LoneRider
Purple Belt
Having read Dr. Haha Lung's Lost Fighting Arts of Vietnam (note: I am well aware of his dubious reputation in the MA community, hence this post), I have recently come away with a curiousity about Vietnamese fighting styles.
Just logically thinking I imagine some South Chinese Kung Fu styles (i.e. those emphasizing stable stances and emphasizing hand (fist and open hand strikes) as opposed to kicks like the Northern Chinese techniques) and Thai and Cambodian kickboxing, and even various blade fighting styles from the Philippines and Malaysia had their influences.
What sort of martial arts are unique to Vietnam?
Just logically thinking I imagine some South Chinese Kung Fu styles (i.e. those emphasizing stable stances and emphasizing hand (fist and open hand strikes) as opposed to kicks like the Northern Chinese techniques) and Thai and Cambodian kickboxing, and even various blade fighting styles from the Philippines and Malaysia had their influences.
What sort of martial arts are unique to Vietnam?