First Vietnamese martial art Grand Prix event in AlgeriaThe first Vovinam (Vietnamese martial art) Viet Vo Dao Grand Prix was held successfully in Algeria on May 4-5. Martial artists compete at the eventThe event was sponsored by the Vietnamese Embassy and Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation in Algeria. It attracted a large number of martial artists from Vovinam clubs in Algiers city and neighbouring provinces. Addressing the award ceremony at the end of the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Pham Quoc Tru encouraged martial artists to increase teaching and learning of this sport to spur the development of Vovinam Viet Vo Dao in Algeria as well as promote the relations between the two countries. Vovinam Viet Vo Dao was founded by Nguyen Loc (1912-1960) in 1936 but developed in 1938 with a view to providing practitioners with an efficient method of self-defence after a short period of study.

Source: VietNamNet News May 07, 2018 03:11 UTC