peter smit in the beginning 0f 1990.

MUAYTHAI FIGHTER, ISN'T HE?

What ever happened to him,he was on top of the world and then seemed to vanish?

Let`s do it one more time...

He is a fighter, no doubt. (An unforgetable fighter).

BUT he is a kyokushin fighter. He just fought under muay thai rules sometimes.

Btw: Have you recognized the picture was taken in a karate dojo? Seen Oyama`s pic on the wall...?

peter smit european champion kyokushin karate 1987, here in the dojo of his teacher jan vleesenbeek.

worldchampion w.k.a kickboxing 30-06-1990 tokyo / japan.

peter smit versus costa padoulitius (21-05-1989) in sporthal wielwijk/dordrecht.
peter smit his first fight on w.k.a rules.

Hi Dirk.

Great pictures of Peter Smith. I like the pictures of Peter as a young karate-ka in the Kyokushin dojo...OSU!

Peter was a great Kyokushin fighter, and I will never forget his fight against Hiroko Kurosawa at the 4th Kyokushin World Open Tournament in 1987. What a fight, one of the best in the history of Kyokushin!

Have a nice day Dirk, and say hello to your family from your friends in Copenhagen.

peter must stop fighting,because he had an injury on his ankle,two months ago he's operated and everything is o.k now !! he have his own sportschool in schiedam / holland called ,,hurricane gym,,.

good to hear he is still in the game,he was a hell ofa fighter in his day.Paul Briggs even took the "Hurricane" tag from him after meeting him in Thailand as a kid.

thank you klm ,yes ,peter was a hell of a fighter !!!!!!he's the only foreigner that knock out changpuak kiartsongtit in thailand .

hi oliver,here's another picture of a young peter smit in the budokai vleesenbeek. yes ,peter was a great kyokushin karateka,he's one of the best in the history of kyokushin holland.

peter smit versus rob kaman

What was the outcome between him and Kaman?

peter smit was the winner by the way of knock out in the 10th round .

peter,,hurricane,,smit and the legendary benny,,the jet,,urquidez.

Hi Dirk.

Is this Peter Smith's own karate belt on the picture above, where he stands together with Benny "the jet" Urquidez? As far as I know, Peter Smith was a sempai 2 Dan in Kyokushin, and not a 4 Dan sensei.

On the belt there is 4 Dan, was Peter really a sensei? (The belt also looks like it is far to long, maybe it is Michael Wedels belt?)

Please confirm Dirk if you got the answer, my Dutch kickboxing professor.

hi oliver,
i think that the belt is from peter his trainer and coach sensei jan vleesenbeek,because peter was in japan for his kickboxingfight with andre mannaart and these pictures are from the day after the fight.

peter smit with his muay thaibelt(worldchampion i.m.f on 30-08-1990),who he won by a great knock out! in the 2th round over changpuak kiartsongtit.

peter smit in action in the 8th japan open in 1987.

Hi Dirk.

Great karate picture of Peter Smith in action! (It is the 4th World Open). Peter Smith had one of the best fights at the 4th World Open Tournament against Hiroki Kurosawa, who today fights in the K-1.

Peter was an amazing Kyokushin fighter, I highly respect him as great fighter!!

thank you,oliver !! yes,peter was a great fighter !! here's a picture of him from 1984.

This is cool, I had heard alot about Peter but never knew what he looked liked, plus I never knew he did so much. By the sounds of it he was a legend. Glade you have so many pictures of him. would love to see more if you have any.
JWP

hi john wayne,
well,i have a lot of pictures of peter,we grow up in the same neigherhood here in dordrecht and i was following him through his career.i'm a good friend of him and he was a great fighter: european champion kyokushinkai lightheavyweight and european champion w.k.a kickboxing lightheavyweight and worldchampion w.k.a lightheavyweight and worldchampion muay thai.

Hi Dirk.

If you have more pictures of Peter Smith fighting in Kyokusin, please keep them coming.

