Lê Sáng

Lê Sáng (1920 – September 27, 2010[1]) was the Chairman of the Vovinam Vietnamese Martial Arts World Federation, a position he held from 1960 until his death.

Le Sang
Grand Master Le Sang
Born1920
Hanoi, Vietnam
Died( 2010 -09-27)September 27, 2010
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
StyleVovinam
Teacher(s)Nguyễn Lộc
Rank     whitebelt in vovinam Grandmaster
OccupationMartial artist
Notable studentsNguyễn Văn Chiếu
In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Lê, but is often simplified to Le in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Sáng.

Biography

Le Sang was born to Le Van Hien (also known as Duc Quang) (1887–1959) and Nguyen Thi Mui (1887–1993). He was sickly as a child, which made it difficult for him to walk. His mother advised him to study martial arts in order to strengthen his legs.

In Hanoi he learned Vovinam at Nguyễn Lộc's Vovinam school. Soon Le Sang was a teacher himself and, together with Nguyễn Lộc, continued to develop Vovinam.

In 1954, Le Sang accompanied Nguyễn Lộc to Saigon to open a Vovinam school. He opened additional Vovinam schools, and as of 2007, was still teaching the higher-ranked students.

In 1960, Nguyễn Lộc passed the leadership of Vovinam to Le Sang.

After the fall of Saigon he spent several periods in prison. Leadership passed to Trần Huy Phong (1938-1997).

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See also

References
  1. http://vovinam-frankfurt.de/blog/?p=157


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