From July 25 to 30, the festival, named "Vietnamese Martial Arts of the Southern Land" and "Southern Martial Arts Arena", took place together with the 18th Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Martial Arts Festival. The event gathered 132 delegations with more than 1,500 athletes, 132 delegation leaders and 200 coaches from provinces and cities of Vietnam and 8 other countries such as Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, India, Italy, the US, Morocco, Algeria, and France.
The opening ceremony created a rich atmosphere of exchange with the national martial arts and cultural identity. Besides the attractive performances and competitions, the program also created opportunities for delegations to exchange, learn and introduce the precious spiritual values of traditional martial arts.
Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Nam Nhan spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City International Traditional Martial Arts Festival
PHOTO: Organizing Committee
The opening ceremony of the 7th Ho Chi Minh City International Traditional Martial Arts Festival took place on the evening of July 26.
PHOTO: Organizing Committee
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 - a place where the spirit of chivalry, resilience and deep love for traditional culture converge. Throughout its cultural roots, martial arts have accompanied the history of the struggle to defend and build the country. Despite its ups and downs, traditional martial arts have always existed and developed, creating traditional standards, preserving and creating more and more perfect innovations, which is the pride of many generations of Vietnamese.
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, crystallizing the martial spirit, compassion and morality of the Vietnamese people. Each martial art form and move is a vivid historical story, a cultural identity passed down through many generations.
Beautiful performances at the opening ceremony
PHOTO: Organizing Committee
As part of the series of activities of the 7th Ho Chi Minh City International Traditional Martial Arts Festival, the Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Martial Arts Delegation recently agreed and proposed a plan to merge 3 federations including the Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Martial Arts Federation, the Binh Duong Province Traditional Martial Arts Federation and the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province Traditional Martial Arts Federation.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tu-hao-tinh-hoa-vo-viet-tai-lien-hoan-quoc-te-vo-co-truyen-tphcm-185250727155129259.htm
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