I've practiced Savate for only 6 months after having practiced other styles during about 5 years and I've noticed a significant improve in my defense. Specially because where I practiced I had to spar every day. In the beginning I came home with my ear ringing every day. At the end of the six months I'd practically never get hit in the face, and I was hitting my opponents a lot more too.
That's because it teaches you to study the footwork when on defense or striking , and when you adjust to the timing of your opponent , it can allow you to manage distance .. And when you manage the distance , you can manage the damage .
a good savate figther is such a pain to fight against. i have immense respect for them, they are like 'ring mastermind'. they create false opportunity and punish you hard. they are such good technician
@@you-cf7df What fight were you watching? The Frenchman knocked the Muay Thai guy on his ass three times, forced two standing 8-counts, landed more punches and kicks, and did more damage. Pretty clear winner, if you ask me.
I've rewatched it about 50 times, you're right, it's unreal - he MUST have been planning if for about 3 seconds before, but you see NO indication of this, and also: Hergault's guard seemed to be tight enough. I'm rewatching and rewatching, and I just don't SEE the opening. Awesome kick.
For me the 7:00 is SICK AF!! So unreal how much he was sent flying over such a minimal kick. It just shows power is not everything to take someone down
Ive trained muay thai for many years....my coach always used to speak praise about savate how they have speed in their kicks....I see y now...that lead leg front kick from pinnachio was amazing
@Nikolaij Brouiller France (and all the countries) possessed regional martial arts for hundreds of years which contributed to the savate. Savate was not born suddenly (no serious martial art was born suddenly)
@@paullytle246 nope, it combines 50 50 muay thau and boxing. Savateur still is faster than the dutch even they have the mobility. Yet those lightning fast kicks are not taught in dutch.
@@PLONG12345 depends on the trainer. Dutch kickboxing base is heavily based on Kyokushin karate not muay Thai. Literally almost every Dutch trainer a form of Karate background.
@@kesenaememere8520 i agree. But even kyokushin kicks are more power based rather than speed. Savate on the other hand i can compare to takewondo speed
The experience of Pennacchio... Always composed, always in savate style. I like how he keeps the arms close to his face, making it more difficult to estimate his arm range
My seminar with Francois Pennacchio over 10 years ago was the highlight of my combat sport education (along with another seminar with Sylvain Postel). Savate has soooooo much to offer to any standup practionner, and even MMA. Crazy how so many of their concepts have yet to be used in other sports. (granted, we are seeing more and more of these concepts with top level UFC dudes)
I used to practice savate for ten years and know only since few month I practice Muay Thai, and that is true we move a lot more in savate with all those little jump and we also deal better (I think) with the distance.
Yea I've trained Muay Thai for 5 years now and realising the limited movement of traditional Muay Thai I had to drill in being fleet footed like savate practitioner and it's helped a ton with being more explosive it's alot of fun
Yes. Im noticing the same thing. Going from boxing to Muay Thai, the lack of footwork/distance control/ring generalship really bothered me. I see Savate as something that bridges the 2 in the middle. I dig it.
@@imnotherenow200 You have like 4-6 inch reach advantage with boots, and you can kick without worrying much about your toes. Reinforced steel toe boots to the gut or teeth is extra damaging
i never enjoyed savate techniques.. it looks like a frantic form of fighting.. the way they move.. they have no defense to the knees .. they dont know how to fight in the clinch.. and honestly, im all for footwork and evasion but the way they move makes it look like they are like rabbits.. dont like it..
@@combatfitness7092 Opinion respected. We are the opposites tho because i dont like how Muay Thai fighters fight, they are like idiots beating each other up without evasive movements and footwork. It's ugly as fuck.
It's interesting to see the differences in principles between Muay Thai, Savate and Kickboxing and in my opinion Savate combines striking and kicking best. In general.
Personellement je trouve plus beau la thailandaise, je fais de la française mais je trouve que le fait de sautiller tout le temps ( on retrouve ça dans d'autres boxes ) est assez pénible pour soi, bref les deux boxes sont tres efficcaces et complètes
@@jean-charles6255 Je crois que c'est dû au fait que la savate, c'est vraiment une technique de pieds et poings tandis que dans le Muay thaï et le kick boxing on utilise plus les jambes. Dans la savate, le pratiquant enchaîne systématiquement un coup de pied par un coup de poing, chez les autres ce n'est pas le cas. De plus dans la savate d'après ce que je vois on leur enseigne la précision chez les autres la répétition.
