 At the age of seven, Hari was sent by his father to the kickboxing gym to learn how to defend himself from bullies in the neighborhood.People quickly realized he was a natural talent and from the age of 11 he was fighting regularly as a junior.In his teenage years he worked with the legendary trainer Thom Harinck at Chakuriki Gym and it was at this time he started to become well-known on the Amsterdam scene.