Vietnamese martial arts

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) 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 (martial art)|Nhat-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")

See also

• Indochinese martial arts

References

1. Gabrielle Habersetzer, Roland Habersetzer Nouvelle Encyclopédie des Arts Martiaux d'Extrême-Orient - Technique, historique, biographique et culturelle 2004 "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 .."