Joseph Charlemont
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{{Infobox person
| name = Joseph Charlemont
| image = Joseph Charlemont.png
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1839
| birth_place = Lesdain, France
| death_date = 1918
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| nationality = French
| other_names =
| known_for = Savate
| children = Charles Charlemont
| occupation = Instructor
}}
Joseph Charlemont (born 1839 in Lesdain, France - died 1918) was a French savate and Canne de combat teacher.{{Cite web|url= http://savate-nogentaise.kazeo.com/ce-qu-il-faut-savoir/un-peu-d-histoire,a330810.html|title= Joseph Charlemont, professeur de boxe française et de canne |accessdate=2011-08-10}} His son Charles Charlemont (1862 - 1944) was also a noted savateur.
Life
Although Charlemont has often been described as a student of Charles Lecour, he was instructed by Louis Vigneron.{{Cite web|url= http://www.fighttimes.com/magazine/magazine.asp?article=162|title= Joseph Charlemont, a student of Louis Vigneron|accessdate=2011-08-10}} 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.{{Cite web|url= http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2001/jmanlyart_smith_0601.htm |title= Charlemont was among the best boxers in France |accessdate=2011-08-10}} He gained recognition by taking on representatives of other schools and different styles.{{Cite web |url= http://eng.inkungfu.com/news/view.aspx?id=1962 |title= Various other fighting systems. |accessdate= 2011-08-10 |archive-date= 2012-04-25 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120425053114/http://eng.inkungfu.com/news/view.aspx?id=1962 |url-status= dead }} His fighting style and own teachings and developments were built on the modern version of savate as promoted by Charles Lecour.{{Cite web |url= http://www.usadojo.com/styles/about-savate.htm |title= Joseph, a student of LeCour's helped develop Savate professionally |accessdate= 2011-08-10 |archive-date= 2011-07-14 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162257/http://www.usadojo.com/styles/about-savate.htm |url-status= dead }}
His detailed update of Lecour's French Boxing established Charlemont's reputation.{{Cite web|url= http://savatelauragaise.free.fr/historique.htm|title= Joseph reputation|accessdate=2011-08-10}} He described his system{{Cite web|url= http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/21/2310926/the-lost-golden-age-of-mixed-martial-arts-part-iii-sherlock-holmes|title= His system|accessdate=2011-08-10}} 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.{{Cite web|url= http://www.fighttimes.com/magazine/magazine.asp?article=162|title= He wrote two manuals on French boxing|accessdate=2011-08-10}}
Legacy
His books established a new standard where system forms the technical syllabus which modern sport of savate is based on.{{Cite web|url= http://savateaustralia.wordpress.com/essays/savate-kickiboxing-the-thinking-mans-kickboxing/|title= Charlemont's system forms the technical syllabus|date= 27 September 2009|accessdate=2011-08-10}} Moreover, he founded an association for French boxing, the Society of French Boxers (Société des Boxeurs Français).{{Cite web|url= http://www.savate-belgium.be/fr/intro_evo.htm|title= Vers la fin du 19e siècle, Joseph Charlemont, de retour en France crée la " Société des Boxeurs Français ". |accessdate=2011-08-10}}
Selected publications
- [https://www.scribd.com/document/284335815/The-Arts-of-French-Boxing-and-La-Canne-Joseph-Charlemont-1899 L'Art de la Boxe Française Et de la Canne: Nouveau Traité Pratique Et Théorique] (1889)
References
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External links
- [http://fisavate.org/index.php/en/ Homepage International Savate Federation]
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