You can see here how Savate uses the left leg (right handed fighter) way more than than Muay Taî, right is more powerfull, but left is way faster, it's like a Jab with the leg.
Man I've never watched this fight before and I gotta say, Pennacchio is very good here. He lands some very clean strikes and shows an amazing management of distance. It's a pleasure to watch. Made us savateurs proud lol
François c'est un super combattant doublé d'un super mec...j'ai participé avec lui au tournoi "kinf of the ring" au kirghistan lui en - 67 kg moi en - 63 kg. Nous avons mis les gants pour nous préparer à nos combats respectifs...et je peux vous dire que mine de rien ..CA FRAPPE !!!! sur tous les impacts. Il à d'ailleurs gagné le tournoi dans sa catégorie. Un mec humble, vrai guerrier et qui ne lâche rien avec en plus une intelligence du ring. Trop méconnu. Quelques images d'époque que de souvenir des précurseurs du pied/poing...bon visionnage a tous. ua-cam.com/video/yC33OKGufus/v-deo.html
Je n'ai jamais vu François mais je l'admire depuis que je pratique la savate, par contre en kick je peux t'assurer que tu as été un super coach! La bise des cevennes
Savate is way the more fast and dynamic of the fighting arts. The concept is to make the opponent to fail, and to punish him, not using strenght but finding the sensible points. The golden rule is to attack always with at least 3 hits, the first hit is to make your opponent open and then you hit with the tip of the shoes (damnly hard) on liver, stomac, ribs, tendon, always finishing with front arm/leg in order to keep distance after the attack . Check again what Pennachio does... Another thing: in kick boxing and thai is forbidden to use the sole of the foot below the belt. When you receive a kick above the knee with the sole or even worst the heel meanwhile you are going towards your opponent, you knee is over extended, you are stopped, with no guard and balance, completely passive to your opponent. This simple kick is the worst weapon of savate that is never used (or even forbidden) in fighting sports.
The way the savate guy throws his low kicks with his guard up is pretty cool. Istead of focusing on generating maximum power by swinging his arm down and exposing his chin. He instead just snaps the low kick out while guarded, still effective and much more safe.
Le chassé latéral haut jambe avant reste un des plus beaux coups de pieds que l'on puisse voir en boxe pieds poings, magnifique combat. Pennachio represente les tireurs de savate a l'ancienne, aussi forts qu'elegants, jai vu ce combat des dizaines de fois et je me régale toujours autant.
+Mary Palmens III The missed kicks by MT fighter make it impossible to return the kicking foot back to its original position. This is something they teach in Savate NEVER to do.
actually if the red guy would have focused on fast and accurate attacks instead of concentrating on constantly making ridiculous "pffch", "ssh", tssckh" sounds along with his haymaker-style kicks (as this can be heard even when missing by a mile, it is obvious that he is slithering with his mouth...), he would have been on par with Pennachio :) i simply did not understand the purpose of making sounds like that - Pennachio NEVER did like this with his punches/kicks. What did Hergault think - if he makes punch sounds like in a Bruce Lee movie, he would be Bruce Lee? :))))
grarghov1 The purpose of that is for breathing during striking. Just like if you were to lift weights, you breath outward at maximum strain Ex: bench press, breath out when pushing bar upward. This guy clearly isnt the best, by far. If youd like to see a better representation of Muay Thai. Research Buakaw and Saenchai. They are very adept athletes and fighters. Maybe if you do a little more research you'll see why this "haymaker kick" exists. But as youll notice, thats not the only kick you'll see them throw.
Both did a great job although they were both limited by the rules. MT cannot go for the sweep or throw and his elbows and knees were limited to be used during the clinch. Savate guy had the least limitations because his art suits well for the rules, but couldnt use Savate's signature shoes so his kicking power was significantly lowered. My reflections on both arts. In my opinion Savate is faster, with better footwork, has more reach and has a much better defense than Muay Thai. However Muai Thai is much more resourceful (eight limbs, clinch, throws and sweeps), develops an outstanding punishment tolerance and generates whole a lot more kicking power, although power difference is reduced when Savate has its shoes on. I still think Muay Thai kicks are stronger. Both are great arts and here we are looking at two great fighters.
one of the main savate kick is with the point of your foot on the liver, with shoes on that's something even more painful than a punch in your chin, could knock out anyone at anytime
@Kai Watts, MMA fighter? David Hergault is a traditional Muay Thai fighter (Asian Style), which you can see by looking his stance and fighting style: low focus on boxing, high focus on kicking, low focus on combos, high focus on single hits, not very light on his feet. This is a good fight to see the difference between the 2 styles.
