Antoni Hardonk
Owner, Kickboxing and MMA Coach
Where were you born/where are you from?
Weesp, Netherlands
What is your specialty?
MMA, Dutch Kickboxing
When and where did you start training?
I started Kickboxing in 1990 in my hometown Weesp in the Netherlands under Dutch Kickboxing pioneer Jan van Looijen. Five years later I joined the famous Vos Gym to train under coaches Ivan Hippolyte, Ernesto Hoost, Jan Plas and Johan Vos.
Accomplishments/Accolades/Competition Experience
• Training experience in Kickboxing, Savate, Kyokushin Karate, JuJutsu, Boxing, Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling and Overload System, Strength & Conditioning.
• Amateur competition experience in Kickboxing, MMA, Jiu-Jitsu and No-Gi Grappling.
• Professional Competition in organizations; King of the Ring, K-1, It’s Showtime, Rings, Pride, Rumble on the Rock and UFC.
Certifications & Workshops;
• 1998 - Child Development & Pedagogy of Juvenile Delinquencies - Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, VU Amsterdam, NW Slot, Phd
• 2001 International Business Management- College of Amsterdam.
• 2003 Blue Belt Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
• 2005 Two month Traineeship teaching Kickboxing at the Spirit Dojo of Nicolas Petres in Tokyo, Japan
• 2008 Purple Belt Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
• 2009 Unleash the Power Within, Tony Robbins
• 2014 Teacher/ Coach MMA 1,2 & 3 under the Dutch Federation of Martial Arts, member of the Dutch Olympic Committee.
• 2018 First Coaches Summit, UFC Performance Institute
What are your training and teaching related goals?
Share my experiences with everybody interested. Create a team of motivated people around me to inspire and learn from each other while helping each other to become the best versions of ourselves.
What do you like about teaching?
The human connection.
What do you like to do outside of coaching and training?
Spend time with my family.
What is something you would like to share with your students?
Whatever you do, do it in the first place for yourself.
Weesp, Netherlands
What is your specialty?
MMA, Dutch Kickboxing
When and where did you start training?
I started Kickboxing in 1990 in my hometown Weesp in the Netherlands under Dutch Kickboxing pioneer Jan van Looijen. Five years later I joined the famous Vos Gym to train under coaches Ivan Hippolyte, Ernesto Hoost, Jan Plas and Johan Vos.
Accomplishments/Accolades/Competition Experience
• Training experience in Kickboxing, Savate, Kyokushin Karate, JuJutsu, Boxing, Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling and Overload System, Strength & Conditioning.
• Amateur competition experience in Kickboxing, MMA, Jiu-Jitsu and No-Gi Grappling.
• Professional Competition in organizations; King of the Ring, K-1, It’s Showtime, Rings, Pride, Rumble on the Rock and UFC.
Certifications & Workshops;
• 1998 - Child Development & Pedagogy of Juvenile Delinquencies - Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, VU Amsterdam, NW Slot, Phd
• 2001 International Business Management- College of Amsterdam.
• 2003 Blue Belt Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
• 2005 Two month Traineeship teaching Kickboxing at the Spirit Dojo of Nicolas Petres in Tokyo, Japan
• 2008 Purple Belt Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
• 2009 Unleash the Power Within, Tony Robbins
• 2014 Teacher/ Coach MMA 1,2 & 3 under the Dutch Federation of Martial Arts, member of the Dutch Olympic Committee.
• 2018 First Coaches Summit, UFC Performance Institute
What are your training and teaching related goals?
Share my experiences with everybody interested. Create a team of motivated people around me to inspire and learn from each other while helping each other to become the best versions of ourselves.
What do you like about teaching?
The human connection.
What do you like to do outside of coaching and training?
Spend time with my family.
What is something you would like to share with your students?
Whatever you do, do it in the first place for yourself.