Kickboxing

Ode to Dutch world champions kickboxing

One of the highlights in the exhibition is a large display case with 12 shiny belts of Dutch world champions kickboxing. This is just the tip of the iceberg; the list of female and male winners is long. The successful Dutch Style, with powerful punches and low kicks, is renowned worldwide.

Legends like Ernesto Hoost and Sem Schilt, both four-time winners of the legendary K-1 tournament in Japan, hang alongside current champions like Germaine de Randamie, the only Dutch UFC champion, and Jorina Baars, 12-time world champion. Rico Verhoeven, the King of Kickboxing, also lent us one of his many belts.

Open gallery

Bruce Lee

The final room of the exhibition features some of the finest scenes from the best kung fu and action films in history. The fight film shows the beauty, excitement and thrill of martial arts like no other medium.

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Training the mind

Martial Arts are about more than getting stronger and faster. In fact, an important part is also training your mental strength.

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WUSHU / KUNG FU

Kung fu is an umbrella term for many Chinese martial arts, each with its own technique, philosophy, history and mythology.

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About the exhibition Martial Arts

Worldwide, martial arts are practiced by hundreds of millions of people. This exhibition will show you well-known and lesser-known martial arts, and reveal what motivates people to fight.

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