Muay Thai is not low focus on combos. Single attacks in Muay Thai are to stop forward momentum for the most part, unless it's just a blatant opening. Muay Thai combos are 2 and 3 count usually. With 1 punch and a kick, 2 punches and 1 kick or 1 punch and 2 kicks. More than that usually isn't done because Muay Thai has a lot of countering, which stops most combos of more than 2 counts if your defense is tight.
***** Exactly, Adam K. The fighter David Hergault is a traditional muay-thai fighter (he trained in Thailand), his fighting style is very different from a european "muay-thai" kick-boxing fighter. Rules are different, fighting style is different.
at least the fight looks genuine and not a set up like some muay thai/karate/taekondo/kungfu vs each other that are obvious fakes my those looking to show the superiority of their martial art.
Combining Muay Thai and Savate would be one deadly combination. Dynamic long range attacks and fluid footwork with devastating close quarters striking.
In Savate you train to take kicks to the legs , instead to defend against them. You lean with you leg in an enemy kick, to take away his speed and room for get hard. That alone makes fighters to really, really strong tanks. Thats why the savate fighter could counter the kickboxers kick like a cheesecake
Pennachio beat Ramon 'Diamond' Dekkers! The original Dutch guy that beat the Thais on their own turf and rules. I'm considering Erik Paulson's STX (savate X thai boxing), can't hurt to learn a few hybrid combinatons
Do you know who are some modern day masters of savate I could check on youtube? I just want to see more of similiar kind of talent.. This Pennachio guy seems to be very talented in various different areas of combat movement.. we have to remember it's not just the effectiveness of particular style/martial art, but the people using or representing the style..
Actually David Hergault was a respectable fighter enough to had fight at Lumpini 15 times back in the days. He has actually a record of 65 fights and 49 wins in Muay Thai.
Very good combination. But you should try Savate défense, which is kind of French Krav Maga. It includes everything from Savate + Self defense/Close Combat/ground work
I don't know a lot about savate but is the reason the kicks can come at you so deceptively and fast because of how the kicks are chambered? Can someone who is a savate practitioner answer what aspects savate focuses on compared to Muay Thai
Props to the killer Savate fighter! I annoyed his footwork and setups! 👍🏽 As a Muay Thai fighter myself, I know this guy is not an elite Thai boxer. He doesn't know how to clinch properly, his leg kick technique specifically is complete shit. On top of that, his defense is atrocious..
The only thing I don’t approve of in Muay Thai is how flat footed most Thai fighters are compared to kick boxers and other striking styles. When I think of a dangerous striker I think of someone who is absolutely fluid and can effectively strike and avoid being struck
@@rafaelpereira573 yeah your right about that. I have to hand it to the Thai boxers they seem to make their strikes count much more then western kick boxing.
For once I'd like to see a match between an elite savateur and an elite practitioner of Muay Thai. Clearly you can see that Pennacchio has a much higher degree of expertise and dominance of Savate than Hergault has of Muay Thai and if not, it seems Hergault was very off his game. It would be amazing to see a proper Thai fighter from Thailand mix it up. The level of speed dexterity and tenacity of the Thai fighters would look great against the flair and agility of the Savateurs. Just my humble opinion.
+zoeaionios Yep, you can see exactly what you hope to see in Pennachio vs Dekkers. Two icons in their sports battling it out. Although I practice Muay Thai, and think Ramon Dekkers is one of the greatest ever, I have to admit, that Pennachio outclassed him. However, they fought under kickboxing rules, not Muay Thai rules, so Dekkers had his hands tied so to speak. If you watch Samart Payakaroon vs Murat Comert, which was fought under Muay Thai rules, you'll see Comert not do so well.
nice fight i'm a little bit surprised though the french boxer didn't used tricks such as sweeping the thay boxer, especially when he was stuck in the ropes and tried to hit him with the knees
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I've practiced Savate for only 6 months after having practiced other styles during about 5 years and I've noticed a significant improve in my defense. Specially because where I practiced I had to spar every day. In the beginning I came home with my ear ringing every day. At the end of the six months I'd practically never get hit in the face, and I was hitting my opponents a lot more too.
