Vietnamese martial arts

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Flying scissors to the neck. The opponent is forced to the ground with a twist of the body.

Traditional Vietnamese martial arts (Võ thuật Cổ Truyền Việt Nam) can be loosely divided into those of the Sino-Vietnamese descended from the Han, and the Chams or indigenous Vietnamese.

Modern schools

Modern styles, or môn (schools), include:

Associations in Vietnam include vi:Liên đoàn võ thuật cổ truyền Việt Nam and vi:Tổng hội Võ học Việt Nam.

  • Qwan Ki Do/ Quan Khi Dao - founded by Vietnamese grandmaster Thay Chuong Mon Pham Xuan Tong.

Overseas

  • Cuong Nhu of Ngô Đồng (d. Florida 2000), known also by the Japanese title O Sensei
  • Tam Qui Khi-Kong, now popular in Russia.

Terminology

See also

References

  1. Gabrielle Habersetzer, Roland Habersetzer Nouvelle Encyclopédie des Arts Martiaux d'Extrême-Orient - Technique, historique, biographique et culturelle 2004 "A la veille de l'indépendance du Vietnam (1955) différents groupements. sous le couvert d'associations sportives. virent le jour. avec notamment le mouvement Vovinam de Nguyen-Loc. le Tinh-Vô-Hoi (arts martiaux sino-vietnamiens) avec entre autres Chau Quan Ky. le Vo-Vietnam (Cuton) ou encore le Vu-Dao (Pham Van Tan*). Ces groupements connurent une structuration plus forte dans le cadre du Sud Vietnam dans les années 1960. avec. notamment. la création du Tong-Hoi-Vo-Hoc-Viet-Nam .."

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