Martial arts transform lives of young women in Ho Chi Minh City

Martial arts are booming in popularity amongst young women in Ho Chi Minh City as a means of staying active without logging long hours on a treadmill. Studios specializing in martial arts from Vietnam, as well as from other countries throughout Asia, are popping up in neighborhoods all around the southern metropolis, drawing in crowds of locals looking to learn a new sport and get some exercise without the monotony of a boring gym routine. Sisters Tran My Hoa and Tran My Linh are two young locals who first began learning Taekwondo three years ago and have since fallen in love with the Korean martial art, adding the sport to their daily routines in order to stay fit. ‘We wanted long legs!’ Hoa and Linh’s reason for taking up Taekwondo was pretty simple. “We wantedl ong legs. We heard that our legs would actually grow because Taekwondo requires a lot of leg moves,” they said, laughing. Though 70 percent of Taekwondo moves do involve using legs, it is pretty unlikely the sport will make the sisters any taller. Still, it has transformed the duo into a fighting force to be reckoned with. The sisters’ daily routine starts each morning at 5:00… Read full this story

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