Vietnamese martial arts
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:
- Võ thuật Bình Định - umbrella title for all the traditional styles of Bình Định.
- Van Vo Dao/ Văn Võ Đạo - founded by Vietnamese grandmaster Nguyễn Văn Trung.
- Viet Tai Chi - similar to Chinese Tai Chi
- Nhat-Nam
- Vovinam of võ sư Nguyễn Lộc. Also called Vovinam Việt Võ Đạo (Việt = Vietnamese, Võ = martial, Đạo = way)
- Võ Việt Nam (Cuton) or Võ Đạo of Phạm Văn Tan.[1]
Associations in Vietnam include vi:Liên đoàn võ thuật cổ truyền Việt Nam and vi:Tổng hội Võ học Việt Nam.
- Qwan Ki Do/ Quán Khí Đạo - 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
- võ sư - master
- võ phục - tunic
- võ kinh - martial arts scripture
- Bắc Việt võ - Northern Vietnam style
- quyền - fist, such as Hùng kê quyền, Hồng Gia quyền, Lão mai quyền
- võ thuật Bình Định - martial arts of Bình Định
- Đấu vật - ring wrestling (can also mean western wrestling)
- Hand techniques (đòn tay)
- Elbow techniques (chỏ)
- Kicking techniques (đá)
- Knee techniques (gối)
- Forms (Quyền, Song Luyện, Đa Luyện)
- Attack techniques (chiến lược)
- Traditional wrestling (Vật cổ truyền)
- Leg Attack take-downs (đòn chân tấn công)
- Staff (côn)
- Sword (kiếm)
- Halberd (dao dài, "long knife")
See also
- Indochinese martial arts
- fr:Arts martiaux vietnamiens
- vi:Các môn phái võ thuật tại Việt Nam - list of schools
- vi:Võ cổ truyền Việt Nam - ancient martial arts of Vietnam
References
- ↑ 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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