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70-681: [REDACTED] Look up leaper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Leaper(s) may refer to: Batroc the Leaper , fictional villain from Marvel Comics Adrian Leaper , English conductor of classical music Leapers , fairy chess pieces that move by a fixed type of vector between their start squares and their arrival squares Little Leaper , amusement ride located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA "The Leaper", brand logo of Jaguar Cars as well as

140-573: A Bucky Barnes who never lost his arm. During the " King in Black " storyline, Batroc the Leaper is among the villains recruited by Mayor Wilson Fisk to join his Thunderbolts at the time of Knull 's invasion. Batroc the Leaper has no superhuman abilities, but is in peak physical condition in every respect. He is an Olympic-level weightlifter and has extraordinary agility and reflexes. His leg muscles are particularly well developed, enabling him to leap great distances equal to an Olympic athlete. He

210-478: A casino owned by Chance ; having been informed of Gwen's new-found ability to manipulate reality, Batroc has Gwen catch the sound effects as he kicks in the door of Chance's safe, allowing him to do so silently, before escaping with Chance's gold upon being caught by him. After learning from Batroc that Chance was "a Spider-Man bad guy" she had not recognised, and that they have been out " Robin Hooding ", Gwen

280-527: A blow in the groin from the Frenchman's knee." He further alleged that "the timekeeper saved Charlemont several times". After the fight Driscoll bore no grudges, considering the blow to have been "an accident". The French claimed victory for their man by stoppage, following a round-kick to Driscoll's stomach. Savate was later codified under a Committee National de Boxe Française under Charles Charlemont 's student Count Pierre Baruzy (dit Barozzi ). The Count

350-400: A fight with some aliens in which they did not get paid, and their base was destroyed, the group broke up, briefly reuniting after being captured by Arcade . After Gwen learns her series is coming to an end as a result of choosing to be a hero rather than a villain, erasing an older alternate "evil" version of herself from existence, she convinces Batroc to let her participate in a heist of

420-419: A fighter's level of proficiency (unlike arts such as many modern styles of karate , which assign new belts at each promotion, moving to a higher colour rank in savate does not necessarily entail a change in the colour of one's actual gloves, and a given fighter may continue using the same pair of gloves through multiple promotions). Novices begin at no colour. The qualifications for competition vary depending on

490-626: A finale montage set over several decades, Batroc joins Gwen in confronting MODOK when he returns from space and remains in contact with her. During the Secret Empire storyline, Batroc the Leaper, the Living Laser and Whirlwind are trapped inside the Cosmic Cube and attack a haggard, bearded man in a torn World War II army uniform who identifies himself as Steve Rogers. He is assisted by people that appear to be Sam Wilson and

560-429: A kick, he ends up falling terribly, prompting stunned reactions from the onlookers. Dazed, Calculus remarks that he is out of practice. In The Black Island , Tintin himself kicks a villain and calls it a savate move. In the 1967 novel Logan's Run , protagonist Logan 3 often uses savate kicks for self-defense. In DC Comics , the character Nightwing is a martial arts expert whose many skills include savate. In

630-558: A language other than French. The global distribution of schools (salles) today is best explained through their stylistic approaches: These are the different stylistic approaches of the French arts of pugilism in the world today. In the United States Jean-Noel Eynard brought Savate Boxe-Francaise & Canne de Combat (FFBFSDA) as a pioneer to the east coast. it is said that Daniel Duby brought Savate (FNBF) to

700-472: A long reach but are slow and punishable, placing him low among competitive 3rd Strike tier lists. John Crawley from Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters uses savate in his martial arts style. In the Tekken series, Brazilian character Katarina Alves uses savate as her fighting syle. In the mid to late 1980s, WWF commentator Gorilla Monsoon would often refer to the reverse kicks thrown by

770-411: A martial art comprised exclusively of precise kicks using the toe or heel called the "Black Leg" style. While not textually based on savate, individual techniques have names in French, and the character's other interests draw from mainstream French culture (such as cuisine and wine ). Ash Crimson from The King of Fighters fights in a basic savate style that uses his own green flames. Ash himself

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840-485: A new costume designed by John Romita Jr. , Batroc served as Klaw 's top lieutenant in the first arc of Reginald Hudlin 's 2005 re-launch of Black Panther . Sporting a muted, subtle redesign by Gurihiru , Batroc served as the primary mentor of Gwenpool in Christopher Hastings ' 2016–2018 series The Unbelievable Gwenpool , with their relationship being described as "one of the warmest aspects" of

