Saskia van Rijswijk
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Saskia Merk van Rijswijk (Amsterdam
, 1960) is a Dutch
Muay Thai
champion and actress.
In the early 1980s Saskia van Rijswijk became the world women's Muay Thai champion. Shortly after winning her title, she started dancing, singing and acting. She also started teaching self-defense for women.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, 1960) is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
champion and actress.
In the early 1980s Saskia van Rijswijk became the world women's Muay Thai champion. Shortly after winning her title, she started dancing, singing and acting. She also started teaching self-defense for women.
Films
Saskia van Rijswijk acted in the following movies:- Final RunFinal RunFinal Run can refer to:*Final Run , a Canadian film directed by Armand Mastroianni and starring Robert Urich.*Final Run , a UK series directed by Tim King....
(1989) - China White, also known as Deadly Sin (1989)
- Fatal Mission (1991)