Vovinam to demonstrate Vovinam publicly in Hanoi with his disciples in 1940, Nguyễn was invited to teach the art at Hanoi's Ecole Normale, and Vovinam gained in popularity. During the following years, political unrest increased throughout Vietnam; due to the system's nationalist political orientation, the art came under suppression. By 1954, Nguyễn had emigrated to South Vietnam, where he was able to continue to teach and establish Vovinam schools. After his death in 1960, Grandmaster Le Sang continued the development and international promotion of Vovinam until his own death on September 27, 2010. The first Vovinam school outside of Vietnam was
Philippines at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games performance the country has ever performed in the history of Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. The country also competed at electronic sports which was a demonstration event participating in all four video games contested. The country secured a bronze medal in "Dota 2". Demonstration sport Philippines at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games The Philippines participated in the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 17-27 September 2017. The Philippine delegation competed in 17 out of 21 sports in the 10-day event, with over 105 athletes joining the games, led by 2016 Summer