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Photo: baobinhdinh.vn Furthermore, as many as 203 foreigners from 14 nations will take part in the festival, including those from India, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Canada and Morocco. As a result, the number of the participants at this year’s event will be double that of the previous edition in 2016. … [Read more...] about Thousands to compete at seventh int’l traditional martial arts festival

Algiers (VNA) – The final round of the 17th national Vovinam championships of Algeria took place in Algiers on January 18. The annual tournament, under the auspices of the Algerian Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Algerian Vovinam Federation, aims to honour the spirit of the martial art and encourage the practice of Vovinam in the African country. This year the championship drew the participation of nearly 300 artists from 66 clubs across the nation. Thousands of trainees and fans came to cheer on their favourites at the final round. After hours of thrilling competition, the Algerian Security and Sport Association took first place with nine gold and four silver medals. Wydad Riadhi des Eucalyptus came second with three gold, six silver and one bronze medals, and AS Protection Civilile finished third with three gold and one bronze medals. At the event, Minister-Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria Trinh The Hung commended the practice of Vovinam in the African … [Read more...] about Algerian tournament promotes Vietnamese martial art

A performance of Binh Dinh martial arts. Photo: vothuat.vn The participants also affirmed that the South Central province has huge potential for tourism development as it is gifted with beautiful landscapes, a convenient transport system and a rich culture with many famous events, including Tay Son festival, Binh Dinh martial art performances, “Cau Ngu” or Whale Worshiping Festival and the imperial and popular cuisine. … [Read more...] about Binh Dinh turns martial arts into its special tourism products

She defeated Canadian fighter at the final of Female Kumite-61kg category and this is the best result in the kumite event for the Vietnam Karatedo team at a world-level tournament. Ninty eight martial-art fighters competed in women’s 61kg category. Nguyen Thi Ngoan defeated Kandemir Zehra (Turkey) 1-0, Kornfeld Noemie (Switzerland) 2-0, Orbon Joane (the US) 3-0 and Heurtault Leila (France) 1-0 to enter the semi-final. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese karatedo martial-art fighter wins historical gold medal at int’l tournament

It is originated from the tradition of gong performance with high artistic values in typical festivals. Therefore, the art represents the cultural identity of the Cor ethnic group, bearing their own trait and vitality. … [Read more...] about Gong art form of Cor ethnic minority