Nguyễn Văn Chiếu the local government to allow him to teach Vovinam. 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
Vovinam martial art philosophy, e.g. fighting spirit, courage, tenacity, fairness, modesty and tolerance. Above all the training in morality and the way of applying the techniques shape the students' character. Emphasis is placed on recognizing one's ego and overcoming it. In doing so the Vovinam student will gain generosity and tolerance with other people. With the awareness that the most important thing in a human's life are other humans, the final goal is to be able to not only help oneself but also to help others to live in peace and harmony with their surroundings. With the salutation "Iron Hand over