A clear path forward
Beginning boxers follow a clearly defined path of progress markers, carefully ranked skills, and grades.
Nantes · Savate
Train with purpose.
Box with character.
A club built for the people who come to progress, compete, let off steam, and belong.
See annual fees and schedule
One discipline. Room for every goal.
We teach only Savate: to preserve the purity of its techniques, the consistency of our instruction, and the highest possible level of performance in our field.
Titles that carry weight
Competition titles are earned through matches and qualifying rounds. Each year, champions must prove themselves again.
Positive team culture
Solidarity, camaraderie, and positive encouragement support success in training and competition.
Since 1983
About the club
The club was originally founded and run by Alain Guillard from 1983 to 1997, earning national and international titles and organizing large-scale events.
Karim Guillard reopened Léo Lagrange Savate BF in 2009. The phoenix symbolizes that return: a club that pairs the pursuit of excellence with the friendliness and moral values of a family association.
“At the same time, we are equally pleased to welcome people who come for enjoyment and recreation, seeking an activity that lets them blow off steam, relieve stress, and stay fit.”
Karim GuillardTraining that keeps moving
Karim trained to coach athletes by combining his STAPS studies with a lifetime spent around training gyms and fight galas. He continues to update his skills as a coach and sports-association administrator.
The club has organized galas for 800 to 1,200 spectators, training camps in Hossegor and Réunion, and coached female and male boxers at national and international levels.
Coaches
Qualified instruction with deep local roots.
Karim Guillard
State Diploma UC4. Specializes in fighter care: wrapping, massage, taping, and treatment of minor injuries. First-degree Gant d’Argent Technique. National referee and official regional delegate.
Alain Guillard
State Diploma. Numerous national and international titles as a coach in federation and university settings. Second-degree Gant d’Argent Technique, Gant Vermeil, and the longest-licensed member in western France.
Benoît Richard
State Diploma. First-degree Gant d’Argent Technique. Referee-judge.
Pauline Héry
Instructor. Gant d’Argent Technique.
The club in pictures
Training faces, competition spirit, and club identity.
Athletes of Léo Lagrange Savate Boxe Française
From recreational training to national and international competition.
Karim Guillard
Elite A fighter, M75
French University Champion, 2005 and 2010
French National Team, 2008 and 2010
University World Champion, 2010
French Technical Champion, 2014
Bronze medal, Technical World Championship, 2014
Mélissa Quelfennec
Elite A fighter, F100 category
Kickboxing World Champion, 2011
Kickboxing European Champion, 2012 and 2016
French Savate Technical Champion, 2012, 2014, and 2017
University World Champion, 2010
Technical World Champion, 2012
French Elite A Champion, 2013
Intercontinental Belt, 2016 and 2019
Pauline Héry · Benoît Richard
Pauline Héry: Elite A fighter, F56; French Hope Champion, 2015.
Benoît Richard: Veteran competitor, M75; Gant d’Argent Technique.
Junior Ndinga
K-1 professional · WAKO Pro African Champion
Léa Aïcha Ngandjime de Meya
Athlete of Léo Lagrange Savate Boxe Française
Ariane Oiry
Junior 1 · Gants d’Argent Technique · World runner-up · French Youth Champion, 2019 · Member of the French National Team
Vanessa Perrais
F60, second-series fighter
Suzon Rotureau
F65, Elite A · French University Champion, 2017 · French Hope runner-up, 2017 · French second-series combat champion, 2019
Elodie Wojtowicz
F60
Press articles
“It was a real pleasure for me to meet these high-level athletes, with whom I had a wonderful time…”
“I want to promote this sport in the neighborhoods, where I will be most useful, while never losing sight of inclusion!”
Melissa Quelfennec, world champion. A 25-year-old athlete with an impressive record. (2013)
- The next generation is assured at Léo Lagrange
- Three women boxers in blue at Léo
- Hélène Lelant, French Savate champion
- Four women from Nantes in the final
- A Spartan workout
- Gold-winning bouts by Quelfennec and Guillard
- Savate for competition and enjoyment
- Karim Guillard, bronze medalist in boxing
- Savate in Nantes reaches a new level
- The rebirth of Léo Lagrange
- Mélissa Quelfennec, queen of Savate
- French boxing succeeds with its gala
- They are Savate world champions
- Three women from Nantes crowned in Besançon
Find us at two facilities
Training spaces with the equipment to learn, condition, and compete.
Gymnase Malakoff IV
A gym with the soul of combat sports, equipped with a ring, several punching bags, combat-sports strength-training equipment, and loaner gloves and protective gear.
Rue d'Angleterre, Nantes
Gymnase Jean Ogé
A spacious gym, as well equipped as Malakoff IV, where gloves are also available to borrow.
Annual fees
- Adults
- €200 (€180 with a referral)
- Under 14
- €170
- Family rate
- 50% off from the second family membership onward
Gymnase Malakoff IV
Schedule
Rue d'Angleterre, Nantes
| Day | Time | Training group |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 6:00–8:00 p.m. | Advanced / competitors and beginners / recreational |
| Tuesday | 7:30–8:30 p.m. | Beginners / recreational |
| Tuesday | 8:00–10:00 p.m. | Advanced / competitors |
| Wednesday | 4:00–5:30 p.m. | Youth training |
| Friday | 8:00–10:00 p.m. | Advanced / competitors and beginners / recreational |
Savate French Boxing: Rules, Techniques, and the Difference Between Assaut and Combat
Savate Boxe Française is a French ring sport that brings together English-boxing-style punches and kicks delivered with the foot and shoe. That combination gives the discipline its distinctive look: distance, balance, and the legal part of the shoe all matter as much as the choice of punch or kick. London Savate’s overview of the sport provides a useful star
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