I know that you are a personal good friend of Peter Smith, so please give him my deepest respect the next time you see him.

hi oliver,
well,i will do and i give peter a big ,,osu,, from my dear friend oliver from denmark.this is peter smit on the cover of an old dutch fightersmagazine,that was a picture of 7 september 1986 in weert/holland. this picture is of the final open dutch kyokushin championship between peter and rob v/d velden. the winner was peter,of course !!!!!!

peter smit as a proud member of the dutch kyokushin karate team in 1987. this team is the best ever in the history of the dutch kyokushin karate.from left to right:michel wedel,koen scharrenberg,nico gordeau,peter smit,eric constancia and gerard gordeau.

Hi Dirk.

It was one hell of a great Dutch Kyokushin team back in 1987. Michel Wedel as the European champion, strongest fighter and biggest star, the two Gordeau brothers, Constancia who also won the Danish Open Tournament, and then Peter Smith.

To me, the 4th World Open Tournament back in 1987 still stands as the absolute best Kyokushin tournament ever. With fighters like Matsui, Andy Hug, Ademir da Costa, Michael Thompsen, Masuda, Kurosawa, Wedel, Kenji Midori etc... It was simply the World Open tournament.

(Photo of top 8 fighters at the Kyokushin 4th World Open)

hi oliver
great picture !!! yes,those where the days!!! here's peter smit training for the 4th world japan open tournement.

here's one of peter smit his favorite techniques: ushiro geri !!

peter smit versus rob v/d velden (07-09-1986 weert/holland)

peter smit on the cover of fighting spirit/zendokan: this picture is from his worldtitlefight i.m.f (muay thai) in bangkok against changpuak kiartsongtit the worldchampion lightheavyweight,peter won that fight in the 2th round on k.o!!,but not only peter won on k.o,also leo de snoo from mejiro gym won on k.o against chartsingh the worldchampion middleweight. so that date 31 august 1990 is a black day in the history of the thais,because they lost two belts on one night.

happy birthday !!!! peter,,hurricane,,smit , congratiolations from your fans in dordrecht.

Thank you very much for the pictures and the information. I knew little of Peter Smit before this.

Brian

Whats Peter look like now?any current photos?

peter smit in the middle in japan in the summer of 2000.

Hi Dirk.

Peter is still looking great!! Just a little heavier than back in the days, when I saw him the first time in 1987. (I do also look a little heavier today than I did in the late 80's... LOL!)

Merry Christmas Dirk, respect from your friend in Copenhagen:
Oliver.

hi oliver
yes,peter is still looking great!! here's another picture of him with another legend andre mannaart.
merry christmas oliver,thanks for your great friendship !!!
greetings dirk.

peter smit vs michel korpac in alkmaar.

hi dirk,
it has wondered me that it seems that ı have forgotten peter smit...(actually, ı didn't ,he was always in a deep corner of my mind...) it may be due to the staying back of him in front of the eyes ...
he was realy an excellent fighter in contact fights...
thank's that you have reminded about him...

thank you !! ercan.
peter smit was an excellent fighter,a fighter with a very great fighting spirit,he's a friend of my for more then 36 years and we grow up here in the same neigherhood.he's very strong and he's operated a few months ago on his injury on his ankle,so maybe he can make a comeback.if he try i will help him the best i can and i can tell you,if he fight again,i'm there where ever he fight on this planet.

ı wish him good,speedy recovery and marry christmas to you and him...

peter smit with the british fighting spirit award,who he won in the open british kyokushin championships in 1985,he was the first foreigner who won that award.

peter smit versus maurice smith

Peter Smith does look very fit and strong on the picture above against Maurice.

There have been said a lot about Peter on this message board, and he sure deserves all the respect in the world, because he was an amazing fighter!

