James
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 05:33 PM |
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2008 Paris- World SAVATE kickboxing championships
It's this weekend! Wish me luck!!!! 
Once more I managed to get selected for the British Savate team to fight at the World Championships in Paris this weekend.
For those not in the know, it's a bit like kickboxing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savate
Couple of nice videos of what goes on:
Full contact:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw4h_33AVDY
Controlled contact:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=79j-uAyRJFo
I got a Silver medal at the European champs last year and a Bronze at the Worlds the year before.... so fingers crossed for this time!
Both times I was beaten by the same Frenchman, and I know he's gonna be there this year- time for some payback!
We're sending a pretty big team this year, including a previous World Silver, European Gold and 3 European Silver medalists... so Britain is
fielding a pretty experienced team. The other teams to look out for are France (of course!), Belgium, and Eastern Europe like Croatia.
Anyway, assuming Eurostar are ok tomorrow and we make the weigh-in.... wish us luck!!!! 
Cheers!
James
[Edited on 17/9/08 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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JoelP
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 05:40 PM |
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good luck!
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westf27
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 05:45 PM |
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its for wusa's.....as he hides in the corner.
good luck matey..kick some ass
555
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jacko
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 05:48 PM |
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Good Luck
Jacko
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 05:56 PM |
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Good luck mate
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pinto
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 06:04 PM |
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Best of luck
colin
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MikeR
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 06:19 PM |
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break a l.....errr..... hmmm
break a record
there you go, didn't want to say anything that was bad luck or had you popping round on your way home to 'educate' me
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 06:43 PM |
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powodzenia i kopnij go ode mnie!
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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TimC
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 06:51 PM |
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As we say here in the valleys, "Slam 'im Butt!"
Good luck.
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chrisg
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| posted on 17/9/08 at 07:19 PM |
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Good Luck James, Insult the french blokes mother, he'll probably nut you!
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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