| Le Sang | |
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Grand Master Le Sang |
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| Born | 1920 Hanoi |
| Died | September 27, 2010 Ho Chi Minh City |
| Occupation | Martial artist |
Le Sang (1920 – September 27, 2010[1]) was the President of the Vovinam Vietnamese Martial Arts World Federation, a position he had held from 1960 until his death.
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Le Sang was born to Le Van Hien (also known as Duc Quang) (1887–1959) and Nguyen Thi Mui (1887–1993). He was ill as a child, which made it difficult for him to walk, and his mother advised him to study a martial art in order to strengthen his legs.
In Hanoi he learned Vovinam at Nguyễn Lộc's Vovinam school. Soon Le Sang was a teacher himself and, together with Nguyễn Lộc, continued to develop Vovinam.
In 1954 Le Sang accompanied Nguyễn Lộc to Saigon to open a Vovinam class. He continued to open additional Vovinam schools and, as of 2007, was still teaching the higher-ranked students.
In 1960, Nguyễn Lộc passed the leadership of Vovinam to Le Sang.
He was born in Hanoi, Vietnam and died in Ho Chi Minh City.