A big OSU to Peter Smith from Denmark.

look on this link and see peter smit his sportschool :
http://www.man-magazine.nl/nl/2002/1/ringsports/2002,1,1,208,1.php

this picture is for david lucas.
thank you !!! dirk stal and peter smit

the trainer and coach of peter smit : shihan jan vleesenbeek

here is another one of LEGENDS more recent photos dirk can i contact you on your email adress

peter smit versus luc verheye in sporthal/wielwijk in dordrecht 17-12-1989

a very young peter smit and the man who introduced kyokushin karate in holland
jon bluming.

peter smit in 1983.

peter smit training in breda with the legendary ramon dekkers.

Hi Dirk.

The picture of a very young Peter getting a medal of Shihan Jon Bluming is great, and new to me!! I have never seen a picture of Peter Smith as a blue belt (8 or 7 kyu) Kyokushin karate-ka. How old is Peter on that picture. I guess that it is from the early 80's ... 1980 or 1982???

Great photo Dirk.

hi oliver,
the picture from peter with shihan jon bluming is from 1982.
peter was at that moment 20 years old.

the favorite fighter of peter smit is toshio fujiwara.

Hi Dirk.

I knew that it was from the early 80's - but it was pure luck that I guess that it was from 1982. Thanks for the information my good friend.

Respect from Copenhagen,
Oliver.

peter smit was european champion kyokushin karate 1987 in katowice/polen.
here a personal thing of him of that european championship.

1987 was a great year for Peter!

First he became Kyokushin european champion, and the he had the best fight at the 4th World Open Tournament against Hiroki Kurosawa. The fight between Peter Vs Kurosawa is for Kyokushin, what the fight between Muhamed Ali Vs Geroge Forman is for boxing.

Big respect and a big OSU to Peter from Denmark.

peter smit shaked hands with the dutch minister of milieu mr.alders on the airport after his worldtitle fight with rob kaman.

the trainer of peter smit : shihan jan vleesenbeek

jan vleesenbeek training with robert van boxtel

peter smit and rob kaman.

Dirk can you tell me the result smit against costas patoulidis?

hi nektarios,
the fight between peter smit and costa padoulitius was a fight under the rules of the w.k.a,it was a 7 x 2 minutes fight and the winner in that great fight was peter smit on points.

peter before his worldtitlefight with rob kaman on the cover of fighting spirit/zendokan.

Peter Smit vs Shichinohe poster

Peter Smit and michel wedel in the japan open championships in 1986

Peter Smit and michel wedel in the japan open championships in 1986

Outstanding pics Dirk,brings back memories of my old Kyokushin Kai days,great stuff.

peter smit and jon bluming

the most beautiful karate picture that i have,the great andy hug together with peter smit,this picture was just before the final on the worldchampionship final in 1987 with matsui,the complete dutch national team helped and supported andy in that final.

Seminar in budokai Vleesenbeek with Frank Lobman.

Peter Smit with Perry Ubeda 8-9-2002

Peter Smit in Alkmaar on 15-12-1984,just before his first fight with Michel Korpac.

peter smit versus luc verheye in sporthal/wielwijk in dordrecht 17-12-1989

peter smit after his fight with luc verheye in sporthal/wielwijk in dordrecht 17-12-1989

peter smit entering the ring

in the japan open championships in 1986

in the japan open championships in 1986

karate worldcup 10-10-1991

peter smit 2th dan kyokushin karate

peter,,hurricane,,smit,the big superstar in japan in 1990.

peter,,hurricane,,smit versus leo de snoo in Dordrecht on 17-11-1985

peter,,hurricane,,smit versus leo de snoo in Eindhoven on 14-4-1988

My son Bryan with Peter Smit.

Great picture of Bryan and Peter!

Please show more pictures Dirk.

