Joseph Charlemont

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Joseph Charlemont
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Born1839 (1839)
Lesdain, France
Died1918 (aged 78–79)
Nationality French
Occupation Instructor
Known for Savate
Children Charles Charlemont

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.

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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 (i. e. striking distances,) 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]

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ "Joseph Charlemont, professeur de boxe française et de canne" . Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Joseph Charlemont, a student of Louis Vigneron" . Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Charlemont was among the best boxers in France" . Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Various other fighting systems". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Joseph, a student of LeCour's helped develop Savate professionally". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  6. ↑ "Joseph reputation" . Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  7. ↑ "His system" . Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  8. ↑ "He wrote two manuals on French boxing" . Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  9. ↑ "Charlemont's system forms the technical syllabus". 27 September 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  10. ↑ "Vers la fin du 19e siècle, Joseph Charlemont, de retour en France crée la " Société des Boxeurs Français "" . Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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