Vietnam martial arts - for civil and special forces ( commando or sapper )

[BoQ77]

The Nhat Nam ( One Vietnam - unified Vietnam )
Nhất-Nam was mentioned for the first time in sources dating from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. However Vietnamese sources generally refer that the techniques were recorded centuries earlier, but the specific "One-Nam" name dates the art to 1983.

Nhat Nam was established in Russia in the 1990s and is also practiced in Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Switzerland, and the UK.

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The Dac Cong is Vietnam’s naval commando force comprised of several hundred members. Established on March 19, 1967, Dac Cong’s main objective was to eliminate American MACV-SOG members still operating in Vietnam after the conflict and destroy foreign military outposts.

Current Mission

Dac Cong is operating as Vietnam’s anti-terrorism force and urban defense force. The group is subordinate to the Vietnam People’s Army and focus on counter-terrorism, sabotage, and reconnaissance.

Vietnam sapper training @Nihonjin1051

 

[BoQ77]

Although Vietnam special force is one of the worldbest of its kind, is the force armed by lightest arm as possible.
You must be surprised to see they wear only a short, arm with knife, simple tool for diving, explosives, a compact rifle ...
but their strength never be underestimated.

The essential skill for that lightest special force is MARTIAL ART and other practise. Condensate by several martial arts worldwide, Vietnam special force was harden by high skills of martial art. Never forget Vietnam traditional martial arts are silent but help a lot for fighting against any enemies invasion.

Naval special force member was trained to swim with arm 20-40 kilometers everyday at sea.
Symbol of Vietnam special force

 

[vietnamese_sausage]

The Nhat Nam ( One Vietnam - unified Vietnam )
Nhất-Nam was mentioned for the first time in sources dating from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. However Vietnamese sources generally refer that the techniques were recorded centuries earlier, but the specific "One-Nam" name dates the art to 1983.

Nhat Nam was established in Russia in the 1990s and is also practiced in Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Switzerland, and the UK.

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The Dac Cong is Vietnam’s naval commando force comprised of several hundred members. Established on March 19, 1967, Dac Cong’s main objective was to eliminate American MACV-SOG members still operating in Vietnam after the conflict and destroy foreign military outposts.

Current Mission

Dac Cong is operating as Vietnam’s anti-terrorism force and urban defense force. The group is subordinate to the Vietnam People’s Army and focus on counter-terrorism, sabotage, and reconnaissance.

Vietnam sapper training @Nihonjin1051

The demonstration degrade the arts. Similar to shaolin monks that tour in US.

 

[BoQ77]

The demonstration degrade the arts. Similar to shaolin monks that tour in US.

Do you mean presentation is useless? and we shouldn't reveal how they hard practicing?
Could you enrich the topic together?

I think Vietnamese martial arts should be popular present to everyone.

@Nihonjin1051 : you may interested in this Vietnamese race guy on similar kick box to Muay Thai, Wushu ...

 

[vietnamese_sausage]

Do you mean presentation is useless? and we shouldn't reveal how they hard practicing?
Could you enrich the topic together?

I think Vietnamese martial arts should be popular present to everyone.

Practicing is no brainer. I didn't like the demonstration with the person jumping on glasses and being hit by sticks. I can tell from the stick strike, the point of impact was not used to strike the person. Shaolin monks fraudster use the same trick .

 

[BoQ77]

Practicing is no brainer. I didn't like the demonstration with the person jumping on glasses and being hit by sticks. I can tell from the stick strike, the point of impact was not used to strike the person. Shaolin monks fraudster use the same trick .

It's something related to internal energy. It's just hard to show without some external impact to the body.
Why someone learn jumping on glasses or put some spear to their throat, use their bare feets without any protect shoes.

in Vietnam commando training, see the guy carpeting.

When you are light armed and practicing qicong, you could even run on the water like below. Let imagine how a Navy Seal could do this ? see how well their protecting accessories compare to bare harden bodies of Vietnamese.

 

[The SC]

What about some Viet-Vo-Dao?

Vovinam (short for Võ Việt Nam; Vietnamese: Việt Võ Đạo, Martial Arts of Vietnam) is a Vietnamese martial art.

