win a match without landing a blow on one's adversary, if they accumulate penalties. Bout duration and age groups Children aged 10–14 and adolescents aged 14–17: two or three rounds of one and a half minutes each Youth aged 17–20, adults aged 21–40, and seniors aged 41 and up: two or three rounds of two minutes each Grades Blue pommel The beginning Technical requirements: balance, quality, the six techniques, the eight parries, dodgings Theory: knowledge of the weapon, and the history of the canne Green pommel The two hands work together Topic: I touch and I am not touched Technical requirements: slits, voltes and framing Theory: Criteria of the validity of a hit (movement, valid areas) Red pommel The co-operation to the opposition Topic: I am not touched and I touch Principle: defensive organization and concept of response Technical requirements: Shift, overflow, opposition, management of effort Theory: regulation cannes and bâtons, the behaviour, the equipment, players' obligations, the principles of judgement, the sanctions and penalties Allows to be initiator White pommel Entered the confirmation Topic: I touch before being touched Principle: anticipation Technical requirements: behavioral diagram, sequence prepared for a demonstration, interiorization of the practice (closed eyes) Theory: the file of J/A, the categories of age and the various types of competition Yellow pommel Pommel of the acquisition Topic: "I disturb for touching" Principle: pretence (see the article on the pretence of B. Dubreuil) Technical requirement: work in simple cane, double cane and stick Theory: to have the diploma of regional training J/A, take part at the various meetings (official and semi-official) Allows to be instructor Pre-1985 GAT (Silver Glove) The "true" old Box-francaise-Canne "Silver Glove" rank prior to 1985. Silver Glove rank is also known as "Gant d'argent technique or "GAT" ( Technical Silver Glove) More complete, the pre-1985 BF-Savate Silver Glove rank requirements included strong techniques in Canne de Combat in addition to Savate. After 1985 the "BF-Savate-Canne de combat" got split into Savate-GAT1(Silver Glove 1), Savate-GAT2(Silver Glove 2) and Savate-GAT3 (Silver Glove 3). The test requirements for these new silver gloves (GAT1, GAT2, GAT3) do not include Canne de Combat and are only limited to SAVATE. "Yellow pommel" is now considered the highest rank. The few remaining pre-1985 GAT cannistes are probably over 55 years old. Similarly, the former FFBFSDA Professorship of BF-SAVATE requirements included Canne de Combat. New Savate instructorships tests do not have these requirements.