11 Facts About Jon Bluming

Johannes Cornelius Bluming was a Dutch martial artist, instructor and actor.

Jon Bluming was the coach of two-time Olympic champion Willem Ruska.

Jon Bluming received several decorations and was wounded twice, having to be moved to Tokyo to recover.

In 1956, Jon Bluming was appointed coach of the Dutch national team, which won the European championships in Bellevue.

Jon Bluming's tenure was successful, winning all of his matches and reaching a record of points only matched by French 5th Dan Maurice Quell.

Jon Bluming went back to teach his old friends, make some new ones, and possibly participate in the 1961 World Judo Championships in Paris in December, but his career halted after the Dutch Jujitsu and Judo Association impeded him from joining the competition.

Jon Bluming issued a public challenge to the now world champion Geesink, but the NJJB again vetoed it.

Jon Bluming then made a match against all comers, which was attended by some 80 judoka from 1st dan to 4th dan, and he still threw them all within about four seconds in full view of the press.

Jon Bluming remained a close coworker of Oyama, but over time he became critical with his policies, and eventually left the school due to disagreements with him, founding his own school, Kyokushin Budokai.

Four years later, Jon Bluming was contacted by Akira Maeda from Fighting Network Rings, a professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion which had a working agreement with both Oyama himself and Jon Bluming's apprentice Chris Dolman.

Jon Bluming died on December 17,2018, in De Bilt, Netherlands.