david smits

David Smits was born on the 7th of December 1980 in Arnhem (NL). He started training iaido at Yushinkan in 2002, under the supervision of Joris van Nispen. January 2010 Erwin Stolwijk asked him to take over leadership of the Yushikan dojo. In the same year he also gained his yondan (4th-dan), he successfully completed the Teacher Martial Arts course and Matsuoka sensei granted him permission to teach Shinkage-ryu iaido (koryu).
In the dojo David shares his duties with Elaine van Ommen Kloeke. Together they are responsible for providing training in Yushinkan dojo. They also share responsibility for Shinkage-ryu in the Netherlands. To preserve the quality of Shinkage-ryu in the Netherlands the foundation Nederlandse Stichting Shinkage-ryu was formed. As chairman of this foundation, David has close contact with other Shinkage-ryu dojo's both inside and outside of the Netherlands. To realise these goals in the Netherlands, David and Elaine organize koryu and staff training days.

Results:

2nd yondan Ishido Cup 2012
2nd team matches EC iaido 2011
1st yondan DC iaido 2011
1st sandan/yondan Ishido Cup 2011
1st yondan DC iaido 2010
2nd sandan DC iaido 2009
speciale prize Shinkage ryu Taikai 2009
3rd sandan/yondan Ishido Cup 2009
3rd sandan DC iaido 2008
2nd nidan DC 2006
2nd nidan DC iaido 2005
Fighting Spirit Shinkage ryu Taikai 2005
3rd nidan Ishido Cup 2005
2nd dojo Kilat 2004
2nd dojo Kilat 2003