Joseph Charlemont
| Joseph Charlemont | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1839 Lesdain, France |
| Died | 1918 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Instructor |
| Known for | Savate |
Joseph Charlemont (born 1839 in Lesdain, France - died 1918) was a French savate and Canne de combat teacher.[1] His son Charles Charlemont (1862 - 1944) was also a noted savateur.
Life
Although Charlemont has often been described as a student of Charles Lecour, he was instructed by Louis Vigneron.[2] After he had fought Hubert Lecour (who was Charles Lecour's brother and a savate instructor himself), Joseph was considered one of the best competitors within French boxing.[3] He gained recognition by taking on representatives of other schools and different styles.[4] His fighting style and own teachings and developments were built on the modern version of savate as promoted by Charles Lecour.[5] His detailed update of Lecour's French Boxing established Charlemont's reputation.[6] He described his system[7] in two books, where he described a system built around four ranges of combat, where striking and grappling were to be used in conjunction with one another.[8]
Legacy
His books established a new standard where system forms the technical syllabus which modern sport of savate is based on.[9] Moreover he founded an association for French boxing, the Society of French Boxers (Société des Boxeurs Français).[10]
References
- ↑ "Joseph Charlemont, professeur de boxe française et de canne". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "Joseph Charlemont, a student of Louis Vigneron". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "Charlemont was among the best boxers in France". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "Various other fighting systems.". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "Joseph, a student of LeCour's helped develop Savate professionally". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "Joseph reputation". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "His system". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "He wrote two manuals on French boxing". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "Charlemont's system forms the technical syllabus". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "Vers la fin du 19e siècle, Joseph Charlemont, de retour en France crée la " Société des Boxeurs Français ".". Retrieved 2011-08-10.
External links
Homepage International Savate Federation