Savate training: Lesson 1 - Basic boxing stance

Savate training: Lesson 1 - Basic boxing stance

If you want to start training savate, the first lesson to learn is simply how to stand. Basic boxing stance means how you stand and keep your hands when training or competing in savate. The basic boxing stance refers to the position you should keep when you are not punching or kicking. The basic boxing stance in savate is in practice the same as in regular boxing so if you are familiar with boxing you know hot to stand. If you are not familiar with the basic boxing stance you can find instructions in the video below. This video is not savate but normal boxing but the basic boxing stance is the same in both sports.



Now when you have watched the video few words to summarize and clarify some points:

• In savate we don't talk about right or left hand or foot. We talk about lead/front and rear where rear is your stronger side and lead/front the other side. Simply if you are right hand person left is your lead/front side in basic boxing stance and lead/front hand is your left hand. If you are left hand person right is your lead/front hand.
• When you are not punching your hand cover your face and help you to avoid your competitor to punch you. Your gloves should not touch your face but are very close to your face.

Once you have learned how to stand you can move forward to lesson 2. where you learn the most important punch in savate and boxing. It' called the jab. Jab will be covered in my next blog post.

We will later talk about the savate clothing but these basic lessons you can learn wearing any clothes suitable for indoor sports.