Savate Savate Savate (), also known as boxe française, savate boxing, French boxing or French footfighting, is a French combat sport that uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of English boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Only foot kicks are allowed, unlike some systems such as Muay Thai, which allow the use of the knees or shins. "Savate" is a French word for "old shoe or boot". Savate fighters wear specially designed boots. A male practitioner of savate is called a tireur while a female is called a tireuse. Savate takes its name from the French for "old shoe"
Red and Black (solitaire) Red and Black (solitaire) Red and Black is a solitaire card game which uses two decks of playing cards. The game is so called because all building is done in alternating colors of red and black. It is not related to another similarly named solitaire game of Rouge et Noir (French for "red and black"), although Red and Black can also be known under that name. First, the eight aces are taken out of the stock to act as the foundations. Then eight cards are dealt under the aces to become the bases for the tableau columns. The top cards