Aikido, a defensive martial art from Japan, has been included as part of physical training at the Dong A University in Da Nang for the 2016-2017 academic year..

Trainees join an Aikido course at Aikido Yoseikan Da Nang club (Source: Aikido Yoseikan Da Nang)

The Chairman of the private Dong A University, Ms Nguyen Thi Anh Dao, said it is the first university in the central region and highlands to include the martial art in the curriculum along with karate, taekwondo, football and volleyball.

Japanese masters will start training students later this year.

The university also established karate, aikido and taekondo clubs for regular training three days a week along with life-skills programmes.

The private college and William Angliss Institute from Australia have started a personnel training programme for the hospitality, tourism and culinary arts sectors for the 2016-17 period, as well as Japanese language training in cooperation with Route Inn Group from Japan.

Aikido, which debuted in Viet Nam in 1958, was introduced in Da Nang 33 years ago.

(Source: VNA/ Da Nang Today)