After two days of competition, Djouadj said that, inaddition to Vietnamese martial artists, the skills of those from otherSoutheast Asian countries have improved remarkably, with no big difference inlevels any more.
He added that Vovinam is currently developing strongly inmany countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and America such as Cambodia, Laos,Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, Algeria, and Senegal. In some nations,Vovinam has occupied even a more important position than other martial arts. The appearanceof Vovinam Federations in continents has contributed to bringing the martialarts to a new height, and promoting its image to many countries around theworld.
According to Djouadj, when visiting Hanoi, he saw that theVietnamese Government has done its best to have the successful SEA Games so asto improve the image of Vietnam in the region and the world.
He also said he can feel the warm atmosphere at Hanoi’s SocSon Gymnasium where audiences cheer martial artists of not only the host butalso other countries./.