Peter Smit and Andre Mannaart,before their fight in the capital tokyo hotel.

don nakaya nielsen,peter smit,jan vleesenbeek & benny urquidez

after the fight with andre mannaart,jan vleesenbeek,benny urquidez and peter smit.

peter smit vs jan wessels.

peter,,hurricane,,smit versus leo de snoo in Eindhoven on 14-4-1988

peter,,hurricane,,smit versus leo de snoo in Eindhoven on 14-4-1988

the second fight between peter smit and luc verheye in the merwehal in dordrecht.

karate 1988

peter smit vs roberto davis

european champion w.k.a kickboxing lightheavyweight on 8-4-1990

These pictures are awesome! They seemed to be taken from the kickboxing golden age. I've heard about this Smit dude, but he seems to have fought all of the stars of his time, let alone beat some of those kickboxing monsters. Now how about some true text info on him: Bio, Fight Record, stories, important fights, etc. C'mon! you guys know a lot about this great fighter. Share it with us, please. The pictures are like the trailer for the story.
Much respect to Peter Smit.

Oh! and thanks for the pictures!!

peter,,hurricane,,smit versus leo de snoo in Rotterdam on 8-4-1988

Hey Dirk.
I'm sorry to hear of Leo passing away.He was a great fighter.

I heard alot about him when i first started fighting and his and Ramon Dekkers name along with Peter Aerts were the bigest names around at the time.He fought everyone including Kaman,wow I seen 1 fight of him and he just went crazy at this thai and KOD the thai.I saw it in 1993 Nathan Briggs had the tape.Glad you showed the pics,Thanks awesome.Another Dutch legend.

Leo de Snoo passed away ?

Name: Peter Smit
Organisation: N/A
Nickname: Hurricane
Country: Holland
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
Style: Muay Thai/Kickboxing/Kyokushin
Date of Birth: 24 december 1961
Sportschool: Budokai Vleesenbeek
Trainer: Jan Vleesenbeek

Height: 1.89 m
Weight: 80 kg
Stance: Orthodox
Record: 17-6-3 (9 KOs)

Titles: Worldchampion wka lightheavyweight 1990
worldchampion Muay Thai IMF 1990
European champion WKA lightheavyweight 1990
European champion Kyokushin Karate lightheavyweight 1987
2 times Dutch champion kyokushin karate lightheavyweight 85 & 86
Ocean pacific champion kyokushin karate 1985

Comments: Peter Smit has accomplished himself as a world class Kyokushin fighter, Kicboxer and Thai boxer winning prestigious titles in all styles. He has fought many big names including Rob Kaman beating him in the 10th round of a Kickboxing fight.
He was the only foreign fighter to have knocked out Changphuak Kiartsongrit in Thailand

Flyer gala B-class Interland Holland vs France 21 april 1985

Here's a picture of 31 march 2005.
Peter,,Hurricane,,Smit with my son Bryan and Peter his son Bradley.

Good to see a legend like that is still looked upon as 1 of the sports greats.

ttt

God bless Peter Smit, may he rest in peace.

OSU!

Peter was the best ever http://www.musashi.nl/heetnieuwsindex.htm

Peet, rest in peace, take care!

NOOIT MEER IN JE AUTO RIJDEN,
NOOIT MEER OP STAP SAMEN.

IK ZAL JE MISSEN.

RUST ZACHT OUWE REUS.
ALWAYS ON MY MIND.

RONALD
ROTTERDAM

PETER,,HURRICANE,,SMIT
24-12-1961 15-08-2005

40 years are we friends and 20 years ago,when I saw him kickboxing for the first time on 21 april 1985,here in my hometown Dordrecht,became that sport,my big passion and I became a big fan of him.I Followed him through his career and support him,also after his fighting career.I promise that I will always support him and that nobody ever,forget the fighter Peter,,Hurricane,,Smit.His legend live on,always !!

Ocean pacific champion kyokushin karate 1985 on Hawaii

Peter with his famous ushiro geri on the Hawaii Open championships in 1985

kyokushin holland team 1987
Koen Scharrenberg,Michel Wedel,Peter Smit and Gerard and Nico Gordeau

Peter Smit Kyokushin karate,way back in 1987

poster inspiring wars 30-06-1990
Peter Smit vs Rob Kaman

Here's a message from Yuri,A Japanese fan of Peter,she asked me,to put it on the messageboard:
Hi, dirk and Peter's fan.
I am Japanese woman,Karate&Kick fan.
I was so glad to find this message board.
But,I had better find here earlier.
...I got know about Peter's death in 11th September.
I felt so sad and cried,,,,I couldn't believe such a thing !
I had met Peter 1990 & 1991 in Japan.
I liked him,I respect his fighting spirits !
I will not say "Bye bye " to him.
His spirits is living on our mind forever.
We never forget about Peter Smit.
dirk,your message gave me courage and hope.
Thanks a lot for many pictures and message on your board.
And thanks for all Peter's fan,
Your friend in Japan, Yuri

Here's a picture of Budokai Dordrecht,way back in 1981.Peter Smit is in the middle,on the left is Rens Hoogeveen and the second from the right is Jan Confurius,but everybody know him as Jan Pap.Rens en Jan are friends with Peter for decades,true friends.I promised them,to post this picture here on the topic,as a tribute and their memory,to Peter.

Peter Smit and leo de Snoo,knockout victories over Changphuak and Chartsingh in Lumpini on 31 august 1990.

Yuri is a big Japanese fan of Peter Smit and she sended me some great pictures of fights of 1991.Here's is Yuri in the budokan together wit Peter and his brothers Jan and nico and with his friend Richard,before Peter his fight with Maurice Smith.

Peter Smit in the korakuen hall on 24 May 1991.

Peter Smit on 26 May 1991 in his fight with Maurice Smith.

Peter Smit ready to rumble with Maurice Smith.

Peter Smit and Toshiyuki Atokawa,way back on 10 October 1991.

my favorite picture, whit our son, and peter aerts, this picture was hanging above my son's bed.

Peter Smit vs Tony Ahern in Amsterdam on 12-10-1986

peter smit versus rob kaman

At the first Dutch Superlegue,Guy Paret,me,John Wayne Parr,Peter Smit and Kees Visser.

Good pictures

how many times did peter Smit fight Rob Kaman?

Hi 80_B,
Peter Smit fought Rob Kaman only once,he fought him in Tokyo / Japan on 30 june 1990.There was a rematch planned for 20 Januari 1991,in Peter his hometown Dordrecht,but the fight never happened,because Rob was seek.

Peter Smit vs Eric Constancia.

Peter Smit vs Eric Constancia.

peter smit versus luc verheye in the merwehal in dordrecht 14-04-1991

Mas. Oyama With the national Kuokushin team of Holland.On the left of Oyama is Peter Smit.

peter smit as a proud member of the dutch kyokushin karate team in 1987. this team is the best ever in the history of the dutch kyokushin karate.from left to right:michel wedel,koen scharrenberg,nico gordeau,peter smit,eric constancia and gerard gordeau.

Soar into space - Peter,,Hurricane,,Smit vs Maurice Smith 26-05-1991

Peter Smit and Kern Róbert

Peter Smit vs Masaaki Satake - Seidokan karate 30-09-1990

Peter Smit vs Masaaki Satake - Seidokan karate 30-09-1990

This great picture is for Matt Rowles,the owner of the baseline japan shop. This man, searched for me and found the orginal tape of Peter Smit vs Masaaki Satake. I haved dreamed about this tape and it's really a dream to have it now. Thx Matt !!!

Peter Smit vs Masaaki Satake - Seidokan karate 30-09-1990

Peter Smit vs Luc Verheije I 17-12-1989

Peter Smit vs Rob Kaman Inspiring wars Heat630

Peter ''Hurricane'' Smit 2005 - 2010 R.I.P

Andy Hug & Peter Smit

'The crash of the century', Peter Smit vs André Mannaart. 29-01-1989 The fight is one of the hardest ever fought in Japan. What a fight of 2 friends for life !!