Gymnasts and wushu martial artists pushed Viet Nam up the medal tally to
the second place on the third day of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in
Singapore.
The name of Dutchman Malte Stokhof has become familiar with Japanese
martial artists in HCM City, not only because of his talent for Japanese
sword fighting combat (Katori Shinto-ryu), but also for of his efforts
to pass his passion on to local residents.
A group of 35 Chinese martial artists will perform in Viet Nam this month. The performance will combine Chinese shaolin martial arts with music, a circus atmosphere and magic.
Viet Nam martial artists won eight gold, nine
silver and three bronze medals at the 15th Pencak Silat World
Championships which ended yesterday in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Vietnamese martial artists won 15 gold medals in
combat events at the Southeast Asian Judo Championships on Thursday in
the southern province of Bac Lieu.
More than 1,200 martial artists from 26 countries
and territories have registered to take part in the annual event
International Martial Art Festival being held in the central province of
Binh Dinh in August.
The European Vovinam Championships will kick
off today in Italy with the participation of 258 athletes from 11
countries, including Belgium, Denmark, Germany and France.
