Sport in Vietnam from Vo Co Truyen's development practice Vo Thuat: In Vietnam, many people also practice: Also there are various Sino-Vietnamese styles. These are styles that are only partially Vietnamese which were popular among Chinese who lived in Vietnam, for example: Other styles include: Vovinam and Nhat Nam are the main Vietnamese martial arts, followed by others. Sport in Vietnam This article presents an overview of the Sports in Vietnam. Association football in Vietnam is run by the Vietnam Football Federation. The federation administers the Vietnam national football team, as well as the V-League, Vietnam First Division, and the Vietnam Second Division.
Sambo (martial art) Sambo (martial art) Sambo (; ) is a Russian martial art and combat sport. It originated in the Russian SFSR in Soviet Union. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for "samozashchita bez oruzhiya", which literally translates as "self-defence without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern, since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand-to-hand combat abilities. It was intended to be a merger of the most effective techniques of other martial arts. The pioneers of sambo were Viktor Spiridonov and Vasili Oshchepkov. Oshchepkov died in prison as a result of the Great Purge