Paatje Phefferkorn
Verdi Phefferkorn von Offenbach (26 February 1922 – 1 January 2021), better known as ‘Paatje Phefferkorn’, was an Indonesian-Dutch practitioner and mixed martial artist. He was born in Bandung, Dutch East Indies. He was the creator of the 'Indo Melati' flag and emblem. In 1967 he started a small mixed martial arts school in the city of Utrecht. Soon he created a second school and in the end ran 17 schools throughout the Netherlands.
Phefferkorn died due to COVID-19 on 1 January 2021 in Amsterdam at the age of 98.[1]
References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- Official Dutch fan site. Retrieved 22 Sep 2010
- Interview with Paatje Phefferkorn. Archived 2013-04-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 Sep 2010.
- Official Tong Tong Festival website.
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