Lucien Carbin

Lucien Carbin
Born (1952-09-07) 7 September 1952 (age 72)
Para District, Suriname
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
DivisionLightweight
StyleKyokushin, Kickboxing, Savate, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofAmsterdam, Netherlands
TeamFighting Factory Carbin
Mejiro Gym (1978–1982)
TrainerJon Bluming, Jan Plas
Years active1976–1987
Notable studentsAlistair Overeem, Tyrone Spong, Rob Kaman, Gilbert Yvel, Ilonka Elmont, Andy Ristie, Sergio Wielzen, Frank Lobman, James McSweeney, Rodney Glunder, Tiffany van Soest

Lucien Carbin (born 7 September 1952)[1] is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer, karateka and trainer. He was the first European Kyokushin karate champion, a world kickboxing champion and a European Savate and Muay Thai champion.[2] As a trainer, he raised 49 world champions in different versions of martial arts.[3]

  1. ^ "Lucien Carbin Kickboxing Seminar". Evade Martial Arts. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ "PIONEERING Dutch Kickboxer Talks". Muay Thai Guy. 2017-08-01. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. ^ "Люсьен Карбин" (in Russian). Superkarate.ru. Retrieved 2019-03-31.