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In The Hague, the municipality and martial arts gyms work together closely, with the Keurmerk Vechtsportautoriteit (Martial Arts Authority quality mark) playing a key role.
The 25,000th registration in the Fightpassport, the digital competition record book, has been recorded six years after its introduction.
The VA regularly helps promoters and municipalities reach agreement so that martial arts events can be organised safely and with municipal confidence.
A delegation from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the municipality of Amstelveen, NOC*NSF and the Platform Ondernemende Sportaanbieders attended the RINGS kickboxing gala.
A Dutch delegation visited the Paralympic Games in Paris, with diversity and inclusion as the central theme.
More than three years after its introduction, the Keurmerk Vechtsportautoriteit (martial arts quality mark) has become a permanent feature of the Dutch martial arts sector.
Since late 2022 Dutch martial arts have had an independent disciplinary committee; this article explains how the procedure works in practice.
The Vechtsportautoriteit concludes after evaluation that the ban on head contact for minors may be adjusted for top talents aged 16 and over from 2025.
Nutrition expert Dr Samefko Ludidi explains why martial arts performance often declines after the age of 35 and what you can do about it.
Kickboxing, muaythai and mma bouts take place under the supervision of a ringside physician, and Dutch combat sports needs more of them.
Nutrition expert Dr Samefko Ludidi explains how athletes can keep training safely during hot weather without overheating or exhaustion.
The Nederlandse Vechtsportautoriteit is expanding its team of around thirty volunteer auditors and particularly encourages applicants from the north of the Netherlands.
The Vechtsportautoriteit supports the call to withdraw the government's plans to raise VAT, because they harm sport and participation in it.
NOC*NSF and the Platform for Enterprising Sports Providers warn that planned tax increases will make sport, including combat sports, more expensive and less accessible.
The general membership meeting of NOC*NSF agreed Monday night to the accession of the Dutch Combat Sports Association (Nederlandse Vechtsportbond, NVB). This makes the organization for kickboxing, muaythai and mixed martial arts (mma)…
Kickboxing promotion Glory has handed Jamal Ben Saddik a six-month suspension for his role in the unrest that ensued after Rico Verhoeven and Nabil Khachab’s bout. After the match in March of this year between Verhoeven and Khachab, a…
The VA has withdrawn a gym's quality mark after misconduct by a trainer, athlete and their supporters at an event.
Nutrition expert Dr Samefko Ludidi on the sense and nonsense of pills, powders, shakes and bars.
The VA and the NVB held a second further training evening for ringside physicians, featuring UFC Chief Physician Dr. Jeff Davidson and a Basic Life Support workshop.
The Dutch Martial Arts Authority (Nederlandse Vechtsportautoriteit) is expanding its team of auditors and particularly encourages applicants from the north of the Netherlands.
The Director of Sport at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport visited a combat sports school in The Hague together with the Vechtsportautoriteit.
The Nederlandse Vechtsportautoriteit is offering an internship from September 2024 to January 2025 for a student in the final phase of higher professional education or university studies.
The disciplinary committee for martial arts has suspended a promoter for one year after his event in October 2023 got out of hand due to inadequate safety and security arrangements.
NOC*NSF and the Nederlandse Vechtsportautoriteit call for openness about the increased risk of eating disorders among athletes, coaches and parents.
