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
Võ phục Võ phục A võ phục (Sino-Vietnamese: 武服) is a Vietnamese term that refers to a martial arts uniform (which may include a ranking belt), mainly associated with Vietnamese martial arts (Việt Võ Đạo, 越武道), particularly Vovinam. The term "võ phục" may be used alone in the context of Vietnamese martial arts (Việt Võ Đạo, 越武道) or often to refer to the martial arts suit worn by practitioners of Vovinam. The Vietnamese alphabet pronunciation (and writing) of the word "võ phục" differs from another common Vietnamese term "vô phúc" (無福) "bad luck." Võ phục may be used before the accepted name