Five members of Andover's Goshin Ju Jitsu Ryu flew to Las Vegas to compete at the World Ju Jitsu Championships as part of the England Sports Ju Jitsu Squad, and bought home a number of medals.

Mike 'Mad Dog' McGarry won the World Masters Lightweight Division Gold and the individual Grappling Division 5 Bronze

Alexei Roberts Individual Sports Ju Jitsu Division 4 Silver, Grappling Division 6 Silver and Championship Team Bronze

Tommy Gentleman - Championship Team Bronze

Martin Tweed - Grappling Division 9 Bronze and Individual Sports Ju Jitsu Division 5 Bronze

Alex 'Tiny' Gee - Individual Sports Ju Jitsu Division 5 Silver and Championship Team Bronze

Over all the 30+ strong England Sports Ju Jitsu Squad brought home more than 40 medals between them, a fantastic achievement considering the world class opponents from USA, Australia, Canada, Argentinia, Ireland, Switzerland etc.. 

Well done to our local Squad members and the rest of the team and a big thank you to all those companies and individuals who donated to the squad funds.

Full details can be found here

In September 2010 a team of dedicated fighters will be flying out to Las Vegas to compete in the 2010 WORLD JUJITSU CHAMPIONSHIPS as key members of the ENGLAND SQUAD.

To help support the team with the purchase of equipment, cost of travel and training we are looking for coporate sponsorship or donations. If you or your company would like to support the team please contact Mike McGarry for more details.

You can also donate today by clicking the 'Donate' button on our homepage. All donations will help towards supporting the team and enable them to concentrate on bringing the medals back for Andover and England.

Following a suggestion from Junior Green Belt William Docherty, the junior students have volunteered to do a sponsored silence on the 7th of Feb.

All money raised will go towards sending our England World Champion Squad members to the World Championships in Las Vegas in September this year. Well done William and all the Junior students for you help.

Alexei Roberts and Michael Cutting competed at the ValeTudo Ju Jitsu Ground Grappling Championships in Chippenham on Oct 10th.

Michael Cutting (Gip) won through using his speed and flexibilty to take the silver in his weight catergory, narrowly missing out on gold.

Alexei Roberts fought some incredible battles against some much heavier opponents to take the Absolute Overall Champion and another gold medal.

Congratulations to you both and its nice to see all that work in the dojo is paying off, as Muhamed Ali once said, 'the fight is won far from the crowds.. in the training hall'

North West Hampshire's award winning radio station Andover Sound have invited Shihan Mike  McGarry to their studios on the 16th of January to discuss Ju Jitsu and his training for the World Ju Jitsu Champions to be held in Las Vegas in September this year. Listen on 106.4FM.

Both Michael Cutting and Laim McGeary won their respective fights at the Andover Fight Night 'No Argument'.

Michael Cutting was up first against Stuart Ketchington in 3 x 2 min rounds. The opening round was very fast and Michaels opponent took advantage of Michael's rather wild kicks landing several good punches and kicks. Michael forgot the rules at one point when he got caught in a clinch and reverted to his Ju JItsu, throwing his opponent to the floor with a Harai Goshi.

In round 2 after listening to his corner Michael changed his tactics and took control of the fight using just his hands, landing some good head shots and putting his opponent on the back foot.

In round 3 Michael stepped up the pace and staying with mainly punches rocked his opponent several times and forcing him into the ropes. The final bell bought a unanimous decision from the judges in Michaels favour.

Liam McGeary's fight finished in the first round at 1 min 58 sec after his opponents corner threw in the towel due to the punishment their man was taking. The video can be seen on Youtube on the link above.

We have the honor of hosting a training session for the 2010 World Championship Team at The Phoenix Centre on Sunday the 15th Nov from 1pm till 4 pm. The national coaches will be there to take the training session and most of the squad including our own Jon Jon and Alexei will be in attendance. Please contact Sensei Mike for more information as numbers will be limited.

After 30 years of non stop training Sensei Mike McGarry has been awarded his 6th Dan by President of the AMA, Professor Colin Whitaker 8th Dan. In recognition of all his hard work he was also given the honorific title of 'Shihan' which translates as 'Teacher of Teachers'. Well done Shihan Mike and we look forward to the next 30 years!