Maurice Booij
In founding SALVO, Maurice Booij fully plays into his expertise.
At 7 years old his martial arts journey began, and now, rougly 25 years later and with nearly a decade of experience as an instructor teaching in the Netherlands and abroad, he combines his knowledge and experience in the services of SALVO.
Goal oriented and practical when it comes to safety and Self-Defense, and with a considerable (and entertaining) wealth of knowledge regarding the Historical European Martial Arts: in everything there is attention to detaill, and attention to personal hurdles and challenges. Because, even though he can nowadays be seen competing regularily at (inter)national martial arts tournments; his own martial arts journey began with judo, in primary school, following advise from the school physician in order to improve a lagging motor skill development.
According to his own words: "I never had an abundance of physical talent, growing up, but 25 years of pushing through has brought me where I am today. That is probably what bred the patience and understanding which makes interaction with students of all levels so pleasant and useful."