well a lot of you have ask me for pictures of rob kaman.
here they're,pictures of the legend rob kaman.
this one is from 1980.

versus payap penchai

versus morimoto

versus morimoto

versus morimoto

rob kaman and samart

rob kaman 1983

rob kaman in france/1983

rob kaman vs john moncayo in amsterdam

rob kaman the first european worldchampion w.k.a (23-09-1983)

rob kaman vs john moncayo in miami,where rob beat him for the second time on k.o !

rob kaman in pattaya together with milo el geubli and his trainer jan plas and the famous thais chart and samart

rob kaman in pattaya together with milo el geubli and his trainer jan plas and the famous thais chart and samart

versus john moncayo

versus jean marc tonus for the european title full contact in 1984.

again versus jean marc tonus for the european title full contact in 1984.
this fight was in geneve/switzerland.

fightnight in hong kong:rob kaman vs samart prasanmirt

great lowkicks by the master himself : rob kaman

versus lakchart sorprasartporn in amsterdam in 1985

versus ernest simmons in amsterdam / 12 october 1986

great left lowkick !!

not only lowkicks !!

again versus payap in amsterdam/jaap edenhal in 1984

rob kaman 1987

versus ernesto hoost (01-02-1987)

versus ernesto hoost (01-02-1987)

versus roger hurd in amsterdam

after his k.o victory against lakchart in japan in only 30 seconds !!

versus santiago garza (u.s.a) in japan

versus sittisak (thailand) in amsterdam

versus ghalib carmichael in japan in 1987

after another victory in japan.

rob as a moviestar in ,,bloodfist,, together with don wilson & billy blanks.

rob knocks changpuak out !!

rob versus nishi in japan.

rob kaman versus ernesto hoost part 2 called ,,the battle of the year,,

rob kaman versus ernesto hoost for me the best fight ever in holland.

rob kaman versus luc verheye in france.

rob kaman after his victory over luc verheye.
together with coaches andre mannaart & tommy v/d berg and roger paschy.

great pictures!
kamen's fight vs hoost in 87 looks like a full contact bout. i wonder why?
what was the result?

great pics

the fight kaman vs hoost in 1987 was on w.k.a rules and it was victory for kaman on points.

the legendary team of mejiro gym :
rob kaman,peter.v.os,milo el geubli,andre brilleman,fred royers,muzaffer yamali

Are there two different Carmichaels, because when Gabe fought Don Wilson he was a black guy?

Great pics, Dirk!!! Do you have any more??? Any of Dekkers???!!!

oh yeah !! i have pictures of ramon dekkers.
these is from ,,too hot to handle,, together with rob kaman.

rob kaman versus jean yves theriault

rob kaman versus jean yves theriault

rob kaman training with another great dutch legend : fred royers

THANKS Dirk Stal

THANKS Dirk Stal

THANKS NICU.
here's a picture of the second fight between rob kaman and payap penchai the
champion of thailand.(31-5-1987 jaap edenhal / amsterdam)

Great pictures and great work Dirk. Have a nice weekend my good friend!!

i wish you and your family also a nice weekend,oliver.
this picture is for you.
rob kaman vs orlando breinburg in paris.

dirk do you have any pics of perry ubeda or ivan hippolite?
thanks!

here's ivan hippolyte fighting in the k-3 tournement that he won in japan.

perry,,dynamite,,ubeda fighting with gerald zwane.

rob kaman versus jerome turcan

rob,,hammerkick,,kaman .

rob kaman in his farewellfight against alexei ignashov.

rob kaman in his third movie with jean claude van damme : the legionair.

Hey Dirk, how about some more pics of Andre Mannaart and Fred Royers...

Do you have anymore pics of Kaman vs Payap? i met Payap the other night at Rajadamern and he is one scary looking guy!

dirk,

thanks for the old days...

any pictures from "fred royers,brilleman and muzaffer yamali ?..." they were also the legends who fought in fc, kb and mt ,savate ...no matter what the style is...

in the future,i will scan a lot of pictures of the fighters of mejiro gym,you will see ercan.

