when did vovinam start
HISTORY OF VOVINAM. Grand Master Nguyá»n Lá»c (1912 â 1960) Vovinam was founded by Grand Master Nguyá»n Lá»c in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1938 (Wikipedia, 2012). Vovinam was a synthesis of Grand Master Nguyá»n Lá»câs family style and several traditional. martial arts styles that he studied (including traditional wrestling, or Vat).