KICKBOXING K1:JEROME LE BANNER

JEROME LE BANNER(aka GERONIMO) was born,1972,on Christmas Day,in a city named Le Havre located in the province of Normandy,about 2 hours west of Paris.Jerome started training
in Judo the age of 6 and continued until he was 14 then turned to Jeet Kune Do being a fervent
admirere of Bruce Lee.This is how he got his south paw guard,which he maintains till now,desite the fact that he is right handed.Basically ha can adopt both sides,which may surprise his opponents.Remember in traditional Thai style,they can switch from left to right guard,despite their favoring one side more.When yo kwnow about Jeet Kune Do,Bruce Lee's style it's no wonder that Jerome built his own style,and eventually joined Full Contact boxing competitions.At the age of 18 he disputed his first fight in full contact style.By age 20,he was already holding the belt (french title,ISKA federation).Soon after,he won the European belt aginst Stephane Reveillon,and the Intecontinental belt,against Mike Bernardo,in South Africa.In 1998,he signed Don King,Tyson'manager,to fight in Thai style and standard style,as well.Thanks to Jean Paul Maillet,Jerome was intoduced in the house of K1,for the Grand Prix 95,which was a selection for the finals to be held at the end of the year.Jerome's mentor is Bob,a Commander in the Navy.Bob helped Jerome to get proper lesson in Thai style.Together they visited the CHAKURIKI,club of Peter Aerts and Branco Cicatic,Bob Kaman's gym the Vos'gym in the Netherlands.Jerome's career is impressive.He is tall and strong as a bul.He has defeated legends like Ernesto Hoot and Rick Roufous.
(Source:Capt.Bob-webmaster of Jerome Le Banner the official website).
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