 However, around this time he entered in a public enmity with Anton Geesink, who badmouthed Bluming in the press but refused several times to meet him on the tatami.Bluming answered back, claiming that Geesink was unworthy of his accomplishments and that Blumin himself was going to "bend him over like a folding chair" when they fought.Unfortunately for Bluming, he was not allowed to take part in the World Championships because his role as a Netherlands Amateur Judo Association coach.