{"id":12127,"date":"2025-01-31T13:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T13:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/rob-kaman-mr-low-kick-biografia-e-lutas\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:56:15","slug":"rob-kaman-mr-low-kick-biografia-e-lutas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/rob-kaman-mr-low-kick-biografia-e-lutas\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Kaman, \u201cMr. Low Kick\u201d | Biografia e lutas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rob Kaman foi um pioneiro nos esportes de combate do Ocidente, incapacitando dezenas de advers\u00e1rios com seus chutes baixos e nocauteando outras dezenas com seus socos. Seu estilo refletia as ra\u00edzes agressivas e t\u00e9cnicas do kickboxing holand\u00eas, que surgiu na d\u00e9cada de 1970 quando lutadores como Jan Plas e Thom Harinck combinaram elementos do karat\u00ea Kyokushin, do kickboxing japon\u00eas e do muay thai. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Essa fus\u00e3o \u00fanica deu origem a uma abordagem repleta de combina\u00e7\u00f5es e com influ\u00eancias do boxe, que enfatizava chutes baixos potentes e um trabalho de p\u00e9s fluido, permitindo que os lutadores controlassem a dist\u00e2ncia e explorassem as aberturas.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Nome: <\/strong><\/td><td>Rob Kaman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nome de nascimento:<\/strong><\/td><td>Robert Diem Kaman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Data de nascimento:<\/strong><\/td><td>5 de junho de 1960<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Local de nascimento: <\/strong><\/td><td>Amsterd\u00e3, Pa\u00edses Baixos<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Faleceu: <\/strong><\/td><td>30 de mar\u00e7o de 2024 (63 anos) Skopelos, Gr\u00e9cia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Apelidos: <\/strong><\/td><td>Sr. Low Kick, Hammerkick, O Holand\u00eas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Altura:<\/strong><\/td><td>1,85 m (6 p\u00e9s e 1 polegada)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Peso:<\/strong><\/td><td>82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Categoria de peso: <\/strong><\/td><td>Peso m\u00e9dio, Peso meio-pesado<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Equipe:<\/strong><\/td><td>Academia Mejiro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Instrutor:<\/strong><\/td><td>Jan Plas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Anos em atividade:<\/strong><\/td><td>1978\u20131999<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rob Kaman &quot;Mr. Low Kick&quot; Knockouts &amp; Highlights [Muaythai\/Kickboxing]\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_4mdVzmcDsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman, \u201cMr. Low Kick\u201d: Melhores momentos e nocautes | Muay Thai\/Kickboxing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Com 113 lutas, 98 vit\u00f3rias e 78 nocautes ao longo de sua carreira de 21 anos, Kaman desempenhou um papel fundamental na transforma\u00e7\u00e3o do kickboxing holand\u00eas em uma pot\u00eancia mundial.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">O Come\u00e7o<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rob Kaman nasceu em 5 de junho de 1960, em Amsterd\u00e3, e iniciou sua trajet\u00f3ria esportiva no futebol, jogando nas categorias de base do Ajax. No entanto, aos 16 anos, seu interesse se voltou para as artes marciais, quando come\u00e7ou a treinar pencak silat indon\u00e9sio com Ruud van Weldam. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um momento decisivo ocorreu quando ele assistiu a uma luta de Lucien Carbin, pioneiro do kickboxing holand\u00eas. Kaman se inspirou e come\u00e7ou a treinar com Carbin, estabelecendo as bases para seu estilo de golpes.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaman logo se juntou \u00e0 lend\u00e1ria academia Mejiro, conhecida por formar grandes nomes do kickboxing, como Fred Royers e Andr\u00e9 Brilleman. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-Peter-van-Os-Miloud-el-Geubli-Andre-Brilleman-Fred-Royers-and-Muzaffer-Yamali-Mejiro-Gym-in-Holland-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Rob Kaman, Peter van Os, Miloud el Geubli, Andr&#xE9; Brilleman, Fred Royers e Muzaffer Yamali &#x2013; Mejiro Gym, Holanda.