LA COCHINCHINE – Introduction
La Cochinchine or Nam Ky, the vast region of South Viet Nam, was one of the targets for the French expeditionary corps on the way of their conquest in the late 19th century.
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Nguyen Manh Hung
Practicing VIETNAMESE MARTIAL ARTS, A form of PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
During traditional holidays, there were always physical games, traditional wrestling, which helped people to practice physical balance and strength to face invaders.
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TRADITIONAL LITERATURE and MARTIAL ARTS of VIETNAM – Part 3
After researching, we can see that method of martial arts practice in the old time was simple.
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TRADITIONAL LITERATURE and MARTIAL ARTS of VIETNAM – Part 2
Vietnamese martial arts of Vietnam officially developed in martial arts schools in feudal reign.
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TRADITIONAL LITERATURE and MARTIAL ARTS of VIETNAM – Part 1
Now we try to study the ancient literature and martial arts. First of all, let us begin a history slice, like cutting wood into chopping-boards, starting from the history of the Nguyen dynasty according to the material Technique du peuple materials Annamite by Henri Oger4 implemented in 1908-1909 in Hanoi.
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History of TET MAGAZINES in Cochin China – Part 2
After the French returned to Saigon for the second time, the two magazines Tuong Lai (Future) and Phuc Hung (Revival) had been eager to enjoy Tet at an earliest time.
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History of TET MAGAZINES in Cochin China – Part 1
A number of veteran newsmen in the 30’s and 40’s have assuredly believed that Mr. Diep Van Ky himself was the man who first had taken the initiative in publishing the first springtime magazine, following his adherence to the Press circle – namely the “Dong Phap” thoi bao (French Indochina time magazine) of town-councillor Nguyen Kim Dinh in 1927.
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An attempt to study THE CULTURAL HISTORY of TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE MARTIAL ARTS – Section 2
Manuals of teaching and learning martial arts in Vietnam are not only books on strategies, tactics but also about “choosing good days, good time, astronomical and geographical consideration, and others”.
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An attempt to study THE CULTURAL HISTORY of TRADITIONAL VIETNAMESE MARTIAL ARTS – Section 1
If so, we are not sure when we will be able to have valuable materials for a scientific study of the history of Vietnamese martial arts.
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Early STUDY of VIETNAMESE MARTIAL ARTS – Section 2
Study of martial arts is treated as a medical profession because clearly masters of martial arts were herbalists who cured illness, broken bones, felt the pulse for prescriptions, ….
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