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Chakuriki Gym is a kickboxing gym, headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Founded in 1972, it is one of the oldest kickboxing gyms in the Netherlands.
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History
The gym was founded in 1972 by Thom Harinck, who origanally began teaching his own style named "Chakuriki", a mixture of techniques from boxing, Kyokushin karate, judo, jujutsu and wrestling.[1]
Chakuriki later became a kickboxing gym as Harinck added Muay Thai and Savate to his repetoir. In 1978, fighters from Chakuriki became the first Dutch to fight at Lumpini Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
Fighters
Peter Aerts
Branko Cikatić- Lloyd van Dams
Hesdy Gerges
Badr Hari
Jérôme Le Banner- Melvin Manhoef
- Rene Rooze
Anderson "Braddock" Silva- André Tete
- Amir Zeyada
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Categories:- 1972 establishments
- Kickboxing training facilities
- Kickboxing in the Netherlands
- Sport in Amsterdam
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