Hi Kieran,
here are 3 more of Payap vs Kaman .

Cool pics tight. Thanks Dirk.


"THE BONE writes:

Great pics, Dirk!!! Do you have any more??? Any of Dekkers???!!!"

Yep. Dirk posted some of Ramon a while back on here. Found them in the archive. Here is a "snipped" link to them....

http://urlsnip.com/048379


Dirk, by chance you have any photos of Dany Bill? Thanks for the pics. Paz.

Or to get to the pics on the search option you can type "Ramon ode". Paz.

This topic is always coming back on Ax,everytime it comes back,i feel very proud.That means also that Rob Kaman is still Populair,so I must post some pictures of Rob.
Thanks to everybody who support this topic.
Best Regards Dirk,,Hammerkick,,Stal.

lakchart Sorprasartporn vs Rob Kaman in Japan.

A poster of Ghalib Carmichael vs Rob Kaman in Japan.

Rob taping the hands of Leo de snoo,before Leo his fight in Thailand with Sayid Khan.

Rob Kaman vs Ernesto Hoost on the cover of the Dutch fighting magazine zendokan

Rob Kaman vs John Moncayo on the cover of the Dutch fighting magazine zendokan

Rob Kaman and Fred Royers at ,,It's showtime,, in 2003.

Mejiro Gym,way back in the mid eighties.

whatever next

A lot of the fighters of the big WKA gala of 23 september 1983 together,From left to right:Royers,Van Os,Chau,Yamali,El Geubli,Payap,Ishino,Moncayo,Kaman and Brilleman.

Raise your hands !!!!!!! Rob Kaman is the first European kickboxer to became worldchampion WKA ON 23 september 1983 in Amsterdam.

That was great. Thank you.

Before,Rob was training at Mejiro gym,he trained pentjak silat with Roy Martina.

The first picture of Rob Kaman in the dojo of Mejiro gym.

Jan Plas,Fred Royers and Rob Kaman.

Fred Royers and Rob Kaman,after their victories in Miami over Larry Nichols and John Moncayo.

Rob Kaman vs Ernesto Hoost on 18 november 1990.

this man is a legend and one of my all time favourites.

Rob Kaman vs Tunay Koban

Rob Kaman vs Samart Prasanmirt in Hong Kong in 1985.

Rob Kaman,after his win over Samart Prasanmirt in Hong Kong in 1985.

Rob Kaman vs Jan Wessels in Amsterdam on 9 april 1989.

Friends seminar for Darrell Gholar !Two Dutch legends,Rob Kaman and Bas Rutten.

Interview with Rob Kaman on Super pro :
http://www.superpro.se/eng/eng_index.html
Not many fighters are known throughout the world like Rob "The Dutchman" Kaman. For more than 20 years he won nearly everything in kick- and thai boxing. He was known for his punches and his lethal low kicks.

He started thai boxing when he was 18 at the well known Mejiro Gym in Amsterdam under the legendary Jan Plas. Before that he trained the indonesian martial art pencak silat. He fought his first fight only 4 months after he started training, and fought none other than the french kickboxing champion on Paris. He lost that fight but got a taste for fighting and continued to train even harder. Then he fought several fights in a quick paste and won them all, most on KO, before he went on to become a professional kick- thai boxer.

In his international break through he fought Blinky Rodriques, related to Benny Urquides. After knocking him out in the second round he was ready for Thailand.

His first fight in Thailand was against a local champion, Dennoi, whom he knocked out. After that he recieved an offer to fight the thai champion Lakchart in Bangkok. Rob lost that fight but went on to fight many other thai champions like Payap and Champuek (4 times).

During his carreer he won several world titles like: WKA, ISKA, IKBF, IMF and also K2 in Paris.

