Michel Casseux

Michel Casseux
Born1794
Died1869 (aged 74–75)
NationalityFrench
StyleSavate
Notable studentsCharles Lecour

Michel Casseux, also known as "Pisseux"[1] (1794–1869) was a Savate instructor.[2] He is widely considered one of the pioneers of the sport, and is even credited as its inventor.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Savate". Retrieved 2011-08-26. The first person to make an attempt to systematise savate was Michel Casseux (aka) Pisseux
  2. ^ "Savate". Retrieved 2011-08-26. The very first person who attempted to make a system out of savate was Michel Casseux, who opened the first training establishment for it.
  3. ^ "Savate". Retrieved 2011-08-26. Two men were key in taking Savate out of the streets and into the modern sport world, Michel Casseux and Charles Lecour
  4. ^ "Savate". Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-08-26. The creation of Savate is attributed in part to Michael Casseux
  5. ^ "Savate" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-08-26. 1820 :Michel Casseux invente la Savate :combat de rue dont les coups sont donnés avec la chaussure et les mains ouvertes
  6. ^ "La Savate-boxe française, exception culturelle française!". Retrieved 2011-08-26. En 1825 le maître d'armes Michel Casseux est le premier à enseigner l'art de la savate : l'escrime des pieds.