Lucien Carbin

Lucien Carbin (born 7 September 1952)[1] is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer, karateka and trainer. He was the first European champion in Kyokushin karate. He also was a world champion in kickboxing and European champion in Savate and Muay Thai.[2] As a coach, he raised 49 world champions in different versions of martial arts.[3]

Lucien Carbin
Born (1952-09-07) 7 September 1952
Para District, Suriname
NationalityDutch
Surinamese
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
DivisionLightweight
StyleKyokushin, Kickboxing, Savate, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamFighting Factory Carbin
Mejiro Gym (formerly)
TrainerJon Bluming, Jan Plas
Years active1976–1987
Notable studentsAlistair Overeem, Tyrone Spong, Rob Kaman, Gilbert Yvel, Ilonka Elmont, Sergio Wielzen, Andy Ristie, Frank Lobman, James McSweeney, Rodney Glunder, Tiffany van Soest

Biography

Carbin was born in Para District, Suriname. In 1965, he moved to Amsterdam 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 for a Kyokushin karate class. After one year, Carbin mastered the brown belt.[4] He also practiced pencak silat.[5]

In 1976, Carbin was introduced to kickboxing by Jan Plas, a fellow student of Jon Bluming and one of the teachers at the Bluming dojo. Jan Plas went to Japan and learned about kickboxing, and when he returned to the Netherlands, he founded the Mejiro Gym, while Carbin became his first student. He became a professional and had a very successful career, winning several world and European titles. He lost only once in his career.[6][3]

In 1978, Carbin competed in London at the first European Kyokushinkai Championship at Wembley Stadium. 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.[3]

In 1987, Carbin retired from fighting and continued as a coach. He developed his own style, which he named "Carbin All Style Muay Thai". Some of his early students included future champion Rob Kaman. He founded his own gym Fighting Factory Carbin in Amsterdam, which is considered one of the best martial arts gyms in Holland.[7] Carbin brought up multiple world champions, such as Tyrone Spong, Alistair Overeem, Gilbert Yvel, Ilonka Elmont, Sergio Wielzen and Andy Ristie.[8] He also trained Fedor Emelianenko for his fight against Mirko Cro Cop, who came to Holland to prepare for the fight.[2]

References

  1. "Lucien Carbin Kickboxing Seminar". Evade Martial Arts. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. "PIONEERING Dutch Kickboxer Talks". Muay Thai Guy. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. "Люсьен Карбин" (in Russian). Superkarate.ru. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. "Lucien Carbin". rakshahoost.org. December 2018.
  5. "Lucien Carbin, geïnspireerde songwriter" (in Dutch). fightweek.nl. 13 October 2009.
  6. "LUCIEN CARBIN (HOLLAND)". siamfightmag.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  7. "Десять лучших голландских клубов, которые вам следует посетить в 2018 году" (in Russian). Sports.ru. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  8. "СБОРЫ В СУККО ПОД РУКОВОДСТВОМ ВЕЛИКОГО ЛЮСЬЕНА КАРБИНА — K-1GLOBAL.COM" (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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