910-581: A student to reach professeur level; eight years average depending on skills. In France the professional professeur must have a French state certificate of specialized teaching (CQP AS, BEES 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree, 1st de CCB BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS). These diplomas are university level education in sports with specialisation in savate (supervised by the French Federation of BF Savate and associated disciplines ( Canne, Self Defense, Lutte, baton) (i.e.:FFBFSDA). The international federation (FIS), however,

980-571: A theft of transuranium , but was stopped by Captain America and Spider-Man . Batroc was also a member of the ersatz "Defenders", a group of villains who were impersonating the actual Defenders . They committed robberies while posing as members of the Defenders, until stopped by a Defenders contingent. Alongside Mister Hyde , Batroc attempted an extortion scheme against Manhattan. He battled Captain America, but when Mister Hyde decided to carry out

1050-402: A wide variety of kicking techniques. Unlike kickboxing styles such as Muay Thai , which allow knee and/or shin strikes in competitive bouts, savate involves striking exclusively with one's feet, but participants can nonetheless target any part of the body. The sport is also notable for requiring footwear to be worn by the competitors, as would be expected from individuals fighting in

1120-570: Is Missing", a 1974 episode of The Six Million Dollar Man a savate master named Pierre fights with Steve Austin, using the original kicks-only style of the art. In Marvel Comics , the criminal mercenary Batroc the Leaper , an adversary of Captain America and mentor of Gwen Poole , is a master of savate, training the latter. The X-Men character Gambit is trained in savate. In the issue Flight 714 of The Adventures of Tintin , Professor Calculus states that he used to be proficient in savate in his younger years. However, when attempting

1190-483: Is an expert martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant who specializes in savate , and he is also adept at other martial arts such as Krav Maga . He is also skilled in parkour . He is also a skilled military tactician, having formerly been in the French Foreign Legion. Batroc is also an experienced thief and smuggler who can speak both French and English. The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Batroc

1260-524: Is portrayed by SNK as a character with an unknown origin, because his lineage as descendant of Saiki (Those from the Past's leader), but it says too that he was raised by the Blanctorche clan , a French family. Remy from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike uses savate in a majority of his kick normals, combined with charge command specials reminiscent of Guile and Charlie Nash . His kick normals have

1330-477: Is seen as the father of modern savate and was 11-time Champion of France and its colonies, his first ring combat and title prior to the First World War . Savate de Défense , Défense Savate or Savate de Rue ("street savate") is the name given to those methods of fighting excluded from savate competition. The International Savate Federation (FIS) is the official worldwide ruling body of savate. Perhaps

1400-497: Is still allowed to award professeur to non-French nationals without requiring such rigid system of education. French nationals have to submit and succeed to the rigid system of education and prove themselves in competition as well as being respected by peers, in order to have a slight chance to become a DTD (directeur technique départemental). Like any sport federations in France, the French and International Federation of Savate are under

1470-555: Is touched when Batroc reveals that he had put the money aside for her into legitimate accounts, and believes life as a hero is better for her than the mercenary life he lives. Accepting her series' cancellation and that future Marvel Comics writers will not provide Batroc the same characterisation he has had in The Unbelievable Gwenpool , instead relegating him to being a henchman and minor antagonist, Gwen bids farewell to him and prepares to face oblivion. Over

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1540-679: The Marvel Zombies series, where he is killed by Absorbing Man 's trademark concrete ball and chain. In the alternate continuity of the 2005 " House of M " storyline, Batroc the Leaper is a member of the Hood 's extensive-criminal empire . He participated in the takeover of Santo Rico and stayed to fight when the Red Guard came, to protect the sapiens population. He was the first of them to die, attacked by Agent Toad and terminated by two of S.H.I.E.L.D. 's soldiers. In Deadpool Kills

1610-525: The Fifty State Initiative . By the events of The Unbelievable Gwenpool , Batroc and a handful of other super individuals were corralled into working for MODOK against their wishes. He was fine with it, figuring on earning some money until MODOK would eventually decide to kill him. There he met the metafictional Gwen Poole a.k.a. Gwenpool who killed their team's assassin and took credit for his kills, earning her an unwanted place on

