Savate, also called "boxe francaise", is a French martial art based on western boxing and graceful kicking techniques (only foot kick, no knee, no tibia). The early forms of Savate emerged around 1830. Practitioners are known as "savateurs".

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Savate Australia contains some excellent transcriptions of historical Savate books and essays.
The California Savate Association has pictures of modern savateurs in action.