\" class=\"wp-image-9430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-Peter-van-Os-Miloud-el-Geubli-Andre-Brilleman-Fred-Royers-and-Muzaffer-Yamali-Mejiro-Gym-in-Holland-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-Peter-van-Os-Miloud-el-Geubli-Andre-Brilleman-Fred-Royers-and-Muzaffer-Yamali-Mejiro-Gym-in-Holland-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-Peter-van-Os-Miloud-el-Geubli-Andre-Brilleman-Fred-Royers-and-Muzaffer-Yamali-Mejiro-Gym-in-Holland-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-Peter-van-Os-Miloud-el-Geubli-Andre-Brilleman-Fred-Royers-and-Muzaffer-Yamali-Mejiro-Gym-in-Holland-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-Peter-van-Os-Miloud-el-Geubli-Andre-Brilleman-Fred-Royers-and-Muzaffer-Yamali-Mejiro-Gym-in-Holland.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman, Peter van Os, Miloud el Geubli, Andr\u00e9 Brilleman, Fred Royers e Muzaffer Yamali. | <a href=\"https:\/\/mejirogymbali.com\/mejiro-champions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mejiro Gym Bali<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reputa\u00e7\u00e3o da Academia Mejiro de formar lutadores disciplinados e de n\u00edvel mundial proporcionou o ambiente ideal para o desenvolvimento de Kaman. Em 1980, ele alcan\u00e7ou o status de classe A, o que marcou o in\u00edcio de sua ascens\u00e3o no mundo do kickboxing.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suas viagens \u00e0 Tail\u00e2ndia para treinar na academia Sityodtong, sob a orienta\u00e7\u00e3o de Kru Yodtong, aprimoraram ainda mais suas habilidades. L\u00e1, ele treinou com alguns dos melhores lutadores tailandeses das d\u00e9cadas de 80 e 90, incluindo <a href=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/samart-payakaroon-o-maior-lutador-de-muay-thai-de-todos-os-tempos\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2926\">Samart Payakaroon<\/a>, Kongtoranee Payakaroon, Chatchai Paiseetong e Neungpichit Sityodtong.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-stands-at-Sityodtong-Muay-Thai-Camp-in-1982-with-legendary-Thai-champions-Kongtoranee-Payakaroon-and-Samart-Payakaroon-alongside-Miloud-el-Geubli-and-Jan-Plas--1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Kaman (ao centro) no Sityodtong Muay Thai Camp, em 1982, ao lado dos lend&#xE1;rios campe&#xF5;es tailandeses Kongtoranee Payakaroon (&#xE0; sua esquerda) e Samart Payakaroon (&#xE0; sua direita), junto com Miloud el Geubli (&#xE0; extrema esquerda) e Jan Plas (&#xE0; extrema direita), do Mejiro Gym.\" class=\"wp-image-9433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-stands-at-Sityodtong-Muay-Thai-Camp-in-1982-with-legendary-Thai-champions-Kongtoranee-Payakaroon-and-Samart-Payakaroon-alongside-Miloud-el-Geubli-and-Jan-Plas--1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-stands-at-Sityodtong-Muay-Thai-Camp-in-1982-with-legendary-Thai-champions-Kongtoranee-Payakaroon-and-Samart-Payakaroon-alongside-Miloud-el-Geubli-and-Jan-Plas--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-stands-at-Sityodtong-Muay-Thai-Camp-in-1982-with-legendary-Thai-champions-Kongtoranee-Payakaroon-and-Samart-Payakaroon-alongside-Miloud-el-Geubli-and-Jan-Plas--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-stands-at-Sityodtong-Muay-Thai-Camp-in-1982-with-legendary-Thai-champions-Kongtoranee-Payakaroon-and-Samart-Payakaroon-alongside-Miloud-el-Geubli-and-Jan-Plas--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-stands-at-Sityodtong-Muay-Thai-Camp-in-1982-with-legendary-Thai-champions-Kongtoranee-Payakaroon-and-Samart-Payakaroon-alongside-Miloud-el-Geubli-and-Jan-Plas-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miloud el Geubli, Kongtoranee Payakaroon, Rob Kaman, Samart Payakaroon e Jan Plas no Sityodtong Muay Thai Camp, em 1982. | <a href=\"http:\/\/message.axkickboxing.com\/index.phtml?action=dispthread&amp;topic=3409&amp;junk=1006760693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ax Kickboxing<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">D\u00e9cada de 1980: Construindo um legado<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A d\u00e9cada de 1980 foi um per\u00edodo decisivo para Kaman. Em 1983, ele conquistou o t\u00edtulo mundial dos m\u00e9dios da W.K.A. ao derrotar John Moncayo em Amsterd\u00e3 com um nocaute por chute baixo no terceiro assalto. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Kaman vs Moncayo 23-09-1983\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/naMP_QIaJzs?start=9&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman x John Moncayo (EUA) 1 \u2013 23 de setembro de 1983 | Amsterd\u00e3, Pa\u00edses Baixos (W.K.A. Kickboxing)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaman defendeu o t\u00edtulo mais tarde naquele ano, em Miami, na Fl\u00f3rida. Ele nocauteou Moncayo novamente com um soco de direita no terceiro assalto, consolidando ainda mais sua reputa\u00e7\u00e3o como um peso-m\u00e9dio de grande poder de nocaute aos 23 anos.