# Federation Internationale de Savate

The International Savate Federation (Federation Internationale de Savate) is the world governing body for the sport of Savate. The organization is dedicated to the promotion of the sport of savate and canne de combat. It currently has 63 member countries. The organization holds biannual World and Continental championships, while their member countries hold national competitions.

## History

During the 1880s and 1890s Joseph Charlemont and Lois Albert synthesized the various savate methods and moves and created the "academic style" of the sports, but were opposed to adjusting it to fit the modern demands of the sport. By 1944 there were two separate views of the sport of savate: the white collar practitioners who were in favor of full contact ring fighting, and the academically oriented practitioners who opposed this.
In 1965 the "Comité National de Boxe Française" was founded. The two philosophies competed for control of the organization. In 1973 CNBF became the "Fédération Nationale de Boxe Française" under the control of the academic camp. Their opponents founded a new organization, the "Fédération Nationale de Savate-Boxe-Française". In 1976 the French government gave the official teaching rights to the academic camp.
In March 1985 the two camps came together to found the "Fédération Internationale de Boxe Française Savate", which was renamed to Fédération Internationale de Savate in October 1999.

## Structure

All 63 member countries affiliated with Federation Internationale de Savate hold voting power in the General Assembly, which is held every two years. An extraordinary meeting of the general assembly may be called by the board of directors or it may be requested by 3/4 of the member countries.
At the meeting of the General Assembly management reports are presented, and discussion is held concerning the financial and legal situation of the organization. The General Assembly is the body that votes the president into power and which chooses its board of directors.
The organization itself if administered by the board of directors, who are a president, one or two vice-presidents, a Secretary General, a Treasurer, and a number of other persons who make up 20 members of the board of directors.

## Rules and techniques

In savate only strikes with the fists and foot kicks are allowed, unlike kickboxing or muay thai which allow strikes with knees and shins as well.
| English | French |
| Salute | Salut |
| Guard | Garde |
| Jab | Direct |
| Cross | Crochet |
| Calf kick | Fouetté |
| Uppercut | Uppercut |
| Front kick | Chassé frontal |
| Side kick | Chassé latéral |
| Wheel kick | Revers latéral |
| Shin kick | Coup De Pied Bas |
| Parry | Parad Bloqué |
| Kick catch | Parad Chasseé |

## Presidents

* Jean-Marie Rousseau 1985–1989
* Alain Salomon 1989–1992
* Michel Roger 1992–2001
* Alexandre Walnier 2001–2003
* Jean Houel 2003–2007
* Gilles Le Duigou 2007–2010
* Julie Gabriel 2010–

## World Championships
### 2019 World Championship

The 2019 World Championship qualifications were held in Hammamet, Tunisia. The Championship itself was held in Hammamet, Milan, Vandoeuvre, La Motte-Servolex, Perpignan, Dakar and Tunis. Both the male and female fighters competed across eight different weight categories.
| Men | First place | Second place | Third place | Women | First place | Second place | Third place |
| 56 kg | Mathieu Boucher | Kenta Funayama | Dario Kontak Aziz Hamraoui | 48 kg | Chloe Nandy | Ibtissem Smii | Karina Tatianchenko Catherina Monteiro |
| 60 kg | Sergei Shcherbachenko | Rayane Imassoudat | Gabriel Cobzaru Miguel Colome | 52 kg | Meghane Amouri | Mariko Hara | Rebecca Mandefu Mayol Lucija Regwat |
| 65 kg | Amine Feddal | Narek Babadzhanian | Radoje Stevanović Yin Wang | 56 kg | Chiara Vincis | Flora Yang | Kristina Džolić Alina Anduschenko |
| 70 kg | Damien Fabregas | Jovan Stevanović | Amine Ziani Nurlan Gadimov | 60 kg | Audrey Guillaume | Hanna Kupina | Sofia Cavallo Ghoffane Rezzni |
| 75 kg | Mohamed Diaby | Iurii Zamirkhora | Ognjen Rauković Ivica Jakopić | 65 kg | Sara Surrel | Amal Abdessalem | Monika Babić |
| 80 kg | Cristopher Brugiroux | Nikolai Iarnatcev | Meng Ding Leny Krokos | 70 kg | Lorna Sincere | Tijana Vuković | Thoraya Elbouzidi |
| 85 kg | Matteo Luca | Dmyrov Bulgakov | Tural Bayramov Alexey Loginov | 75 kg | Ahlem Grisset | Mahnaz Amini | |
| 85+ kg | Romain Falendry | Dragoljub Bovan | Iurii Sarazhan Seyed Mehdi Hoseini | 75+ kg | Molka Ayedi | Melissa Quelfennec | Sharone Clair Elham Abdi |

