Michel van Rijt
Michel van Rijt (born June 25, 1970 in Helmond, Netherlands) is a martial artist.
Career
Van Rijt started with judo when he was 10 years old. At 15 he was member of the national judo team under 18 and later under 21. When he was 16 he started with Pencak Silat, later with Wado Ryu Karate and Shotokan Karate at age of 17. When he was 19 he took up Ju-Jitsu.
Results
The most important titles are:
- 3rd place at Dutch military judo championships, - 71 kg (1990)[1]
- 3rd place in World Championships Ju-Jitsu, - 69 kg (1998)[2]
- 3rd place in World Championships Ju-Jitsu, - 77 kg (2000)[3]
Michel van Rijt as coach / trainer
In 1999 Michel van Rijt started his own school/club named budosport Van Rijt and changed that name later to Sportcentrum Van Rijt. He is co-author, with Eric Garnier, of the book Ju-Jitsu: Forbidden Techniques.
References
- ↑ "Michel van Rijt judo record". retrieved November 16, 2014
- ↑ "1998 JJIF world championship results" (PDF). retrieved November 16, 2014
- ↑ "2000 JJIF world championship results". Archived from the original on April 3, 2007.
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