Mainland Southeast Asia martial arts sword ("krabi") and staff ("krabong"). Typically, two swords ("daab song mue") are wielded as a pair. Unarmed krabi-krabong (muay boran) makes use of kicks, pressure point strikes, joint locks, holds, and throws. Traditional Vietnamese martial arts ("Vo Thuat Co Truyen Viet Nam") can be loosely divided into those of the Sino-Vietnamese descended from the Han, and those of the Chams or indigenous Vietnamese. The former are closely related to Chinese martial arts, while the latter are more similar to Malay silat. Vovinam is a prominent modern Vietnamese martial art. Mainland Southeast Asia martial arts The traditional martial arts of the
Martial law in Taiwan National Security Law, which had been passed a few days before the lifting of martial law. Martial law in Taiwan On 19 May 1949, the Governor of Taiwan Province, Chen Cheng, and the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (ROC) promulgated the "Order of Martial Law" to announce the imposition of Taiwan martial law (). Until the order was lifted by the President Chiang Ching-kuo on 15 July 1987, Taiwan had been under martial law for more than 38 years, which was qualified as "the longest imposition of martial law by a regime anywhere in the world"