1990 he fought the now 4-times K-1 champion Ernesto Hoost in Amsterdam. A fight wich is talked about until this day. It was a very tough fight wich went back and front until Rob Kaman finally won by KO. Rob says himself in our interview: "It was a hard fight. I was in trouble for a while, but that was what made me gear up and finally knock him out..."

1999 he fought his farewell fight in Haarlem, Holland against K-1 star Ignashov. Kaman won by point but in his own eyes he lost, so he gave the trophee over to Ignashov in the ring.

After his fantastic carreer he started doing movies with amoung othersd Jean Claude van Damme. Super Pro got an interview with legendary Rob Kaman who now lives in the US.

SP: How old were you when you started to train?
RK: I was 16 when I started to train pencak silat, then I started thai boxing when I was 18.

SP: Why did you start to train at Mejiro Gym?
RK: It was Lucien Carbin who took me there. At first I trained with him in Bijlmeer, a neighbourhood outside of Amsterdam.

SP: You fought your first fight after only four months. Why?
RK: I was hungry and I did good at training, so I didn´t want to wait.

SP: What does the rainbow you always wear on your fighting shorts mean?
RK: It´s the name of my son Sayroeng. It means rainbow in thai.

SP: How many fights have you fought in all?
RK: I´ve fought 99 fights. I lost 13 and won 78 by KO.

SP: What do you do now when you´ve quit fighting?
RK: I give thai boxing lessions and I´m a mental coach for several fighters like Paul Briggs, a light heavy weighter. Now I have my visa papers in order as well, so I´m thinking of acting again.

SP: What does it take to make a good thai boxer?
RK: You´ve got to be in balance with yourself and dare to confront the fear that can come in a fight.

SP: What are your tips to fighters coming up in their carreer?
RK: Not to stand to long at the same spot. If you notice that you´re not developing, look around nad see if you can learn more somewhere else.

SP: What´s different between thai boxing now and then?
RK: Fighters of today take after the thais too much. You can´t copy their style too much and I miss strategy in a lot of fights.

SP: You´ve trained a lot of time in Thailand. Wich is the biggest difference between thai and european training?
RK: The thais train a lot more monotonous than the europeans. I think you need to take the best from Thailand and the best from Europe and combine to achieve the best results.

SP: What has Jan Plas ment for you in your carreer?
RK: Extremely much. I have him to thank for a lot. His strength is that he goes in individually on a fighter and brings out whats best in that particular fighter. He doesn´t train everyone the same way.

SP: How was it that you started doing movies?
RK: It was Jean Claude van Damme whom came up to me after a fight and asked me if I wanted to take part in a movie he was making. ANd then it went on to other films.

SP: Are you still doing movies?
RK: That´s my ambition. Now I´ve got my papers in order, like I said, som now it´s easier to work. I also want to make my own movies.

SP: How many films have you taken part in?
RK: Four.

SP: Do you train boxing?
RK: Yeah, I train pretty often. Even when I train others I train myself.

SP: Why do so many great fighters com from Holland.
RK: They have good character and the thai boxing culture is very big in Holland.

SP: How did you prepare yoursel mentaly before your fights?
RK: I visualized the fights in my head before. I thaught trough the fight and my opponents. That way I was mentaly prepared when the fight came.

SP: You have won everything there is to win. Did any victory mean more than the others?
RK: Yeah, the fight against Hoost. I had just lost a fight in Japan against Peter Smit and people said that Kaman was finished. That´s why it felt so good....to show everyone Kaman wasn´t finished.

SP: Wich was your favourite technique?
RK: At first low kick, I think and that´s what I was most famous for, but I think my timing was my biggest strength.

SP: Thank you Rob, for taking the time (via telephone from USA) to do this interview! It will mean a lot to many people.
RK: Thank you

Rob Kaman,way back in the mid eighties.

Rob Kaman,way back in the mid eighties.

Rob Kaman,way back in the mid eighties.

Rob Kaman and Bob Schreiber.

Rob Kaman and Bob Schreiber.

Rob Kaman and Bob Schreiber.