Vovinam is practiced with and without weapons. It is based on the principle of between hard and soft. It includes training of the body as well as the mind. It uses force and reaction of the opponent. Vovinam also includes hand, elbow, kicks, escape- and levering techniques. Both attack and defense techniques are trained, as well as forms, combat and traditional wrestling. The wide range of techniques include punching, kicking etc. as well as forms, wrestling, sword, staff, axe, folding fan and others.

Self-defense techniques cover defense against weaponless attacks like choking from behind and defense against attacks with knife or sword. Advanced students learn to combine the techniques and learn to defend themselves against armed opponents. Instructors train traditional weapons like the long stick, short stick, knife, sword and sabre. Thereby the weapons serve as training devices for reaching optimal control of body and mind.

Vovinam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[BoQ77]

What about some Viet-Vo-Dao?

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Vovinam (short for Võ Việt Nam; Vietnamese: Việt Võ Đạo, Martial Arts of Vietnam) is a Vietnamese martial art.

Vovinam is practiced with and without weapons. It is based on the principle of between hard and soft. It includes training of the body as well as the mind. It uses force and reaction of the opponent. Vovinam also includes hand, elbow, kicks, escape- and levering techniques. Both attack and defense techniques are trained, as well as forms, combat and traditional wrestling. The wide range of techniques include punching, kicking etc. as well as forms, wrestling, sword, staff, axe, folding fan and others.

Self-defense techniques cover defense against weaponless attacks like choking from behind and defense against attacks with knife or sword. Advanced students learn to combine the techniques and learn to defend themselves against armed opponents. Instructors train traditional weapons like the long stick, short stick, knife, sword and sabre. Thereby the weapons serve as training devices for reaching optimal control of body and mind.

Vovinam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Viet Vo Dao ( Vovinam) is the youngest of its kind in Vietnam, but is the most successful martial art by counting the worldwide members.

Look like a Ninja work ?

Actually, that's by trainee of Vietnamese special force

 

[Rent]

Võ Bình Định (short for võ thuật Bình Định, martial arts of Bình Định Province) is a regional form of martial arts in Vietnam. All martial arts practiced in the Binh Dinh Province is called Võ Bình Định. There are 20 Villages in the Binh Dinh Region that practices martial arts, three famous villages include Thuận Truyền, An Thái, and An Vinh. Thuận Truyền Village and An Vinh Village style of Võ Bình Định is considered Võ cổ truyền or Traditional Vietnamese Martial Arts while An Thái style is considered Võ Tàu or Martial Arts. There is an old saying in the Binh Dinh Region which goes "Roi Thuận Truyền, Quyền An Vinh" which means the Thuận Truyền Quyền village is famous for Staff Techniques and An Vinh Village is famous for empty hand forms. An Thái village is famous for its various Martial Arts. Another saying in the Binh Dinh Province is "Trai An Thái, gái An Vinh" meaning that males practice An Thái style and females practice An Vinh style.

Weapons

In the Bình Định Style of Martial Arts there are 18 weapons which is also referred to as "Thập bát ban binh khí" these weapons include the following:

1. Côn (Roi)or Bow staff
2. Kiếm or straight sword
3. Dao which can be Broken up to three different types which are the đơn đao or broad sword, song đao or dual miniature broad sword, and đại đao or miniature broad sword on a staff which is not to be confused with a Kwan Dao.
4. Thương or Pointed Spear
5. Giáo or Wide Tip Spear
6. Kích or Crescent blade staff
7. Xích or Chain Whip
8. Xà mâu or Serpant Cane
9. Đinh ba or Pitch Fork/ Tiger Fork
10. Bừa cào or rake
11. Giản (Thiết lĩnh) or Scepter
12. Song tô or Dual Machete
13. Song xỉ or Dual Blades
14. Song phủ & Búa or Dual Axes & Hammer which are considered one category
15. Song chùy or Dual Melon Hammer
16. Song câu or Dual hook sword
17. Lăng khiên or Shield with Broad Sword
18. Cung tên or Bow and Arrow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Võ_thuật_Bình_Định

 

[Aepsilons]

Do you mean presentation is useless? and we shouldn't reveal how they hard practicing?
Could you enrich the topic together?

I think Vietnamese martial arts should be popular present to everyone.

@Nihonjin1051 : you may interested in this Vietnamese race guy on similar kick box to Muay Thai, Wushu ...

