Nguyễn Lộc

Nguyễn Lộc (8 April 1912 – 4 April 1960) is the founder of the Vietnamese martial art known as Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao.

Childhood

Nguyễn was born in Huu Bang, district Thach That, province Son Tay, Vietnam as the eldest of five children. His parents, Nguyễn Dinh Xuyen and Nguyễn Thị Hoa, moved often, partially due to the French colonialisation of Vietnam. They finally settled near Hà Nội.

Developing Vovinam

When Nguyễn was old enough, his father asked an elder martial arts master to teach Nguyễn traditional martial arts and wrestling. In the following years he studied the traditional martial arts, wrestling and Eastern philosophy, later traveling abroad to further these studies.

In 1938, Nguyễn introduced his style "Vovinam" to the public. After a demonstration in 1939 in Ha Noi, Vovinam quickly spread across the country.

Death

After Nguyễn's death in 1960, Grandmaster Le Sang continued the development and worldwide distribution of Vovinam.

References

* [http://www.vovinam-via.org/nguyenloc.htm Vo su Sang To Nguyen Loc]
* [http://www.vovinam-viet-vo-dao.de/ Föderation Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Deutschland]
* [http://www.taogroup.org/history.html Vovinam Toronto]
* [http://www.vovinam-swiss.ch/cgi-bin/index.pl?Site=History Vovinam Suisse]
* [http://www.vovinam.com/his/en1912.htm Vovinam History]

External links

* [http://www.Vovinam-World.com/ International Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao Website]
* [http://www.Vovinam-vietnam.com/ Vietnamese Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao Website]
* [http://www.Vovinam-France.com/ French Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao Website]
* [http://www.Vovinam-Hongkong.com/ Hong Kong Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao Website]
* [http://www.Vovinam-paris.com/ Les Clubs parisiens de Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao]
* [http://www.Vovinam-IDF.com/ Les Clubs franciliens de Vovinam Viêt Võ Dao]
* [http://www.VovinamWorld.com VovinamWorld.com]
* [http://www.vovinam.com/his/en1912.htm Vovinam.com]
* [http://www.vovinamus.com Thư Viện Vovinam]
* [http://www.vovinamus.com/viet/dacsan.htm Đặc San Việt Võ Đạo]
* [http://www.vovinamus.com/forums/index.php Diễn Đàn Vovinam/Vovinam Forum]