The events have attracted more than 2,500 martial arts masters, coaches and artists from 128 delegations, including teams from France, the U.S., Italy, Algeria, Ireland, Russia, Morocco, India and Belarus. The championship alone features 24 delegations.
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Martial artists perform in a mass demonstration at the opening ceremony. |
At the championship, athletes compete in compulsory and optional forms, team forms, and sparring demonstrations, showcasing the essence of Vietnamese traditional martial arts through empty-hand and weapon routines, and paired demonstration performances.
Meanwhile, the festival features individual optional forms, team forms, sparring demonstrations, traditional martial arts wellness exercises, team martial arts music performances, and full-contact competition.
Athletes compete in a wide range of events, including compulsory and optional forms, group performances, choreographed combat and combat events, showcasing Vietnamese traditional martial arts through bare-handed and weapon routines.
Nguyen Nam Nhan, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports and head of the organizing committee, said Vietnamese traditional martial arts embody the essence of martial arts excellence, fostering a philosophy of life that upholds the values of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, while continuing to gain recognition among the international community.
Senior martial arts master Ha Thi Yen Oanh, Vice President of the Vietnam Traditional Martial Arts Federation, said the events provide a platform for domestic and international participants to compete and exchange experience while helping preserve and promote Vietnam’s martial arts heritage and cultural identity.
The opening ceremony featured artistic and martial arts performances, lion and dragon dances, a tribute to martial arts ancestors and a mass martial arts demonstration.
The championship and festival will run until July 25, helping promote Vietnamese traditional martial arts and strengthen cultural and sports exchanges between Ho Chi Minh City and other Vietnamese localities as well as international partners.
Source: VNA