Yes yes!
That's because it teaches you to study the footwork when on defense or striking , and when you adjust to the timing of your opponent , it can allow you to manage distance .. And when you manage the distance , you can manage the damage .
Sparring every day for six months? Sounds rough. I hope you don't got mild brain damage.
What other styles did you practice? Jw
sparring everyday? Enjoy your brain damage bro lmao
a good savate figther is such a pain to fight against. i have immense respect for them, they are like 'ring mastermind'. they create false opportunity and punish you hard. they are such good technician
@@RokoKaran nonsense..
Complete bullshit! They're both terrible fighters but Muay Thai's guy should have won!
@@you-cf7df What fight were you watching? The Frenchman knocked the Muay Thai guy on his ass three times, forced two standing 8-counts, landed more punches and kicks, and did more damage. Pretty clear winner, if you ask me.
@@you-cf7df hahahahahahahahaha! what the fuck have you seen?
Yeah and a terrible muay thai fighter is so easy to fight against
2:23 fucking unreal kick right there. the timing, landing, balance and recovery was just pitch perfect.
I've rewatched it about 50 times, you're right, it's unreal - he MUST have been planning if for about 3 seconds before, but you see NO indication of this, and also: Hergault's guard seemed to be tight enough. I'm rewatching and rewatching, and I just don't SEE the opening. Awesome kick.
For me the 7:00 is SICK AF!! So unreal how much he was sent flying over such a minimal kick. It just shows power is not everything to take someone down
11:55 ma dude
Ive trained muay thai for many years....my coach always used to speak praise about savate how they have speed in their kicks....I see y now...that lead leg front kick from pinnachio was amazing
Savate is so dynamic and fast !
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Saint Barthélemy tiff. Tk
Of course Bruce Lee's kicking is from savate not kung fu.
O savate tem chutes mais rápidos mais não tão potentes
@@YamamotoKazuo His kicking is from Taekwondo, not savate
Highly underrated art.
Which one?
MuffinsCrib i guess savate
Imagine the Parisian slums during the French Revolution. Barricades, grapeshot, and Savate.
@@MrPoochie-jv8qd sorry bro but savate was born on the XIX century.
@Nikolaij Brouiller
France (and all the countries) possessed regional martial arts for hundreds of years which contributed to the savate. Savate was not born suddenly (no serious martial art was born suddenly)
Savate is pretty underrated
I'm a savateur but practiced muay thai years ago. The combination of these two is a brutal mix. Great fight
Dannte Eskew take a look at dutch kickboxing it encorparates botg
Never heard of savateur not only that but I’m pretty sure there aren’t any places here to train and learn it :/
@@paullytle246 nope, it combines 50 50 muay thau and boxing. Savateur still is faster than the dutch even they have the mobility. Yet those lightning fast kicks are not taught in dutch.
@@PLONG12345 depends on the trainer. Dutch kickboxing base is heavily based on Kyokushin karate not muay Thai. Literally almost every Dutch trainer a form of Karate background.
@@kesenaememere8520 i agree. But even kyokushin kicks are more power based rather than speed. Savate on the other hand i can compare to takewondo speed
The experience of Pennacchio... Always composed, always in savate style. I like how he keeps the arms close to his face, making it more difficult to estimate his arm range
et OUI, il est dans le pure style de la Savate Boxe Française !
My seminar with Francois Pennacchio over 10 years ago was the highlight of my combat sport education (along with another seminar with Sylvain Postel). Savate has soooooo much to offer to any standup practionner, and even MMA. Crazy how so many of their concepts have yet to be used in other sports. (granted, we are seeing more and more of these concepts with top level UFC dudes)
You are very privileged to learn with François Pennacchio! He is a very technical fighter.
Please share any video of your seminar if you have. Savate is very good as a standup fighting for self defence
I used to practice savate for ten years and know only since few month I practice Muay Thai, and that is true we move a lot more in savate with all those little jump and we also deal better (I think) with the distance.
