rules director for K-1 USA, and as Commissioner of Chuck Norris' World Combat League.
The height that the ISKA has attained continues to reflect its basic commitment to credibility and uncompromising integrity. The sports' future will rely on that commitment in cooperation with the industry's many talented martial arts / combat sports athletes and the ever-growing foundation of 20 dedicated fans around the world.

AIBA boxing on a summer Universiade - FISU - students games?

Source: FISU maagazine:
CLICK please --->

Is it possible?

... to establish ex-SFRJ martial arts and combat sports pool?

Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham vs. Richard Sylla (WKA title)

Kickboxing vs. Savate - and of course Savate won with Richard Sylla.

Italian savate combat championship - Massari vs. Manfredini -56kg

WKF karate presentation before the IOC Executive Board

Tuesday, 16 June 2009 22:10

Antonio EspinosA WKF delegation leaded by the WKF President, Antonio Espinos and composed by the General Secretary, George Yerolimpos, the Sports Director, Tommy Morris and the members of the WKF Athletes Commission, Tessy Scholtes and Davide Benetello presented the candidature of the WKF and karate for the 2016 Olympic Games to the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne on the afternoon of Monday June 15th . The whole team arrived on Saturday in Lausanne and was working in the preparation of the last details of the presentation.
Previously on Sunday, a rehearsal took place in IOC Headquarters, where all the technical details and other issues were revised.

The presentation was well received by the IOC Executive Board; it was covering all aspects of both the World Karate Federation and of the sport of Karate, including the added value that Karate will give to the Olympic Program and vice-versa, and also the impact that the Olympism of Karate will have on the push of the social values of Karate worldwide. Other outstanding features highlighted were the universality of the sport and the simplicity and low cost that the incorporation of Karate to the Games would suppose.



WKF President, Antonio Espinos WKF General Secretary, George Yerolimpos, the Sports Director, Tommy Morris and the members of the WKF Athletes Commission, Tessy Scholtes and Davide Benetello

Now the IOC Executive Board will meet again in Berlin on the 13th of August and will decide what 2 sports (maximum) from the 7 candidates it will propose and submit to the Copenhagen IOC Session for approval; this will take place on the 9th of October.

from AIPS magazine:

MA & CS Games (WKF source)

Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:59

The Martial Arts & Combat Sports Games coordination committee met in Beijing, host city of the 1st MA & CS Games, on June 22 and 23 in order to supervise the preparations for this important event. The two Vice-Chairmen of the committee, Mr. Francois Besson and the WKF GS, Mr. George Yerolimpos visited the venues where competition will take place and after the presentation of the organisational structure of the Games by the Organizing Committee, both gentelemen expressed their satisfaction with the progress of the preparations.

WKF karate on Universiade - AGFIS news

Click on picture --->



Yes we can trust AGFIS. They know what they are talking about. Oh my god.

http://www.agfisonline.com/

WKF/Karate
01 July - 12 July
25th Summer Universiade
Belgrade (SER)

Ciro Cortese and SAVATE

http://www.lawebtv.it/detail.php?linkid=210

He also licensed savate in IAKSA.

French savate federation structure

Just one federation has its own structure. And it is not FIS.

Do you know some other kick-like-boxing federation in the world that is bigger than savate federation in France?

16th Mediteranean Games 2009 - Pescara, Italy

25 June to 5 July - Olympic Parade of Pride :)

23 countries (near Mediterranean see)(San Marino, Monaco, Malta, Cyprus, Andorra...)
28 sports - (fighting: karate, judo, boxing, wrestling)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	63	48	60	171
2	France	46	52	39	137
3	Spain	27	19	32	78
4	Turkey	20	19	24	63
5	Greece	18	13	31	62
6	Tunisia	13	10	11	34
7	Egypt	11	10	12	33
8	Serbia	7	13	13	33
9	Slovenia	6	8	9	23
10	Morocco	6	8	6	20
11	Croatia	4	12	11	27
12	Cyprus	3	4	1	8
13	Albania	2	4	0	6
14	Algeria	2	3	11	16
15	Syria	2	3	7	12
16	Montenegro	2	2	3	7
17	San Marino	1	3	2	6
18	Libya	1	0	6	7
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	2	5	7
20	Malta	0	1	0	1
-	Monaco	0	1	0	1
Total		234	235	283	752

