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) often referred to as Võ thuật, 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 Phái (schools), include:

  • Võ thuật Bình Định/Bình Định Gia – umbrella title for all the traditional styles of Bình Định.
  • Nhất Nam
  • Vovinam – Founded by 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]
Overseas
  • Cuong Nhu of Ngô Đồng (d. Florida 2000), known also by the Japanese title O Sensei.
  • Qwan Ki Do, founded in France.[2]
  • 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")
  • Rope dart/chain whip (nhuyễn tiên, different from Chinese rope dart)

See also[]

  • Indochinese martial arts

References[]

  1. ^ Gabrielle Habersetzer, Roland Habersetzer (2004). Encyclopédie des Arts Martiaux d'Extrême-Orient: Technique, historique, biographique et culturelle. 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 ..CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. ^ Tătaru, Irene Teodora (2021). "Basic Arm Techniques in Qwan Ki Do". Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov Series IX, Sciences of Human Kinetics. 14 (1): 101.
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