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| Rob Kaman was born in [[Amsterdam]] on 5 June 1960. In his early days, he played football for the [[AFC Ajax]] Youth Team. Kaman was a good player, but never liked team sports. At the age of 16, he became interested in [[martial arts]] and started training in [[Pentjak Silat|pentjak silat]] an Indonesian style with Ruud van Weldam. After he watched a fight of kickboxer [[Lucien Carbin]], he started training in [[Muay Thai]] and [[kickboxing]] at [[Mejiro Gym]], first under Carbin and then [[Jan Plas]] when he was 19. | Rob Kaman was born in [[Amsterdam]] on 5 June 1960. In his early days, he played football for the [[AFC Ajax]] Youth Team. Kaman was a good player, but never liked team sports. At the age of 16, he became interested in [[martial arts]] and started training in [[Pencak Silat|pencak silat]] an Indonesian style with Ruud van Weldam. After he watched a fight of kickboxer [[Lucien Carbin]], he started training in [[Muay Thai]] and [[kickboxing]] at [[Mejiro Gym]], first under Carbin and then [[Jan Plas]] when he was 19. |
| In 1980 Kaman became an A-class fighter in the Netherlands. He won most of his fights by K.O. The turning point for him was his fight with Blinky Rodriquez, the cousin of [[Benny Urquidez]]. Kaman knocked him out in the 2nd round with a low kick to the leg. That was his international breakthrough.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} From then on, Kaman started fighting in Thailand. | In 1980 Kaman became an A-class fighter in the Netherlands. He won most of his fights by K.O. The turning point for him was his fight with Blinky Rodriquez, the cousin of [[Benny Urquidez]]. Kaman knocked him out in the 2nd round with a low kick to the leg. That was his international breakthrough.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} From then on, Kaman started fighting in Thailand. |
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