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Artes Marciais Vietnamitas - Federação Portuguesa

Artes Marciais Vietnamitas – Federação Portuguesa is a non-profit association with no political or ideological views. Its objective is the physical and mental development of the human being as a whole, by the practice of Vietnamese Martial Arts and other health while observing solidarity and social peace. Member of National and International organizations, during many years it sees its work recognized by the national agencies for sports and youth and by Municipal Executives where its activity is developed. IPDJ (Portuguese Sports Institute) recognizes it a sports promoter entity.

We believe some skills can only be attained trough non-formal education, while others like languages can greatly benefit from it. With that in mind, we designed a program to provide an array of skills that aren't commonly found on formal education (Self-Esteem, Force of Will, Social Skills and Behavior) or are overlooked by the school system (physical condition and health, foreign languages). This program will include trips and youth exchanges and will be suited to be completed in 4 or 5 years before the university. Doing so, it is possible to learn foreign languages on a non-formal basis, promote healthy life trough sports and physical activity, promoting gender equality and anti-discrimination that are inherent to the practice of Martial Arts. While the project will be of a European basis, there will be also a connection to Vietnamese culture trough the Martial Arts.

A young person attending this project could obtain a large number of soft skills, experience to multicultural environments and a Black Belt in Martial Arts just before entering University.