VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese martial artists have won three gold medals at the pre-Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Kempo Shorinji Tournament at the Gelanggang Gymnasium in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Just getting started: Viet Nam's Kempo Shorinji team won three gold medals in the pre-SEA Games Kempo Shorinji Tournament at the Gelanggang Gymnasium in Jakarta. — File Photo
Phan Thi Kieu Duyen and Pham Thi Mao won the first gold in the women's doubles for the performance event. The team later pocketed three bronze medals in the performance discipline.

In the combat event,the Vietnamese won two gold medals thanks to Do Hong Ngoc in the women's U-45kg and Chau Nguyen Quoc in the men's U-65kg. The team also took three silvers and three bronzes.

Kempo Shorinji will feature for the first time at the SEA Games in Indonesia this November, and Viet Nam are aiming for at least one gold medal in the event.

Kempo Shorinji was established by Doshin So as a system for self-improvement and training in Japan in 1947, based on Shaolin kungfu (and using the same first three kanji).

The training methods are based on the philosophy "spirit and body are not separable" and "train both body and spirit".

In this way, Kempo Shorinji is known to have the three benefits of self-defence and training, mental training and promoting health.

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