### 2017 World Championship

The 2017 World Championship qualification was held in Varaždin, Croatia. The Championship itself was held in Martinique, Vandoeuvre, La Motte-Servolex, Hangzhou and Toulouse. Male fighters competed across eight weight classes and female fighters competed across seven weight classes.
| Men | First place | Second place | Third place | Women | First place | Second place | Third place |
| 56 kg | Yuan Peng | Yanis Goucef | Kenta Funayama Alberto Mendez Silva | 48 kg | Chloe Nandy | Karina Tatianchenko | Jennifer Galopin Elisa Picollo |
| 60 kg | Narek Babadzhanian | Amine Boutchiche | Yoann Collart Keisuke Takahashi | 52 kg | Margot Bouyjou | Rebecca Mandefu | Anastasia Konovalchuck Mariko Hara |
| 65 kg | Amine Feddal | Luka Lešković | Brian Francois Fils Bekkhan Sadaev | 56 kg | Mathilde Magnier | Chiara Vincis | Saeedeh Fardsanei Junjia Li |
| 70 kg | Ibrahim Konate | Charles Denis | Hossein Hayani Lichaei Ilia Freimanov | 60 kg | Maurine Atef | Valentina Keri | Ceri Greimel Roghieh Soltaninegar |
| 75 kg | Kevin Albertus | Mykita Radionov | Romain Malgin Antun Viličić | 65 kg | Cyrielle Girodias | Marijana Kosi | Mina Karami Sabrine Geblewi |
| 80 kg | Cristopher Brugiroux | Leilei Yuan | Goran Sučević Andrew Griffin | 70 kg | Kanelle Leger | Tijana Vuković | Morgan Alexander |
| 85 kg | Romain Falendry | Jamshid Ashgar Givehchi | Duke Nwamerue Marko Gospočić | 75+ kg | Wided Younsi | Klara Rosić | |
| 85+ kg | Pharelle Akouan | Nikolai Nikitenko | Ramza Kebir Seyed Mehdi Hoseini |

### 2015 World Championship

The World Championship qualifications were held in La Roche-sur-Yon, France. The Championship itself was held in Martinique, Saint Petersburg, Vandoeuvre and Amiens.
| Men | First place | Second place | Third place | Women | First place | Second place | Third place |
| 56 kg | Jerry Bart | Yuan Peng | Antonio Horvatić Geraldo Thomasoo | 48 kg | Chloe Nandy | Elisa Picollo | Rebecca Mandefu Elena Mitrofan |
| 60 kg | Jonathan Bonnet | Narek Babadzhanian | Lige Teng Manuel Garcia Sanchez | 52 kg | Cynthia Gonzalez | Adeline Robin | Anastasia Konovalchuck Mariko Hara |
| 65 kg | Aziz Abdelaoui | Adoni Iglesias | Ivan Sechi Dimitry Prudov | 56 kg | Jacqueline Beroud | Anna Volobueva | Jovana Milovanović Li Xiaoxiao |
| 70 kg | Ludovic Nassibou | Artur Zakirko | Ivan Muratkin Damjan Marković | 60 kg | Marion Montanari | Rimma Golubeva | Veronica Parisi Vida Samotorcan |
| 75 kg | Redouane Derras | Antun Viličić | Yong Xu Marouane Aatifi | 65 kg | Cyrielle Girodias | Xuetao Yuan | Teodora Manić Annukka Volotinen |
| 80 kg | Dylan Colin | Ali Reza Jadidi | Bing Liu | 70 kg | Kanelle Leger | Serena Burgio | Morgan Alexander |
| 85 kg | Herbert Danois | Milos Golić | Silvio Horvat Alain Van De Markt | 75 kg | Nives Radić | Sharone Clair |
| 85+ kg | Bastien Colin | Giuseppe Mongiardino | Nino Vladušić Jovan Ikić | 75+ kg | Wided Younsi | Karine Sandrine Berry |

