Gijs Brat
Gijs (pronounced Hise) is a Dutch Muay Thai fighter from the Netherlands with more than 30 Professional Muay Thai and K-1 fights. Gijs was part of Vos Gym, one of the best Muay Thai MMA schools in the Netherlands, producing notable fighters such as PRIDE FC fighter and K-1 fighters Ernesto Hoost, Lucia Rijker, Remy Bonjasky, Gilbert Yvel and Paul Daley!
About the Trainer
- Fought professionally and taught Muay Thai for more than 18 years in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, at Chakuriki and Vos Gym.
- Former trainers / training partners, among others: Thom Harinck, Iwan Hippolyte, Ernesto Hoost (4 times K1 Champion), Remy Bonjasky (3 times K1 champion), and UFC fighters Pat Barry, Gilbert Yvel and Antoni Hardonck.
- I competed in the Netherlands and throughout Europe. In 2003 I fought for the European Title and in 2007 for the Dutch Title.
- Thai Boxing Trainer for ‘Team Alpha Male’ in 2010-2011 in Sacramento and trained Urijah Faber, Danny Castillo and others.
About his methods
- For beginners, advanced practitioners and competitors.
- A focus is on techniques: single techniques, movement, combinations, counters, clinching, defense and of course offense.
- For beginners this is a great workout in which you train your entire body in strength, flexibility, coordination and endurance.
- For the more experienced fighters, MMA or Muay-Thai, we work all-round stand-up training with an emphasis on efficiency.
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