Vovinam
Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao is a martial art from Vietnam .
Vovinam is practiced with and without weapons . It is based on the principle of harmony between hard and soft . It also involves training the entire body, harnessing the opponent's strength and reaction.
- Vo (Võ) means martial art
- Vinam stands for "Vietnam"
General
Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao was created not only for self-defense but also with the aim of maintaining health and personal development.
Vovinam includes hand and elbow techniques, kicks, foot sweeps, throws and lever techniques. Attack and defense techniques, liberation techniques, forms, free fighting and traditional wrestling are trained.
Self-defense techniques deal with, among other things, defense against choking, holding, knife and sword attacks.
Advanced learners learn to combine the techniques in a variety of ways and to defend themselves against armed opponents. At the trainer level, traditional weapons such as a long stick , knife , sword , saber , halberd and ax are practiced. The weapons serve as training devices for achieving optimal body control. Extreme concentration is required.
Principle: hard and soft in harmony
The Yin-and-Yang theory (Vietnamese "Âm-Dương") states that all events in the universe are caused by the constant interplay of Yin (negative) and Yang (positive). According to this theory, there are martial arts that prefer the hard over the soft and others that prefer the soft over the hard. In Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao, neither one nor the other is preferred. Hard and soft are used equally in order to be able to adapt to every situation, every problem. Therefore, the main principle of Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao is to assign the opposites of hard and soft to one another according to the circumstances and thus to bring about a coordinated interaction of the opposites.
Based on Võ-Thuat , the martial art technique as a means, a student develops over the course of the training years the ability to complement each other hard and soft and to be able to use them in the right proportion depending on the situation, be it in combat or in everyday life. This not only develops physical skills, but also shapes the mind of the student. But not only the principle of the harmony of hard and soft helps to internalize the philosophy of martial arts, but also many other things that emerge from the training, for example fighting spirit, courage and tenacity, but also fairness, modesty and tolerance. Above all, however, the training ethic and the type of technique used shape the character of a student.
The greatest difficulty lies in seeing through the ego and overcoming it. Should this succeed, a Vovinam student will gradually gain generosity and tolerance towards other people based on their own strength. With the awareness that the most important thing in a person's life is other people, the ultimate goal is to be able to help not only yourself but also other people to live in peace and harmony with their environment, and if necessary, be willing to do so be to use your own life for the life of other people.
With the mutual greeting "the strong hand on the kind heart", the student is constantly made aware of both the main principle and the goal of Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao. The aim here is to use the strength and reaction of the opponent, i.e. to achieve maximum effect with little effort.
There are over twenty Vovinam schools in Germany.
logo
The shape of the yellow Vovinam Viêt-Võ-Dao badge consists of a combination of a square and a circle, angular at the top and round at the bottom. This shape symbolizes the perfection of the true, the good and the beautiful.
The badge is framed in navy blue. The red lettering "Vovinam" stands above the navy blue lettering "Viêt Võ Dao" and with its sharp letters shows the way to the destination. Below are the two poles of Yin (red) and Yang (navy blue).
In the middle of the two poles is the yellow map of Vietnam. The symbol of the two poles of yin and yang is enclosed by a wide white circle, which symbolizes the essence of the Dao, with the task of mediating between yin and yang, to subdue the two poles and to tolerate them for the life of all Enable being.
history
The founder of Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao is Grand Master Nguyễn Lộc .
In his youth he trained traditional Vietnamese martial arts. He grew up in a Vietnam that had suffered 50 years of French colonization. He believed that a strong people could only come about by training their youth - a strong body, a clear mind and a "pure" soul.
He started studying various types of martial arts. He read books on history, art, health, philosophy, and religion. He combined all this experience and knowledge in a new martial art and philosophy. It was patriotic because it was made by a Vietnamese for Vietnamese. The variety of sources is also reflected in the variety of techniques. Nevertheless, the techniques were designed in such a way that they are adequately adapted to the Vietnamese physique and stature: small, but nimble and agile.
In 1938 he officially introduced Vovinam.
Vovinam was spread worldwide mainly by Vietnamese refugees living in France .
After Nguyễn Lộc's death, Grand Master Le Sang took over the maintenance, further development and worldwide distribution of Vovinam in 1960.
Grandmaster Le Sang died in 2010 . The global organization of the Vovinam Viet Vo Dao has been taken over by the World Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation (WVVF) based in Saigon. In Europe, the European Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation (EVVF) was founded in 2010, which in turn is a member of the German Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Fachverband eV as the German umbrella organization. But there are other organizations such. B. for Germany the Federation Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Germany.