Rob Kaman and Bob Schreiber.

Rob Kaman and Bob Schreiber.

Rob Kaman and Bob Schreiber.

Rob Kaman and Bob Schreiber.

Rob Kaman vs Tosca Petridis,the rematch in France.

Rob Kaman vs Luc verheye in France in 1991.

Rob Kaman vs Luc verheye in France in 1991.

Rob Kaman vs Jerome Turcan in France in 1994.

Rob after his farewellfight with Alexey Ignashov.

Rob together with Jan Plas.

Rob training with Jan Plas.

Versus Lakchart in Thailand in 1981.

Versus Lakchart in Thailand in 1981.

Rob with his mother,after his victory over John Moncayo in Amsterdam.

Promotion for the videotape of the W.K.A gala from 23 september 1983.

Rob Kaman vs Payap Penchai in Amsterdam on 12 Januari 1984.

Rob Kaman vs Payap Penchai in Amsterdam on 12 Januari 1984.

versus ernesto hoost (01-02-1987)

Rob Kaman vs Jean-Claude Levyer in Japan.

I find it very interesting that Rob Kaman trained in Pentjak Silat before he went into Muay Thai because although I have never trained in Pentjak Silat judging by what I've seen in books I think it is a very lethal martial art that I would love to study which includes all totally real moves invoving various weapons and barehands.

How old is Fred Royers in those photos where he is in the ring next to Rob Kaman celebrating their victories? He doesn't look so young in those photos. Was he fighting into his later years? How old was he when he stopped fighting?

Hi Barney,
Fred was at that time,29 years old,he fought his last fight in 1985,when he was 30 years old.Here's another picture of Rob and Fred,for Kwon.

Rob Kaman in action in Japan.

Rob Kaman with Olivier Muller,signing a contract for his i.s.k.a fight with Eddy Matthieu.

Rob at Mejiro gym,at the end of the eighties.

Rob with his trainer Jan Plas.

Rob Kaman vs Krongsak.

Rob Kaman vs Krongsak.

Rob Kaman vs kirkwood walker.

Rob Kaman,after his win,in the rematch with Jan wessels.

Rob Kaman sparring with his friend and sparringpartner Leo de Snoo,at Mejiro gym,way back at the end of the eighties.

hi dirk,

i think that jan plas is now in japan...sometimes ,i see on corner of the dutch fighters in k-1...is he visiting holland?..he was one of the best trainers i know in the history...even chakuriki could dominate the area only after he left mejiro...(%90 the chakuriki fighters have been beaten by mejiro fighters at his times...)

Rob Kaman sparring with Stefan Berkenpas.

Rob Kaman at the latest 2H2H,On 18 June 2006 in Amsterdam.

harry monk everywhere yet rdouble and andyc???

quote of the year to Dirk stall"do you have ant Ramon Dekkers pictures" he he

Onr thing i would like to point out to people is tat Dirk stall has been a great supporter of muay thai and kickboxing for many years but surprisingly never trained or fought this to me shows great deddication to our sport and as one i thank him.
Rich

Rob Kaman with Leo de Snoo,at a seminar in Italia.

Rob Kaman with Andy Souwer and Andre Mannaart.

Rob Kaman training in his old dojo,the famous Mejiro Gym in Amsterdam.

Rob looks in good shape....thinking of a comeback??

Lakchart Sor Prasartporn vs Rob Kaman.

Lakchart Sor Prasartporn vs Rob Kaman.

versus payap penchai

Rob Kaman vs Blinky Rodriquez

wow

Rob Kaman with Bernie Willems in Germany

Rob Kaman vs Blinky Rodriquez in Amsterdam in 1982.

Rob Kaman K-1 trading card

Rob Kaman in the U.S.A

Rob Kaman, together with Benny and Sarah Urquidez

Great pictures Dirk thanks.

Rob Kaman was the smartest Kick Boxer Europe has produced imho,i loved his style.

far left is that who fought diesel noi

Here's a great picture of Rob Kaman, taken from the book of Bernie Willems from Germany, who made a book about kickboxing legends.

