1. Thom Harinck was born on 22 December 1943 and is a Dutch kickboxer and kickboxing trainer and founder of the Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam.
11 Facts About Thom Harinck
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Thom Harinck is married to Marjan Olfers, former member of the board of Ajax and from 1 May 2012 professor in sports law.
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Thom Harinck ended up giving up on judo, after he wasn't allowed to advance to the rank of black belt, due to his youth.
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Thom Harinck later took up boxing after he returned to the Netherlands and started teaching Savate in Holland.
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Thom Harinck received judo and traditional jujutsu instruction from Tokyo police department.
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Thom Harinck spent plenty of time in Taiwan, where he entered to train Chinese Kenpo in addition to karate.
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Chakuriki later became a kickboxing gym as Thom Harinck added Japanese kickboxing and Savate to his repertoire.
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Thom Harinck founded the NKBB in 1976, the MTBN in 1983, the WMTA and the EMTA in 1984.
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Thom Harinck is one of the most famous trainers in the sport and has trained numerous world champions including Peter Aerts, Branko Cikatic, Gilbert Ballantine, Jerome Le Banner, Badr Hari and Hesdy Gerges.
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Thom Harinck announced his retirement in April 2013 at the age of sixty-nine.
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In May 2016 Thom Harinck published his memoirs in the English language.