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Post by pieter on Dec 22, 2019 10:49:37 GMT -7
The criminal side of Kick boxing was portrayed in this Dutch movie about a criminal Moroccan kick boxer
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Post by pieter on Dec 22, 2019 13:18:25 GMT -7
Jan Plas Jan Plas (1945–2010) was a Dutch former professional kickboxer, trainer and founder of the Mejiro Gym in Amsterdam. He is considered to be the father of kickboxing in the Netherlands.Career Jan PlasPlas began his career in martial arts in karate, learning Kyokushin from Jon Bluming. He founded the Mejiro Gym in 1978 after learning kickboxing from Kenji Kurosaki, a Japanese martial artist who founded the original Mejiro Gym in Mejiro, Tokyo. In 1976, he founded the NKBB (The Dutch Kickboxing Association) with Thom Harinck. He also went on to run the Vos Gym and trained many world-class fighters including Peter Aerts, Rodney Glunder, Ivan Hippolyte, Rob Kaman, Andre Mannaart and Fred Royers. Peter Aerts Rodney Glunder, the fighter on the right side Ivan Hippolyte omn the right vs vs Brian Pieters on the left Rob Kaman on the left Andre Mannaart on the left against Lee Hasdell on the right Fred Royers on the left Jan PlasPlas was also a member of the Dutch organized crime world (The Penose). In 1986, he was involved in the kidnapping of Gijs van Dam II, the son of hash dealer Gijs van Dam, with a gang run by the drug lord Johan Verhoek, also known as "De Hakkelaar". He worked as a bodyguard for well-known gangster Klaas Bruinsma. In April 2008, Plas was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and his daughter and son-in-law, both police officers in Amsterdam, were charged with fraud and money laundering. Drug lord "De Hakkelaar", Johan Verhoek Klaas Bruinsma (6 October 1953 – 27 June 1991) was a major Dutch drug lord. He was shot dead on 27 June 1991 by organized crime member and former police officer Martin Hoogland.  Jan PlasOn September 1, 2010, it was reported that Plas had committed suicide in his jail cell at the age of 65.
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