Workington schoolboy Ryan Dobinson is on top of the world – literally.

The 13-year-old has been crowned Junior Brazilian Ju-Jitsu world champion – twice over.

The St Joseph’s School pupil travelled to Wolverhampton to take part in the Junior Brazilian Ju-Jitsu World Championship last month.

The teenager, who fights out of the Tapout Knockout club in Workington, under the instruction of Trevor Cunningham, put on a superb display of skill.

Ryan won both days of competition in both gi and no gi to clinch both world titles. He won all his fights by submission and his quick victory came in just 40 seconds via a triangle choke hold.

Across both days Ryan remained unbeaten pulling off a number of significant wins against international competition.

His proud father Rikki Dobinson said: “It’s unbelievable to see him stand on top of the podium as a world champion and, to be honest, he deserves it because of all the hard work he puts in and extra sessions with Thomas Johnston.”

His coach Trevor Cunningham added: “It’s a massive achievement to become a world champion and this is what Tapout Knockout has been built on.

“It is excellent to see one of our young fighters gaining recognition for all his hard work.”

The biggest grappling competition ever held in the UK, the championship had a total of 1,600 competitors from 23 countries.

Ryan wasn’t the only Tapout Knockout student to attend the competition.

The club brought home silvers for siblings Taylor, 13, and Todd Herron, 12. And Leroy Murray, age seven, of Northside School also picked up a silver medal in his first ever competition.

There was also a flurry of bronzes for Steven Hilland and Paige Murray, of Northside School. The club’s final tally was two gold, three silver and three bronze.

Luke Watson, 13, of Workington Academy fought well and was controversially beaten on points in his very first competition and current British champion Edison Risman Leech, 10, of Dearham Primary School was narrowly beaten on points in the quarter final.

Cunningham added: “We have a team that we can be extremely proud of. The sportsmanship of our kids in victory or defeat, the way in which the kids and their families are there to support each other and also, how both the kids and parents conduct themselves is something that we admire and value so highly.

“We are constantly hoping to build special humans to be the best they can be, so we all have to set the example and we sure do!”