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Traditional martial arts of Bình Định
  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001991
    Country Vietnam
    ICH Domain Performing Arts
    Address
    Bình Định Province
    Year of Designation 2012
Description The heritage originates from Bình Định - a place famous for traditional martial arts and famous historical figure King Quang Trung in the resistance war against foreign invaders. Binh Dinh traditional martial arts has many sects covering all provinces and cities across the country. This heritage has also been introduced abroad. Its practice became popular as a sport in many countries. Vo Bình Định has a high performance and combat ability, expressed in the forms of movement with bare hands, sticks, swords and spears, great knives, axes and shields. The combination of hand and stone techniques makes it a delicate, unique art form. The typical forms of Bình Định martial arts include Ngoc Tran Phap, Bach Dieu Thao Phap, Quyen Tu Hai, Thao Truc Chi, etc. Although it used to be a tool to fight foreign invaders, the people who do traditional martial arts in Bình Định always uphold the spirit of sport and its benefits to the lives of Vietnamese people.
Community Bình Định Province
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ICHCAP(Minyung Jung)
https://www.unesco-ichcap.org

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