Nguyễn Văn Chiếu (4 November 1949 – 4 February 2020), baptismal name Peter) was a Vietnamese grand master of martial arts. He was the Chief of
Vovinam
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Council from 27 September 2015 until his death.
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Biography
Nguyễn Văn Chiếu was born on 4 November 1949 in Sài Gòn, Vietnam
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His father was 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 three years of hard practice, he earned his 3-dan black belt.
In 1969, he started to teach Vovinam at Quy Nhơn
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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 five years, Nguyễn Văn Chiếu opened twelve dojos. He trained many students such as future masters Đinh Văn Hòa, Trương Quang Bính, Đỗ Thị Ngọc Long, and Nguyễn Thị Lạc.
In 1975, he left Quy Nhơn and returned to Sài Gòn. He worked as a staff of sport department in District 8 District 8 can refer to:
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of Sài Gòn.
From 1975 to 1988, his teacher, master Lê Sáng was held in a re-education camp by the new government in Sài Gòn.
At the end of 1976, he tried to persuade the local government to allow him to teach Vovinam.
On 4 February 2020, he died in Ho Chi Minh City
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, Vietnam
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Family
Nguyễn Văn Chiếu was married and had one son and one daughter.[Pháp luật newspaper, Hoàng Yến, "Khi Liên đoàn Vovinam là nhà…", 23/08/2015 11:44 GMT+7]
References
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1949 births
2020 deaths
Vietnamese male martial artists