Croisé Bas
Literally: crossed low strike
Also known as: Croisé Jambe
Croisé bas is a vertical cane strike to the shin in canne de combat, delivered from inside across the body's axis and, in competition, always with a lunge.
Quick Facts
⚠️ Common Mistakes
A bent wrist, which lets the cane slip off target; such a strike is not recognized and is called a sabré.
About
Croisé bas, literally "downward crossed strike," is one of the six basic attacks of canne de combat. Delivered from inside, across the body's axis, it is a vertical strike to the shin. French classification groups it with enlevé as one of two vertical leg strikes; their head-targeting counterparts are croisé tête and brisé. Croisé bas shares its target and vertical path with enlevé, but is delivered from inside, unlike enlevé, and unlike the lateral leg strikes it is vertical. Competition rules require every leg attack to use a lunge, and only a hit to the shin below the knee counts. Maurice Sarry codified the six basic attacks, founding the Comité National de Canne et Bâton in 1975 and publishing the reference manual in 1978.