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| About Us. |
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| The beginning |
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Calmaro Gym was founded in 2002 by Petra Janssen van Doorn and Marco van den Broek .
A couple of fighters from different gyms, more motivated than the rest, decided to work together as a competition group. Initially training was offered only to the chosen few – the type who would not give up if things got too hard.
But because of the hard training and many technical sparring sessions, the group continued to grow.
Not long after Marco van den Broek, who was still active as an A class fighter, decided to end his fighting career and devote himself to training this group for competition.
Together with Petra Janssen van Doorn, he started a new kickboxing gym by the name of Calmaro Gym.
While both owners still had jobs, it quickly became clear that their collaboration was a formula for success.
Calmaro Gym quickly became an institution where everyone could train. |
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| Success |
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While both Marco and Petra taught, their knowledge of techniques, higher education and management improved.
This paid off in the results of their fighters.
Fighters like Nieky Holzken, Angelo Wilkes, Chris Ngimbi, Yavuz Kayabasi and Petra Janssen van Doorn herself reached all highlights in their careers while training at Calmaro Gym, and broke through both nationally and internationally.
The impressive number of home-grown champions shows Calmaro Gym is one of the most successful kickboxing schools in the Netherlands.
Present and future
This international success did not go unnoticed. The track records and qualities of both owners made Calmaro Gym a haven for MMA fighters who wanted to improve their stand-up game.
UFC fighter Amir Sadollah, winner of the seventh The Ultimate Fighter season, is one of the fighters who are coached by Marco van den Broek.
Other names are 10 TUF winner Roy "Big Country" Nelson, former WEC champion Mike "Quicksand" Pyle, and Abu Dhabi champion Rani Yahya.
The daily affairs and the management of the fighters are run by Petra Janssen van Doorn.
Through her relentless energy she is able to be an entrepreneur, manager, coach and athlete all at the same time.
Her complete empathy, combined with a HBO degree in Sports Training & Management, has proven in the past that fighters with potential received a good career plan.
The range of experience and knowledge makes Calmaro Gym suitable for everyone.
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