VÕ-TRẬN ĐẠI-VIỆT - MARTIAL ARTS

MARTIAL ARTS

I. The CULTURAL HERITAGE
of ĐẠI-VIỆT TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS STUDIES

Battlefield Martial Arts Lineages
from Bình-Định Tây-Sơn

Martial Arts Lineage from

« COMMANDER TƯỜNG »

(Khiển TƯỜNG )

School System

The Martial Arts Lineage from « Khiển TƯỜNG » was established by the celebrious Grand-Master PHẠM-Tường, oldest son of Grand-Master PHẠM-Khảo.

          Grand-Master PHẠM-Khảo (Commemoration Feast on Lunar Month December 16th) was the First Degree Mandarin of Imperial Court. He held the leading state dignitary as « Martial Arts Master of Army - Huấn-Binh ».

          Among Grand-Experts that the Grand-Master PHẠM-Khảo had trained, there were Mr PHẠM-Tường, his eldest son, and Mr CAI Hạnh.

            A - Mr PHẠM-Tường (Commemoration Feast on Lunar Month February 26th) helding the function of leading state dignitary as « Mandarin Commander - Quan Hành-Khiển », and he was the celebrious Grand-Master having trained Four Grand-Experts :
            1. Mr Phạm-Cử, (Commemoration Feast on Lunar April 30th) his own son, whom the descendant was the Master of             great rename Phạm-Hiếu (Commemoration Feast on Lunar April 18th), father of Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi ;
          2. Mr Hương-Mục Ngạc, the illustrious Master having trained two renamed Grand-Experts, that were Bảy Lụt and             Mười-Quí (Master of Lê-Hải - Alias Sáu Hà - (Commemoration Feast on Lunar July 23rd), celebrious Grand-Master             and father-in-law of Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi) ;
            3. Mr Năm Nghĩa ;
            4. Mr Ba Đào.

            B - Mr CAI Hạnh, helding the military function of « Canton Chief - Cai-Tổng », and he was the renamed Master             having trained :
            1. Mr Hồ-Khiêm, Founder of the celebrious Master Hồ-Ngạnh School ;
            2. Mr Hai-Hựu.

That's why, in nowadays the various branches of Martial Work from Martial Arts territorial Region of Bình-Định? in general and of Tây-Sơn in particular, come practically all from the same roots that is the School System of Grand-Master PHẠM-Khảo and Grand-Master PHẠM-Tường.

Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi, descendant
from Grand Master Commander PHẠM-Tường.

Master TRỊNH -Quang Thắng seated between Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi,
successor descendant of Grand-Master PHẠM-Tường's Martial Arts Lineage,
and his son, the Master PHẠM-Thuyền (PHẠM Văn Cường),
grandson of celebrious Grand-Master LÊ-Hải (Sáu HÀ).

Grand-Maître PHẠM-Thi celebrating the Ritual
before teaching Martial Student a Codified Sequence.

Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi celebrating the Ritual
« Spraying Libation Wine on the end of Battle Staff »
before teaching Martial Student the War Staff Art of battle fields.

Grand-Maître PHẠM-Thi was giving explanations on the
Codified Sequence of Battle Staff « Bách-Thế Đại-Côn »..

Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi was presenting
the Codified Sequence « Lạc-Côn ».

Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi was teaching the wielding
of Wicker Rondache « Đằng-Bài »
to Martial Students from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy.

Martial Student Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy was training
on foot fighting for the Codified Sequence of
« The Wicker Rondache - Đằng-Bài », inherent in
the Martial Arts Lineage from Commandeur-TƯỜNG.

Martial Student from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy was training
for Codified Sequence of Shield on foot fighting
inherent in the Commander TƯỜNG Martial Arts Lineage.

Martial Student from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy was training
for Techniques of Combat with Shield on foot fighting
inherent in the Commander TƯỜNG Martial Arts Lineage.

Martial Student from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy was training
for various forms of Equestrian Figures at indoor arena
with the Shield wielding, on War Horse inherent in
Commander TƯỜNG's Martial Arts Lineage.

Martial Student from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy was training
for various forms of Equestrian Figures at outdoor arena
with the Shield wielding, on War Horse inherent in
Commander TƯỜNG's Martial Arts Lineage.

Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi was riding the war horse « Hắc-Long ».

Master PHẠM-Thuyền (PHẠM Văn Cường), younger son of Grand-Master PHẠM-Thi,
next to the Altar of his maternal Grand-Father,
the late Grand-Master LÊ-Hải
(Celebrious Master Sáu HÀ).

Female Martial Student from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy
waiting the training for Equestrian Archery (Kị-Xạ)
throughout the Codified Sequence of
« Bow which Fires Piercing Arrows »
( Xuyên Tiển Cung - 穿箭弓)
from Commander TƯỜNG's Martial Arts Lineage.

Female Martial Student from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy
was training for Pedestrian Archery (Bộ-Xạ)
throughout the Codified Sequence of
« Bow which Fires Piercing Arrows »
( Xuyên Tiển Cung - 穿箭弓)
from Commander TƯỜNG's Martial Arts Lineage.

Martial Student from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy
was training for Pedestrian Archery (Bộ-Xạ)
throughout the Codified Sequence of
« Bow which Fires Piercing Arrows »
( Xuyên Tiển Cung - 穿箭弓)
from Commander TƯỜNG's Martial Arts Lineage.

Martial Student from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy
was training for Equestrian Archery (Kị-Xạ)
throughout the Codified Sequence of
« Bow which Fires Piercing Arrows »
( Xuyên Tiển Cung - 穿箭弓)
from Commander TƯỜNG's Martial Arts Lineage.