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.

References

Other websites
 Official Dutch fan site. Retrieved 22 Sep 2010
   Interview with Paatje Phefferkorn.   Retrieved 22 Sep 2010.
Official  Tong Tong Festival website.

Category:1922 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
Category:Dutch martial artists
Category:Indonesian martial artists
Category:Mixed martial artists