UFC’S BEST STRIKING COACH COMES TO LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK!
Renown striking coach, Henri Hooft, had made his way back to
Long Island this past weekend for a kickboxing seminar at “Long Island MMA and
Fitness Center” in Farmingdale, NY.
Hooft has trained some top fighters such as Anthony Johnson, Rashad
Evans, Eddie Alverez, Vitor Belfort, Tyrone Spong, and Long Island’s own, Ryan
Laflare. It is never wise to miss an opportunity
to train under such a knowledgeable coach.
With a style that blends the disciplines of Muay Thai and Dutch Kickboxing,
there is no better way to take your striking game to the next level.
Henri Hooft left the soccer fields as a child to start
karate lessons, and soon found his way into kickboxing. After years of kickboxing he had moved to
Thailand while still competing in the Netherlands. The cross training helped attribute him to be
such a well-rounded trainer with the ability to blend styles as needed. Hooft holds 89 Kickboxing matches in his
professional career, and has earned World and European titles. He currently works as the head striking coach
of Blackzillians fight team in Boca Raton, Florida. We are lucky that we are able to host a Henri
Hooft seminar, here at Long Island MMA in Farmingdale, once a year. I know many people are looking forward to his
next visit to New York
The turn out on this seminar was excellent. There were enough people for everyone to work
with many different partners of different skills and sizes, and Henri had made
a point to give each person enough attention to help them advance their own
game. After almost two hours of cleaning
up our fundamentals everyone had the opportunity to join in some sparring
sessions at the end. Asking around the
gym afterwards all you could hear was positive reviews! “It was a great experience and I will definitely
be coming to the next one” says Long Island MMA’s Mike Morris. “It was really awesome to work with such a renowned
trainer who has worked with so many great fighters, some of the tips he gave me
are going to have a big impact on my technique” said Keiran Kirk, member of
Chris Weidman and Ray Longo’s Power MMA in Garden City, New York. It’s good to see practitioners from all over
Long Island to gather for such an event, everyone is looking forward to the
next time Henri Hooft can make his way here!
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