Vietnamese martial arts
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.
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Flying scissors to the neck. The opponent is forced to the ground with a twist of the body.
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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
- 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)
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See also
- Indochinese martial arts
References
- 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 ..
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