Hubert Lecour

France
Born 1820
Died 1871

Description

French savate and canne master, younger brother and partner of Charles Lecour. The two opened a salle in the passage des Panoramas in 1832 and gave public exhibitions; Hubert took the salle over in 1848. Le Sport (1861) said he could strike 80 blows with the canne in a quarter of a minute.

Sources

“Finally, the gymnastic style developed by the Lecour brothers, Charles (1808–1894) and Hubert (1820–1871), became common during the 1860s.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
“En 1848, Charles Lecour céda sa salle du passage des Panoramas à son frère Hubert”
— Charles Lecour - Wikipédia (fr). Wikipedia (French) link history info

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