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Vovinam-VietVoDao, USA
Phone: 1.206.293.7792
3815 S. Othello Street, STE 100-261
Seattle, WA, 98118
E-mail: master@vovinamusa.org


 

Latest news:

 

  • Community Leadership Institute - September 11th - 12th, 2009 - TBA

  • Torchlight Seafair Parade - July 25th, 2009 - Vovinam USA will participate with a team comprised of Dragon-Tiger form and leg attack techniques. 

  • Regional Technical & Leadership Conference - May 9th, 2009 - from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Âu Lạc Training Center (9800 8th Avenue SW, Seattle WA 98106)

  • VOVINAM Team performed exceptionally at the 8th Annual API Heritage Month Celebration (Seattle Center) on May 3rd, 2009.  Performance team included Master Linh Thai, Sr. Instructor Austin Vu, Sr. Instructor Jefferey Vu, MS Thien Pham, and Instructor Nikki Nguyen.

  • INVITATION TO THE WORLD VOVINAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 click here
             PROGRAMS AND REGULATIONS click here 

  • 49th Annual Founding Master Commemoration in WA will be jointly organized and held at Hung-Vuong Vovinam Training Center in Seattle - Saturday, May 16th, 2009. 

  • RANKING EXAMINATION (All ranks) First week of April 2009 for Seattle and Bellevue training centers

  • VISIT THE RESOURCE PAGE FOR THE LATEST TECHNICAL VIDEO CLIPS 

 

  • VOVINAM USA - Seattle and Bellevue centers will perform for one hour on both - Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm - 2 pm at Seattle Center - Fisher Pavilion on January 24th-25th 2009.  Please visit TET in Seattle for other programs and detailed schedules.

  • VOVINAM USA - has been inducted as a council member of the World Vovinam Federation - We are organizing a team to participate in its world cup in July 2009. 

  • Please welcome a new member to the US Vovinam Federation:  VOVINAM-VVD, Charlotte, North Carolina!  This chapter is led by Senior Instructor Giang Nguyen. 

          

  • New technical DVDs covering Yellow - Yellow II (Instructors) and Specialized weapons training are due to release in 2009!  Please check back regularly to find out how to order. 

 

  • October 16, 2008) Master Linh Thai - was awarded with the Community Builder Service Award presented by Seattle Chief of Police.



  • Vovinam - Vietvodao USA (US Vovinam Federation) earned non-profit status with the State of Washington effective 01/23/2008.  This is the first important step toward becoming a member of the US Olympic Committee.

  • Effective December 24th, 2007, Vovinam-Việt Võ Đạo, USA successfully applied and received recognition from the US Treasury Department (IRS) as the United States Vovinam Federation - the governing body of Vovinam in the United States of America. 
 
  • VOVINAM-VietVoDao, USA will be a national martial arts federation in 2008
  • Visit resources page for exam application and testing materials.   
  • Please join us to welcome two additional instructors to the US Federation:  Jules Dabo (Hoang Đai II) and Jean-Claude Akbo(Hoang Đai III) of New York. Vovinam class began late February 2007. 



 

 

Our instructional staff have over 20 years of experience in community development, youth empowerment, and holistic fitness.  We take pride in practicing our fundamental core values: COMMITMENT, COURAGE, COMPASSION and COMMUNITY.




Please consider making a donation to support the Federation's leadership empowerment and social programs.  All donations are 100% TAX-DEDUCTIBLE in accordance to the IRS code.  You can also instruct us on how and where you would like to direct your contributions.  

  • Annual youth leadership conference
  • Scholarships to subsidize tuition and uniform for low-income students
  • Domestic violence training and supports
  • National technical & leadership enhancement
  • US Olympic Membership development fund
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