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rob Kaman vs John Moncayo II - Miami 1984\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCiYVky3pjs?start=449&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman x Bob Moncayo (EUA) 2 \u2013 29 de mar\u00e7o de 1984 | Miami, Fl\u00f3rida, Estados Unidos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al\u00e9m de derrotar advers\u00e1rios ocidentais sob diversas regras, Kaman tamb\u00e9m enfrentou os melhores lutadores da Tail\u00e2ndia nesse per\u00edodo. Em janeiro de 1984, ele derrotou Payap Premchai por decis\u00e3o un\u00e2nime em Amsterd\u00e3 e, posteriormente<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O5LhcK-97cU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">, nocauteou-o com um golpe no corpo<\/a> no quinto assalto durante a revanche entre os dois.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rob-kaman-vs-payap-premchai-muay-thai-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Kaman desferindo um cruzado de direita em Payap Premchai durante a ic&#xF4;nica luta entre os dois.\" class=\"wp-image-9445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rob-kaman-vs-payap-premchai-muay-thai-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rob-kaman-vs-payap-premchai-muay-thai-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rob-kaman-vs-payap-premchai-muay-thai-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rob-kaman-vs-payap-premchai-muay-thai-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/rob-kaman-vs-payap-premchai-muay-thai.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman acerta um cruzado de direita no tailand\u00eas Payap Premchai durante a luta entre os dois em 1984, no Jaap Edenhal, em Amsterd\u00e3. | <a href=\"http:\/\/message.axkickboxing.com\/index.phtml?action=dispthread&amp;topic=3450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ax Kickboxing<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uma rivalidade marcante se desenrolou com Lakchart Sor Prasartporn, contra quem Kaman lutou tr\u00eas vezes na d\u00e9cada de 1980. Kaman perdeu a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/R0wT4NPpzxw?si=s3pBu4sKL7j1hnxm&amp;t=106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">primeira luta<\/a> entre os dois, em Bangcoc, em 1983, por decis\u00e3o, ap\u00f3s se cansar nos \u00faltimos rounds e ser derrubado no quinto. Ele se vingou da derrota com um <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o6y4TuquDFE&amp;t=4s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nocaute no quarto round<\/a> em Amsterd\u00e3, em 1985, e com um nocaute em 30 segundos com um golpe no corpo na revanche de 1987, no Jap\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rob Kaman vs. Lakchart Sor.Prasartporn III (15\/11\/1987)\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YLQVHMScv2A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman x Lakchart Sor.Prasartporn (TAIL\u00c2NDIA) 3 \u2013 15 de novembro de 1987 | Jap\u00e3o (A.J.K.F \u201cSuper Fight 3\u201d)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outra rivalidade not\u00e1vel na d\u00e9cada de 1980 foi com Jan Wessels. Depois de sofrer uma surpreendente derrota por nocaute para Wessels em abril de 1989, Kaman se vingou ainda naquele ano com um nocaute por cruzado de direita no segundo assalto, diante de sua torcida.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"kickboxing Rob Kaman v Jan Wessels\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mb2M9rmP9XY?start=237&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman x Jan Wessels (NLD) 2 \u2013 19 de novembro de 1989 | Amsterd\u00e3, Pa\u00edses Baixos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mg_APFDD8N0?si=BD0rJdnovUiGCDn_&amp;t=310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A derrota<\/a> de Kaman <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mg_APFDD8N0?si=BD0rJdnovUiGCDn_&amp;t=310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">para Changpuek Kiatsongrit<\/a> em Paris, em 1989, marcou o in\u00edcio de sua rivalidade mais acirrada. Changpuek dominou a luta com chutes m\u00e9dios de esquerda bem calculados e joelhadas, combinados a um trabalho de p\u00e9s \u00e1gil, utilizando guardas longas para controlar a dist\u00e2ncia e frustrar Kaman. Essa luta destacou o desafio crescente representado pelos <a href=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/estilos-de-muay-thai\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3109\">diversos estilos dos lutadores tailandeses de elite<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ao final da d\u00e9cada, Kaman j\u00e1 havia disputado mais de 80 lutas. Embora tenha derrotado muitos tailandeses, os lutadores tailandeses de peso mais alto geralmente n\u00e3o estavam no mesmo n\u00edvel de seus colegas mais leves, categoria em que a competi\u00e7\u00e3o na Tail\u00e2ndia era muito mais acirrada. Al\u00e9m disso, Kaman costumava ter uma vantagem not\u00e1vel em tamanho e peso sobre seus advers\u00e1rios tailandeses, j\u00e1 que muitos lutavam em seu peso natural, enquanto ele reduzia o peso antes de subir no ringue. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apesar disso, a capacidade de Kaman de derrotar consistentemente quase todos os advers\u00e1rios que lhe eram apresentados, tanto tailandeses quanto estrangeiros, consolidou sua reputa\u00e7\u00e3o como um dos melhores lutadores de sua gera\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wka-classic-fighters-dale-cook-rob-kaman-don-nakaya-nielsen-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Foto de Dale Cook, Rob Kaman e Don Nakaya Nielsen, lend&#xE1;rios praticantes de kickboxing da era da WKA, representando os estilos americano, holand&#xEA;s e japon&#xEA;s de kickboxing, respectivamente.\" class=\"wp-image-9436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wka-classic-fighters-dale-cook-rob-kaman-don-nakaya-nielsen-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wka-classic-fighters-dale-cook-rob-kaman-don-nakaya-nielsen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wka-classic-fighters-dale-cook-rob-kaman-don-nakaya-nielsen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wka-classic-fighters-dale-cook-rob-kaman-don-nakaya-nielsen-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wka-classic-fighters-dale-cook-rob-kaman-don-nakaya-nielsen.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00cdcones da era da WKA: Dale Cook (estilo americano), Rob Kaman (estilo holand\u00eas) e Don Nakaya Nielsen (estilo japon\u00eas). | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikfkickboxing.com\/DaleCook.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickboxing da IKF<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 medida que a d\u00e9cada de 1990 se aproximava, uma nova era do kickboxing e do muay thai estava surgindo, com lutadores ocidentais alcan\u00e7ando avan\u00e7os significativos, enquanto o muay thai na Tail\u00e2ndia atingia seu auge. Com dezenas de lutas j\u00e1 disputadas e prestes a completar 30 anos, surgiram d\u00favidas sobre se Kaman conseguiria manter seu lugar no topo do esporte diante dessa nova leva de competidores.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">D\u00e9cada de 1990: Cap\u00edtulo Final<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A primeira luta de Rob Kaman na d\u00e9cada de 1990 reacendeu sua rivalidade com <a href=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/changpuek-kiatsongrit\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9360\">Changpuek Kiatsongrit<\/a>. Em fevereiro de 1990, em Amsterd\u00e3, Kaman conquistou uma vit\u00f3ria contundente, nocauteando Changpuek no quinto assalto com um gancho de esquerda fulminante.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"World title fight Rob Kaman v Changphuak\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_iBVDaXRY3A?start=45&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman x Changpuek Kiatsongrit (TAIL\u00c2NDIA) 2 \u2013 18 de fevereiro de 1990 | Amsterd\u00e3, Pa\u00edses Baixos (Holanda x Tail\u00e2ndia 1990)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No entanto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S2kM9DR0rcU&amp;t=4s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">na revanche entre os dois,<\/a> dois meses depois, em 24 de abril, no Est\u00e1dio Lumpinee, Changpuek venceu por decis\u00e3o, ampliando sua vantagem no hist\u00f3rico de confrontos para 2 a 1 e consolidando-se como o advers\u00e1rio mais dif\u00edcil e persistente de Kaman.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changphuak-Kiatsongrit-24-april-1990-in-Lumpinee-Bangkok-in-Thailand-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Kaman e Changpuek Kiatsongrit nos bastidores ap&#xF3;s a luta no Est&#xE1;dio Lumpinee, em 1990\" class=\"wp-image-9451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changphuak-Kiatsongrit-24-april-1990-in-Lumpinee-Bangkok-in-Thailand-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changphuak-Kiatsongrit-24-april-1990-in-Lumpinee-Bangkok-in-Thailand-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changphuak-Kiatsongrit-24-april-1990-in-Lumpinee-Bangkok-in-Thailand-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changphuak-Kiatsongrit-24-april-1990-in-Lumpinee-Bangkok-in-Thailand-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changphuak-Kiatsongrit-24-april-1990-in-Lumpinee-Bangkok-in-Thailand.