Here's a great picture of Rob Kaman, taken from the book of Bernie Willems from Germany, who made a book about kickboxing legends.

Here's a great picture of Rob Kaman, taken from the book of Bernie Willems from Germany, who made a book about kickboxing legends.

Here's a great picture of Rob Kaman, taken from the book of Bernie Willems from Germany, who made a book about kickboxing legends.

Here's a great picture of Rob Kaman, taken from the book of Bernie Willems from Germany, who made a book about kickboxing legends.

Here's a great picture of Rob Kaman, taken from the book of Bernie Willems from Germany, who made a book about kickboxing legends.

Here's a great picture of Rob Kaman, taken from the book of Bernie Willems from Germany, who made a book about kickboxing legends.

wow! fantastic pics, thanks

do you have only pictures of male fighters?
would like to see some of saskia van rijswick , corrine geeris.
cool to see girls in the mejiro gym in the 80's- did mejiro produce any champion female fighters? thanks

Rob Kaman and Fred Royers on the cover of the official Karate magazine

Rob Kaman with Rachid Saadi

Rob Kaman Kaboa

Rob Kaman Kaboa

Rob Kaman at Mejiro Gym Friesland, training in Leeuwarden 6 september 2008. From left to right: Stefan Berkenpas, Sieb Landstra, Rob Kaman, Louis Diderich.

Rob Kaman at Mejiro Gym Friesland, training in Leeuwarden 6 september 2008. From left to right: Stefan Berkenpas, Sieb Landstra, Rob Kaman, Louis Diderich.

Great pics and info.

I am a great fan of Rob Kamen, thanks for sharing.

You put the glove in the face,you make a low kick...awesome lol he was x

Rob Kaman vs Dieselnoi should have happened. It would have been an absolute war.

Kaman in Serbia with Miodrag Jotic.

Rob Kaman with Gilbert Yvel at the Affliction & M-1 press-conference

Rob Kaman seminar at The Armory, located in beautiful Jupiter Florida

Deney Terrio, Chuck Norris, Rob Kaman, Don Wilson, Michael Talbot, Gerry Blanck, Greg Sierra, & John Diehl, 1983

Rob Kaman training anno 2009

Rob Kaman training with Jason'Mayhem'Miller

Yeah wicked fighter to this day
one of the all time greats for low kick-timing was beautiful
i fought on the same bill as kaman in 1987 when i fought Yamali and rematched in Arnhem(fred Royers show)
Kamen was a great guy to

you cant beat the old time greats
chin down

Entry Rob Kaman his farewell fight 24 October 1999 Extran hal in Haarlem / Holland

Rob Kaman for the last time in the ring, in his farewell fight 24 October 1999 Extran hal in Haarlem / Holland

Rob Kaman with his son Gaby with the trophy for 'The fighter of the Century' after his farewell fight 24 October 1999 Extran hal in Haarlem / Holland

Poster Rob Kaman vs Alexey Ignashov

Rob Kaman in the UFC, in the corner of Brandon Vera

Rob Kaman with Stefan Berkenpas at Mejiro Gym Friesland in Leeuwarden

Rob Kaman with Stefan Berkenpas at Mejiro Gym Friesland in Leeuwarden

Rob Kaman and Alek Haimovici

Rob Kaman was part of a golden era of legendary Dutch fighters including Ramon Dekker,Ernesto Hoost,Gilbert Ballantine,Peter Eurts,Ivan Hippolyte,Andre Mannaart,Peter Smit,Rob Schreiber,Lucia Riyker,etc the list goes on these fighters were an inspiration to me during the eighties and nineties.
Some great pictures on here Dirk thanks for the memories!!!

This thread has come to the fore on 'AX' several times over the years, and each time i find myself reading through all of the posts and looking at the photos in awe.

Thankyou for sharing....

Loud 'OSU!'.

