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Vietnamese martial art artifact from the 17th century at Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts - Hanoi, Vietnam. Fragment of jar with warriors fighting, 13th-14th century. National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi. Painting depicting soldiers practicing during the Revival Lê dynasty, 1684-1685
Vovinam (short for Võ Việt Nam, meaning "Vietnamese Martial Arts"), officially known as Việt Võ Đạo (越武道, meaning "Vietnamese Way of Martial Arts") is a Vietnamese martial art [1] founded in 1938 by Nguyễn Lộc. It is based on traditional Vietnamese eclectic sources.
There are many distinct styles and schools of martial arts. Sometimes, schools or styles are introduced by individual teachers or masters, or as a brand name by a specific gym. Martial arts can be grouped by type or focus, or alternatively by regional origin. This article focuses on the latter grouping of these unique styles of martial arts.
Dat Nguyen (born October 10, 1982) is a Vietnamese-born American boxer and bare-knuckle boxer. He recently competed in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and was the BKFC Bantamweight Champion. Early life
Every style of silat incorporates multi-level fighting stances (sikap pasang), or preset postures meant to provide the foundation for remaining stable while in motion. The horse stance (kekuda) is the most essential posture, common to many Asian martial arts. Beginners once had to practice this stance for long periods of time, sometimes as many ...
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The Viet people developed their fighting system and style by mimicking animals in the jungle such as tigers, monkeys, and snakes. According to Phạm Đình Phong's research, traditional Vietnamese martial arts was mainly developed to defend against larger neighboring countries.