Month: April 2025

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CAMA Members in the British Championships

Cambridge Academy hosted the Great Britain Savate Championships, at St Bedes Sports Hall, on 13th April 2025. Nine members of the Academy participated in the event, supported by instructors, Ollie, Julie, Morgan and Jon.

CAMA members showed great enthusiasm and technique, with a variety of attacking and defensive moves. All participated with good sportsmanship and supported other team members throughout the day. Photos at the end of this article – thanks to Ollie for these.

CAMA Results
Friedemann Waldert 2 fights, 2 wins
Seraina Blumli 2 fights, 2 wins
Arabella Jolley 1 fight, 1 win
Isaac West 2 fights, 1 win
Shea Ostani 2 fights, 1 win
Imaltzin Wong, Srihary Pratheeparaja, Sebastian Ostani and Shree Sharma also took part.

We were honoured by Anglia TV coming along to make a report, and interviewing Ollie and three of our members, who spoke about the origins of the sport and why they enjoy it.

Many thanks are due to the West family – for Clare who organised food for all participants, and to Jacob and Isaac who put on an excellent demonstration of Canne de Combat during the break.

Also during the break, Friedemann Waldert was presented with the Great Britain Savate Federation “2025 Martin Ross Fighting Spirit Award” for his performance at his international debut in Budapest in January. Congratulations Friedemann!
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CAMA Members Win World Medals

Twenty members of Cambridge Academy of Martial Arts participated in a worldwide online competition, SavatePlus, hosted by the International Savate Federation, in celebration of its 40th anniversary.

The origin of Savate can be traced back to 19th-century France, where kicking styles practised by sailors in Marseille, merged with the street-fighting techniques of Paris. The influence of English boxing, and the work of pioneers like Charles Lecour and Joseph Charlemont laid the foundations, both technical and philosophical, for what would become Savate, a sophisticated, ethical and modern combat sport.

SavatePlus is an online event in which pairs of athletes demonstrate their abilities in Savate Assaut – a light contact discipline – competing against other pairs. More than 250 entries were received from 40 countries, so we are very proud of our member’s results:

Juniors:
Alisa S & Konrad W took bronze medal
Arabella J & Sebastian O took 4th place
Elsie T, Neha B, Shea O, Mikhail S, Jason Z, Maya Van Wyk, Srihary P, Kajus L and Arman H all came in the top 20 places.

Teens:
Friedemann Waldert & Vikram John came 13th overall in the highly contested teens category.

Seniors:
Jon West & Isaac West, a father and son combination, came 14th in the senior category.
Hamzah Husseini and Juraj Rievaj also put in great performance.

Inclusive category:
Luca LM with partner Jason Z took gold medal with a great performance.

Canne de Combat:
Jacob West & Isaac West took silver medal in the Canne category.

Some of our savate Tigers members with their International Certificates