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Joseph Charlemont | |
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| Born | 1839 |
| Died | 1918 |
| 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.
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]
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]
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