Charles Charlemont (born Louis Charles Pilet; 21 November 1862, in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

– 31 May 1942, in

Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Germanois'' or ''Saint-Ge ...

) was a French boxing master and trainer. He is the son of

Joseph Charlemont Joseph Charlemont (born 1839 in Lesdain, France - died 1918) was a French savate and Canne de combat teacher. His son Charles Charlemont (1862 - 1944) was also a noted ''savateur''. Life Although Charlemont has often been described as a stud ...

, became one of the greatest savateur. Charles Charlemont defeated the Joe Driscoll in ''the Fight of the Century'' in 1899. Following this match, savate was exported to the United States and the United Kingdom where it was taught to the armed forces as ''Automatic Defense''. One of Charlemont's senior students was Comte Pierre Baruzy

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