T-Hill:

Hi again... I am glad that you like my article about Andy Hug, it also took me some time to make it. So thank you very much for your kind and nice words about my article T-Hill.

I know a lot about Andy Hug and about his fighting career, because I have been a "fan" of Andy since I started to train Kyokushin karate back in 1985. When I started to train Kyokushin karate, there was a few Danish and international fighters that I admired a lot, and who inspired me - and Andy Hug was one of them. But after the 4th World Open Kyokushin Tournament in 1987, there was only one, and that was Andy. His style, spirit, strength and technique really was amazing, and Andy became my hero and absolute favorite fighter of all time!! So all the information’s about his career is knowledge that I personal have received over many years.

About the part in my article, where I am writing about Andy’s last days in Japan and about his death, is information that I have found on the Internet and even more important, information that I have personal received from friends of Andy after his death.


Peter Aerts the former K-1 Champion has written to me, and told me a little about his friendship with Andy, and about the days after Andy passed away. Michel Wedel, the famous Dutch Kyokushin fighter and champion has written to me a couple of times by E-m@il, and he has told me about his friendship with Andy. Michel Wedel has even sent me some of his personal and private pictures together with Andy. Hiroki Kurosawa the former Japanese Kyokushin star and know K-1 fighter, and his wife Tomoko Kurosawa told me about the sudden death of Andy Hug only a few hours he has passed away, and they have also sent me a lot of information’s from Japan. The Official K-1 photographer Susumu Nagao, who is personal very good friend of mine, has also supplied me with many information’s and pictures etc… Koen Scharrenberg, a Dutch Kyokushin Shihan and very very good friend of Andy has helped me with information’s, so the article is made of information’s from personal good friends of Andy.

For how long have you been a friend of Andy? Thanks for giving Xhjavit my greetings and respect the next time you see him, that is very kind of you T-Hill. If you ver come to Denmark, let me know – we should get together as you say. Take cares and stay in touch……………….

Oliver