See also History of Vietnamese Martial Arts .
The ten principles of Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao
- Striving for the highest possible level of martial arts and a humanitarian attitude
- Maintain, disseminate and develop the Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao
- Respect for masters and trainers, helpfulness and solidarity between the members
- Keeping order and discipline
- Respecting other martial arts. No use of martial arts, except in the case of defense
- Sharpening and cultivating the mind; be strong for a meaningful life
- Internalizing fairness and justice
- Strengths of will; Overcoming obstacles
- Develop persistence and determination; Solve problems wisely
- Developing self-confidence and courage, but also modesty and tolerance
The belt system, the suit and the colors
suit
From the founding of the "Việt-Võ-Đạo Federation" in 1973, the suit was black.
In the summer of 1990 a meeting of the Vovinam masters took place. The aim was to set up an organization for Vovinam Việt Võ Đạo outside of Vietnam. One of the decisions was that the suits in Vovinam Việt Võ Đạo should now be blue worldwide.
belt
The student starts with a light blue belt - the same color as his suit (depending on the country, the suits can also be dark blue). He is then considered "Võ Sinh", as a student candidate.
This is followed by the dark blue belt. From this point on he is "Mon Sinh", a student.
The following three exams add yellow stripes to the blue belt. The third yellow stripe is followed by the yellow belt. The student has reached the trainer level.
Yellow is the color of the Asians. It symbolizes the internalization of martial arts and philosophy, as if what you have learned had penetrated the body “skin deep”.
The belt, black in other martial arts, is yellow in Vovinam. Accordingly, a Vovinam student may wear a black belt instead of a yellow belt.
One, two or three red stripes on the yellow belt follow at longer intervals. They correspond to the first, second and third dang ( dan (martial arts) ).
The examination that follows is the master’s examination. Successful completion of the course entitles you to wear the red belt with a yellow border all around.
Red stands for the blood, the intense flame. The trainee has internalized the Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao even further.
The fifth to tenth dang is symbolized by a completely red belt with one to six white stripes.
White stands for infinity, the bones; it is a symbol of depth, of spirit. With the white belt the master is certified the absolute mastery of the Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao. Several thin vertical stripes in the colors blue, yellow and red are applied to this belt. They show once again the entirety of the Vovinam Viêt Võ.
This belt is reserved for the "President", he is the only one who is allowed to wear it. Until September 2010 this was Grand Master Le Sang . In Germany, a white belt is also used for children. Six tests then follow, each of which gives you a blue stripe.
The construction of the belt also represents the construction of the Vovinam student from the outside in (suit - skin color - blood - bones).
Nameplates
There are color-matched name tags for each belt color. A blue name tag with yellow writing is worn with blue belts, a yellow name tag with red writing is worn with yellow belts and a red name tag with white writing is worn with red belts. The patriarch wears a white name tag with red writing. At the top and bottom of the white nameplate are three thin, horizontal stripes each in the colors blue, yellow and red.
Specialties
Vovinam has a couple of very individual techniques:
- "Dam Lao": A swinging punch with the knuckles on the top of the hand, for example to the temple.
- "Da Canh": A "cross" applied kick with the outside of the foot
- Leg scissors ("Don Chan"): Usually with both legs jumped kicks or clamp grips that push or tear the opponent to the ground.
- Vierkampf ("Tu Dau"): A practiced fight between 4 Vovinamtrainers / masters.
Basic techniques, weapons
- Hand techniques (đòn tay)
- Elbow Techniques (chỏ)
- Kicks (đá)
- Knee techniques (gối)
- Shapes ( Quyền , Song Luyện, Đa Luyện)
- Attack techniques (chi chn lược)
- Traditional wrestling ( Vật )
- Leg scissors (đòn chân)
- Long stick (côn)
- Sword (kiếm)
- Broadsword / saber (Dao)
- Halberd (Dai Dao)
- machete
- subjects
literature
- Patrick Levet: Vovinam VietVoDao. The martial art, the history and the culture of a people of warriors. Patrick Levet, Singapore 2006, ISBN 981-05-8060-6 .
Movie
- Vovinam in Vietnam. Documentary, Germany, 2009. 28:30 min. , Script and director: Tilman Büttner , production: SWR , Deutsche Welle , Transtel, series: Spiele der Welt. First broadcast: September 6, 2000 by arte , SWR dossier .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Vovinam Stuttgart
- ↑ a b c d vovinam.com ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e f vovinam-viet-vo-dao.de
