10th Congress - Mission order
93-2024-TLD/TG/EN- 21-02-2024
Grand Master Nguyen The Truong
President of the Vovinam Viet Vo Dao World Federation
Association Tunisienne
de Vovinam Viet Vo Dao
Mission order
Article 1 : The Tunisian Association of Vovinam Viet Vo Dao is responsible for organizing the 10th World Congress 2024 of Vovinam Viet Vo Dao, which will take place from September 26 to 28, 2024 in Hammamet - Tunisia.
Article 2 : Mr. Ridha Ben Akermi Badraoui, President of the Tunisian Association of Vovinam Viet Vo Dao, is appointed President of the Organizing Committee of the 10th World Congress 2024 of Vovinam Viet Vo Dao on behalf of the World Federation of Vovinam Viet Vo Dao.
Article 3 : Mr. Ridha Ben Akermi Badraoui, President of the Tunisian Association of Vovinam Viet Vo Dao, is placed under the responsibility of the President of the World Federation, to whom he is accountable.
Lyon on February 21, 2024..
Grand Master Nguyen The Thierry
Copy to :
- Tunisian Minister of Youth and Sports.
- President of the Tunisian Wushu Kung-Fu Federation.
- Grand Master Trần Nguyên Đạo, President, Master Hà Kim Khánh, Secretary General of the World Council of Masters.
- Grand Master Nguyễn Tiến Hội, President of the Supreme Council of Masters.
- The National Federations, members of the World Federation.
Viet Vo Dao Quyen Improvement Project - Paris-2022
Ủy Ban Kỹ Thuật Quốc Tế
La Commission Technique Internationale
The International Technical Board
275-2022-CTI/EN-01-04-2022
Grand master Trần Nguyên Đạo
President of International Technical Board
Viet Vo Dao Quyen Improvement Project
Dear masters, members of the World Council of Masters.
As President of the International Technical Board, I have the honor to present to you the improvement project of the "Viet Vo Dao Quyen" [1], a Quyen of 2nd Dang level to be presented during the passage of the 3rd Dang. It was adopted into the International Teaching Program at the 4th Congress in Houston Texas, USA in 2004.
The Viet Vo Dao Quyen has the same characteristics as Khai Mon Quyen (for the beginner level). It is not a traditional Quyen like Thap Tu Quyen, Long Ho Quyen, Lao Mai Quyen, Ngoc Tran Quyen… because it does not simulate an imaginary fight against one or more opponents, but rather a “repertoire of techniques”. Its objective is to help the practitioner to memorize the basic techniques and counter-attack techniques the black belt level. It is therefore a teaching tool or rather an "application exercise" than a real Quyen itself.
After many years of practice and teaching, I find that this Quyen has the following major imperfections:
- Too long: About 140 techniques (38: Khai Mon Quyen, 54: Thap Tu Quyen, 44: Long Ho Quyen…), which results in:
- Exhaustion if we want to run with strength and speed.
- Imperfection in the execution of the techniques because of the length of the Quyen
- Forgetfulness and hesitation during the performance of the Quyen.
- Too repetitive: Repeat 2, 3 or even 4 times the same techniques: about 25 repetitions.
- Does not return to the same place relative to the starting position.
These three imperfections are both an obstacle to progress for our practitioners and a disadvantage for the reputation of a great discipline of Marian art like ours.
For these reasons, Master SFORZA Aldo and myself have been studying to improve this Quyen for 8 years and we have the honor to present our work to you and submit the project to the World Council of Masters to validate this change.
Principles of improvement of Viet Vo Dao Quyen
- Respect the forms and objectives of this Quyen by only proposing changes related to the three identified imperfections.
- Reduce to 80 techniques instead of 140 (- 43%).
- Remove all repetitive techniques.
- Make the Quyen more consistent with the basic techniques or the counter-attack techniques taught at the black belt level, by adding:
- 8 Elbow techniques (Cho),
- 8 Block techniques (Gat),
- 8 Knife-hand Strike techniques (Chem),
- 8 Back Fist Punch techniques (Dam Bat).
- Technical counter-attack Dam Moc 6th degree.
- Technical counter-attack Dam Hai Tay 7th degree.
- Technical counter-attack Dam Thang 4th degree.
- Technical counter-attack Dam Hai Tay 3rd degree.
- Technical counter-attack Dam Thang 3rd degree.
