--- title: "Flanders Open Ju Jitsu Champions" url: "https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/2026-01-28-flanders-open-ju-jitsu-champions" school: "Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School" --- # Flanders Open Ju Jitsu Champions ![Image of Flanders Open Ju Jitsu Champions](https://files.schudio.com/mountcarmelhigh/images/news/IMG_6485_-_SELECTED.JPG) 28 January 2026 ![](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/images/news/20d2520b-610c-49d0-8433-fcd96796e543.jpeg) ![](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/images/news/IMG_6495_-_SELECTED.JPG) **Mount Carmel pupils Olly, Alice, Gabrielle and Sophia competed in the Flanders Open in Antwerp, Belgium with the Great Britain Youth Ju Jitsu Team competing against another 40+ young athletes from around the UK. Our pupils did amazingly well, fighting some really tough athletes.** - Olly won Bronze medal in Brazilian Jujitsu - Gabrielle won Bronze medal in Sport Ju Jitsu - Sophia won Silver in Sport Ju Jitsu Alice, although didn't medal, fought one of the matches of the weekend, pushing the current World Champion to the last seconds. And to top it all off, The GB Youth Team won the competition overall, returning as Champions with the Flanders Open 2026 trophy! Well done to them and to the other members of the Kuon Ji Ju Jitsu club in Oswaldtwistle. [extra-curricular](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/extra-curricular) [TeamMC](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/teammc) [Family](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/family) [ Ofsted Inspection Report published](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/2026-01-27-ofsted-inspection-report-published) [St. Carlos Acutis Day ](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/2026-01-29-st-carlos-acutis-day) ### School Life - [Calendar](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/calendar) - [Careers and Aspirations](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/raising-aspirations) - [Catholic Life of the school](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/catholic-life-of-the-school) - [Chaplaincy](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/school-life/chaplaincy) - [Charity](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/charity) - [Community](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/community) - [ECO Activities](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/eco) - [Educational visits](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/educationalvisits) - [Extra curricular activities](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/extra-curricular) - [Lettings](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/school-life/lettings) - [News](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news) - [Partnership activities & events](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/primarypartnerships) - [Pastoral Care](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/pastoral-care) - [Productions/shows](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/productions-shows) - [Pupil Leadership](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/pupil-leadership) - [Rewards](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/rewards) - [TeamMC](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/teammc) ![Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School](https://files.schudio.com/mountcarmelhigh/images/logo/Mount-carmel-LOGO_(3).png) #### Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School Wordsworth Rd Accrington Lancashire BB5 0LU 01254 233458 #### Useful Links - [6 to 7 transition](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/parent-pupils/6-to-7-transition) - [Admissions](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/information/admissions) - [Contact us](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/contact) - Department pages - [Diocese Inspections](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/information/diocese-inspection-reports) - [Exam Information](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/parent-pupils/exam-information) - [Facility lettings](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/school-life/lettings) #### Useful links - [Letters home](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/news/tag/letters-home) - [Ofsted Inspections](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/information/inspection-reports) - [Safeguarding](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/information/safeguarding) - [Staff](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/about-us/staff) - [Statutory Information](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/information) - [Term Dates](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/termdates) - [Vacancies](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/job-vacancies) #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MountCarmelHigh/) - [X](https://twitter.com/mountcarmelhigh?lang=en) © Copyright 2018–2026 Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://mountcarmelhigh.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)