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   BINH ÐINH  -  SA LONG CUONG
  Vietnamese  Traditional  Martial  Arts

        Vietnam, a narrow piece of  land with  few habitants,
 lies right next to a giant  feudal country in  the North,
 which is always ready to annex and assimilate Vietnam
 into  one of its countries.
    With the will of a free independent country and their 
  invincible  patriotism,  the Vietnamese  have developed 
  a strong fighting spirit, which can be seen in the 
  decisive  wars :

   " To escape from the humiliating misery and
      hardships of  slavery.
      They have to win  the enemies "

       Because of these always urgent and real demands for
 the fate of  their  country, more than  anybody  else,
 the Vietnamese researched and  invented  unique techniques
 adaptable to the characteristics of  the country,  its people
 and  to  the level  of  development  of  their  technology,
 society  and economy. Those techniques of combat were
 sufficient  to oppose and  stop the tyrannical  invasion  of  
 foreign  countries. 

      The Vietnamese traditional martial arts which is very 
 rich in forms, was developed  based  on  the   bloody 
 experiences acquired during  the courageous  fights to
 protect their country and  people .

      The Founder Truong thanh Dang spent  his whole
  life to understand, practice, research and   consolidate
 the cultural heritage  and the martial  arts treasure into
 a unique, creative system .

     The school of Binh Ðinh Sa long cuong was formed
 from these  majestic, unyielding Vietnamese martial arts.
     It includes the best techniques of the Vietnamese
 traditional martial arts and the Shaolindo Temple.

     The founder Truong thanh Dang,  President of  the
  school  had  honored  two  Great Founders :

  1. Great Founder Bodhidarma, Founder of  the 
 Shaolindo Temple, the reknown Chinese  traditional
 martial arts.
 
  2. King Quang Trung Nguyen Hue, the hero of 
 Tay Son  at the end of the 18th century,  who had
 united the people mobilized the whole country.
       
       He destroyed any plan to  betray in search of  honor,
 and  expelled more than  200,000 Man Thanh soldiers, 
 marking a glorious episode in the Vietnamese  history .

    With the goals of spreading  and conserving this special
  cultural  heritage  of the Vietnamese, and creating
  a healthy  environment  for  physical  education and
  effective  self- defense  in the daily life, The Binh Ðinh 
  Sa long Cuong, Vietnamese Traditional  Martial Arts 
  Association was formed in March 1998  at  :

                 The  LINH SON  Buddhist  Temple
             4604 DUVAL Rd.
             Austin, TEXAS 78727. USA
             ( 512 ) 794-8998
             ( 512 ) 246-7544
             http://www.salongcuong.org

   The  Association is directed by Master Tran phu Huu,
  Goldent Belt 5^th degree of the School  Bình Ðịnh 
  Sa Long  Cuong,  from 1998.