Nguyễn Văn Chiếu
| Nguyễn Văn Chiếu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 November, 1949 Sài Gòn, State of Vietnam |
| Style | Vovinam |
| Teacher(s) | Lê Sáng[1] |
| Other information | |
| Notable students | Trương Quang Bính (1954-)[2], Đinh Văn Hòa, Đỗ Thị Ngọc Long, Nguyễn Thị Lạc[3], Patrick Levet (French)[4] |
Nguyễn Văn Chiếu (born on 4 November, 1949 in Sài Gòn, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese grand master of martial art. He has been the Chief of Vovinam Council since 27 September, 2015.[1]
Biography
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 Nhơn city in Bình Định province. Bình Định is the homeland of traditional martial arts of Vietnam. Because many masters in Bình Định supported him, after 5 years, Nguyễn Văn Chiếu opened 12 dojos. He trained many excellent students such as masters Đinh Văn Hòa, Trương Quang Bính, Đỗ Thị Ngọc Long, and Ms Nguyễn Thị Lạc.
In 1975, he leaved Quy Nhơn and came back Sài Gòn. He worked as a staff of sport deparment in 8 District of Saigon.
At the end of 1976, he tried to persuade the local goverment to allow him to teach Vovinam.
From 1975 to 1988, his teacher, master Lê Sáng was sent to reeducation camp by new government in Saigon.
References
- ^ a b Sự kiện lớn trong môn phái Vovinam
- ^ Hoài Thu (2015-07-11). "Võ sư Trương Quang Bính: Gương sáng thầy võ". Báo điện tử Bình Định. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ "Võ Sư Nguyễn Văn Chiếu Một Lòng Với Vovinam". Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ "Patrick Levet - Hiệp sĩ Tây "ba lô" - Kỳ 2: Hành hiệp giang hồ".