My journey began at the age of 4, when I joined my local gymnastics club. I ended up doing gymnastics for the next 16 years. On and off I also tried out different sports such as karate, volleyball and table tennis. Until I found freerunning, which became a passion of mine. Later on, I worked as a freerunning instructor for about 5 years. This has really shaped my view on the importance of freedom through movement and the positive effect it has on people.

Besides that, I have been training Japanese jiu jitsu for the past 10 years and am now a second degree blackbelt and have earned the title of Dutch champion. My passion for martial arts didn’t stop there:

In 2018 I travelled to China to train full-time at Qufu Shaolin Kung Fu School. After training in traditional Shaolin kung fu, Chinese kickboxing (Sanda) and Tai chi for one full year, I earned rank 4 in the Shaolin Duan Wei ranking system at the Shaolin temple and won several gold medals in both national and international Wushu competitions.  

Training under the 34^th generation shaolin warrior monks has not only taught me a lot about discipline, hard work and dedication, but also about modesty and, most of all, the importance of always showing up.

In 2021 I travelled to Thailand for 4 months to train Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu jitsu and MMA at AKA Thailand.

For my Bachelor’s Degree I studied to be a Physical Education teacher. During my studies I also got certified as a personal trainer, sports masseur, trainer instructor and did my minor in medical fitness. I continued to work as a fitness trainer at a paramedical fitness center, where I gained a lot of experience in training people of all age groups and with different kinds of medical conditions.

With my job as a PE teacher I’ve learned a great deal about how to build up and change specific exercises to make them accessible for everyone. This translates well to my job as a coach and trainer for people of all fitness levels.