Nguyen Loc (Master)

Founder / Master

Vietnamese grandmaster and founder of the national martial art Vovinam Viet Vo Dao (1938).

Quick Facts

Date of Birth4/8/1912

Date of Death4/29/1960

Era20th century

Country of OriginVietnam (Hanoi)

Rank / TitleFounder of Vovinam Viet Vo Dao (1938)

Active Years1938–1960

Biography

Nguyen Loc synthesized traditional Vietnamese Vat wrestling with Chinese boxing to found Vovinam Viet Vo Dao in Hanoi in 1938, famed for flying scissor kicks (Don Chan).

Associated Martial Arts

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A Vietnamese art founded in Hanoi in 1938 by Nguyen Loc. It rests on the principle of hard and soft together and has been tied to education and national confidence from the start.