- At the end of the Quyen, return to the starting point.
While waiting for the 9th congress to present to you the analyzes as well as the details of the change of Viet Vo Dao Quyen, I invite you to view the following provisional videos:
➢ Current Viet Vo Dao Quyen (Viet Vo Dao Quyen Old):
➢ Viet Vo Dao Quyen proposed (Viet Vo Dao Quyen New):
Please do not distribute these videos until they are validated by the World Council of Masters.
See you soon and good study.
Master Tran Nguyen Dao
1 : Its full name in Vietnamese is: Than, Thu, Bo, Cuoc, Phap Tinh Hoa Viet Vo Dao = The method of Movement, Arm (punch), Position, Leg (kick) of the essence of Viet Vo Dao.
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INFORMATION FLASH ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE 10th 2024 CONGRESS IN HOUSTON TEXAS-USA
INFORMATION FLASH ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE 10th 2024 CONGRESS IN HOUSTON TEXAS-USA
The Vovinam-VVD Texas Federation, has just informed the World Federation of its decision to stop the organization of the 10th World Congress in Houston Texas in July 2024, for internal reasons.
We are sorry that this cancellation has caused great disappointment and much financial prejudice for participants who had already purchased their airline tickets.
In order to resolve this problem, and after contacting a number of member countries, the World Federation has obtained the following list (in alphabetical order of the French language) of potential candidates:
- Germany, Belarus and Russia (co-organizers), France, Morocco, Senegal
For the organization of the 10th Congress: 3 days of activities around September, early October 2024.
Following a feasibility study by the candidate countries, and a review of the applications, we will keep you informed on this subject.
Thierry NGUYEN THE
President of the World Federation of Vovinam Viet Vo Dao
Saber Techniques Reform Proposal - Paris-2022
Ủy Ban Kỹ Thuật Quốc Tế
La Commission Technique Internationale
The International Technical Board
278-2022-CTI/EN-12-06-2022
Grand master Trần Nguyên Đạo
President of International Technical Board
Saber Techniques Reform Proposal
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Introduction
Dear masters, members of the World Council of Masters,
As President of the International Technical Board, I have the honor to propose improvements to the Vovinam-VVD 1st level saber techniques [1]. Currently, according to the international training program, the 1st level saber techniques are taught as follows:
- 1st Dang Black Belt level: Quyen Luong Nghi Kiem Phap and counter-attack techniques from N°1 to N°7.
- 2nd Dang Black Belt level: Song Luyen Kiem and counter-attack techniques from N°8 to N°15.
The remaining four saber technical levels are reserved for masters, especially for those masters who wish to specialize and become a "saber master". These saber techniques are part of our heritage and unique strength compared to other martial arts in the world, because we have been able to preserve the authenticity and substance without drifting towards the spectacular or the demonstrative aspects.
Currently in Vovinam-VVĐ (2022) worldwide, to my knowledge, there are only a hand-full of masters who still have the knowledge of the five levels of saber techniques!
Twenty-four years ago, in 1998, at the 3rd World Congress held in Houston, Texas, USA, I submitted my second-degree red belt thesis with the aims of developing and preserving these saber techniques. I think it is time now to turn this knowledge into a book so that this Crown-Jewel of our Vovinam martial art can be preserved and advanced over time.
However, there is an important issue that has persisted for more than 70 years: our 1st level saber techniques have several deficiencies: inconsistency and contradiction between the 3 foundational elements that compose it: Quyen Luong Nghi Kiem Phap, Song Luyen Kiem and 15 counter-attack saber techniques. In the past, I was aware of these issues, but being still young, not sufficiently qualified and in a position to submit a change proposal.
Today, as President of the International Technical Board, I think it's time to propose this Saber reform proposal to embed the logic, synergy and consistency between the 3 foundational elements that make up the 1st level saber program. Then publish them officially in a book that will serve as an important reference.
Analysis
The 1st level saber techniques have the following main shortcomings:
1.Incompleteness:
- In the current training program, there is a complete lack of basic saber techniques such as: guards, attack and blocking techniques. These are foundational techniques that must be taught before practicing the Saber Quyen, the Saber Song Luyen or the 15 counter-attack saber techniques. It's like we don't learn the basic techniques such as punches, kicks, parries, elbows, knees... before learning Khai Mon Quyen, Long Ho Quyen, the Song Luyen, the counterattacks, etc.
