Vietnamese martial arts

Flying scissors to the neck. The opponent is forced to the ground with a twist of the body.
Vietnamese martial art artifact from the 17th century at Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts - Hanoi, Vietnam.
Fragment of jar with warriors fighting, 13th-14th century. National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi.
Painting depicting soldiers practicing during the Revival Lê dynasty, 1684-1685

Traditional Vietnamese martial arts (Võ thuật Cổ truyền Việt Nam; Chữ Hán: 武術古傳越南) often referred to as Võ thuật (Chữ Hán: 武術), can be loosely divided into those of the Sino-Vietnamese descended from the Han and those of the Chams or indigenous Vietnamese.


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