Proud of kick-boxing in Nghe An province.
(Baonghean.vn) - At the 3rd Asian Indoor Games (AIG) in 2009, the Vietnamese kickboxing team, with the majority of its members from Nghe An (5 athletes and 1 head coach), caused a major surprise by winning 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal. In 2011, Nghe An sports continued to affirm its position as one of Vietnam's leading training centers for kickboxing by winning first place overall in the men's category at the National Kickboxing Championship.
(Baonghean.vn) - At the 3rd Asian Indoor Games (AIG) in 2009, the Vietnamese kickboxing team, with the majority of its members from Nghe An (5 athletes and 1 head coach), caused a major surprise by winning 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal. In 2011, Nghe An sports continued to affirm its position as one of Vietnam's leading training centers for kickboxing by winning first place overall in the men's category at the National Kickboxing Championship.
Kickboxing is a martial art originating from Europe that was recently introduced to Vietnam about three years ago. It's a highly competitive sport, developed from the foundations of boxing and incorporating techniques from various other martial arts, thus creating immense appeal and rapidly spreading throughout the world.
Boxer Nguyen Van Duc (in blue) knocks out Kuwaiti fighter.
In 2009, when Vietnam won the right to host the 3rd Asian Indoor Games, kickboxing was one of the mandatory sports in the competition program. Therefore, the Vietnam National Sports Committee decided to invest in the development of this sport and simultaneously provided funding for boxing to invite experts from the World Kickboxing Federation (KWO) to train Vietnamese athletes in preparation for AIG 3. Martial arts master Bui Duy Vinh of the Nghe An Sports Training Center was one of the first people selected by the Head of the Vietnamese Boxing Department, Vu Duc Thinh, to participate in the training course to learn the techniques, training methods, and competition rules of kickboxing, in order to pass them on and develop the sport nationwide.
Prior to the opening of AIG 3, the Vietnamese kickboxing team, under the leadership of coach Bui Duy Vinh, including five athletes from Nghe An province (Tran Thanh Tam, Nguyen Thi Thuy Vy, Nguyen Phi Long, Nguyen Van Duc, and Ngo Quyet Thang) and seven athletes from other units such as the Ministry of Public Security, Binh Dinh, and An Giang, participated in the first Asian Martial Arts Games in Bangkok (Thailand) and caused a major surprise. Despite only having trained for over a month and participating in an international competition for the first time, the Vietnamese kickboxing athletes defeated many opponents from countries with strong kickboxing movements such as Thailand, Iran, Uzbekistan, China, Kuwait, and Kazakhstan, winning one gold and five bronze medals. This resounding success gave coach Bui Duy Vinh and his team the confidence to participate in the major AIG 3 tournament, where they excellently won two gold and one silver medal, much to the surprise of many world experts.
In my capacity as head coach of traditional martial artsCoach Bui Duy Vinh, a kickboxing coach from the Nghe An Provincial Sports Training and Coaching Center, and also serving as Deputy Head of the Technical Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Traditional Martial Arts Federation, has leveraged his knowledge and experience gained from training courses and leading the national team in major competitions. In just three years, he has built a top-tier kickboxing team for Nghe An. In 2011, the kickboxing athletes brought home 15 medals for the Nghe An sports delegation, including 7 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze. Several Nghe An athletes have been called up to the national team to prepare for major tournaments, including the 4th Asian Indoor Games in early 2012.
Martial arts master Bui Duy Vinh stated: "Kickboxing is a trendy sport, popular worldwide, and very suitable for the physical characteristics of Vietnamese people. Currently, kickboxing is developing strongly in most continents and is included in the competition programs of many major sports tournaments. The World Kickboxing Federation is campaigning to include this attractive sport in the Olympic Games. In terms of technique, kickboxing has many similarities with traditional Vietnamese martial arts such as Vovinam, Nhat Nam, and traditional Vietnamese martial arts... This martial art requires agility and skill, not focusing on strength or physical prowess, so we can absolutely invest in developing this sport to compete in major competitions."
Hoang Hao