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman e Changpuek Kiatsongrit nos bastidores ap\u00f3s a luta entre eles em 1990, no Est\u00e1dio Lumpinee | <a href=\"http:\/\/message.axkickboxing.com\/index.phtml?action=dispthread&amp;topic=3450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ax Kickboxing<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Em novembro de 1990, Kaman enfrentou Ernesto Hoost em uma t\u00e3o esperada revanche em Amsterd\u00e3. Kaman havia derrotado Hoost de forma convincente em 1987, quando, aos 21 anos, era uma estrela em ascens\u00e3o. Muitos questionavam se Kaman ainda seria capaz de competir no mais alto n\u00edvel ap\u00f3s sua <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tuxh6HCxflI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">derrota por nocaute para Peter Smit<\/a> no in\u00edcio daquele ano, em T\u00f3quio.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Ernesto-Hoost-2-18-november-1990-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Kaman x Ernesto Hoost, 18\/11\/1990\" class=\"wp-image-9468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Ernesto-Hoost-2-18-november-1990-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Ernesto-Hoost-2-18-november-1990-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Ernesto-Hoost-2-18-november-1990-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Ernesto-Hoost-2-18-november-1990-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Ernesto-Hoost-2-18-november-1990.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman e Ernesto Hoost se enfrentam antes da revanche em novembro de 1990 | <a href=\"http:\/\/message.axkickboxing.com\/index.phtml?action=dispthread&amp;topic=3450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ax Kickboxing<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaman silenciou os cr\u00edticos ao nocautear Hoost com um gancho de esquerda no quinto round, garantindo uma das vit\u00f3rias mais importantes de sua carreira.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rob Kaman vs Ernesto Hoost II 1990\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tYqRZTc1JOc?start=938&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman x Ernesto Hoost (NLD) \u2013 18 de novembro de 1990 | Amsterd\u00e3, Holanda (The Battle of the Year)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A partir de 1992, a carreira de Kaman concentrou-se em T\u00f3quio e Paris, onde ele conquistou nocautes memor\u00e1veis contra Adam Watt e Mark Russell, al\u00e9m de duas vit\u00f3rias por nocaute sobre Jerome Turcan \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z4KfduAfm0Q?si=2RUjz-lxlIXZBmt7&amp;t=251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uma com chutes baixos<\/a> e <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GG2Yd2XNZQQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outra com um chute alto<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Kickboxing classics. Rob Kaman vs Adam Watt II\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aVfXEP2t6aQ?start=237&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman x Adam Watt (AUS) 2 \u2013 11 de dezembro de 1992 | T\u00f3quio, Jap\u00e3o <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rob Kaman vs. Mark Russell (09\/02\/1992)\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KtTh3UWjiCM?start=235&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman x Mark Russell (ENG) \u2013 9 de fevereiro de 1992 | Paris, Fran\u00e7a (Conquista o t\u00edtulo mundial dos superpesados da W.K.A.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rivalidade entre Kaman e Changpuek chegou ao fim em 1993, nas quartas de final do K-2 Grand Prix, em T\u00f3quio, onde Changpuek conquistou uma <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bNz4rUJ3gA8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vit\u00f3ria por decis\u00e3o<\/a>, consolidando seu hist\u00f3rico de 3 a 1 sobre Kaman.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changpuek-Kiatsongrit-K-2-Japan-1993-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Kaman x Changpuek Kiatsongrit &#x2013; K-2 Jap&#xE3;o 1993\" class=\"wp-image-9477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changpuek-Kiatsongrit-K-2-Japan-1993-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changpuek-Kiatsongrit-K-2-Japan-1993-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changpuek-Kiatsongrit-K-2-Japan-1993-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changpuek-Kiatsongrit-K-2-Japan-1993-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-vs-Changpuek-Kiatsongrit-K-2-Japan-1993.