Very interesting ! The art form looks similar to the Khmers' own Pradal Serey and the Thai's own Muay Thai. Truly very Southeast Asian. It is very exotic looking, too.

Here is Pradal Serey:

Muay Thai:

It's something related to internal energy. It's just hard to show without some external impact to the body.
Why someone learn jumping on glasses or put some spear to their throat, use their bare feets without any protect shoes.

in Vietnam commando training, see the guy carpeting.
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When you are light armed and practicing qicong, you could even run on the water like below. Let imagine how a Navy Seal could do this ? see how well their protecting accessories compare to bare harden bodies of Vietnamese.
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Vietnamese commandos wear shorts? Very interesting ! Is that their uniform?

 

[vietnamese_sausage]

Do you mean presentation is useless? and we shouldn't reveal how they hard practicing?
Could you enrich the topic together?

I think Vietnamese martial arts should be popular present to everyone.

@Nihonjin1051 : you may interested in this Vietnamese race guy on similar kick box to Muay Thai, Wushu ...

I read somewhere Cung Le say he had his training in chinese sanda.

 

[BoQ77]

I read somewhere Cung Le say he had his training in chinese sanda.

He adopted mixture of martial arts. Same to Vietnamese special forces. Adopt which is the best

Vietnamese commandos wear shorts? Very interesting ! Is that their uniform?

As you saw yesterday, qicong and body harden is very popular in Vietnam martial art, so the commando could reduce to minimum the protection for fiercing, temperature, ... I guess they could adopt the running on the water skill, with full arm ( which is very light ) in short distance ( 20-40m ) in a secret access to a target surround by water or cross a water region with little support by thin mats which is lightweight too.

 

[Aepsilons]

He adopted mixture of martial arts. Same to Vietnamese special forces. Adopt which is the best



As you saw yesterday, qicong and body harden is very popular in Vietnam martial art, so the commando could reduce to minimum the protection for fiercing, temperature, ... I guess they could adopt the running on the water skill, with full arm ( which is very light ) in short distance ( 20-40m ) in a secret access to a target surround by water or cross a water region with little support by thin mats which is lightweight too.

It makes sense to wear such attire, considering the jungle terrain of Viet Nam.

 

[BoQ77]

Vietnamese commandos wear shorts? Very interesting ! Is that their uniform?

They has normal uniform in different mission.

Why you don't share about Japanese special force? Ninja ?

FYI, Vietnamese special force is not in small quantity. We trained them in mass.
Naval, urban, combatants ... all have their special force units.
Estimate quantity, for largest unit : thousands each unit.

My uncle from my mother side is a commando too, his unit for combat in battlefield. As in a photo, he posing in a knife fighting.
He gone in 1970 somewhere in Middle area of Vietnam, still no found his remain.

Statue of special force with only short attemping an rocket attack in jungle.

kill a crocodile which is crowd in Sac forest area.

 

[Aepsilons]

They has normal uniform in different mission.
Why you don't share about Japanese special force? Ninja ?

FYI, Vietnamese special force is not in small quantity. We trained them in mass.
Naval, urban, combatants ... all have their special force units.
Estimate quantity, for largest unit : thousands each unit.

My uncle from my mother side is a commando too, his unit for combat in battlefield. As in a photo, he posing in a knife fighting.
He gone in 1970 somewhere in Middle area of Vietnam, still no found his remain.

Impressive. I have high and deep regard for the Vietnamese, Filipino, Indonesian guerrilla fighters during WWII because of their mastery of the jungle terrain, as well as guerrilla tactics. I had read on the personal accounts of the veterans of the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Imperial 25th Army. The soldiers that reported their experiences in Vietnam mentioned how the Viet Minh had constructed crude booby traps in the jungles, that had successfully maimed many Imperial soldiers during patrol. Vietnamese were documented as excellent and brutal night fighters, too.....

That's one thing that I respect about the military personnel in Southeast Asia-- is that they have mastery in defensive fighting especially in their jungle environments. Fighting such guerrillas in jungle terrain was a new experience for soldiers of the 25th Imperial Army, which had occupied Viet Nam, because Japanese soldiers are not used to the hot , humid, jungle terrain in Southeast Asia.