Certification scheme for martial arts gyms aims to keep out 'cowboys'
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The journalistic platform Sport & Strategie is drawing attention to the Keurmerk Vechtsportautoriteit (certification scheme of the Dutch Martial Arts Authority). Sport & Strategie addresses policymakers, directors, managers and other professionals at NOC*NSF (the Dutch Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation), sports federations and large clubs, as well as politicians and civil servants at European, national, provincial and municipal level who have sport in their portfolio.
In an extensive profile, VA director Farid Gamei explains the thinking behind the Keurmerk Vechtsportautoriteit. He sets out why the certification scheme serves the interests of both the martial arts sector and municipalities.