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rob Kaman acertando um chute baixo na parte inferior da coxa de Changpuek Kiatsongrit em T\u00f3quio, em 1993. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=863870165784586&amp;id=100064848304373&amp;set=a.481443860693887&amp;locale=hi_IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Somos Kickboxers<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Em 1994, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OzBAEURMYJU&amp;t=579s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaman enfrentou Rick Roufus novamente<\/a> em Paris. A luta de 1991 entre os dois, programada para 12 rounds de dois minutos, foi declarada sem resultado ap\u00f3s o quarto round ter terminado prematuramente aos 1:11, justamente quando Kaman acertou dois chutes na cabe\u00e7a que deixaram Roufus visivelmente cambaleante. \u00c9 uma pena que os dois n\u00e3o tenham se enfrentado novamente antes, j\u00e1 que a controv\u00e9rsia em torno da primeira luta deixou os f\u00e3s ansiosos por um vencedor definitivo.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quando <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OzBAEURMYJU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finalmente se enfrentaram<\/a> novamente, ambos os lutadores j\u00e1 haviam passado do auge f\u00edsico \u2014 Kaman tinha cerca de 34 anos, e Roufus, alguns anos mais novo, tamb\u00e9m n\u00e3o estava no auge. No segundo round da revanche, Kaman avan\u00e7ou de forma descuidada, assumindo uma postura de canhoto para lan\u00e7ar um gancho de direita, deixando o queixo exposto. Roufus respondeu com um gancho de esquerda certeiro, derrubando Kaman. Embora Kaman tenha se recuperado antes da contagem terminar, o \u00e1rbitro interrompeu a luta.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaman lutou esporadicamente nos dois anos seguintes e se aposentou em 1996, ap\u00f3s uma derrota por nocaute para Jean-Claude Leuyer. Ele voltou aos ringues em 1999, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EWJ74l7X9ug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">derrotando Alexey Ignashov por decis\u00e3o<\/a> em sua \u00faltima luta.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legado e impacto<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ap\u00f3s se aposentar, Kaman passou a atuar como treinador, transmitindo sua experi\u00eancia a lutadores em disciplinas que v\u00e3o do K-1 ao MMA, incluindo competidores do UFC. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ele faleceu em 30 de mar\u00e7o de 2024, aos 63 anos.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rob Kaman - Lethal Right Hand (Knockout Reel) | Muay Thai | Kickboxing\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1xNJ6OP1gd0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melhores momentos de Rob Kaman com a m\u00e3o direita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Kaman foi um pioneiro nos esportes de combate do Ocidente, incapacitando dezenas de advers\u00e1rios com seus chutes baixos e nocauteando outras dezenas com seus socos. Seu estilo refletia as ra\u00edzes agressivas e t\u00e9cnicas do kickboxing holand\u00eas, que surgiu na d\u00e9cada de 1970 quando lutadores como Jan Plas e Thom Harinck combinaram elementos do karat\u00ea&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":209961,"featured_media":9482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legends"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":33,"label":"Muay Thai Legends"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/muaythai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Kaman-Biography-and-fights-1024x536.jpg",1024,536,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Aaron Jahn","author_link":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/author\/aaronjahn\/"},"comment_info":"","category_info":[{"term_id":33,"name":"Muay Thai Legends","slug":"legends","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":33,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":59,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":33,"category_count":59,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Muay Thai Legends","category_nicename":"legends","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/209961"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12128,"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127\/revisions\/12128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muaythai.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}