Cor Hemmers

Cor Hemmers
Born	August 24, 1956 (1956-08-24) (age 55) Breda, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Style	Kickboxing, Kyokushin Karate, Muay Thai
Team	Meang Ho Golden Glory
Kickboxing record
Total	29
Wins	25
Losses	3
Draws	1
Other information
Notable students	Chalid Arrab, Ramon Dekkers, Heath Herring, Aziz Jahjah, Ruslan Karaev, Stefan Leko, Alistair Overeem, Bas Rutten, Gökhan Saki, Semmy Schilt, Errol Zimmerman

Cor Hemmers (born August 24, 1956 in Breda) is a Dutch kickboxing trainer associated with the Golden Glory gym in Breda, Netherlands.

Hemmers began his martial arts training in judo at the age of 6, which he studied until the age of 15 when he switched to Kyokushin Karate. In 1976, Hemmers began competing in full contact karate. During the 1980s, however, Muay Thai and kickboxing became more popular in the Netherlands and Hemmers took this up. His professional kickboxing record was 25 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.^[1]

In 1984, he opened his own gym called Meang Ho and he later became the head trainer at the Golden Glory gym. He has trained numerous world champions and contenders in both kickboxing and mixed martial arts including Ramon Dekkers, Heath Herring, Stefan Leko, Alistair Overeem, Bas Rutten, Gökhan Saki and Semmy Schilt.^[2]

References

1. ^ Cor Hemmers profile @ Golden Glory
2. ^ Ramon Dekkers: His Mentor Cor Hemmers

Persondata
Name	Hemmers, Cor
Alternative names
Short description	Kickboxer
Date of birth	August 24, 1956
Place of birth	Breda, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death