1680-616: The Porcupine and Whirlwind ) to battle Captain America. Batroc then formed a third Batroc's Brigade, which consisted of various unnamed henchmen, rather than known supervillains, since supervillains had failed Batroc in the past. The alien Jakar, concealing his true nature and intent, hired this group to abduct children from New York and to battle Captain America and the Falcon . Although Batroc felt no compunction about abducting children, upon learning Jakar's true nature and his intent to use

1750-761: The Rhino , the Radioactive Man , the Cannibal, and the Vatican Black Knight . He was defeated by Black Panther 's royal bodyguards. During the crossover JLA/Avengers , Batroc appears as a brainwashed minion of Krona . Batroc had a daughter, Marie, who is teamed in villainy with the daughter of similar B-list supervillain the Tarantula . Both daughters take their fathers' respective costumes and titles. The Taskmaster expresses his shock that

1820-540: The Superhuman Registration Act , and was sent to a superhuman training facility located at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia to train recruits in the martial arts before being transferred over to Camp Hammond . Ultimately, however, Batroc found government work unsatisfactory and returned to his mercenary life, confronting the new Captain America while on a job to steal an item from

1890-490: The United Nations . Also, he was working with The Man with No Face , a mysterious being from Captain America's past. It is soon revealed that Batroc stole the original Human Torch 's remains for reverse engineering. During the " Dark Reign " storyline, Quasimodo analyzed Batroc the Leaper for Norman Osborn . He states that Batroc should be apprehended and punished to serve as a warning to anyone who dares desert

1960-435: The "Italian kick" ( chassé italien ). The two key historical figures in the history of the shift from street fighting to the modern sport of savate are Michel Casseux (also known as le Pisseux ) (1794–1869) and Charles Lecour (1808–1894). Casseux opened the first establishment in 1825 for practicing and promoting a regulated version of chausson and savate (disallowing head butting, eye gouging, grappling, etc.). However,

2030-404: The French art of boxing with the feet!" Later, he was again hired by HYDRA and abducted Sharon Carter for them. He lured Captain America into a rematch, in which he insisted HYDRA not intervene, and again lost; however, when HYDRA agents prepared to kill both Cap and himself, Batroc, incensed at such "men wizout honair", switched sides to help Cap against HYDRA. In both of these stories, Batroc

2100-585: The French for "old shoe" or "old boot", referencing heavy footwear (more specifically the boots worn by French sailors at the time the discipline emerged). The modern formalized form is mainly an amalgam of French street fighting techniques from the beginning of the 19th century. Savate was then a type of street fighting common in Paris and northern France. According to one theory, in the time of Napoleon Bonaparte , his soldiers publicly displayed their "aptitudes" by kicking their prisoners' behinds. The punishment

2170-647: The French-Canadian Rougeau Brothers as "savate kicks." Ulrich Stern , occasionally alongside his good friend Yumi Ishiyama, is a practitioner of the French martial art in the 2003-2007 French animated show Code Lyoko In early Alone in the Dark series of survival horror games the main protagonist Edward Carnby was using Savate as unarmed combat method. Bruce Lee also studied Savate and included many techniques to his own Jeet Kune Do style. Mixed martial arts also had influence in

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2240-605: The International Savate Federation, in March 2010, was celebrated with a visit to Lausanne , to meet with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge . FISav President Gilles Le Duigou was presented with a memento depicting the Olympic Rings . In April 2010, the International Savate Federation was accepted as a member of SportAccord (previously known as AGFIS) – a big step forward on

2310-491: The Japanese manga series Medaka Box Zenkichi Hitoyoshi is a master of savate, and emphasizes its Open Handed Style Techniques with his "Altered God Mode: Model Zenkichi" which makes his hands as sharp as blades. In the manga series Kengan Omega , Nicholas Le Banner uses a martial art he calls 'Sahate', created by incorporating techniques from Fencing, Savate, and Karate. In the manga series One Piece , Sanji uses

2380-833: The Leaper Georges St-Pierre portrays Batroc in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and animated series What If…? (both 2021). Batroc, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , first appeared in Tales of Suspense #75 in March 1966. He has reappeared in various Marvel titles ever since. Sporting

2450-519: The Leaper appears in the motion comic Marvel Video Comics: Training Day , voiced by Mark Oliver. Batroc the Leaper received an action figure in Hasbro 's Marvel Legends toy line. Savate Savate ( French pronunciation: [savat] ), also known as French Boxing ( French : Boxe Française ) or French Foot Fighting , is a French hybrid martial art and full-contact combat sport that combines principles of western boxing with