Yea I've trained Muay Thai for 5 years now and realising the limited movement of traditional Muay Thai I had to drill in being fleet footed like savate practitioner and it's helped a ton with being more explosive it's alot of fun
Yes. Im noticing the same thing. Going from boxing to Muay Thai, the lack of footwork/distance control/ring generalship really bothered me. I see Savate as something that bridges the 2 in the middle. I dig it.
For real it’s like you have a controlled taekwondo with actual punching and then throw Muay Thai it’s beastly
The only disadvantage for the savate fighter in this match is, because he can't wear his shoes, he can't kick with his toes.
He can't use oblique kicks too (chasse bas).
That sounds like a good thing really. Who'd wanna use their toes to kick
Shoes would protect the toes and and the point of the shoe would concentrate a lot of force on a small surface area.
@@imnotherenow200 You have like 4-6 inch reach advantage with boots, and you can kick without worrying much about your toes. Reinforced steel toe boots to the gut or teeth is extra damaging
The Muay Thai fighter cant use clinch which is a huge disadvantage
I like the Savate guy because he has more rhythm. He can immediately followup some punches after he kicks.
+volikoto It's less telegraphed but they kick with speed rather than power.
i never enjoyed savate techniques.. it looks like a frantic form of fighting.. the way they move.. they have no defense to the knees .. they dont know how to fight in the clinch.. and honestly, im all for footwork and evasion but the way they move makes it look like they are like rabbits.. dont like it..
Shovon Rahman it’s the nature of the fighter
@@combatfitness7092 CombatFITNESS doesn't like the dynamism of French Boxing ...
@@combatfitness7092 Opinion respected. We are the opposites tho because i dont like how Muay Thai fighters fight, they are like idiots beating each other up without evasive movements and footwork. It's ugly as fuck.
8:45 Just beautiful.. especially the last little kick to the supporting leg :)
It's interesting to see the differences in principles between Muay Thai, Savate and Kickboxing and in my opinion Savate combines striking and kicking best. In general.
Huge respect for both fighters
The Savate fighter has really nice technique . the other guy seemed a little limited and always dropping his guard.
muito bom video.
@@lucaslima4785 e que falo as duas linguas :)
Savate is fast and utilize boxing very well! Love those fancy kicks too!
Savate: boxe française Elle est nettement plus élégante , merci pour les commentaires positifs de cette boxe trop peu connue ...
@@mehdibagadah6892 cordialement
@@mehdibagadah6892 la preuve en image...Bizarement à chaque combats poings/pieds interdisciplines que je vois la bf l'emporte...
Personellement je trouve plus beau la thailandaise, je fais de la française mais je trouve que le fait de sautiller tout le temps ( on retrouve ça dans d'autres boxes ) est assez pénible pour soi, bref les deux boxes sont tres efficcaces et complètes
@@mehdibagadah6892 tu fait tiep toi
@@jean-charles6255 Je crois que c'est dû au fait que la savate, c'est vraiment une technique de pieds et poings tandis que dans le Muay thaï et le kick boxing on utilise plus les jambes. Dans la savate, le pratiquant enchaîne systématiquement un coup de pied par un coup de poing, chez les autres ce n'est pas le cas. De plus dans la savate d'après ce que je vois on leur enseigne la précision chez les autres la répétition.
You can see here how Savate uses the left leg (right handed fighter) way more than than Muay Taî, right is more powerfull, but left is way faster, it's like a Jab with the leg.
Jab with the kick has more reach and power than jab with a punch.
Man I've never watched this fight before and I gotta say, Pennacchio is very good here. He lands some very clean strikes and shows an amazing management of distance. It's a pleasure to watch.
Made us savateurs proud lol
Holy crap! That David guy can take a hit. He just wouldn't give up!
