Francombat

Francombat is a French martial art similar to jiu-jitsu. It was created in the year 1988 by Alain Basset and Dominique Dumolin.

Francombat is practiced especially in the south of France. There are schools of francombat in Paris, Bordeaux, Montpellier, and in other localities.

This martial art is based on the strategy and on the knowledge of the human body. During the trainings, the instructors are dressed in red clothes and the students are dressed in green ones. According to the persons that practice this discipline, the efficiency in combat depends on three factors: good physical form, good knowledge of the techniques and of the strategy, good control of stress.

The training of francombat is based on: 
 intensive practice of physical exercises,
 complete learning of techniques of combat in the limits of the strategy that has main goal: the true efficiency,
 mental and physical preparation for stressful situations,
 respect for the law.

Other websites
Site Officiel de l'Union Française de Francombat  
Francombat et sapeurs-pompiers: www.pompiers.fr 
Francombat Langonais  
Club de villevaudé (77)  

Category:Sport in France
Category:European martial arts