2520-456: The Leaper is a French jewelry thief. This version's martial arts skills are also present. When he and his thugs were robbing a jewelry store, they are stopped by the new Spider-Man 's "venom strike". In the MC2 continuity, Batroc the Leaper still operates his own criminal syndicate, until stopped by American Dream . A zombiefied version of Batroc the Leaper appears in the third installment of

2590-477: The Marvel Universe Again , Batroc appears alongside Bullseye as one of two mercenaries sent by Red Skull to kill Deadpool after he starts killing off villains. They are ambushed by Deadpool however and Batroc ends up killed by him. Georges Batroc appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , portrayed by Georges St-Pierre . This version is an Algerian mercenary and pirate. Batroc

2660-477: The Tarantula and Batroc are heterosexual before soundly beating the two villains' offspring, tossing them effortlessly off of a building before shooting them in the heads, killing them both, noting that he also "hates ethnic stereotypes." Batroc briefly served among the group of villains forcibly drafted into Baron Helmut Zemo 's Thunderbolts army. But after returning to federal custody, Batroc registered with

2730-630: The U.S. Copyright Office and Library of Congress as copyrighted text, including the word "Savate" as a sport rather than something else. In 1988 the US Registry of Savate was created on the east coast which became the American Registry of Savate Instructors and Clubs in 1994 (ARSIC-International). Meanwhile, on the west coast Savate clubs were spurring from the California Association of Savate. A couple years later, under

2800-567: The US who got certified by FFBFSDA. ARSIC-International has been instrumental at promoting savate in the US. In official competitions, competitors wear an intégrale or a vest and savate trousers. They wear boxing gloves (with or without padded palms) and savate boots. Savate is the only kickboxing style besides Combat Hopak to use footwear, although some other combat sports such as Shoot Fighting and some forms of MMA sometimes also wear grappling-type shoes/boots. Savate boots can be used to hit with

2870-581: The association or commission. In the French Federation a yellow glove can compete, and in Belgium a green glove can compete. In the United States, the competition levels start at novice (6 months). In Russia there is no requirement for a specific glove colour in order to compete. The ranking of savate: Boxe Française is divided into three roads that a savateur can choose to take. GAT vs GAT# Patches: Pre and Post 1985 patches distinction: Similarly,

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2940-517: The children's souls to revive his comatose race, he felt his "sense of honair" had been violated by the deception, and he again switched sides, aiding Captain America and the Falcon to rescue the children. Ward Meachum then hired Batroc's Brigade, who battled Iron Fist and a ninja warrior, several Brigade members dying in the process. For a while after that, Batroc operated without a Brigade. Alongside an extra-dimensional demon ally, Batroc attempted

3010-416: The collaborative assistance of a steering committee made of Gilles le Duigou (FIS), JN Eynard, ARSIC-International (PA), Armando Basulto (NJ) and Norman Taylor, USSF president(NJ) as well as few other individuals from California, the official name of United States Savate Federation was given to this combined association. The teaching efforts of Dr. Jean-Noel Eynard, Salem Assli and Nicolas Saignac contributed to

3080-546: The control of France Ministry of Sport and Youth. This makes these two federations extremely powerful federations on the world scene. These two federations have followed a set of national traditions. Nowadays, savate is just a term meaning Savate-Boxe Française. In the 1970s the term "savate" was rarely used in France to refer to the formalised sport: people mostly used the term Savate boxe française, Boxe-Française Savate, B.F, B.F.S., S.B.F. or simply boxe française. The term savate remains in use mostly outside France or when speaking

3150-443: The former FFBFSDA Professorship of BF-SAVATE requirements included Canne de Combat. New Savate "instructorships" tests do not have these requirements. Both sports have split although still under a same federation. These sports can be used in combinations together. In some clubs there is also a rank of aide-moniteur, while in other associations there is no rank of initiateur. Eight to twelve years of training on average are necessary for

3220-599: The fragments of the Bloodstone . They battled Captain America and Diamondback . The Brigade was later hired by Maelstrom to help him build a device that could destroy the universe and battled the Great Lakes Avengers . Alongside Snakebite, Batroc also battled the Punisher . Later, Batroc the Leaper showed up as a member of a small army of villains organized by Klaw to invade Wakanda , which included

