Actor Johnny Tri Nguyen said he will appeal a fine imposed by Ho Chi Minh City inspectors on his martial arts school for hosting an unsanctioned competition.
Vietnamese-American actor’s illegal martial arts contest busted
The Ho Chi Minh City police Sunday stopped an illegal martial arts competition organized at the Lien Phong Martial Arts School run by Vietnamese-American actor Johnny Tri Nguyen.
Qigong – Quintessence of Vietnam’s Martial Arts
According to martial arts master Nguyen Lam, head of Thieu Lam Cong Phu Kien An Viet Nam, qigong is an internal practice of physical exercise and mental meditation techniques to manipulate qi, which is used mostly for improving health as well as for martial arts.
Dedicated practitioners, coaches promote Vietnamese martial art ‘Vovinam’ globally
A number of veteran Vietnamese and expat practitioners and coaches are committed to helping Vietnamese kickboxing, known as Vovinam, to spread its wings worldwide.
Vovinam is practiced with and without weapons, based on the principle of staying between hard and soft, using the force and reaction of the opponent to counterattack.
First martial arts book translated to French
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Association and the Vietnam-France Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh city have launched the first French edition of the first book on the history of Vietnamese martial arts.
First int’l fest of Vietnamese martial arts wraps up in Hanoi
The first International Festival of Vietnamese Martial Arts concluded yesterday in Hanoi after three days of competition between fighters from dozens of sects of Vietnam’s traditional martial arts.
To be organized every two years from now on, the debut event attracted the participation of 50 international teams coming from 29 countries in the world and 26 domestic squads.
Vietnamese martial arts in pictures
VietNamNet Bridge – The first international Vietnamese traditional martial arts championship – Thang Long Cup – took place at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi on August 9-11.
The event, the largest-ever of its kind, brought together 29 international teams and the host.
The Vietnamese martial arts career of an international grand master
Vietnamese-French Nguyen Cong Tot was awarded the title of ‘an international grand master’ of Vietnamese martial arts while he was taking part in the International Festival of Vietnamese Martial Arts in Hanoi from August 9 to 11.
International championship promotes traditional martial arts
NDO/VNA – The first international Vietnamese traditional martial arts championship concluded in Hanoi on August 11 after three days of competition martial arts championship.
Martial artist spreads message to Italy
HANOI (VNS) — The first international Vietnamese traditional martial arts championships kicked off on Sunday in the capital.