Professor Nicolas Saignac started his study of Savate in 1983; after a few years of practice and under the guidance of Franco DiGuglielmo, one of France's best coaches he reached the final of the French Cup in 1987 and won the title the following year.

After competing for six years in Savate, as well as in boxing, he retired from the ring to focus on teaching, coaching, judging and refereeing. A Professor holding teaching credentials from the Ministry of Sports in Savate and Boxing, Nicolas Saignac also holds a silver glove 2nd degree, the highest Savate rank in the US. 

Since moving to Los Angeles, CA in 1992, he has become one of the leading promoters of the sport; teaching, leading, training or coaching successful US teams to several World Savate Championships. He has had the honor to teach Savate Kickboxing with strong emphasis on ring tactics at the internationally famous Inosanto Academy for several years working with and training martial art legends such as Ron Balicki, Erik Paulson, and Josh Barnett. He has since been teaching seminars, workshops, and camps in some of the most highly recognized martial arts schools in the world such as Francis Fong Martial Arts Academy and Degerberg Academy, while also being featured as a guest instructor at Ron Balicki’s MARS Camps and Erik Paulson’s CSW World Conferences.

Over the years, Nicolas Saignac has authored Savate instructional videos, and articles in Martial arts magazines. In addition, he has also been featured in a multitude of articles, documentaries, and training videos. These include Martial Arts: The real Story, Modern Warriors, and World Combat Championship, or STX Kickboxing. Professor Saignac has also shared his expertise of fighting in online training platforms including University of Martial Arts. His most recent in-depth project includes the extremely comprehensive Savate Online Training Program which includes eight volumes of training on Savate Fundamentals. This robust program also offers a growing library of Color Glove Requirement Courses for those that want to move up in their Savate Rank.

Nicolas Saignac is not only a great martial artist and coach, but also a wonderful human being. His efforts to help his students from around the world continue to reach their goals shows why he is a who’s who in the martial arts and fight world today.

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