World university wrestling Championship 2008 - FISU

Thessalonica, Greece, 8th World University wrestling championship

Summer Universiade Belgrade, Serbia, 2009

25th Summer Universiade
Belgrade, Serbia - July 1st to 12th, 2009

15 sports (fighting: judo, taekwondo)
all world countries invited

Old style savate - open palm

On a street it is dangerous to hit your enemy with fist. In past times savate rather used open palm. And how can it look that kind of fighting today - Gilbert Yvel vs. Joop Kasteel.

Slovenia is a place full of shit - part 2

STRONG AND NEGATIVE PROMOTION OF SLOVENIAN UNIVERSITY SPORT STRUCTURES (EUSA headquarter - Ljubljana) - THAT UNIVERSITY SPORT IS JUST A JOKE IS A BIG LIE. READ THIS GREEK FISU ARTICLE.

President of Greece Visits Greek Athletes in Universiade Village

The Greek President encourages the athletes




The Greek delegation awaits the President of Greece


The Greek Chef de Mission Nikolaos Vasileiou with the President of Greece, Mr. Karolos Papoulias


FISU President Killian and his wife welcome the Greek President inthe Athletes' Village


The President received an autographed volleyball and baskteball from the respective teams

Today, July 2nd, the Athletes’ Village of the 25th Summer Universiade in Belgrade was visited by a Very VIP Guest. Indeed, the President of Greece, Mr. Karolos Papoulias, was welcomed at the entrance of the International zone of the Village by FISU President George Killian and his wife Mrs. Killian, President of the UB2009 Executive Committee Nebojsa Ilic and Mayor of the Athletes’ Village Ranko Tepavcevic.
The Greek President was taken on a small tour through the Village which ended by meeting the Greek delegation which presented him with a volleyball and basketball signed by the teams.
Nikolaos Vasileiou, the Chef de Mission of the Greek delegation was very pleased with the visit of his President. ‘It is a great honor and a wonderful opportunity for University Sport in Greece. It’s the first time the President visits us at a Universiade. In name of the Greek delegation, I thank President Killian and the Belgrade Organising Committee for the hospitality.
Table Tennis player Spyridon Kioufis was quite impressed meeting the President of his Country. ‘He wished me good luck with the competitions’, the athlete told FISU Media. ‘I’m very proud, I shook his hand.’
‘It shows that FISU commands respect and it’s an extreme honor to have any President come to the Athletes’ Village of the Universiade to greet the athletes of his country’, FISU President commented. ‘It reflects how important student-sport is for Greece, but also for us.’
‘It is a great honor not only for the Universiade but also for the country of Serbia’, Village Mayor Ranko Tepavcevic said when the Greek President had left the Village. ‘We are very proud that a country’s President arrived in the Village to visit his delegation. It is a great moment for the athletes in supporting them and inspiring and motivating them at the beginning of the competitions. As you know Serbia and Greece are very close so we are very proud that President Papoulias came to visit us’, the Village Mayor added.

German Delegation welcomed in German Embassy

FISU President Killian with the German Ambassador




Nico Sperle, ADH President


President Killian contemplating on the FISU Women's Award won by ADH


Today, June 30th, the German delegation at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, together with the invited Heads of Delegation of other nations were welcomed by the German Ambassador in his embassy in the outskirts of Belgrade.
Nico Sperle, ADH PresidentNico Sperle, the President of ADH, the German University Sport Federation thanked the Ambassador for his hospitality and said to be proud to have such a big delegation present in Belgrade for the 25th Summer Universiade.
FISU President George E. Killian was also present and praised the ADH for its exemplary work, especially for the ‘Tandem Project', which was recently awarded by the FISU Women's Committee.
The German athletes took the opportunity to introduce themselves per sport in which they are competing, in a very humorous way.

