Lucien Carbin (born 7 September 1952) is a
Suriname
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se-
Dutch former
kickboxer
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,
karate
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ka and trainer. He was the first European
Kyokushin karate champion, a world kickboxing champion and a European
Savate and
Muay Thai
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champion.
As a trainer, he raised 49 world champions in different versions of martial arts.
Biography
Carbin was born in
Para District
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,
Suriname
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. In 1965, he moved to
Amsterdam
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in the Netherlands. At the age of 18, Carbin joined the military where he took on unarmed combat training. He advanced quickly and after his military duty, two years later in 1972, he enrolled in the martial arts school of
Jon Bluming
Johannes Cornelius Bluming (6 February 1933 – 17 December 2018) was a Dutch martial artist, instructor and actor. Known as a pioneer in variety of martial arts, Bluming held 9th dan in Judo, 10th dan in Karate and 10th dan in Hapkido. He was a ...
for a Kyokushin karate class. After one year, Carbin mastered the brown belt. He also practiced
pencak silat.
In 1976, Carbin was introduced to kickboxing by
Jan Plas
Jan Plas (16 March 19451 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.
Career
Plas began his career in martial arts in ...
, a fellow student of Bluming and one of the teachers at the Bluming dojo. Plas went to Japan and learned about kickboxing, and when he returned to the Netherlands, he founded the
Mejiro Gym
Mejiro Gym is a kickboxing gym headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The gym is considered the "birthplace" of Dutch kickboxing.
History
Mejiro Gym was founded in 1978 by Jan Plas, a Dutch kickboxer who learned kickboxing from Kenji Kurosak ...
, while Carbin became one of his first students. He became a professional and had a very successful career, winning several world and European titles. He lost only once in his career.
In 1978, Carbin competed in London at the first European Kyokushinkai Championship at
Wembley Stadium
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. There were two categories at the tournament. The first - from 65 to 75 kg, the second - over 75 kg. Carbin weighed 62 kg. During the weigh-in, he had to wear heavy clothes to be allowed to fight. He won the tournament and received the prize from
Mas Oyama. According to Carbin, he could not walk after the tournament for several days.
In 1987, Carbin retired from fighting and continued as a trainer. He developed his own kickboxing style, which he named "Carbin All Style". Some of his early students included future champion
Rob Kaman
Rob "The Dutchman" Kaman (born 5 June 1960) is a Dutch retired 9-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion. He is often called "Mr. Low Kick" because of his feared low kicks which he used to set up his devastating offensive attacks.
Biograp ...
. He founded his own gym Fighting Factory Carbin in
Bijlmermeer, Amsterdam, which is considered one of the best martial arts gyms in the Netherlands. Carbin brought up multiple world champions, such as
Tyrone Spong,
Alistair Overeem,
Gilbert Yvel
Gilbert Ramon Yvel (born 30 June 1976) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1997, Yvel competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Affliction, the UFC, Road FC, the RFA, RINGS, M-1 Challenge, Cage Rage ...
,
Ilonka Elmont,
Sergio Wielzen
Sergio Wielzen (born November 1, 1987 in Suriname) is a Surinamese-Dutch super lightweight Muay Thai kickboxer formerly fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Black Label and FF Carbin. Medio 2015 he switched to Sityodtong Muay Thai & Kickbox ...
and
Andy Ristie
Andy Ristie (born March 17, 1982) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division. After an unremarkable beginning to his career, he came to prominence with a lengthy and entertaining winning streak in the It's Showtim ...
. He also trained
Fedor Emelianenko for his fight against
Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Filipović (; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro ...
, who came to the Netherlands to prepare for the fight.
Titles and accomplishments
Karate
* 1978 Kyokushin European Championship Lightweight Winner
* 1982 Kyokushin Dutch Open Lightweight Winner
Muay Thai
* 1981 Muay Thai World -63kg Champion
* 1984 M.T.B.N. European Super Lightweight Champion
Savate
* 1983 CNBF European Cup Lightweight Champion
Fight record (incomplete)
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Richard Sylla
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Before his retirement in 2015, he served as the Henry Kaufman Professor of the History of Financial Institutions and Markets and a professor ...
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Paris, France
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Before his retirement in 2015, he served as the Henry Kaufman Professor of the History of Financial Institutions and Markets and a professor ...
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Paris, France
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References
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1952 births
Living people
Dutch male karateka
Dutch male kickboxers
Dutch Muay Thai practitioners
Dutch savateurs
Surinamese male karateka
Surinamese male kickboxers
Surinamese Muay Thai practitioners
Surinamese savateurs
Kickboxing trainers
Muay Thai trainers
Lightweight kickboxers
Kyokushin kaikan practitioners
Silat practitioners
Martial arts school founders
Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
People from Para District
Sportspeople from Amsterdam