This article by Chí-Linh Đinh is from Loa, an independent news website and podcast that broadcasts stories about Vietnam. It is republished by Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement.

Vovinam has not been a permanent sport competed at the Southeast Asian Games; however, the increasing number of competing countries in recent tournaments shows that it has been extensively welcomed.

On November 30, 60,000 students from 165 schools across Ho Chi Minh City took part in a record-breaking Vovinam martial arts music performance. The event set a new category record for the largest live ...

Master Le Sang (left) and the founder of Vovinam Nguyen Loc. Master Le Sang was born in 1920 in Hanoi. After a serious illness in 1939, his legs were injured. At his mother’s advice, Sang practiced ...