Hundreds of martial artists gathered at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square in Quy Nhon Ward on Sunday to perform synchronized demonstrations of Vietnamese traditional martial arts as part of the 9th International Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts Festival - Gia Lai 2026.
Senior martial arts master Lê Văn Công has led a sweeping effort to embed Vietnamese traditional martial arts into the school system of the former Phù Cát district, expanding local training clubs from three in 2017 to 22 across primary and lower-secondary institutions.
Nearly four decades after first stepping into a martial arts hall, Master Nguyễn Thị Kim Huệ, 48, continues to shape the next generation of fighters in Gia Lai, the cradle of Vietnam’s traditional martial arts.
