Bình-Định SA-LONG-CƯƠNG - MARTIAL ARTS

MARTIAL ARTS

I. The CULTURAL HERITAGE
of ĐẠI-VIỆT TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS STUDIES

Battlefield Martial Arts Lineages
from Bình-Định Tây-Sơn

Martial Arts Lineage from

« NOTABLE LÀI »

(Hương-Kiểm LÀI)

School System

The Martial Arts Lineage from « Notable LÀI » (Hương-Kiểm LÀI) was established by the « Council Guard » Grand-Master LÂM Đình Thọ, successor of Martial Arts Lineage from his own father, the Grand-Master LÂM Hữu Phong.

In fact, the Grand-Master LÂM Hữu Phong originated from China, however he was able to receive th teaching of Battlefields Martial Arts from Bình-Định Tây-Sơn School System. The Clan of LÂM's families was at this time the one of Chinese families Clans the most wealthy at Bình-Định. Claiming the goal for being able to efficiently tackle the exactions from powerful pirate Dư-Đành's gang, the Grand-Master LÂM Hữu Phong was going to find renamed vietnamiese Grand-Masters from School System of Bình-Định Tây-Sơn Battlefields Martial Arts in this times in view to ask them to teach at home.

It was thanks to grâce to that the Grand-Master LÂM Hữu Phong was able to form his elder son LÂM Đình Thọ who became celebrious in the Martial Arts region of Bình-Định under the name of « Notable LÀI ».

The high level disciple of Grand-Master « Notable LÀI » LÂM Đình Thọ was precisely his elder son, our Grand-Master LÂM Ngọc Phú.

Later, thle Grand-Master LÂM Ngọc Phú was able to assimilate the Martial Arts of School System of An-Thái region from the Grand-Master Diệp-Trường-Phát in the same tiime of the Old Master LÊ Trọng Đào, a descendant from General LÊ-Văn-Khôi, son-in-law of Left Wing Generalissimo LÊ-Văn-Duyệt. The Old Master LÊ Trọng Đào was a high level Martial-Student in the School System of Grand-Master Diệp-Trường-Phát at An-Thái and brother of Lady LÊ-Thị-Nhàn, spouse of our Grand-Master LÂM Ngọc Phú.

When he has achieved in Martial Arts studies of Bình-Định Tây-Sơn School System from his parents - i.e. the Martial Arts Lineage fom « Notable LÀI » - and in Martial Arts studies of School System from Grand-Master Diệp-Trường-Phát at An-Thái, our Grand-Master LÂM Ngọc Phú opened the Drill Halls Bình-Sơn - abbreviated appellation of Bình-Định Tây-Sơn - at An-Nhơn Hamlet.

At present, the direction of the Drill Halls Bình-Sơn is managed by the elder son of our Grand-Master LÂM-Ngọc-Phú, the Master LÂM Ngọc Ánh.

Our Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Academy preserves and passes down exclusively Codified Sequences of Bare Hand Fighting and these of Medievale Weapons in Bình-Định Tây-Sơn Traditional Martial Arts that the Grand-Master LÂM Ngọc Phú had inheritedfrom his father, the Grand-Master LÂM Đình Thọ - Notable LÀI.

Grand-Master LÂM Đình Thọ, Founder
of Martial Arts Lineage from
« Notable LÀI » (Hương-Kiểm LÀI) School System.

Grand-Master LÂM Ngọc Phú,
Successor of Martial Arts Lineage from « Hương-Kiểm LÀI »..

Grand-Master LÂM Ngọc Phú was treating the internal wounds
of a victim by Pharmacodynamique Treading method
according to the Martial Medecine Traditional Bình-Định.

Grand-Master LÂM Ngọc Phú was teaching the Traditionnal
Martial Medecine to Master TRỊNH Quang Thắng
in his Drill Hall at An-Nhơn.

Master Trịnh Quang Thắng presenting the wielding of
Two Matched War Maces throughout the Codified Sequence
of « Two Matched War Maces holding Apical Point » (Song-Trùy)
from TÂY-SƠN (1778-1802 AD) Martial Arts, handed down by Grand-Master Lâm-Ngọc-Phú, successor to
Martial Arts Lineage from Lâm-Đình-Thọ « Notable LÀI ».

Assistant Master Marc Nguyễn Phi-Hổ was presenting
Codified Sequence of Bare Hands fighting
« The Ferocious Tiger Returning to his Den »
(Mãnh-Hổ Qui Sào - 猛虎歸巢) inherent in
Martial Arts Lineage from Lâm-Đình-Thọ « Notable LÀI »,
during the Spiritual Founders Commemoration Day
on November 8th 2009.

Martial Student from Võ-Trận Đại-Việt Department
was training on War Horse for the wielding of Pole-Arm
« Pertuisane with Snakeliked Blade » throughout the Codified Sequence of « The Work of Snakeliked Blade Pertuisane »
(Xà-Mâu Công - 蛇矛功 ) inherent in Martial Arts School System of late Grand Master Lâm-Đình-Thọ « Notable LÀI ».