| ALLEZ!
ARBITRE ARME ARRIERE ASSAUT AUTORISE |
Begin!
Referee Ready position before a kick Rear, Behind, Backward motion Light contact contest emphasizing technical skill Allowed, authorised |
| BAS BALANCE BLOQUEE BOXE BRAS |
Low
(level) Leg swing Block Boxing Arm |
| CASQUE CHASSE CHASSE LATERAL CHASSE D'ARRET CHAUSSURE COIN COMBAT COMPTE COQUILLE CORPS COUP COUP DE PIED COUP DE PIED BAS COUP DE POING CROCHET Bras Avant CROCHET Bras Arriere CROISE |
Headguard
Driving or forcing away Side kick - using the heel of the shoe to 'smash' A stopping kick to the body Footwear Corner Full-power contest Count Box (Protector) Body Blow Kick Low kick - using the inside arch of the shoe to 'cut' or sweep Punch Hook (punch) with the front hand Hook (punch) with the rear hand Crossed |
| DEPLACEMENT
- also DECALAGE DIRECT Bras Avant DIRECT Bras Arriere DROIT |
Distancing
movement or motion Lead hand Straight punch (Jab) Rear hand Straight punch (Cross) Right |
| ENCEINTE
ENCHAINEMENT ESQUIVE |
Ring
Sequence of blows, combination Avoiding technique, such as 'slipping' or 'bob & weave' |
| FIGURE
FLANC FOUETTE FRAPPE FRONTAL |
Face
Side Whip - using the toe of the shoe to 'stab' when kicking Strike Front, or to the front |
| GANT
colour to indicate grade: bleu vert rouge blanc jaune GARDE GAUCHE GROUPE |
Glove blue green red white yellow Guard position Left Chambering the leg (ready position) before a kick |
| HANCHE HAUT, EN HAUT HORS COMBAT |
Hip
High (level) Knockout (KO), or unable to continue |
| INTEGRALE INTERDIT INTERIEURE |
One-piece
body suit (Unitard, or Catsuit) Forbidden Inside |
| JAMBE
JAMBE TENDUE JAMBIERE |
Leg
Straight or outstretched leg Shinpad |
| LATERAL | Sideways |
| MARCHE-CROISE MEDIAN NON COMBAT |
Cross-step
(in front of, or behind, the lead leg) Middle (level) No decision - where both fighters are disqualified, or the match is abandoned due to spectator behaviour for example |
| PARADE PESEE PIED POING PRE-COMBAT PROTEGE-DENTS |
Blocking
technique Weighing Foot Fist Middle category contest with full contact & full protection Mouthguard, gumshield |
| REGLEMENTS RECONTRE REMISE REPRISE REVERS FRONTAL REVERS LATERAL REVERS Jambe Tendue RIPOSTE |
Rules,
regulations Match Counter with the same technique A round - usually one, one and a half, or two minutes Outside crescent kick Turning (spinning) kick, with a straight leg throughout Reverse whip kick, slapping with the sole of the shoe Counter (immediate) |
| SAUT
SOIGNEUR SWING Bras Avant SWING Bras Arriere |
Jump
Second, ring attendant A front-hand thumb down long-arm curving punch The same punch delivered with the rear hand |
| TENDUE TENUE TIREUR, TIREUSE (f) TOURNANT |
Straight
Costume Boxer Turning |
The New Jersey Savate Federation also have a savate terminology page |
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