New surprise - Croatian savate federation recognised by Croatian Olympic Committee

Congratulation to Croatian savate and to Zeljko Jarec.

http://www.hoo.hr/1340-v-nacionalni-sportski-savezi.aspx

But on the other hand he invited an old and traditional taekwondo-kickboxing club Osijek in Savate federation Croatia (wherever it exists).

http://www.trainingcenter.hr/


KICKBOXING CLUB VIKTORIA-HRVATSKI SOKOL - Vjekoslav Beck (new "savate" man) http://www.hrvatskisokol.hr/kickbox.html
(connected clubs and stories in the same city : KICKBOXING CLUB SLAVONIJA-OSIJEK and KICKBOXING CLUB SVETI DUH)



Picture: Vjekoslav Beck (taekwondo ITF man) on a visit in Ptuj at a president of Kickboxing federation Slovenia Vladimir Sitar (the man who changed left wing party to right wing party in the last political season (tried to be a mayor of a small city)).

Don't forget that V. Sitar is a good friend also of Jotic (Novi Sad) - remember Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Savate expert from 2009 World combat savate championship.

This move of so called Croatian savate will probably extend very good relations with Slovenian kickboxing, and on the other hand they have already very good connections with Slovenian Muay Thai.

The only problem is when they will start to cooperate with savate?

And another problem of their friend - Croatian ITF taekwondo and very similar sport WAKO kickboxing is - why they want to control savate in a year when Sportaccord AGFIS/GAISF will recognise ITF taekwondo as another official sport federation.

To start savate in Croatia - there should be established first specialized university french boxing and canne de combat club in the capital of Croatia - city of Zagreb. And don't forget - only savate club.

Savate Mondiale - Tricky connection beetwen FIS an WAKO

When savate becomes kickboxing and kickboxing becomes savate.
Perfect marriage which I hate the most. Be careful and beleive in god. :)



Highlights:
http://video.ak.fbcdn.net/cfs-ak-ash2/57647/142/1586731395995_55679.mp4?__gda__=1294673870_d0dd5806cd9ce534dcf49a9b2fcd25a1

Fresh news from Italy:
JKS GYM Pavia club returned from FSI to FISA. Italian chess.

1st European Universities Games - Cordoba 2012

EUSA games - (FISU continental federation) - continetal Universiade. Future savate competitions there?

Why Savate Defense?

Tatiana Vassilieff vs. Croatia (combat)

Fight of Tatiana Vassilieff (Canada) in 2007 for the savate world championship combat 2007 in Marseille, France.

WKF Premier League [karate1]

In Paris, France - center of savate sport also.




http://www.wkf.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=270:wkf-premier-league-karate1-&catid=42:wkf-news&Itemid=109

The WKF Premier League- karate1 is a reality.

The project comprises up to 10 competitions yearly starting with the first competition in Paris in January 2011. It is the first time that WKF organizes competition with prize money for the winners and additionally the karate 1 big winner of the year per category who will be coming from the ranking list existing in each WKF competition from now.

This announcement had the total acceptance of all karateka world-wide as this will give them the opportunity to participate in the WKF Premier League with up to 10 competitions per year. From the one WKF event celebrated once a year, this new programme will automatically raise the number of WKF events to eleven per year allowing the participation of all competitors interested and not just the elite of karate as it was the case until now with the World Championships.

This new competitive reality will be also be completed by the Masters' Cup in which the 8 best athletes of the world will be competing in an open category in 3 yearly competitions in order to have the best of the best. The WKF President stated the following in relation with the new competition announcements.

"The Premier League-Karate 1 is the Formula 1 of Karate. When this project is complete will have 10 competitions in a year giving the possibility to many good karateka in the world to take part in the best events after the World Championships. The new series of WKF competition activities will be complemented by the Master's Cup with the 8 best karateka of the world competing in an open category in 3 events per year to declare the best of the best".

Jindrich Vanicek - Czech+Slovak SAVATE master 1924

These are places where SOKOL movement started SAVATE - boxe francaise and canne de combat in early days. From Czech these disciplines traveled with the help of SOKOLs to Zagreb(Croatia) and were introduced also to Balcan region.