Bendigo Ryū Jujitsu

Soke Trevor Smith has been teaching martial arts since 1988. He has run clubs in Bendigo, Shepparton, Echuca, Numurhah, Cobram and Lockington. 

At the O-Sensei Alexy Kunin seminar on the 3rd of October 2009 Shihan Trevor Smith was recognised for his progress and contribution to the development of martial arts by being awards with a Shichidan or 7th degree black belt.

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Trevor Smith (Soke) the head instructor for the club and the style, has been practicing Jujitsu for nearly 30 years.

Soke has recently competed in the Australian Master Judo 2009 competition and was placed second in Judo by doing a Jujitsu demonstration. The high standard was enough to convince the judges that the level of skill, while not to the Judo requirements, was so high that a medal needed to be given.

Soke teaches most of the classes in at the Bendigo Club and travels extensively to train others in high level Jujitsu.

Trevor Smith has been instructing Martial Arts for over 25 years. His style is a combination of Ju Jitsu, Judo and Karate that has been developed for sport and self-defense. He has been strongly involved in setting up clubs in country areas and currently runs a Jujitsu club in Bendigo Victoria. Trevor is accredited by the Australian Sports Commission and has “National Coaching Accreditation Scheme” (NCAS) accreditation. The school is also a member of the Australian Jujitsu Federation.

Soke Trevor Smith won second place in the Australian Masters Judo Competition for 2009 doing his Jujitsu Kata in a Judo Competition. He partnered with Neville Sharpe of Bendigo Judo to produce and excellent Kata.

Soke and David Harris from the Bendigo Ryu Jujitsu club also performed a "perfect" Kata but did not place due to the style performed.

Shihan Trevor Smith took part in the Toshiro Daigo 10th Dan in Judo at a seminar held in Melbourne in 2007. Working on Jujitsu and Judo kata. Pictured here standing near Prof. Daigo.