Viet Vo Dao is the philosophy behind many Vietnamese martial arts.
- Viet is derived from the country name Vietnam
- Vo means martial art
- Dao is the way, the path someone takes, the method or the principle
During and after the Vietnam War, many Vietnamese martial artists were dispersed throughout the country. For this reason, the Viet Vo Dao Federation was founded on November 3, 1973, with the aim of bringing several Vietnamese martial arts together. These styles were:
- Thien mon dao
- Cuu mon
- Qwan Ki Do
- Bach Hac
- Thanh Long Viet Vo Dao
- Vovinam
Viet Vo Dao is therefore also used as a generic term for certain Vietnamese martial arts and philosophy, much like Kung Fu is used for Chinese martial arts.
