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Vietnamese martial arts in France

Paris - Over 40 French martial arts masters attended a two-day training course on Vietnamese martial arts, concluded in Saint-Syr-L’Ecole, France , on April 20.

The course on the Mountain Dragon martial art is held annually by the International League of Vietnamese Martial Arts-the Mountain Dragon School .

The Mountain Dragon techniques were introduced into France over 50 years ago by its founder Nguyen Duc Moc in an aspiration that “It makes Frenchmen understand the sporting spirit of the Vietnamese people.”

From just a small group of cadets gathering for the training at home, the art has been exported to a number of foreign countries, especially in Algeria , France and Switzerland , drawing some 1 million followers.

Alivier Barbey, President of the International League of Vietnamese Martial Arts, said his organisation would send a delegation to an international festival on Vietnamese traditional martial arts scheduled to take place in Binh Dinh province, Vietnam ’s martial arts cradle, in July.

It aims to rivet the connection between followers and the native land of the martial arts that they are following, said the top expert.

Prior to the event, an international group of followers of the Mountain Dragon Martial Arts will pay performing trips to Ho chi minh City and other provinces and cities across Vietnam.
Source:VNA

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Vietnamese martial arts in France

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