3290-410: The further development of Boxe Francaise Savate in the US. Bob Alix and L. Gillot 's "pedagogie de la Boxe Francaise" Pédagogie de la boxe française : de l'école au club introduced to the world "Contact / Without being touched" mentality (i.e.«être capable de toucher sans être touché»). This teaching methodology was used by the first instructors (Initiateurs, moniteurs) and Professors of SAVATE in

3360-406: The kicks low, almost never targeted above the groin, and they were delivered with vicious, bone-breaking intent. Parisian savate also featured open hand blows, in thrusting or smashing palm strikes (la baffe) or in stunning slaps targeted to facial nerves. Techniques of savate or chausson were at this time also developed in the ports of northwest Italy and northeastern Spain—hence one savate kick named

3430-406: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leaper&oldid=1072113212 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Batroc

3500-626: The match with a round-kick ( fouetté median ) in the eighth round although the English said that it was a kick to the groin. According to the well known English referee, Bernard John Angle of the National Sporting Club, in his book My Sporting Memories (London, 1925), "Driscoll did not know what he was taking on" when he agreed "to meet the Frenchman at his own game". Angle also said that, "The contest ended in Jerry being counted out to

3570-478: The membership has changed over time. The group has primarily fought Captain America. In the character's first appearance, he was hired by Them to steal the Inferno-42 cylinder. He first battled Captain America during this mission. When Batroc introduced himself with typical bluster, Cap revealed, to Batroc's delight, that he had already heard of the mercenary: "Batroc the Leaper, eh? A master of la savate ,

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3640-411: The name of the banned, iconic hood ornament Water leaper , a creature from Welsh folklore A person born on February 29 See also [ edit ] Leeper (disambiguation) Leiper (a surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Leaper . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

3710-587: The road to Olympic recognition. Despite its roots, savate is a relatively safe sport to learn. Today, savate is practiced all over the world by amateurs from Australia to the U.S. and from Finland to Britain. Many countries (including the United States) have national federations devoted to promoting savate. Modern codified savate provides for three levels of competition: assaut , pre-combat and combat . Many martial arts provide ranking systems, such as belt colours. Savate uses glove colours to indicate

3780-671: The series. Georges Batroc was born in Marseille , France , and served in the French Foreign Legion . He is a French costumed mercenary who specializes in savate (also known as "La Boxe Française"), a form of kickboxing , with acrobatic skills and unusual articulate flexibility. Although he has primarily appeared in the pages of Captain America , he has also faced off against the Punisher , Spider-Man , Deadpool , Hawkeye , Iron Fist and Gambit . Batroc has occasionally led his own team, "Batroc's Brigade", although

3850-436: The sole, the top of the foot, the toe, or the heel. Sometimes a Headgear can be worn, e.g. in junior competitions and in the early rounds of Combat (full contact) bouts. In competitive or competition savate , which includes Assaut, Pre-Combat, and Combat types, there are only four kinds of kicks allowed along with four kinds of punches allowed: Savate did not begin as a sport, but as a martial art for self-defence taught in

3920-399: The south, especially in the port of Marseille , sailors developed a fighting style involving high kicks and open-handed slaps. It is conjectured that this kicking style was developed in this way to allow the fighter to use a hand to hold onto something for balance on a rocking ship's deck, and that the kicks and slaps were used on land to avoid the legal penalties for using a closed fist, which

3990-499: The sport had not shaken its reputation as a street-fighting technique. Charles Lecour created a modern edition of the martial art by 1830. Charles Lecour incorporated boxing techniques with kicking techniques and showed how to use them together. He was the first to see savate as both a sport and self-defense system. Charles Lecour was the first to add English boxing gloves to the martial art which allowed his students to train their punches without injuring their hands. Charles Lecour

4060-499: The sport of savate (or boxe française , as we know it today). At some point la canne and le baton , stick fighting , were added, and some form of stick fencing, such as la canne , is commonly part of savate training. Those who train purely for competition may omit this. Savate was developed professionally by Lecour's student Joseph Charlemont and then his son Charles Charlemont . Charles continued his father's work and in 1899 fought an English boxer named Jerry Driscoll . He won

4130-523: The streets of Paris and Marseille . This type of savate was known as Savate de Rue (street savate). In addition to kicks and punches, savate de rue incorporates knee and elbow strikes as well as joint locks, sweeps, throws, headbutts and takedowns. The International Savate Federation holds World Championships in three disciplines: Savate Assaut , Savate Combat and Canne de combat . World Savate Combat Championships are being held for Seniors (over 21 years) and Juniors (18 to 21 years). In "Dr. Wells