François c'est un super combattant doublé d'un super mec...j'ai participé avec lui au tournoi "kinf of the ring" au kirghistan lui en - 67 kg moi en - 63 kg. Nous avons mis les gants pour nous préparer à nos combats respectifs...et je peux vous dire que mine de rien ..CA FRAPPE !!!! sur tous les impacts. Il à d'ailleurs gagné le tournoi dans sa catégorie. Un mec humble, vrai guerrier et qui ne lâche rien avec en plus une intelligence du ring. Trop méconnu. Quelques images d'époque que de souvenir des précurseurs du pied/poing...bon visionnage a tous.
ua-cam.com/video/yC33OKGufus/v-deo.html
Je n'ai jamais vu François mais je l'admire depuis que je pratique la savate, par contre en kick je peux t'assurer que tu as été un super coach! La bise des cevennes
coll merci c'est très sympa ....@@jonathanwolga3820
Savate is way the more fast and dynamic of the fighting arts. The concept is to make the opponent to fail, and to punish him, not using strenght but finding the sensible points. The golden rule is to attack always with at least 3 hits, the first hit is to make your opponent open and then you hit with the tip of the shoes (damnly hard) on liver, stomac, ribs, tendon, always finishing with front arm/leg in order to keep distance after the attack . Check again what Pennachio does...
Another thing: in kick boxing and thai is forbidden to use the sole of the foot below the belt. When you receive a kick above the knee with the sole or even worst the heel meanwhile you are going towards your opponent, you knee is over extended, you are stopped, with no guard and balance, completely passive to your opponent. This simple kick is the worst weapon of savate that is never used (or even forbidden) in fighting sports.
14:53 man, what a kick
Pennachio is a joy to watch fighting
savate style is more focus to combination move than muay thay
The way the savate guy throws his low kicks with his guard up is pretty cool. Istead of focusing on generating maximum power by swinging his arm down and exposing his chin. He instead just snaps the low kick out while guarded, still effective and much more safe.
great francois! great champion!
Going to start watching savate fighters now...I am impressed.
Le chassé latéral haut jambe avant reste un des plus beaux coups de pieds que l'on puisse voir en boxe pieds poings, magnifique combat. Pennachio represente les tireurs de savate a l'ancienne, aussi forts qu'elegants, jai vu ce combat des dizaines de fois et je me régale toujours autant.
Pennacchio totally owned it...
Hergault's strategy seems to have been to get Pennacchio to punch and kick him repeatedly in the head to tire him out.
KillerSalmon , David Hergault used this same strategy of Conor McGregor against Khabib.
Ah... the Homer Simpson strategy.
KillerSalmon Dominick Cruz agrees
Thank you for the video. Savate and Muay Thai are both very powerful self defense arts.
Penacchio: le chassé-figure jambe avant, au premier round : absolument magnifique !!! (Et le fauchage du deuxieme round n'est pas mal non pus !)
Highly underrated art and it is therefore dangerous. :)
I realise that a lot is down to individual fighters in any fight but the few savate fighters I have seen have impressed me as has the style.
At 6:57 you see the essence of Muay Thai (Maximum Brute force) vs Savate (Timing and enough power).
+Mary Palmens III The missed kicks by MT fighter make it impossible to return the kicking foot back to its original position. This is something they teach in Savate NEVER to do.
+Mary Palmens III Put a pair of shoes and the muay thai didn't last 1 round.
Use muay (asian)thai rules and the savate guy didn't last 1 round.
pennacchio was master in kickboxing , muay thai and savate, he don t use pure savate
actually if the red guy would have focused on fast and accurate attacks instead of concentrating on constantly making ridiculous "pffch", "ssh", tssckh" sounds along with his haymaker-style kicks (as this can be heard even when missing by a mile, it is obvious that he is slithering with his mouth...), he would have been on par with Pennachio :)
i simply did not understand the purpose of making sounds like that - Pennachio NEVER did like this with his punches/kicks. What did Hergault think - if he makes punch sounds like in a Bruce Lee movie, he would be Bruce Lee? :))))
grarghov1 The purpose of that is for breathing during striking.
Just like if you were to lift weights, you breath outward at maximum strain
Ex: bench press, breath out when pushing bar upward.
This guy clearly isnt the best, by far. If youd like to see a better representation of Muay Thai. Research Buakaw and Saenchai. They are very adept athletes and fighters. Maybe if you do a little more research you'll see why this "haymaker kick" exists. But as youll notice, thats not the only kick you'll see them throw.
Tremendous fight, thanks for uploading!
Both did a great job although they were both limited by the rules. MT cannot go for the sweep or throw and his elbows and knees were limited to be used during the clinch. Savate guy had the least limitations because his art suits well for the rules, but couldnt use Savate's signature shoes so his kicking power was significantly lowered.
