Vovinam martial arts athletes skillfully combined realistic and impressive fighting techniques, attracting viewers through diverse martial arts movements, from powerful moves, flexible dodging techniques to impressive kicks and cuts. Many skillful punches and aerial acrobatics made viewers gasp in surprise and then burst into admiration. Soldier Bui Quoc Vinh, Gia Dinh Regiment, excitedly said: "Adding Vovinam martial arts performance is an opportunity for us to show our mettle and experience when facing situations and challenges in terms of physical strength, technique, and psychology. Although stressful, the competition really brought a lot of emotions. This is the motivation and experience for us to continue to practice and improve our skills, while spreading the martial arts practice movement in the unit and society in the coming time".

Team review competition at the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City National Defense Sports Festival.

The innovation of national defense sports competitions and festivals has been closely directed by the City Command, implementing many measures to improve the quality of the national defense sports movement, creating a competitive environment and improving the health of officers, soldiers and the community. The City Command has directed the close combination of military and defense skills with physical education and sports activities. Combining competitions and festivals of traditional and modern sports with grenade throwing in the right direction, 3,000m armed race, 1,500m and 100m race, martial arts; relay swimming; 3 combined military sports and swimming, shooting...

The competitions attracted more than 2,500 athletes from many different groups and subjects, creating a diverse competition space, close to the community, practical and comprehensive training for officers and soldiers, while increasing the attractiveness and excitement for athletes. This method also arouses the spirit of competition to improve the physical strength, awareness and responsibility of officers, soldiers and people in protecting the Fatherland. The City Command encourages and expands the subjects to include officers, workers, militia, civil servants and public employees in local departments, branches, companies and enterprises to participate. Units and localities also promote propaganda andeducation work so that all officers and soldiers are deeply aware of the position, meaning and benefits of the sports festival, especially for the health and tasks at the unit. The Organizing Committee and the Jury proactively apply science and technology to organize sports festivals, supervise, score, and evaluate competition results accurately, transparently, fairly, democratically, and objectively, creating an exciting, united, and highly determined competition atmosphere for all athletes.

The innovation of national defense sports competitions and festivals not only meets the training requirements of officers and soldiers but is also an opportunity for officers and soldiers to exchange experiences, promote the national defense sports movement in the city's armed forces and the community, build a strong and comprehensive unit, build a widespread national defense sports movement throughout the city and build a strong national defense.

Article and photos: DUY NGUYEN

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