2015 World Martial Arts Festival

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I'm not sure if this is related to the World Martial Arts Festival that was held in Chungju back in 2008, or some other World Martial Arts Festival. I thought there was another one but couldn't find it with a cursory search.

Vietnam to host World Martial Arts Festival 2015
English.news.cn 2015-01-07 13:45:34
HO CHI MINH CITY, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will host the from April 19-25, announced the Vietnam National Sports Administration on its website Wednesday.

The event, scheduled to be held in southern Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City, is expected to attract thousands of athletes competing in 20 disciplines from all over the world, including China, Japan and Canada.

A martial arts workshop and exchanges between competitors will also take place during the week-long event.

The tournament will be co-organized by the World Martial Arts Union, the Vietnam National Sports Administration, and HCM City's People's Committee.

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It's been haunting me but the terms are really hard to tease out of our search engine because they are too general. I thought I could make more headway with ASEAN and WoMAU, but the former only turned up this and the latter was a bust.

Wednesday, Jan 07, 2015, Posted at: 13:32(GMT+7)

The International Martial Arts Festival 2015 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City starting April 19-25.


Vietnamese martial arts performers, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Loan (R) and Tran Thanh Son at Chungju World Martial Arts Festival in South Korea (Photo: Sggp)

The event is an opportunity to promote Vietnamese traditional and Vovinam martial arts; and presents to local audiences about 20 different styles of martial arts which will be performed by nearly 300 artists worldwide, including ASEAN countries, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Uzbekistan, India, Russia, France, Sudan, South Africa, Canada, and Brazil.

The opening ceremony will take place at Phu Tho Indoor Stadium on April 20, and closing ceremony will be held at September 23rd Park.

The event aims to mark the establishment of the ASEAN Community comprising three pillars, namely, ASEAN Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.

The festival is co-organized by the the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, the World Martial Arts Union (WoMAU) and the municipal People’s Committee. It is expected to become a biennial event.
By Ngoc Thien – Translated by Kim Khanh

Last update 09:45 | 08/01/2015

Martial arts delegations join international festival

Sixteen Vietnamese martial arts delegations are expected to participate in the 2015 World Martial Arts Festival slated for April 19-25 in Ho Chi Minh City.



The event which will transpire on April 20, features 20 different styles of martial arts performed by nearly 300 artists across the world, including ASEAN countries, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Uzbekistan, India, Russia, France, Sudan, South Africa, Canada, and Brazil.

It is designed to strengthen the ASEAN Community with socio-culture as one of the three pillars of the initiative.

The four-day competition, hosted for the first time in Vietnam by the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, the World Martial Arts Union (WoMAU) and the municipal People’s Committee.
VOV

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This is an old article, but it gives a little more info

Vietnam races for hosting 2015 World Martial Arts Festival
Thanh Nien News
Ho Chi Minh City - Tuesday, August 26, 2014 15:57

Photo: T.A Vietnam team won a silver medal at the 2012 World Martial Arts Festival in South Korea. Photo: T.A

Vietnam will introduce a plan to compete for hosting the 2015 World Martial Arts Festival in Ho Chi Minh City at this year's event to kick off in South Korea this week.
Vo Danh Hai, deputy chairman of the event’s organizer World Martial Arts Union, said a team of Vietnamese sports officials have arrived in South Korea to study on hosting the event.
At this year's festival, to take place from August 28 to September 1, organization’s executive board will also discuss to improve the quality of the contest and the role of the organization in conserving and improving world martial arts, he said.
Earlier on August 25, six Vietnamese athletes of Vovinam arrived in Korea’s Chungju City to compete at the 2014 World Martial Arts Festival.
The athletes are Ho Thanh Liem, Cao Man Dat, Nguyen Van Vinh, Nguyen Hoang Huy Phong, Nguyen Van Phuc and Nguyen Thu Thao, all are coached by Nguyen Phu Yen.
Hai, who leads the Vietnamese delegate, said this year's competition attracts thousands of athletes of 44 martial arts from 40 countries worldwide.
“This is a chance for Vietnam’s martial arts to promote the country’s image at the international playground,” he said.
Athletes are expected to compete in three categories, including single and duo performance in bare hands and weapon and group performance.
Vietnam team won a silver medal at the 2012 World Martial Arts Festival.

The World Martial Arts Union (WoMAU) is based in Chungju, South Korea with 47 members worldwide. Vietnam has been a union member since it was founded in 2002.

I found the WoMAU site.