My reflections on both arts. In my opinion Savate is faster, with better footwork, has more reach and has a much better defense than Muay Thai. However Muai Thai is much more resourceful (eight limbs, clinch, throws and sweeps), develops an outstanding punishment tolerance and generates whole a lot more kicking power, although power difference is reduced when Savate has its shoes on. I still think Muay Thai kicks are stronger.
Both are great arts and here we are looking at two great fighters.
one of the main savate kick is with the point of your foot on the liver, with shoes on that's something even more painful than a punch in your chin, could knock out anyone at anytime
I agree.
Savate seems to be both faster and more precise.
@Kai Watts,
MMA fighter? David Hergault is a traditional Muay Thai fighter (Asian Style), which you can see by looking his stance and fighting style: low focus on boxing, high focus on kicking, low focus on combos, high focus on single hits, not very light on his feet.
This is a good fight to see the difference between the 2 styles.
I think combinations depends on the individual.. if this savate guys fought saenchai or buakaw you will see a much bigger work rate from those elite.
Muay Thai is not low focus on combos. Single attacks in Muay Thai are to stop forward momentum for the most part, unless it's just a blatant opening. Muay Thai combos are 2 and 3 count usually. With 1 punch and a kick, 2 punches and 1 kick or 1 punch and 2 kicks. More than that usually isn't done because Muay Thai has a lot of countering, which stops most combos of more than 2 counts if your defense is tight.
***** Exactly, Adam K. The fighter David Hergault is a traditional muay-thai fighter (he trained in Thailand), his fighting style is very different from a european "muay-thai" kick-boxing fighter. Rules are different, fighting style is different.
at least the fight looks genuine and not a set up like some muay thai/karate/taekondo/kungfu vs each other that are obvious fakes my those looking to show the superiority of their martial art.
thai people eat dogs they don't know nothing
The Savateur....mobile heavy artillery. Very effective!
Yes, indeed! 6"2 215 pounds, but still fast!
Le revers figure de penachio est juste extraordinaire
Combining Muay Thai and Savate would be one deadly combination. Dynamic long range attacks and fluid footwork with devastating close quarters striking.
that's what MMA figther should learn, i'm surprised it's still not a thing
I can't believe it..!!
That's a muay thay fighter, its an incredible fight.
Nice axe kicks, you don't see those often. Props to Hergault for using the classic Rocky strategy of blocking strikes with his face.
In Savate you train to take kicks to the legs , instead to defend against them. You lean with you leg in an enemy kick, to take away his speed and room for get hard. That alone makes fighters to really, really strong tanks. Thats why the savate fighter could counter the kickboxers kick like a cheesecake
2 Magnifiques combattants!
Savate ❤
Pennachio beat Ramon 'Diamond' Dekkers! The original Dutch guy that beat the Thais on their own turf and rules. I'm considering Erik Paulson's STX (savate X thai boxing), can't hurt to learn a few hybrid combinatons
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Interesting that Pennachio beat Ramon Dekkers.
Dekkers has had a lot of success in Muay Thai.
I think Dekkers lost more than he won against Thai fighters. 14 wins 22 losses.
But yeah, at least he have won against Thai fighters.
I'd like to see a top Savate fighter fight a top Muay Thai from Lumpini.
Dekkers vs Pennachio?
Madani/ Pennachio vs. Pakorn/Iquezang
Do you know who are some modern day masters of savate I could check on youtube? I just want to see more of similiar kind of talent.. This Pennachio guy seems to be very talented in various different areas of combat movement.. we have to remember it's not just the effectiveness of particular style/martial art, but the people using or representing the style..
Actually David Hergault was a respectable fighter enough to had fight at Lumpini 15 times back in the days. He has actually a record of 65 fights and 49 wins in Muay Thai.
Ray Navarrette the dancing style of savate wouldn't be scored well thai judges love when you back someone up
Sou do Muay Thai mas acho que esse juiz salvou de mais o cara do Muay Thai, não ?
Это было потрясающе!
Good video. Thank you for sharing
Savate is heavily underrated fr
Боец савата великолепен!
savate combo made the difference.
From what I have observed, savate fighters have a good sense of distancing which is why they have pinpoint accuracy in their kicks.
French boxing is the best boxing to begin to fight fist and feet...
