Savate vs Japanese Kickboxing (1970)

**Kiozz** · Posted On: 7/18/2004 10:27am

ewdfs does have a point actually. Knowing the ranks of those 5 would be a good start.
Shoes vs no shoes does make a big difference, but I don't see how the rules would go towards the Savate champs in any other way. Savate did have low kicks. Since we're talking kickboxing and not MT I don't see what rules could go in the Frenchman's favour.

Unless by "kickboxing" we're talking crap early full-contact karate, a 5-0 (3 - 2 in 1st round) result makes me agree with ewdfs. and I'm French

**captainzorikh** · Posted On: 1/16/2010 1:28am

Gerard Gordeau, a Dutch Savate fighter, competed in UFC 1, winning two matches (including the very first UFC match, with a kick to a sumo fighter's face, knocking out some teeth) and losing tin the final agains Royce Gracie. He was also the first K1 champion in 1991, acording to his Wikipedia entry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Gordeau

**Lindz** · Posted On: 1/16/2010 1:45am

Fucking 6 year necro :@

**Odacon** · Posted On: 1/16/2010 2:56pm

Originally Posted by captainzorikh

Gerard Gordeau, a Dutch Savate fighter, competed in UFC 1, winning two matches (including the very first UFC match, with a kick to a sumo fighter's face, knocking out some teeth) and losing tin the final agains Royce Gracie. He was also the first K1 champion in 1991, acording to his Wikipedia entry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Gordeau

I just cant punt into words how lame that post is. I hope you get run over by a convoy of trucks and they only run over your hands and junk :XXfridge:

**Matt Phillips** · Posted On: 1/16/2010 3:29pm

Originally Posted by captainzorikh

Gerard Gordeau, a Dutch Savate fighter, competed in UFC 1, winning two matches (including the very first UFC match, with a kick to a sumo fighter's face, knocking out some teeth) and losing tin the final agains Royce Gracie. He was also the first K1 champion in 1991, acording to his Wikipedia entry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Gordeau

I don't know what's worse, this post or that Wiki article. Gerard in Royce's guard?!

**captainzorikh** · Posted On: 1/23/2010 1:12pm

Hey, I'm a noob, I guess I deserve some of that. But I couldn't find the date on the last post (not used to the layout yet) and I thought I was answering a previous poster's question about any savate fighters competing in K1. I was looking for threads about savate and this came up. Live and learn, I guess (and stay out of the way of trucks).

**allifi** · Posted On: 6/09/2011 5:07pm

i don't favor ether of these sports, but i heard of a savatuer that, that broke both arm during a match, won against a japanese kickboxer, despite it.

**Yoj** · Posted On: 6/09/2011 5:28pm

Originally Posted by Lindz

Fucking 6 year necro :@

Well, kind of more than 40 year necro ;-)

**The Juggernoob** · Posted On: 6/09/2011 5:33pm

Originally Posted by allifi

i don't favor ether of these sports, but i heard of a savatuer that, that broke both arm during a match, won against a japanese kickboxer, despite it.

Hey, Savate and Wing Chun both require slippers. Sorry aside from that very random fact, Savate is very pretty, like TKD, that is all.

**WoodyCorpus** · Posted On: 2/16/2012 4:42am

Originally Posted by allifi

i don't favor ether of these sports, but i heard of a savatuer that, that broke both arm during a match, won against a japanese kickboxer, despite it.

Sorry to necro, but the guy is called Gilles Le Duigou.
You can see some images of his fight here, at the 4.50 mark.

Full fight here: