Personal information

Born on August 18th, 1951 in Bottrop NW / Germany

1972 marriage in Twistringen

1976 birth of a daughter Yvonne Grytt

Special events in the sporting career

als see at Graduations

With the Hanse Academy at the Swiss Guard

Special Honors, Honorary Membership, Honorary Title, Hall of Fame

IKF honorary member 2011

Certification certificate from Kyudan-Menjo

Jiu-Jitsu International (Hall of Fame 2011

DTJ & JJ Association 2014

Yoshinkan International 2016

California State Assembly

1980 til today

Head of the Budo-Shin-Dojo of the Sport-Club-Twistringen e.V.

2007 til today

President of the Samurai no Kokyu

2010 til today

Instructor for modern self-defense in the Hanse Guard Bremen

2016 til today

Honorary President of Yoshinkan-International e.V.

2019 til today

Shibucho Germany Ryukyu Kobudo Fukyukai.

2024 til today

MAIF National Director for Germany and Country Representative for Germany

2019 til today

Shibucho Germany Ryukyu Kobudo Fukyukai.

2024 til today

ITJ National Director for Germany and Country Representative for Germany

Special honors / Honornary titles

2012

knighthood as Chevalier Order of Saint George Priory Kingdom of the Netherlands & Knight Bewerwijk/Amsterdam on Saturday, June 30, 2012 in the knight's hall of Assumburg Castle in Heemskerk near Amsterdam

2014

California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition

Awarded the honorary title of Hanshi German Tai Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu Association

2016

Awarding of the honorary title Hanshi Yoshinkan-International e.V.

2021

Awarding of the honorary title Soke Yoshinkan-International e.V.

2025

Official nomination for G.O.A.T. Awards (Greatest of All Time) as one of 500 WORLD’S GREATEST MATERIAL ARTISTS

Specials

1983 til today

Regular planning and implementation of the athlete exchange with the twin towns of Bonnétable (France) and Twistringen

1992 til today

Annual planning and implementation of the Budo weekend in September, where hundreds of Budo athletes always meet for a big event in Twistringen

1995 til today

Working as a speaker at national and international levels (in Dubai, Sri Lanka, USA, Iceland, New Zealand, Ukraine and many other European countries

      2000

Planning and implementation of the “Go Sports Event” of the Lower Saxony State Sports Association to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the city of Twistringen with over 3,000 participants.

2001 til today

Special weapons courses in cooperation with the Bremen police and the associations of the state sports associations of Bremen and Lower Saxony

2001 until 2010

Annual assignment as a speaker in Sri Lanka in the field of Jiu-Jitsu

2005 til today

Speaker in Dubai

      2007

Planning and implementation of the 25th anniversary of the German Jiu-Jitsu Union in the town hall of Twistringen with a 3-hour Budo Gala

      2010

Planning and implementation of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Jiu-Jitsu Union as part of the Budo weekend

appeal for donations for Japanese flood victims

2011 til today

Internationales Seminar Irland  

      2014

As an instructor for the Hanseatic Guard Bremen, he worked as a speaker in the helebard training of the Swiss Guard in the Vatican City in Rome.

      2015

Certificate of Appointment World Ju-Jitsu Kobudo Organization

      2018

Recognition of support International Seminar New Zealand

International Seminar New Zealand

      2019

Certificate of the Course III. Level of Masters Brussels

International seminar Italy

International seminar Iceland

      2021

30th Budo weekend and 70th year of life elebrated in a special way with six grandmasters

      2026

50 years of Budo Shin Dojo SCT and 35th Budo Weekend with a reception in the town hall

Honours for sporting success essays by the Diepholz County Sports Federation

      2006 til today

Various honors from SC Twistringen

      2010 til today

Various honors from the district sports association

Honours for sporting achievements on behalf of the council and administration of the city of Twistringen

     1996

certificate

     1997

certificate

     1998

certificate

     1999

certificate

     2000

certificate

     2006

Certificate and Diamond from the city of Twistringen

     2008

Certificate and Diamond from the city of Twistringen

     2013

Certificate and Diamond from the city of Twistringen

     2022

Certificate and Diamond from the city of Twistringen

Honorary Membership/Hall of Fame

     2011

Honorary member of the Sport Club Twistringen e.V.

     

Honorary membership in the “International Kobudo Federation” (Vlado Schmidt)

Jiu-Jitsu International / Black Belt Academy (Hall of Fame)

     2014

Hanseatic Academy

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

     1980 til today

Head of the Budo-Shin-Dojo of the Sport-Club-Twistringen e.V.

     1992 til 1997

organizational officer for the Jiu-Jitsu Union Lower Saxony e.V.

     1995 til 2001

1st chairman of the Jiu-Jitsu Union Lower Saxony e.V. and in this role managed to be accepted as a specialist association in the Lower Saxony State Sports Association.

     1997 til 2016

President of the German Jiu-Jitsu Union e.V.

     2005 til today

Annual projects in kindergartens and schools

     2010 til today

Jährliche Projekte in Kindergärten und Schulen

     2016 til today

Honorabel president of Yoshinkan-International e.V.

     2019 til today

Shibucho Germany Ryukyu Kobudo Fukyukai

     2024 til today

MAIF National Director for Germany and Country Representative for Germany

     2024 til today

ITJ National Director for Germany and Country Representative for Germany

GRADUATIONS

10. Dan Jiu-Jitsu

Yoshinkan-International e.V.

Graduierungen durch andere Verbände

10. Dan Jiu-Jitsu

Tai Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu Association e.V.,

International All Martial Arts Federation (IAMAF)

9. Dan Jiu-Jitsu

Material Arts (International Federation)

9. Dan Jiu-Jitsu

German Self-Defense Federation of the M-A-A

World Budo-Karate League Japan

International All Martial Arts Federation (IAMAF)

Material Art & Relaxing System

International Budo Do Federation

Samurai-no-Kokyu Akademie

8. Dan Jiu-Jitsu

German Jiu-Jitsu Union

8. Dan Sambo

Sambo Union / Sambo Masters College

7. Dan Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu International

5. Kodansha

Koden Enshin Ryu

4.Dan Kyujutsu

Yamabushi Kyujutsu

1.Dan Tai Jitsu

German Tai Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu Association

1.Dan Judo

German Judo Federation

1.Dan Kobudo

Kobudo Ryukyu Kobudo Fukyukai Japan

EXERCISE FEATURES IN SPORT

1980 til today

Head of the Budo-Shin-Dojo division of SC Twistringen

1992 – 1995

Organizational officer for the Jiu-Jitsu Union Lower Saxony

1995 – 2001

Chairman of the German Jiu-Jitsu Union Lower Saxony

1997 – 2016

President of the German Jiu-Jitsu Union

2007 til today

President of the Samurai no Kokyu

2010 til today

Instructor for modern self-defense in the Hanse Guard Bremen

2007 til today

Honorabel president of Yoshinkan-International e.V.

2019 til today

Shibucho Germany Ryukyu Kobudo Fukyukai

2024 til today

MAIF National Director for Germany and Country Representative for Germany

ITJ National Director for Germany and Country Representative for Germany

Sporting successes

    1996

1st place German kata champion of the WJJF

WJJF

    1997

1st place German kata champion of the WJJF

WJJF

    1998

3rd place German kata champion of the WJJF

WJJF

    1999

1st place German kata champion of the WJJF

WJJF

    2000

1st place German kata champion of the WJJF

WJJF

    2008

2 nd place German kata champion of the WJJF

WJJF

    2012

1st place German kata champion of the WJJF

WJJF

    2020

1st place Kyujutsu team ranking Kyujutsu International Ireland

Kyujutsu International Irland

    2020

  1. 1st place Kyujutsu Carstel Guard (individual) Kyujutsu International Germany 
  2. 1st place Kyujutsu Rapid Fire (individual)Kyujutsu International Germany 
  3. 3rd place Kyujutsu Marksman (individual) Kyujutsu International Germany 

Kyujutsu International Germany

    2021

  1. 1st place Kyujutsu Rapid Fire (individual)Kyujutsu International Germany 
  2. 1st place Kyujutsu Carstel Guard (individual) Kyujutsu International Germany 
  3. 3rd place Kyujutsu Marksman (individual) Kyujutsu International Germany 

Kyujutsu International Germany

    2022    

1st place Kyujutsu team ranking Kyujutsu International Ireland

Kyujutsu International Irland

    2023

3rd place Kyujutsu Carstel (single) Kyujutsu International Germany

Kyujutsu International Germany

    2023

1st place Kyujutsu team ranking Kyujutsu International Ireland

Kyujutsu International Irland

    2023

3rd place Kyujutsu Carstel (single) Kyujutsu International Germany

Kyujutsu International Germany

    2024

3rd place Kyujutsu Carstel (single) Kyujutsu International Germany

Kyujutsu International Germany

    2024

1st place Kyujutsu team ranking Kyujutsu International Ireland

Kyujutsu International Irland

Participation in international continuing education seminars

    2007    

Kenjutsu / Kobudo / Judo Japan

    2017    

Kobudo / Samurai Kembu Theater Japan

    2024    

Kobudo / Samurai Kembu Theater Japan

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

    

DOSB-ÜL License since 1990, in the field of judo, instructor license in the field of Jiu-Jitsu

    

Exercise leader of the Jiu-Jitsu division of the SCT since 1980.

    

Management of children's and youth budo sports groups since 1980

    

Examiner's license and judge's license of Yoshinkan-International e.V.

    

Examiner license and referee license from Yoshinkan-International e.V. Teaching activity in the training area of the German Jiu-Jitsu Union Nds for the professional training of the DOSB trainer (Jiu-Jitsu department)

    

National refree activity in all federal states and in various associations

    

International refree ship

    

90-minute documentary about the activities in the Budo-Shin-Dojo, especially about

training in the BSD, school sports, kindergarten sports, Kobudo training in Twistringen and Japan.

    

Filming locations:

Japan, Dojo of Soke Sofue

In the German Embassy and in the garden in Tokyo with the German Ambassador

Germany, Twistringen, sports hall at Mühlenacker

Primary School at the Market Kindergarten Pusteblume

Bellersen Garden

Hotel Classico

City hall