Bâton français

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Bâton français

Also known as	French Staff, French Stick Fighting
Focus	Weaponry
Country of origin	France
Creator	Various
Olympic sport	no

The Bâton français (French for "French staff") also known as French stick fighting, is a European historical fencing discipline which uses a staff about 1.2 m long (4 ft). The techniques have much in common with longsword and quarterstaff.

The origins of this system are lost in antiquity but probably share a common root with other European stick fighting systems such as quarterstaff, German Stockfechten, Portuguese Jogo do Pau, etc.

The Bâton was systematized in France during the 19th century and is still part of a set of skills associated with the modern French martial art of boxe française (savate).

See also

• Fencing
• Stick fighting
• Canne de combat

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