Roger Lafond

France
Born 1913

Description

French self-defence teacher who brought the canne back after the Second World War. His "combat medley" took techniques from fencing, karate, savate and canne, with short cane strikes started from the wrist and forearm; Maurice Sarry later published these methods.

Sources

“For instance, Roger Lafond (1913–) created a self-defense method called “combat medley” in which defense techniques were borrowed from fencing, karate, savate, and canne fencing.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
“La pratique de la canne sportive réapparait dans les années 1950 avec la méthode de Roger Lafond”
— Canne de combat - Wikipédia (fr). Wikipedia (French)link history info

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