Nguyễn Văn Chiếu Nguyễn Văn Chiếu Nguyễn Văn Chiếu (born 4 November 1949 in Sài Gòn, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese grand master of martial arts. He has been the Chief of Vovinam Council since 27 September 2015. His father is Nguyễn Văn Ba (1926-2014). Nguyễn Văn Chiếu started practicing Vovinam under the guidance of master Lê Sáng in 1965, when he was 16 years old. In 1967, after 3 years of hard practice, he got 3-dan black belt and became a master of martial arts. In 1969, he started to teach Vovinam at Quy Nhơn city in Bình Định province. Bình Định is
Vovinam techniques are trained, as well as forms, combat and traditional wrestling. The wide range of techniques include punching, kicking, forms, wrestling, sword, staff, axe, folding fan and others. Self-defense techniques cover defense against weaponless attacks like choking from behind and defense against attackers armed with knifes or swords. Advanced students learn to combine the techniques and defend themselves against armed opponents. Instructors teach traditional weapons like the long stick, short stick, knife, sword and sabre. The weapons thus serve as training devices for reaching optimal control of body and mind. Vovinam Việt Võ Đạo was founded as "Vovinam" by Nguyễn