The first athletes trickle in on Monday morning. Moments later, they live a lot of sweating on one of the many boxing bags hanging in the rehearsal room. “We have been around for forty years,” says Bert Kops Jr. During this period, the necessary big names have trained in his gym. “Peter Aerts, Raymond Joval and not to mention Gangard Mousasi. In addition, we have a social function in the area.”
Trouble suits
Many people from the neighborhood come to train at Kops Gym, there are regular problem youngsters in between. “Through training we try to keep them on the right path,” Kops Jr. shares his method. While professional therapists, according to the gym holder, is not always able to reach these burden suits, he succeeds. “They show more respect for us.”
Text continues under the photos.