Jan Plas (16 March 1945 – 1 September 2010) was a Dutch professional kickboxer, trainer and founder of the Mejiro Gym in Amsterdam. He is considered to be the father of kickboxing in the Netherlands.
Plas was also a member of the Dutch organized crime world. In 1986, he was involved in the kidnapping of Gijs van Dam II, the son of hash dealer Gijs van Dam, with a gang run by the drug lord Johan Verhoek, also known as "De Hakkelaar".[4] In April 2008, Plas was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and his daughter and son-in-law, both police officers in Amsterdam, were charged with fraud and money laundering.[5]
On September 1, 2010, it was reported that Plas had committed suicide in his jail cell at the age of 65.[6][7]
References
^"IBK International Kyokushin Budokai - Blak Belts". International Kyokushin Budokai.
^"Bekende kickbokstrainer Jan Plas overleden" [Famous kickboxing trainer Jan Plas is dead]. AT5 Nieuws (in Dutch). Amsterdam. September 1, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2012. De bekende Amsterdamse kickboksleraar Jan Plas is op 65-jarige leeftijd overleden (The famous Amsterdam-based kickboxing teacher Jan Plas has died at age 65)
^Kickbokser Jan Plas opgepakt voor drugshandel 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
plas, march, 1945, september, 2010, dutch, professional, kickboxer, trainer, founder, mejiro, amsterdam, considered, father, kickboxing, netherlands, born, 1945, march, 1945amsterdam, netherlandsdied1, september, 2010, 2010, aged, zwaag, netherlandsnationality. Jan Plas 16 March 1945 1 September 2010 was a Dutch professional kickboxer trainer and founder of the Mejiro Gym in Amsterdam He is considered to be the father of kickboxing in the Netherlands Jan PlasBorn 1945 03 16 16 March 1945Amsterdam NetherlandsDied1 September 2010 2010 09 01 aged 65 Zwaag NetherlandsNationalityDutchHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight245 lb 111 kg 17 5 st StyleKickboxing Kyokushin KarateStanceOrthodoxFighting out ofAmsterdam NetherlandsTeamMejiro GymTrainerJon Bluming Kenji KurosakiRank8th dan in Kyokushin Budokai 1 Years active1976 2008Notable studentsLucien Carbin Rob Kaman Andre Brilleman Fred Royers Tommy van de Berg Leo de Snoo Andre Mannaart Bob Schrijber Henri Hooft Ivan Hippolyte Ernesto Hoost Antoni Hardonk Rodney Glunder Peter AertsCareer EditPlas began his career in martial arts in karate learning Kyokushin from Jon Bluming He founded the Mejiro Gym in 1978 after learning kickboxing from Kenji Kurosaki 2 a Japanese martial artist who founded the original Mejiro Gym in Mejiro Tokyo 3 In 1976 he founded the NKBB The Dutch Kickboxing Association with Thom Harinck He also went on to run the Vos Gym and trained many world class fighters including Peter Aerts Lucien Carbin Ivan Hippolyte Rob Kaman Andre Mannaart and Fred Royers Plas was also a member of the Dutch organized crime world In 1986 he was involved in the kidnapping of Gijs van Dam II the son of hash dealer Gijs van Dam with a gang run by the drug lord Johan Verhoek also known as De Hakkelaar 4 In April 2008 Plas was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and his daughter and son in law both police officers in Amsterdam were charged with fraud and money laundering 5 On September 1 2010 it was reported that Plas had committed suicide in his jail cell at the age of 65 6 7 References Edit IBK International Kyokushin Budokai Blak Belts International Kyokushin Budokai Kickboxing Origins Martial Arts Database History Archived 2010 10 15 at the Wayback Machine Mejiro Gym Bekende kickbokstrainer Jan Plas overleden Famous kickboxing trainer Jan Plas is dead AT5 Nieuws in Dutch Amsterdam September 1 2010 Retrieved May 14 2012 De bekende Amsterdamse kickboksleraar Jan Plas is op 65 jarige leeftijd overleden The famous Amsterdam based kickboxing teacher Jan Plas has died at age 65 Kickbokser Jan Plas opgepakt voor drugshandel Archived 2012 03 19 at the Wayback Machine Jan Plas Founder of Mejiro Gym Passes Away Tragedy in the World of Kickboxing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jan Plas amp oldid 1084156556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
