Loek Hollander (20 May 1938 – 16 February 2020) was a prominent
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karate practitioner.
Biography
He began training
Kyokushin
is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training.
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Karate
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in 1962. Hollander earned his 1st ''
dan
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'' ranking in 1965.
Hollander was the fourth person ever to complete the
100-man kumite
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The 100-man kumite (Japanese: ''hyakunin kumite'') is an extreme test of physical and mental endurance in Kyokushin karate. Kumite is a form of sparring, one of the three main sections of karate training, and involves simulated combat ag ...
in 1967. Shihan Loek Hollander died on the morning of 16 February 2020.
After
Sosai Masutatsu Oyama
, more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese ci ...
's death, new director
Shokei Matsui
,Habersetzer, G., & Habersetzer, R. (2004): ''Encyclopédie technique, historique, biographique et culturelle des arts martiaux de l'Extrême-Orient'' (p. 455). Paris: Amphora. () appointed Hollander to be a regional representative for the European and African nations. In 1999, Matsui honored Hollander with the rank of 8th ''dan'', making him one of the highest-ranking members of the
IKO Kyokushinkaikan. Hollander was the International Committee Member for Europe and Africa within the IKO led by
Shokei Matsui
,Habersetzer, G., & Habersetzer, R. (2004): ''Encyclopédie technique, historique, biographique et culturelle des arts martiaux de l'Extrême-Orient'' (p. 455). Paris: Amphora. () , until August 13, 2010, when he resigned from the organization in protest. In 2014 Loek Hollander was officially inducted into the CBME's National Hall of Fame for the Martial arts. He then headed the Kyokushin World Federation and was ranked 10 Dan.
["At that time we thought that Mr. Matsui should be the successor of the Organization, so we helped him to become the new leader. Now, we do know that there has not been an official will, so Mr. Matsui is not really the successor of Sosai ! It took us a long time to understand this situation." He also headed the Kyokushin World Federation and was ranked 10th Dan]
European Kyokushin Karate News
3 September 2010.
References
http://www.kwunion.com/news/shihan-loek-hollander-nominated-10th-dan/
External links
40th WEST EUROPEAN SUMMER CAMP PAPENDAL 2007
in Russian
Dutch Kyokushin
in Dutch
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20071006193608/http://www.ikohonbu.com/w.euro_camp_071002.html West European Summer Camp 2002
1938 births
2020 deaths
Dutch male karateka
Kyokushin kaikan practitioners
20th-century Dutch people
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