Cheick Kongo is a French mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator.
Cheick Kongo
Savate, also known as French boxing, is a French kickboxing combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with kicking techniques.
Savate
Illustration from 1847 of French sailors practicing savate on a ship.
Savate illustration from the 19th century, showing a kick similar to a rabo de arraia in capoeira.
French boxing "tireurs" in 1900