title: The origins of French boxing: bare-knuckle duelling, savate and chausson, 1820-45.
abstract: Savate, also called chausson, or French boxing is a combat activity characterized by kicking and punching. Its inception reaches back to the Restoration and the monarchy of Louis-Philippe (1818-48) although it was not recognised as a combat sport until the twentieth century. This article, based on a variety of rich sources (police reports, newspapers, books, etc.) demonstrates how, on the one hand, the origins of savate can be traced back to the bare-fisted duels of the Restoration and, on the other hand, its emergence corresponds to the mutation of structural order as put forth by M. Foucault.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Loudcher
mesh_terms: D001914:Boxing / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D003163:Competitive Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005602:France / Q000208:ethnology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception; D013177:Sports / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology