12 Facts About Peter Smit

Peter "The Hurricane" Smit was a Dutch martial artist who competed in kyokushin karate, kickboxing and Muay Thai.

Peter Smit fought his first international tournament, the Open Ocean Pacific Kyokushinkai championship, in 1985 in Hawaii.

Peter Smit got his nickname "The Hurricane" from a Dutch colleague Fred Royers by "becoming a champion like a hurricane" when he beat six opponents in a single day.

Peter Smit trained with Michel Wedel in Japan, and the following year in the Netherlands in preparation for the European Championship.

Peter Smit became European Middle weight champion Kyokushin in 1987 in Katowice, Poland.

Peter Smit's first fight against kickboxing legend Rob Kaman was considered an upset.

Peter Smit worked for Fighting Network Rings in Japan a cross MMA-Professional Wrestling promotion from 1991 to 1994.

Peter Smit was attacked in a Rotterdam nightclub by two people.

The scuffle ended up in the nightclub car park with Peter Smit suffering a broken ankle.

Peter Smit's attackers had tried to kill him attempting to run him down with their car.

Peter Smit ran into trouble with the police committing thefts to support his addiction and ended up serving a 7 month sentence in jail in 2000.

Peter Smit rebuilt his life when he was released from jail, drug free had he difficulties training due to the ankle injury.