AFTER a successful result in the world Brazilian jiu-jitsu championships in Abu Dhabi last year, 10-year-old Ellenbrook boy Jarrah Blackmore is heading back to the Gulf state later this year with the intention to win.

“Jarrah ended up coming ninth in the world championships out of 70-plus kids in his division in Abu Dhabi last year,” his father Gordon Blackmore said.

He said the Perth Martial Arts Centre took 11 kids and four adults to Abu Dhabi in November last year.

“The adult competitors also had great success with William Dias (world champion), Reece Bowyer and Juliano Lutz (top 10), and Rasheed Magar (top 20),” Mr Blackmore said.

“The other kids competing in Abu Dhabi were Thiago Dias (top 10), Tahlia Casella, Liana Casella and Korra Oneroa-Evans (world champions), Chanel Casella (third place), Lucas Planel (second place), Amiel Safaniev (top 10), Aiden Carullo (top 10), Kaiya Regan (top 10) and Kora Regan (top 10).”

As reported in Grappling for Gold, Echo News, October 24, 2024, Jarrah has spent the past couple of years with his eyes firmly focused on the world championship prize.

Mr Blackmore said Jarrah was the highest ranked indigenous boy in the AJP federation in 2025 and came third in the Pan Pacific Titles in Melbourne.

“Jarrah also did well in other competitions winning the WA Gi State Titles, the Malaysian No GI Nationals and the Singapore Gi and No Gi Nationals that year,” he said.

Jarrah’s trainer in Malaga is Perth Martial Arts Centre head coach William Dias, a Brazilian jiu jitsu multiple world champion.

There is also another Perth Martial Arts Centre in Ellenbrook under Paulo Dias, a multiple world champion in Capoeira.