### 2013 World Championship

The 2013 Male World Championships were held in Clermont-Ferrand, France, while the Female World Championships were held in both Clermont-Ferrand and Hainan, China. Men competed across eight, and women across seven weight classes.
| Men | First place | Second place | Third place | Women | First place | Second place | Third place |
| 56 kg | Ousmane Sarr | Laurent Johny Rakotondrabe | Richard Carbonne Maksym Fatych | 48 kg | Elisa Picollo | Ouided Abdelaziz | Bernadette Ravaoarisoa Mariko Hara |
| 60 kg | Jonathan Bonnet | Viktor Slavinsky | Predrag Šimunec Yang Ling | 52 kg | Margot Bouyjou | Evgeniya Siviri | Lydia Couture Marta Murru |
| 65 kg | Laurent Olivier Crescence | Boris Essere | Alexandru Nita Ruslan Abdinov | 56 kg | Anissa Meksen | Celine Iglesis | Olga Gavrilova Elisa Barbini |
| 70 kg | Georgy Fernante | Dmytro Romanenko | Damjan Marković Georgy Shavdatuashvili | 60 kg | Cyrielle Giordias | Rimma Golubeva | Marija Petrić |
| 75 kg | Tony Ancelin | Andrei Studenikov | Volodymyr Skopovsky Marouane Aatifi | 65 kg | Julie Burton | Annukka Volotinen | Nizha Sbai Stefica Bubnjarić |
| 80 kg | Damir Plantić | Alexander Sidorkin | Mohamed Seif Khalifa Cihan Akagunduz | 70 kg | Blandine Jouard | Serena Burgio | Yudan Bao Iana Shmidt |
| 85 kg | Alexey Sachivko | Mykyta Chub | Romain Falendry Zoran Romac | 75 kg | Nives Radić | Wided Younsi | Nina Vehar |
| 85+ kg | Fabrice Aurieng | Zvonimir Martić | Giuseppe Mongiardino Viktor Goriachkun |

### 2011 World Championship

The 2011 Male World Championships were held in Milan, Italy, across eight weight classes.
| Men | First place | Second place | Third place |
| 56 kg | Dimitri Suire | Laurent Johny Rakotondrabe | Lorenzo Parodi Paly Dembele |
| 60 kg | Predrag Šimunec | Ozkan Kuyruk | Ruslan Abdimov |
| 65 kg | Ibrahim Konate | Gagny Baradji | Victor Vezhlivtcev Roberto Musso |
| 70 kg | Mohamed Diaby | Goran Borović | Léopold César Adrianjaka Igor Sivoljicki |
| 75 kg | Tony Ancelin | Andrei Studenikov | Anton Viličić Issam Barhoumi |
| 80 kg | Wendy Faure | Damir Plantić | Ljubomir Cestić Alexey Sachivko |
| 85 kg | Nabil Fajjari | Miloš Golić | Branislav Plavšić Geoffrey Delhez |
| 85+ kg | Frédéric Heini | Agron Preteni | Julian Badia |