Combat Sports Authority and NVB clarify agreements
The VA and the NVB have clarified the division of tasks between the regulator and the sports federation, as an addition to their existing covenant.
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Research into the use of martial arts in trauma, both for prevention and treatment
Researchers examined the role martial arts training can play in preventing and processing trauma, and recommend bringing the various applications together.
VA in talks with Minister Sterk about brain injury in sport
At the invitation of the Minister for Sport, VA director Farid Gamei discussed brain injury in sport with the minister and other federations.
Audit team training focuses on challenging conversations
During the six-monthly meeting of the VA audit team, auditors shared experiences and received training on handling challenging conversations.
VA sees encouraging developments at the NVB
The Dutch combat sports federation NVB appears to be taking the right steps towards becoming a fully fledged sports federation.
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Vechtsportautoriteit gives presentation at the City of Amsterdam
VA director Farid Gamei gave a presentation to municipal officials in Amsterdam about the combat sports sector and the instruments the VA offers.
Congress on combat sports and municipalities: ‘Look each other in the eye’
Seek each other out, get to know each other. That was the advice heard most often at the congress ’50 Years of Combat Sport & Municipalities’ in the Jaap Edenhal in Amsterdam.
VA helps Almere with policy on combat sports events
The municipality of Almere has adopted new policy on combat sports events, developed with support from the Nederlandse Vechtsportautoriteit.
'Lowkick Challenge is undesirable'
The Dutch martial arts federation NVB and the Vechtsportautoriteit consider the announced 'Lowkick Challenge' undesirable and advise against taking part.
VA advises NOC*NSF to extend aspirant status of the Nederlandse Vechtsportbond
The VA has advised NOC*NSF to extend the aspirant status of the Nederlandse Vechtsportbond, and NOC*NSF has decided to do so until November 2026.
Social safety: martial arts on the right track, but one thing can be better
Half of all martial arts gyms meet the four basic requirements for social safety, better than most other sports, but preventing bullying needs attention.
Congress: 50 years of martial arts and municipalities
On Wednesday 27 May the Nederlandse Vechtsportautoriteit is holding a congress in Amsterdam on cooperation between the martial arts sector and municipalities.
Fighting abroad: enjoyable, but not without risk
Fights in Germany or Belgium take place outside Dutch supervision, which means different rules and often less protection for athletes.
Athlete injured during MMA bout
An athlete was seriously injured during an MMA bout on Saturday evening; the VA is investigating the circumstances and the handling of the incident.
Annual report 2025: supervision at the core
The Nederlandse Vechtsportautoriteit has published its 2025 annual report, in which supervision once again took centre stage after federation tasks were transferred to the NVB.
Medical and Health Committee advises VA board
The Medical Committee of the Nederlandse Vechtsportautoriteit brings together doctors who advise the board on health issues in combat sports.
Cooperation with the police was the theme of the six-monthly audit team meeting
Shortly before the start of the new martial arts season, the VA audit team met in The Hague to discuss cooperation with the police.
Derk Alssema new chair of the VA supervisory board
Derk Alssema, mayor of Gilze en Rijen, joined the supervisory board of the Nederlandse Vechtsportautoriteit on 1 January 2026 as its chair, succeeding Jan Rijpstra.
Senior civil servant looks behind the scenes at a martial arts event
At the invitation of the VA, Nicole Huppertz, Director of Sport at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, visited the Enfusion event in The Hague.
Fifty years of kickboxing in the Netherlands: the legacy of the pioneers
Half a century after Dutch karateka discovered kickboxing in Japan, the pioneers' greatest legacy is the hundreds of thousands of people they got moving.
'It is about people, but we are also working on a culture'
Vechtsportautoriteit board member Saskia van Rijswijk explains what her work as confidential contact person for the combat sports sector involves in practice.
Study: mental health symptoms among kickboxers call for more attention
Researchers at Amsterdam University Medical Center found that current and former elite kickboxers frequently report mental health symptoms.
VA at Utrecht Safety Region: how we arrive at good events
At the invitation of the Utrecht Safety Region, the Vechtsportautoriteit gave a presentation to the 26 cooperating municipalities.