4200-506: The streets. A male practitioner of savate is called a "tireur" while a female one is a "tireuse". Savate de rue ( lit.   ' street savate ' ), the term used to differentiate the original martial art meant for self-defense from the subsequent combat sport, is an overarching hand-to-hand combat discipline that incorporates knee and elbow strikes as well as joint locks , sweeps , throws , headbutts and takedowns , in addition to punches and kicks. Savate takes its name from

4270-518: The team. Finding out that she has no powers and only killed the assassin through luck, after noticing her lack of skill during a fight with Thor , he decided to turn her in, until she convinced him that she was actually from another universe and knew useful information; Batroc is surprised to realise from Gwen's information that he remembers nothing from before his first fight with Captain America , with Gwen explaining that he did not exist before that point due to it being his first appearance, and that he

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4340-614: The threat, which would kill thousands, Batroc, again showing that there were some lines he would not cross, aided Captain America against Hyde, saving the city. Batroc then formed a new, longer-lasting lineup of Batroc's Brigade - this one consisting of Zaran the Weapons Master and Machete . This team was first seen when Obadiah Stane contracted them to steal Captain America's shield and Batroc finally succeeded. Trick Shot then hired Batroc's Brigade to battle Hawkeye . Baron Helmut Zemo then hired Batroc's Brigade to acquire

4410-624: The ultimate recognition of the respectability of savate came in 1924 when it was included as a demonstration sport in the Olympic Games in Paris . In 2008, savate was recognised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) – this recognition allows savate to hold official University World Championships; the first was held in Nantes , France in 2010. The 25th anniversary of the founding of

4480-556: The west coast in Southern California. The first real FFBFSDA/ FIS club of Boxe-Francaise Savate was open in 1983 on the east coast in Philadelphia at St Joseph's University, under Jean-Noel Eynard, FFBFSDA/ FIS Professeur with the assistance of former FFBFSDA/ FIS DTN Bob Alix. Forward thinking, Jean-Noel Eynard registered a series of written worksheets (1983-1999) titled " Prof. Eynard's easy guide to savate" with

4550-438: Was based on French stereotypes , his Misplaced Pages page mentioning his name to be derived from frogs . Batroc then decided to make Gwen less of a liability by teaching her actual combat moves and the use of weapons, allowing her to subsequently defeat MODOK when he independently found out her secret and took over the team briefly; that coming Christmas , Batroc then took time to mourn the deaths of his wife and daughter. After

4620-518: Was common to see savate kicks. Sailors called this type of combat "Chausson", in reference to the slippers normally worn on board. Contact with African and Brazilian fighting styles also occurred through interaction between French sailors and martial arts practitioners in the country's colonial holdings. French naval ships between 1820 and 1833 travelled from France to ports in Brazil ( Capoeira ), Martinique ( Danmyé ) and Madagascar ( Moraingy ). In

4690-649: Was considered a deadly weapon under the law. It was known as the jeu marseillais (game from Marseille), and was later renamed chausson ( slipper , after the type of shoes the sailors wore). In contrast, at this time in England (the home of boxing and the Queensberry rules ), kicking was seen as unsportsmanlike. Traditional savate was a northern French development, especially in Paris' slums, and always used heavy shoes and boots derived from its potential military origins. Street fighting savate, unlike chausson, kept

4760-454: Was exposed to the English art of boxing when he witnessed an English boxing match in France between English pugilist Owen Swift and Jack Adams in 1838. Lecour also took part in a friendly sparring match with Swift later in that same year. Lecour felt that he was at a disadvantage, using his hands only to bat his opponent's fists away, rather than to punch. He trained in boxing for a time before combining boxing with chausson and savate to create

4830-459: Was known as “Savate”, which can be translated as “old shoe”. Savate originated in France in the 17th century and was practiced by some sailors in the southern port of Marseille . According to historians, it was developed and learned by sailors on board the ships during their trips to the countries of the Indian Ocean and China Seas . Subsequently, in every bar fight in French ports, it

4900-464: Was regarded as a deadly combatant, his skill respected by enemies and employers alike. Batroc was then hired by a foreign power to locate a "seismo-bomb" with the first known Batroc's Brigade (consisting of the original Swordsman and the Living Laser ). Batroc battled Captain America again. The Machinesmith 's Baron Strucker android known as "the Hood" then hired a new Batroc's Brigade (consisting of

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