As a child, I was always outside. Playing football, basketball... anything that had anything to do with exercise I enjoyed. Back then, I soon found out that I had a talent for sports and coordination.

This eventually led to a sports education at the Academy of Physical Education (ALO) in Tilburg. Here, I was trained as a first-degree teacher in Physical Education, enabling me to turn my hobby into my job. And then what do you do in your spare time? Exactly! Even more sports! During this period, I was extensively introduced to various martial arts such as taekwondo, karate, boxing, judo and Jiu Jitsu.

After the ALO, I started working as a sports instructor at the Police Institute for Public Order and Safety, where I taught sports to the Mobile Unit and the Railway Police.

Eventually, through a career switch, I ended up working in ICT. During this period, martial arts continued to fascinate me and I practised kickboxing and wrestling. Yet these sports turned out not to be quite it, until I was finally introduced to Krav Maga at Taus Gym. This was it: reality, drills, multiple attackers, the whole deal, this was self-defence! At Taus Gym, I had totally found my niche.

In mid-2014, Riaz approached me asking if I was interested in joining the Civilian Instructor Course (CIC); the Krav Maga instructor training course. Besides a great honour, I thought it was also a great challenge! Enthusiastically, I started the CIC in April 2015 and after successful completion, I have now officially become an IKMF Krav Maga instructor.

The next challenge now is, together with Riaz, to further strengthen and expand Taus Gym in terms of activities. Thanks to my extensive work experience and internal training at Taus Gym, it has already become possible to teach FIT classes alongside Krav Maga. Something I also enjoy doing, because it fits perfectly into the vision of Taus Gym. A vision I fully endorse. With the trainings of Taus Gym you can effectively and specifically contribute to the safety and health of all Tilburgers!

I'm looking forward to it! See you at Krav Maga and/or the FIT classes!

 

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