I liked the resilence against the knee strikes
I am learning Savate and Krav Maga and my instructor told me to watch this video. Now I know why... :)
Very good combination. But you should try Savate défense, which is kind of French Krav Maga. It includes everything from Savate + Self defense/Close Combat/ground work
@@tony_5156 since when we are stealing we have french jews Btw. Anyways you can learn Stuff without stealing anything
Krav maga sucks but savate is ok
Great savateur Pennachio !
La BF est vraiment le plus bel art martial
très beau match, dommage que la savate est moins mise en avant, surtout avec la lutte parisienne
I don't know a lot about savate but is the reason the kicks can come at you so deceptively and fast because of how the kicks are chambered? Can someone who is a savate practitioner answer what aspects savate focuses on compared to Muay Thai
Props to the killer Savate fighter! I annoyed his footwork and setups! 👍🏽
As a Muay Thai fighter myself, I know this guy is not an elite Thai boxer.
He doesn't know how to clinch properly, his leg kick technique specifically is complete shit.
On top of that, his defense is atrocious..
Damn! Savate is very good! No wonder Bruce Lee studied this art.
Bruce lee studied savate?
Pour avoir rencontrer François Pennacchio je peu dire que c'est un vrai champion
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real fight
1:21 🥊
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i adore savate ....intelligence...mobility agaisnt brutality of muay thai
Really good fight.
Très beau combat.
Savate is like ballet and kick boxing. It uses deception of kicks and combinations. Very versatile while muay thai is very linear.
Joli combat.
Is it allowed to clinch and knee under kickboxing rules?
The only thing I don’t approve of in Muay Thai is how flat footed most Thai fighters are compared to kick boxers and other striking styles. When I think of a dangerous striker I think of someone who is absolutely fluid and can effectively strike and avoid being struck
ThaiBoxers are more hitters
Kickboxers are fluid and light due to the greater influence of western boxing.
@@rafaelpereira573 yeah your right about that. I have to hand it to the Thai boxers they seem to make their strikes count much more then western kick boxing.
That was a great fight
Savate is a system of fighting with hard soled shoes, with shoes these body kicks would have broken ribs and split the liver.
What event was this?
tres bon combat, tres dynamique.
Tres beau combat
Why does the Muay Thai guy have a tennis racket on his head?
He probably felt like a tennis ball after a match at Wimbledon.
All I have to say is "it was a good match."
The ref was doing his best for any reason to stop this fight. Hergault, though game, was just outclassed.
Savate fighters are very technical and have good movement and fast and sharp kicks
Somebody was catchin' those hands!
savate boxe francaise est la plus stratege et rapide des boxes pieds poings
nice fight ... Saware ..is not often to seen .. But very effective....early of founding of Jkd was based very skills of this martial art
son buenos los savateurs!!
For once I'd like to see a match between an elite savateur and an elite practitioner of Muay Thai. Clearly you can see that Pennacchio has a much higher degree of expertise and dominance of Savate than Hergault has of Muay Thai and if not, it seems Hergault was very off his game. It would be amazing to see a proper Thai fighter from Thailand mix it up. The level of speed dexterity and tenacity of the Thai fighters would look great against the flair and agility of the Savateurs. Just my humble opinion.
Look for François Pennachio vs Ramon Dekkers.
+zoeaionios Yep, you can see exactly what you hope to see in Pennachio vs Dekkers. Two icons in their sports battling it out. Although I practice Muay Thai, and think Ramon Dekkers is one of the greatest ever, I have to admit, that Pennachio outclassed him. However, they fought under kickboxing rules, not Muay Thai rules, so Dekkers had his hands tied so to speak. If you watch Samart Payakaroon vs Murat Comert, which was fought under Muay Thai rules, you'll see Comert not do so well.
akumasan707 a number of savate kicks are forbidden too.
nice fight
i'm a little bit surprised though
the french boxer didn't used tricks such as sweeping the thay boxer, especially when he was stuck in the ropes and tried to hit him with the knees
Is not it great when the winner is announced and the camera is outside of the stadium?
La boxe française, le top !!!
to be honest the fact that the savate boxer had to fight barefoot is a handicap
Joe Rogan brought me here
Gr8 upload
Muy buena pelea
damn that kick to face. Fucking hell
Hergault seems kind of timid and defensive for a Muay Thai fighter. That style of fighting doesn't suit muay thai well imo
Wow
That axe kick was beautiful. Announcers said side kick I believe it was a axe kick