Viet Vo Dao
The complete ensemble of Martial Art developed in Vietnam. It encompasses techniques coming from:
- VoViNam
- Quan Ki Do
- Viet Khi Phap
Theory
Martial Arts are strongly based on theory, since these are art for living better more than fight.
That is, Martial Arts are not only set of body movements but there are also solid reasons about those movements.
The theory is mostly based upon taohism. In the following some notes about Viet Vo Dao theory:
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Here my notes about Vietnamese Martial Art Theory VVD Theory (Italian)
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Here the official notes from VietVoDao-Lazio (Italian)
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Here the official notes from VietVoDao Piemonte (Italian)
Basic Techniques
VVD comprehends a lot of techniques but there are someone very common to be learned before other ones. These are:
Falls
- Falls: simple falls, just protect the body using hands
- Roll: partially transforming the top-down movement in rotational race
- Tumble: completely transforming top-down movement in rotational race
Position(Tan)
- Chao Ma Tan
- Dinh Tan
- Doc Hanh Tan
- Duong Cung Tan
- Hac Tan
- Hanh Tan
- Ho Tan
- Hung Tan
- Lap Tan
- Lien Hoa Tan
- Quy Tan
- Thu Binh Tan
- Toa Tan
- Trung Binh Tan
- Tu Binh Tan
- Xa Tan
- Xa Tan Thap
Hands (Harms)
- Fist: Dam Muk, Dam Lao, ...
- Safe
- Cut: Hand-Cut, Neck-Cut, ...
Leg(Kick)
- Front-House
- Side-House (Lateral House)
- Round-House
- Hammer
- Axe