World Mixed Martial Arts Federation - WMMAF

New WAKO names. Website similar to WAKO-PRO, FIKB and WAKO. Similarities. No, not at all.

http://www.wmmaf.eu/

WMC-World MuayThai Council : Patrice Quarteron vs. Paul Slowinski

If you will act so badly in next fights Patrice you will loose all your fans. Especially with fighters like Slowinski and adressed yourself as savate fighter...

N3O savate wear

If you produce anything for savate - and if we find out that you are specialized only in savate - boxe francaise or canne de combat please write us and we will promote it on this blog for free. If you send gif or pictures, videos, anything it will be on savate.tk on your request.

http://n3o-shop.spreadshirt.net/fr/FR/Shop/Index/index/category/boxe-francaise-110845/

Savate and EU licensing in Slovenia

In Slovenia starting with this year European Union money will be spent to educate savate initiators, instructors, trainers and trainers pro.
2009-2011 period.
All competitors and all trainers interested in savate will probably come together to start with legal licenses which will be strictly controlled by Ministry of Sport and Education.
Savate federation Slovenia will accept only members from specialized savate clubs with legal membership cards and gloves will also be tested in this period of time.
Without all this procedures no more savate trainings will be allowed in Slovenia not even for recreational matters.
All cowboys and freelancers will be sent home.

Now it is definitive.

FIKA - K1 amateur federation

http://nightmareofbattle.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/news-k-1-founder-ishii-speaks/

Kazuyoshi Ishii Fan Meeting

Powerful K-1 founder Ishii held a fan event in Shibuya in Tokyo today. He said that he doesn’t have any intentions to become K-1 producer again. Instead, he will put all his power into a new amateur organization called International K-1 Federation (FIKA). He wants to especially advance into Europe. He says that there are a lot of strong fighters in Greece. He wants to hold K-1 events in Europe from now on in order to have it erupt there.

He also talked about the K-1 World Cup which there has been talks about for some years now. He said that they will be able to have 32 countries for their first one, compared to 7 which soccer/football had in its first World Cup (he means that the first K-1 World Cup will be at a larger scale than the first football world cup, which is now the biggest). This is also part of FIKA.

- – - – -
Comments:
Finishing with MMA, he said that with organization DREAM and organization SENGOKU, an UFC opposition cannot be made. He said that he is currently in talks about them doing MMA together. He said that when considering the fans, doing MMA together is better.
- – - – -

Is he saying that by having two big japanese organizations its harder for them to fight off a UFC invasion?

And how/what could he do to make the two sides merge?
I know he had power once but does he have any leverage to pull this off?

As for k-1, I get wanting to associated your product to an event like the World Cup but the great thing about international sports like soccer, basketball, volleyball, handball and so on is that the two year of qualifications before the final event are part of the buildup and excitement. Still, there is enough kicking martial arts around the planet that it could work but it seems like kickboxing also has too many “world” events and instead of this being the ultimate, it ends up being another belt with the word “world champ” on it. Dont they have a K-1 World Grand Prix series that culminates in the K-1 World GP 2009 Final 16? They had an event last month in in Łódź, Poland – I thought kickboxing was pretty big in europe and not some unchartered wilderness (Shades of the american “we brought basketball to the world in 1992.”??). And I must confess, this is the first time I hear that greece is a kickboxing hotbed.

But he is right about working on the amateur side. You dont become a world sports by having no basis, no foundation. Its not sexy as promoting pro fights but building national and international federations is part of the process for being a recognized sport and its a long term project that’s gonna demand lots of work.

Kickboxing TV

Stream:

http://kickboxing.twww.tv/?onair

National savate championship assaut Serbia