Basic Skills

Rolling and Tumbling

Rolling and tumbling skills are one of the basic skills in Vovinam Viet Vo Dao.  The skill is as fundamental as kicking and punching itself.  Why?   Because it helps develop agility, balance, and confidence in the practitioner--more agile so that one may be quicker and lighter on his feet--more sense of balance so that one may not fall down as easy--more confidence so that one may not be as easily intimidated.

Let's digress from the theoretical to the practical for a second.   It's most useful attribute, consequently, is that it prevents you from getting hurt.  Whether it's slipping on a wet floor or falling off a bike, the scenarios are endless, but the skills required to prevent you from getting hurt in these cases are limited.  A vovinam trainee will be able to instinctively maneuver himself as to minimize the risk of injuries.

Like a gymnast built for the streets.	Abnormal leaping abilities	Very aerodyanamic
Not gonna get hurt here	Like a cat, always landing on our feet	Hellicopter whizzling through the air