Nguyễn Văn Chiếu Explained

Peter Nguyễn Văn Chiếu
阮文釗
Birth Date:4 November 1949
Birth Place:Saigon, State of Vietnam
Death Place:Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Martial Art:Vovinam
Teacher:Lê Sáng[1]

Peter Nguyễn Văn Chiếu (Vietnamese: {{linktext|阮|文|釗 4 November 1949 – 4 February 2020) was a Vietnamese grand master of martial arts. He was the Chief of the Vovinam Council from 27 September 2015 until his death.[2]

Biography

Nguyễn Văn Chiếu was born on 4 November 1949 in Saigon. His father was Nguyễn Văn Ba (1926-2014).

He 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, Chiếu started to teach Vovinam at Quy Nhơn 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 Saigon, working in the sports department of District 8. At the end of 1976, he tried to persuade the government to allow him to teach Vovinam.

On 4 February 2020, Chiếu died in Ho Chi Minh City.[3]

Family

Chiếu, a Christian, was married and had one son and one daughter.[4] His son is Nguyễn Bình Định (b. 1982) and is a 3-dan yellow belt in Vovinam who works in Department of Sports of Ho Chi Minh City as of 2011.[5] [6] His daughter is Thanh Nhã Berrier (née Nguyễn). She is a French national and is married to Frenchman François Berrier.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.vovinamunion.com/uncategorized/su-kien-lon-trong-mon-phai-vovinam/ Sự kiện lớn trong môn phái Vovinam
  2. http://www.vovinamunion.com/uncategorized/su-kien-lon-trong-mon-phai-vovinam/ Sự kiện lớn trong môn phái Vovinam
  3. Web site: Võ sư Chánh chưởng quản môn phái vovinam Nguyễn Văn Chiếu từ trần. Thanh niên. 2020-02-04. 2020-02-04.
  4. Web site: Võ Sư Nguyễn Văn Chiếu Một Lòng Với Vovinam . 2017-05-17 .
  5. Web site: Võ sư có đẳng cấp vovinam cao nhất thế giới . Hoàng Minh . 2013-04-08 . Người đưa tin newspaper. 2017-05-17 . Vietnamese.
  6. Web site: Nguyễn Bình Định: - Song Hỷ Đầu Năm . 2011-01-01 . 2017-05-17 . Vietnamese .
  7. Pháp luật newspaper, Hoàng Yến, "Khi Liên đoàn Vovinam là nhà…", 23/08/2015 11:44 GMT+7