Taking place from July 25 to 30, the Festival named " Vo Viet Dat Phuong Nam" and "Dai Dat Phuong Nam" took place along with the 18th Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Martial Arts Festival. The event gathered 132 delegations with more than 1,500 athletes, 132 team leaders and 200 coaches from provinces and cities of Vietnam along with 8 other countries and territories such as the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, India, Italy, the US, Morocco, Algeria, and France participating.
The opening ceremony created a rich exchange atmosphere with the identity of martial arts and national culture. In addition to exciting performances and competitions, the program also creates opportunities for groups to exchange, learn and introduce the precious spiritual values of traditional martial arts.
This festival is not only an opportunity to honor those values, but also a testament to the strong development of the traditional Martial Arts movement in Ho Chi Minh City - where the spirit of solidarity, resilience and deep love for traditional culture converge.
From the cultural roots, Vo has accompanied the history of fighting to protect the country and build it. Although there are ups and downs, it has always existed and will always develop, creating more and more perfect traditional standards, preserving and creating, that is the pride of many generations of Vietnam.
According to Ms. Ha Thi Yen Oanh - President of the Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Martial Arts Federation, Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts is not only a sport, but also an intangible cultural heritage, combining the spirit of martial arts, compassion and the human morality of the Vietnamese people. Each martial art and martial arts game is a vivid historical story, a cultural identity passed down through many generations.
As part of the series of activities of the 7th Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Martial Arts Festival, relevant units have recently agreed and proposed a plan to merge the Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Martial Arts Federation (old), the Binh Duong Provincial Traditional Martial Arts Federation (old) and the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Provincial Traditional Martial Arts Federation (old), into the Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Martial Arts Federation.