Rob Kaman 2010

Rob Kaman vs Changphuak Kiatsongrit 24 april 1990 in Lumpinee / Bangkok in Thailand (Thx to David Leonardo Barcena, for the picture)

Rob Kaman vs Changphuak Kiatsongrit 24 april 1990 in Lumpinee / Bangkok in Thailand (Thx to David Leonardo Barcena, for the picture)

Rob Kaman vs Jerome Turcan in France on 25 June 1994 (Thx to David Leonardo Barcena, for the picture)

Rob Kaman vs Jerome Turcan in France on 25 June 1994 (Thx to David Leonardo Barcena, for the picture)

Rob Kaman vs Bunshima Roong in Milan on 30 September 1995 (Thx to David Leonardo Barcena, for the picture)

Rob Kaman and André Mannaart in Milan on 30 September 1995 (Thx to David Leonardo Barcena, for the picture)

Rob Kaman in a Japanese magazine

Rob Kaman in a Japanese magazine

Rob Kaman & Brandon Vera

Rob Kaman vs Ernesto Hoost on 18 November 1990 in Amsterdam

Rob Kaman vs Marek Piotrowski on 21 November 1992 in Paris

Rob Kaman, Luc Verheije and Leo de Snoo in Thailand (Thx to Luc Verheije for the picture)

Dutch team in France, From left to right: Tommy v/d Berg, Rob Kaman, Luc Verheije, Ramon Dekkers, Brian Pieters and Cor Hemmers (Thx to Luc Verheije for the picture)

Class pics of Kaman - a living legend and nice to see he was'nt too big to be called a Thaiboxer or a Kickboxer - pure martial artist IMO.

Super Seminars in the North Of Holland by Rob Kaman and Stefan Berkenpas

Super Seminars in the North Of Holland by Rob Kaman and Stefan Berkenpas

Super Seminars in the North Of Holland by Rob Kaman and Stefan Berkenpas

Super Seminars in the North Of Holland by Rob Kaman and Stefan Berkenpas

Super Seminars in Koblenz / Germany by Rob Kaman and Bernie Willems

Super Seminars in Koblenz / Germany by Rob Kaman and Bernie Willems

Super Seminars in Koblenz / Germany by Rob Kaman and Bernie Willems

WKA World Championships in Tokyo Japan. Rob Kaman defend his Title there vs American Challenger Santiago Garza. Kaman win by KO in rd.3. It was the mix of legkicks and hard hitting Punches who stop the challengers Dream to be World Champion.

Dream Fight who never happened , World Champion Don'the Dragon' Wilson vs World Champion Rob Kaman. Here Don Wilson congratulations Rob Kaman,after his KO Win over Gabe Carmichael in Tokyo. Of course the Kaman vs Wilson Fight would be a Historic Battle in the Ring of Kickboxers. Who would win it ?

Here a nice Pic of World Champion Rob Kaman after his Win versus American Challenger Gabe Carmichael in Japan. Kaman has won by KO there.

The fight of the century !! Rob Kaman vs Ernesto Hoost 18-11-1990

Great pics as always Dirk. So sad that the passing of the Jan Plas was not even noticed by this forum. What a true pioneer of the sport and a man of great knowledge and experience.

Rob Kaman vs Krongsak

Why didn't Kaman get a chance to fight Don Wilson? They were the greatest light-heavyweights of the 80's. A match between them would've been a war and a real crowd-pleaser.
Personally, I'd think Rob would've been able to pull the win. He wouldn't underestimate Wilson and be well-trained.

Also, I just recently found out about Jan Plas passing away. One of the 2 legendary pioneers who made the Netherlands into the top-notch Thai boxing is now gone. His influence and legacy was immeasurable.

Rob Kaman vs John Moncayo 23-09-1983 Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam

Rob Kaman vs John Moncayo 23-09-1983 Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam

Rob Kaman vs John Moncayo 23-09-1983 Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam

Rob Kaman vs Pierre Carillon