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French boxing – Savat
French boxing – Savat. Savat – this box is of French origin, it uses both arms and legs in the same way, elements of western boxing are used in combination with kicks. The rules of wrestling allow only kicks, unlike other martial arts, in which kicks and knees are allowed. Savat is a unique style in which opponents wear boots.
Savat was created on the basis of two French schools that studied kicking. One school was in Paris, the other in the south of France, not far from Marseille. Her first name was “Marseille surprise”, due to the style features for any fighter. However, the most famous name of the style was “Chausson.” It was used by soldiers Continue reading
Sambo
The history of martial arts Self-defense Without Weapons, better known to everyone as sambo, dates back to the 1920s and is the product of the combination of the three systems.
The first was “SAM”, based on the techniques of ju-jitsu. Receptions of oriental masters were optimized for the needs of Ugra agents V. Spiridonov.
The second system that entered the martial art of sambo was the development of the NKVD. It was a combination of English and French boxes, American wrestling, Finnish knife and stick handling techniques. Developed the system Oznobishin N.N.
The third system was developed by V.S. Oshchepkov, who mastered the martial art of judo in Tokyo “Kodokan.” The system was built on the basis of judo and supplemented by national characteristics of various types of struggle of the peoples of the Union republics.
During the years of repression, in the course of the struggle against the class enemy, sambo was legally Continue reading
Pankration
Pankration is an ancient Olympic type of martial arts, revived in our time. Pankration entered the program of the ancient Olympic Games in 648 BC. The origin of this martial art is associated with the legends of the ancient Greek heroes of Theseus and Heracles. Theseus used a similar battle technique in the battle with the Minotaur, and Hercules used the pankration in the fight against the Nemean lion.
Pankration began on the 4th day of the Olympic Games and consisted of a duel between two athletes. Competitions were held on a special platform, covered with a layer of sand. It was in pankration that one could determine the most powerful and courageous athletes. Pankration was the most difficult competition Continue reading
