VIETTAICHI CHRONICLE

OUR PUBLICATIONS a)VIET-CHI POST Published first week every month Viet-Chi Post is the official publication of Viet-Chi System (VOVIET/Vietvodao, VietTaiChi, VietChiKiem, VietKhiPhap, ChiBong, ChiCuoc, ChiLuc, and ChiVat) to diffuse important information regarding ethics, ranking black-belts, teachers and masters, appointments, awards, sanction, as well as technical programs and communication. Viet-Chi Post is also for publishing helpful information and guidance to a large number of teachers and students. The main concern is to support our clubs, to encourage our teachers and our students at the era of globalization where no one can just stay alone. Students need to feel they belong to something larger than their Club. They wish to know about History and Tradition of Vietnamese Culture and Martial Arts, and what others are learning and doing in the same field of their activities today. We offer exceptional rate for Group Subscription: All members of your group will receive documents as a regular member. It doesn’t matter how many students in-and-out you have during the year, just fill in a Group Subscription and the estimated members of your group this year and send us their e-mail. b)The CLUB MASTER HOANG, “Club Master” Member receives the annual COMPENDIUM and communication letters, and from time to time some Spontaneous Letters from Master Phan-Hoang The “Club Master” has been founded to keep in touch with current followers and former fellows and to provide information on our activities and Stages with Master Phan-Hoang. All members are welcome to participate to the Autumn Celebration (birthday of Master Phan-Hoang) whenever organized, at any place. (Last year, 2011: Caen, Sangano, Warsaw, Padova). c)The LEARNING GROUP Member receives all three publications: Viet-Chi Post, Learning Letter, and Spontaneous Letter -LEARNING LETTER (published third week every month) is to provide to general readers, students, and teachers a monthly teaching directly from G.M Phan-Hoang, Founder of Viet-Chi 8 Disciplines. Learning Letter strongly supports lifelong learning spirit; encourages individual development and social accomplishment. -SPONTANEOUS LETTER (no fixed date, at least once a month) provides to members of the Learning Group spontaneous records of thought and description on real situation, at a precise place and time, directly from GM Phan-Hoang, all year along. The Spontaneous Letter helps students, Black-Belts, Disciples, and Teachers to better understand the Way of our arts and to feel much closer to the founder of their disciplines. The Learning Group Membership could show you how seriously one can pretend to be informed in the field of our disciplines. Moreover, in a number of situations Learning Group Members benefit from significant discount rate (e.g. only 15 euros against 30 euros to register in a training program such as NoiCong ChiLuc, VietChiKiem, and SuLo which are offered this year 2012) TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR 2012 Teaching of Grand Master Phan Hoang through e-mail. d) NOI-CONG CHI-LUC: Training for the Power of Inner Force. Motto: Be Strong-. What is NOI-CONG CHI-LUC? Noi-Cong Chi-Luc is a highly practical training program that combines a number of exercises for inner-energy development (Noi-Cong) with dynamic external training methods derived from the discipline of Chi-Luc (training elite people). e) VIET-CHI-KIEM: The Sword of Life. - Motto: Be Accomplished-. VIET-CHI-KIEM (Chi-Kiem) is a peaceful way of the sword; a highly valuable discipline adapted to modern life from the ancient Vietnamese “Kiem-Phap” and the ancient Way of Vietnamese Swordsmen (Trang-si). Viet-Chi-Kiem is not another school of the sword; rather, Viet-Chi-Kiem is a school for human development that follows the beautiful way of sword. f) SU-LO: The Way of Teachers. - Motto: Be Right. SU-LO: "THE TEACHING AND TRAINING FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO FOLLOW THE WAY OF TEACHERS AND MASTERS". Therefore, SU-LO program aims specifically to train those who are sincerely seeking a high way of learning and training for becoming a noble and successful teacher in modern and global time while keeping deep roots to ancient traditions. The structure of SU-LO program consists of three pillars. The first is Technical Training (Quyen-Thuat) ; the second is Methodology (Phuong-Phap), and the third stands for What teachers must know (Thong Lo).The Technical Training starts with an exceptional Quyen called KY-MON. Registration is now open; places l CONTACT EMAIL : vcp@vovietjournal.org

THE CITY OF CAEN (Translated from French by electronic program, not edited)
In a cold day in February 1964 the train from Paris dropped me at the station of Caen, next to the area called Demi-Lune . Why did I come to Caen to do my Ph.D. studies?
It's very simple, for every event in life, there is always an economic reason, apparent or hidden, which influences our decisions. In my case it was very clear: doctoral studies last several years and the cost of living in Paris was unbearable for me. In addition, I was very tired. Caen, as I had imagined before arriving there, would be my peaceful place. A quiet and easy city to live with the small budget of a foreigner student alone.
The bus runing to the university made me discover that Caen was a brand new city and very beautiful. Through the window of the bus which was moving too fast for me I had seen many fine shops along a modern avenue. Also there were some beautiful churches but I confess that at that time these modern stores were clearly much more attractive than the architecture of churches. A the end of this avenue, the horizon opened widely to the ramparts of a imposing castle. A fabulous castle. Who has not dreamed in his childhood of a fabulous castle. In my early youth my dreamed castle was the imperial palace in Tokyo. I saw it on a wall calendar, among other pictures of beautiful young Japanese in traditional attires and the beautiful Mount Fuji covered by snow. But right now the Japanese imperial palace faded quickly and the French impressive castle appeared as a reallity within the reach of my eyes. These magnificent ruins of the castle dating from the time of William the Conqueror warmed my heart in a cold day of February when I did not know much myself where my life was heading. In fact, the bus Caen was comfortable and well heated and there was also a bright sun shining in the sky when I arrived in Caen.