half, small (French) Devika: little goddess (Sanskrit) Devin: little black one (English, Irish) Eerin: small grey owl (Aboriginal) Elita: the little winged one, or the chosen one (Old French) Elitsa: small pine (tree) (Slavic) Ellette: little elf
HISTORY OF VOVINAM. Grand Master Nguyá»n Lá»c (1912 â 1960) Vovinam was founded by Grand Master Nguyá»n Lá»c in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1938 (Wikipedia, 2012). Vovinam was a synthesis of Grand Master Nguyá»n Lá»câs family style and several traditional. martial arts styles that he studied (including traditional wrestling, or Vat).
Vovinam (short for VÃµ Viá»t Nam; Vietnamese: Viá»t VÃµ Äáº¡o, 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.