The Viet Vo Dao Vovinam (Vietnamese martial art) Championship – Ambassador Cup – was held in Shams El-Sheikh city, Egypt, on October 26 and 27, gathering mỏe than 80 athletes from Japan, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan and the host country.
The seventh International Traditional Martial Arts Festival – Binh Dinh is set to take place from August 7 to 11, heard a media briefing on the tournament held in the south central province of Binh Dinh on July 29.
Amidst complicated and unpredictable developments of the world and region, especially in the East Sea, garrisons in Truong Sa archipelago always build a strong political spirit and high willpower.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria on July 3 held a gathering to honour a team of Algerian athletes for their outstanding performance at the world tournament of the Vietnamese traditional martial arts Son Long Quyen Thuat held recently in France.
Vietnamese traditional martial arts feature many postures and sets of practice relating to farming activities. For example, rakes are used as a weapon in Takhado, a type of traditional martial arts.
Vietnamese students are joining more than 3,000 representatives from 72 countries and 126 universities worldwide at the Eurasian Economic Forum of the Youth, which is taking place in Moscow, Russia from April 16-19.
Binh Dinh province is preparing for the peak tourism season this year with various activities to lure visitors, stated Ho Quoc Dung, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
Martial artist Dao Hong Son bagged one gold medal for Vietnam at the 2019 Ju-Jitsu Thailand Open, which took place on March 30 and 31 at Rangsit University in Bangkok.
Vietnamese-American actor, director and martial artist Dustin Nguyen will play a role in Warrior, a new Cinemax crime-drama series based on the writings of martial art legend Bruce Lee.
Vietnamese yoga practitioners joined 100 others from 14 countries worldwide at the first-ever “yoga on a pole”' world championships (Mallakhamb World Championships) in Mumbai, India, on February 16-17.
Traditional martial arts have been developing for centuries in Vietnam, with hundreds of styles nationwide, including Nam Hong Son, Tay Son Binh Dinh and Vovinam.
The central province of Binh Dinh welcomed more than 4 million tourists in 2018, up 10.6 percent from last year, and it is still making efforts to become a destination of more holiday makers in the time ahead.
The Arab Vovinam (Vietnamese martial art) Federation was officially set up during a conference held by Arab countries’ Vovinam federations in Algeria on December 7 and 8.
Thuy Phap is a unique Vietnamese martial art found by martial art master Huynh Chieu Duong in Belgium. The art has attracted the participation of many international learners.
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