The 8th International Festival of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts opens in Binh Dinh on August 2 (Photo: VNA) The opening ceremony was organised at Nguyen Tat Thanh Squarein Quy Nhon city with highlights including a dance and musicperformance themed "Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts - Aspirationto reach out".
The show saw the participation of local martial arts masters andtrainees, as well as famous singers and performancesfrom international delegations.
International martial arts troupes join the parade at the event (Photo: VNA) In the following days, athletes will take part in martial artstalks, exchanges and visit Binh Dinh's dojos as well as tour theprovince's landmarks, historic sites and tourist destinations. A photoexhibition about martial arts practice in Vietnamese andinternational dojos will also be held.
The organisers are also holding a two-day conference aboutplans to push the development of Vietnamese traditional martial arts around theworld up to 2030.
Vice Chairman of the Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee LamHai Giang said the festival was an activity to honour national traditionalcultural values and introduce Binh Dinh's people, landscapes and customsto the world.
"It is a valuable opportunity for local and internationalmartial arts delegations to share experiences on how to maintain andpromote Vietnam’s traditional martial arts”, he said.
In the 8th edition, as many as 1,200 masters, martialartists and trainees from 77 delegations such as the US, France, Moroccoand Switzerland have registered to take part in the festival which ishosted in Binh Dinh every two years.
In 2021, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19pandemic./.
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