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Guest's Martial ArtsMelbourne 03 9495 1929

Martial Arts in Melbourne

Meet Our Team Of Instructors

Meet the Team

Guest's Martial Arts students and instructors in the Thornbury dojo
We’re a welcoming group that are passionate about what we do, and this is your chance to get a feel for who we are before you even step into our school for your first trial class.

​Experience levels range from five to over thirty five years of study and when added up over one hundred and fifty five years in Japanese Jujutsu alone. When you combine that into a total of the nine different martial arts we have collectively studied it must be close to two hundred years. As a group we have experience in Japanese Jujutsu,  BJJ, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing, Vovinam, 
Taekwondo and Aikido. 

Recently, for the 18th time since 1990, I traveled to Japan for more training. The last time I was here was just before the pandemic hit so it's been about 5 years. Somethings have changed and somethings have remained the same. Out of respect for their time and privacy I rarely get photos with my teachers but decided this time to ask and as you can see below Someya Sensei was kind enough to allow my request.  


A lot of the adult students at our school have dan ranks in many different styles, so if you have trained in other systems before but feel like a change you'll fit in pretty well. As you can see we encourage our staff and students to train in other martial arts and welcome people from other schools or interstate or international visitors as well. If you're in Melbourne call and make a time to come along for a class we don't charge people that travel to get here to attend a one off session.

More profile photos coming soon.

Full Time Staff at GMA

Name: Craig Guest
Year Started Ju Jutsu Training: 1990
Other Martial Arts Studied: Taekwondo
Favourite School : Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu 
Favourite Weapon : Knife Defence
Previous Career :  Software Engineer / Business Analyst

Favourite Food : Chilli Mud Crab
Coffee Order : Flat White 

Name : Ged
Year Started Ju Jutsu Training: 1999
Other Martial Arts Studied: Silat
Favourite School : Shinden Fudo Ryu Ju jutsu
Favourite Weapon : Hanbo (3 Foot Staff)

Previous Career :  Chef
Favourite Food : Satay Chicken
Coffee Order : Green Tea

Name: Daniel
Year Started Ju Jutsu Training: 2005
Grade: 5th Dan Black Belt, Japanese Jujutsu
Other Martial Arts Studied: BJJ (Since 2010), Brown Belt
Favorite School : Takagi Yoshin Ryu Ju jutsu
Favorite Weapon : Kasarifundo (chain with a weight at each end)
Previous Career : Chef
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Favourite Food : Salted Caramel Tim Tams
Coffee Order : Soy Caramel Latte

Name: James
Year Started Ju Jutsu Training: 2009
Other Martial Arts Studied: Aikido
Favorite School : Kukishinden Ryu Ju jutsu
Favorite Weapon : Bo Staff & Bo Shuriken
Previous Career : Baker
Favourite Food : Ramen
Coffee Order : Almond Latte

Part time Staff at GMA

Name: Elisa
Year Started Ju jutsu Training: 2004 (age 5)
Other Martial Arts Studied: BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai
Favorite School : Takagi Yoshin Ryu Ju jutsu
Favorite Weapon : Bo (6 Foot Staff) and Sword
Current Career : Bachelor of Exercise, Post Graduate in Rehabilitation & Sport Analytics
Favourite Food : Hot Chips
Coffee Order : Cappuccino

Name: Milla
Year Started Ju Jutsu Training: 2009 (age 5)
Other Martial Arts Studied: Muay Thai, BJJ
Favorite School : Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu
Favorite Weapon : Bo (6 Foot Staff)
Current Career : Degree In Nursing (studying)
Favourite Food : Pasta
Coffee Order : Dirty Chai

Name: Sophie
Year Started Ju Jutsu Training: 2014
Other Martial Arts Studied: 
Favorite School : Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu
Favorite Weapon : Hanbo (3 Foot Staff)
Current Career : Pathologist
Favourite Food : Chicken Parma
Coffee Order : Freddo Espresso

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