Vovinam Vovinam Vovinam (short for "Võ Việt Nam"; , "Martial Arts of Vietnam") is a Vietnamese martial art. It was founded in 1936 by Nguyễn Lộc, but at that time it was silent until 1938. At the same time, he proposed the doctrine of "revolution of the mind" to encourage students to always renew. Vovinam is based on Vietnamese traditional subjects. Vovinam involves the use of the hands, elbows, legs, knees and weapons such as swords, knives, chisels, claws, fans. Students also learn how to deal with hand-held weapons, counter-attacks, lock-ups, and levers. Amongst Vietnamese martial arts, Vovinam is the largest
Sambo (martial art) of sambo. In 1938, it was recognized as an official sport by the USSR All-Union Sports Committee. There are multiple competitive sport variations of sambo (though sambo techniques and principles can be applied to many other combat sports). Below are the main formats that are recognized by FIAS. Combat Sambo is designed to tackle certain tasks. The effectiveness of this martial art determined by its structure, namely by three components: Combat Sambo: BOXING + SAMBO + ADAPTERS Adapters of combat sambo were developed by the academician G.S. Popov. The task of adapters is to ensure the safe transition from middle