Vovinam festival will be started from August 1-4

Published: 09/07/2012 12:51

(NCCORP.VN) - The 4th International Vovinam (traditional Vietnamese martial arts) Festival will be held in the south central province of Binh Dinh from August 1-4.

Over 1,200 martial artists from 26 countries and territories have registered to take part in the event.

At the opening ceremony, three arts performances featuring Binh Dinh’s people and landscape and Tay Son movement will be demonstrated by 1,500 students and martial artists. 

A beauty contest and a street martial arts festival will take place during the event. 

The festival, which is held every two years, is organized by the Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee. 

Vovinam, created in 1938 in Hanoi by Master Nguyen Loc, is now popular in around 35 countries and territories where there are hundreds of thousands of practitioners.

The fighting technique, which involves both unarmed and weapons combat, uses the opponent’s momentum to counterattack. Its range of techniques comprise of  the use of hands, elbows, and legs to throw, wrestle, and lever.

Source: VOV

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