- Furthermore, the necessary basic saber knowledge wasn’t taught: the ways of holding the saber or the use of the saber when standing, sitting, pivoting backwards... Or the types of sabers or their characteristics (size, length, thickness, weight, curved saber, straight saber, single-or double-edged saber...).
2.Excessive Repetition:
Currently, in Saber Quyen, there are 78 techniques, including 36 "saber slash" techniques, which represents nearly 50% of Quyen. Below is the detailed analysis:
- 26 saber slash techniques from bottom to top: 33.3%, more than a third of the Quyen,
- 10 saber slash techniques from top to bottom: 12.8%,
(Including a total of 36 techniques, representing 46.1% of Quyen).
- 11 horizontal slash techniques,
- 4 vertical slash techniques,
- 4 45°slash techniques (including 2 from bottom to top and 2 from top to bottom),
- 7 stab techniques (3 straight strike techniques, 2 vertical strikes from top to bottom, 1 vertical strike from bottom to top and 1 horizontal strike),
- 15 blocks,
- 1 direct jump kick (Da Bay Thang – Phi Cuoc).
3.Non-return to starting position:
By strictly respecting the positions and regulated movements, at the end of the Saber Quyen, we return to about 3 meters behind the starting position.
The three defects above are both an obstacle to the progress of our Vovinam-VVD practitioners and impacting the reputation of Vovinam-Viet Vo Dao. For these reasons and after having studied and practiced for many years, I would like to submit this proposal to the World Council of Masters for decision.
The principles used for improving 1st level saber techniques.
1- Respect the pattern and objectives of the saber techniques by only proposing changes related to the three imperfections identified.
2- Reduce repetitive movements.
3- Propose new techniques to complete the shortcomings.
4- Change the old techniques in order to remove the contradictions, and at the same time achieve consistency between the three foundational elements that make up the 1st level saber techniques, namely: The Saber Quyen, the Saber Song Luyen and counterattack Saber techniques.
5- Finish at the starting position of the Quyen.
In order to implement the stated improvement principles, I would like to propose the following changes:
1.Propose 8 basic attack techniques: 1: vertical edge slash, 2: horizontal slash, 3: slash from bottom to top, 4: slash from top to bottom, 5: 45° slash from bottom to top, 6: cut 45° up and down, 7: horizontal down, 8: stab (1-strike right, 2-strike left, 3-strike horizontal, 4-strike up and down, 5-strike down high).
2.Propose 8 basic blocking techniques: 1st Block (high blocking, from inside to outside),
2nd Block (high blocking, from outside to inside), 3rd Block (low blocking, right to left), 4th Block (low block, left to right), 5th Block (horizontal block left), 6th Block (horizontal block right), 7th Block (low block up right), 8th Block (blocking from bottom to top left).
3.The above 8 attack techniques and 8 blocking techniques will result in a change of the Saber Quyen as follows:
➢ Current Saber (Luong Nghi) Quyen:
➢ The new Saber Quyen:
New Saber (Luong Nghi) Quyen composition :
In this new Saber Quyen, there will be 62 techniques (instead of 78)
- 16 slash techniques from bottom to top: 25.8%,
- 4 slash techniques from top to bottom: 6.4%,
(Including a total of 20 techniques, representing 32.2% of Quyen).
- 8 horizontal slash techniques,
- 4 vertical slash techniques,
- 4 slash techniques at 45° (including 2 from bottom to top and 2 from top to bottom),
- 2 horizontal push-up block techniques,
- 7 stab techniques (3 straight strike techniques, 2 vertical strikes from top to bottom, 1 vertical strike from bottom to top and 1 horizontal strike),
- 16 blocks,
- 1 direct kick (Da Thang).
4.With the new Saber Quyen as well as the 8 attack techniques and 8 blocking techniques, it will lead to a change of the counter-attack saber techniques and the Saber Song Luyen (will be presented at the congress).
While waiting for the 9th VVVD congress to present this proposal and the analysis as well as the details of the changes mentioned above, I request a detailed review of this proposal in order to make additional improvements to this proposal.
Please do not distribute these videos until the proposal has been approved by the World Council of Masters.
See you soon at the 9th VVVD congress
Grand Master Tran Nguyen Dao.
1 : There are 5 levels in the Vovinam-VVD saber system.
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