Lives in Assendelft, The Netherlands, together with his Chinese wife Ho Ngan Ying.
Rinus started Judo in 1955 and in 1961 with training Kyokushinkai Karate with Jon Bluming reaching a 9th Dan Grade. Rinus Schulz was for one of most allround and technically skilled Budo instructors in Jon Blumings ‘Kyokushinkai dojo in Amsterdam. He trained a lot with Kenji Kurosaki during his one year stay in Amsterdam. Kurosaki sensei later founded Mejiro kickboxing gym in Japan , now called the Kurosaki dojo.
Together with Jan Voormeij he started his Taikiken training, in the early 70’s, with the 3 next Kyoshi (high graduation in Taiki-ken): Sato Yoshimichi (master Sawai's son in law), Sawai Akio and Iwama Norimasa, who teached Taikiken in the Shin Bu Ken dojo in Amsterdam on invitation of Jan Kallenbach.
Rinus also studied Taijiquan, Xingyiquan and Yiquan with Jan Voormeij and has been practicing these internal martial arts ever since.
At the age of 72 he has truly accumulated a deeper knowledge and great skills in Taikiken (Yiquan.)
Rinus Schulz is also proficient in Chinese painting and calligraphy, he is retired from work now and occasionally teaches on special request.