Yes!

If you knew Nicholas Pettas history/background, you will also be very proud of him.

Pettas has already represented Denmark better than anyone ever could have dream of in Kyokushin karate, and now the time has come to the K-1. He might NOT be the best K-1 fighter in the world, but no one can take away his heart, spirit and discipline. And to me, that is much more important than winning a memorial cup.

If Pettas was to fight Musashi or Nakasako under karate rules, they fight would be over in 2 min. Believe me, I have seen them train together for the 1998 K-1 Dream Tournament. Now the rules are K-1... and that is not Pettas backyards. But never the less, it is all about doing the best you can, and fight for your chance, and Pettas will do that every time he enters the ring. Not all fighters do that in the K-1 today, they just want 60 seconds of famous and a check from Kancho Ishii.

Those kind of fighters are the one, that I would NOT like to represent my country!!!!!

But Pettas, he is great human and a hero. He left Denmark as a teenager to live out his dream in Japan. He left Copenhagen as a young brown belt, and today he is Black belt 3 Dan. Pettas speaks and understand 100% Japanese, he is in top 5 of the best Kyokushin fighters in the world, and has been it since 1995. Pettas did also past the 1000 days of training, as the last student Sosai Mas Oyama ever had. Why should I not be proud of him????