Remy Bognaski is a legendary Muay Thai fighter from the Netherlands who has now completed his career. This fighter spent a lot of spectacular fights. Spectators admired his kicks. Remy has repeatedly won the popular K-1 Grand Prix.
The beginning of the sports path
Remy Bognaski was born on January 10, 1976 in Paramaribo (Suriname). Already at the age of 5 years, he moved with his parents to the Netherlands. The kickboxing school in this country has always been at a high level. Before engaging in martial arts, the guy was fond of football. He practiced this sport until his teens. But he was forced to finish playing the ball after a broken leg. Bonyaski at that time finally completed sports and began to work as a system operator.
At the age of 18, a friend invited Remy to go with him to a training session in the martial arts section. Over time, he liked the martial arts. Remy began to regularly attend the gym and at the age of 19 he had his first official fight. The talent of this novice fighter was immediately noticed by the coaches, and they decided to look at Remy in a battle with an experienced opponent.
The beginning of a professional career
In the first battle, Remy Bognaski was opposed by the famous Dutch fighter Valentin Overeem. No one at that time expected a promising newcomer to beat a well-known and experienced fighter by technical knockout.
Immediately after the victory, Remy decided to devote himself to sports and quit his main job. In a debut performance in K-1, Remy Bognaski again confronted the famous fighter Ray Sefo. The latter had an advantage in battle, but Bognaski again won by technical knockout. After this victory, they began to talk about him as one of the most gifted kickboxers on the planet in their weight category.
Victory in the K-1 Grand Prix
At that time, K-1 was very popular all over the world. Spectators were looking forward to finally having the opportunity to watch the performances of the best kickboxers in the world. All martial arts fans were preparing for the K-1 Grand Prix, which was held in Japan in 2003. Many talented fighters from around the world took part in this tournament.
Kickboxer from the Netherlands Bonyaski also performed in this tournament. In the semifinals, he opposed the Australian fighter Peter Graham. Remy won a landslide victory by knocking out his opponent in the first round. In the semifinals, the Dutch fighter easily defeated Cyril Abidi. In the final, a spectacular battle took place between Remy Bognaski and Musashi. The battle lasted until the last seconds. The Dutch fighter inflicted more damage on the opponent and won by unanimous decision. Thus, he first became the K-1 world champion.
Career continuation
Remy Bognaski's career began to rapidly gain momentum. In 2004, he won a series of victories over worthy rivals. At the K-1 Grand Prix, he again had no equal. Remy defeated such eminent fighters as Francois Botha, Musashi and Ernesto Justo. He won all the fights on points. Bonyaski once again proved that he is one of the best fighters on the planet in his weight category.
For spectacular kicks this Dutch fighter was called the “Flying Dutchman”.
In 2005, Remy Bognaski was close to winning the K-1 Grand Prix three times in a row. In Tokyo, he reached the semifinals, but was defeated there. Sammy Schilt knocked the Dutch star with a powerful knee kick.
The following year, changes took place in the life of this fighter. He divorced his wife, and then changed his coach. The 2006 Grand Prix was extremely unsuccessful for Bognaski. In the quarterfinals, this fighter received two hits in the groin from Stefan Leko. For this reason, the battle was delayed for 30 minutes. Then the fight continued, and the “flying Dutchman” won on points. However, due to an injury, he was forced to complete his performances in this tournament.
Police help
In 2007, an interesting case occurred with Bognaski. Two men were riding a minibus and throwing darts at passers-by. The Dutch fighter also fell victim to these criminals. After being hit by a dart, Remy was not taken aback and followed the minibus. He called the police and facilitated their detention. After the arrest of the criminals, Bognaski was awarded a medal for courage.
2007 Grand Prix
In 2007, Remy Bognaski once again took part in the popular K-1 Grand Prix. In the qualifying tournament, he was to meet with Stefan Leko, who knocked him out of the tournament last year. This time, a Dutch fighter knocked the offender in the first round. In the final part of the tournament, he was opposed by the legendary compatriot Badr Hari. In a fierce battle, Remy won on points. The next rival of the “flying Dutchman” was another compatriot - Peter Aerts. The latter managed to win and Remy dropped out of the tournament.
Winning the 2008 Grand Prix
At the 2008 Grand Prix, Remy Bognaski was in good shape. He confidently reached the finals, and there he had to fight with the legendary Badr Hari. Already in the first round, Remy managed to knock down the opponent, everything went to the end of the battle. But Hari got ready and continued the fight. He struck Remy a series of successful punches, sent him to the carpet, and inflicted a forbidden kick from above on the head. Badra Hari was disqualified for this, and Remi Bognaski once again won the Grand Prix.
The biography of Remy Bognaski is a great role model for all novice fighters. He came to do martial arts at the age of 18 and a year later began professional performances. There have been many victories in Remy Bognaski's career. He will go down in K-1 history forever. This fighter is a prominent representative of the Dutch kickboxing school.