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Glynn "Yogi" McGovern
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Glynn "Yogi" McGovern
Life Member - United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF)
Member - United States Taiho Jutsu Committee
Glynn “Yogi” McGovern is from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. He started training in
martial arts twenty-six years ago at fourteen years old. He originally started with Kenpo,
White Crain, Muay Thai and Iron Palm under the instruction of Andrew Marshall. At
fifteen, He found out about a Jujitsu class around the corner from his house. This class
was being taught by Jack Garrett. He remembers the first technique taught was Kni-ki-
jo. Once he felt the power behind that technique, which was not bound by size or
strength, he was hooked.
Sensei McGovern trained throughout his teenage years, under Sensei Jack Garrett and
Sensei Darryn Melerine. He didn’t have a great home life at the time, and he credits
them with helping him to not drift off the path. He then continued his training into college, training Brazilian Jiujitsu under Rafeal Ellingwar, along with finding any striking gyms wherever he was at the time, when he was away from the New Orleans area. He Learned so many valuable skills through his training in all facets of martial arts. This led him to work in the barroom circuit in New Orleans and Hammond, LA as mostly security. This also gave him the opportunity to utilize his training in real world
applications. If you’ve ever been out in New Orleans, you would know he got a lot of
practice!
After about six years in the bar industry, he decided to put his skill set to better use and
he joined the Hammond Police Department. From there he joined their S.W.A.T. team
and became a defensive tactics instructor. After seven years under Hammond’s
employment, he was recruited by the Louisiana Departments of Justice’s Violent Crimes Unit where he became the commander of the DOJ’s S.W.A.T. team. He was also granted the opportunity to formulate the defensive tactics program for the entirety of the DOJ.
From there Sensei McGovern went to St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office and became
a member of their S.W.A.T. team while also becoming a sniper. Due to another location
change, he began training with Sensei Scott Davis who he had trained with in St.
Bernard. He was actively in the Narcotics division at this point with weekly if not daily
opportunities to hone his skills in a real life application. He stayed with St. Tammany
Parish for several years before relocating to Missouri for family in 2021.
Sensei McGovern was in Missouri for about two and a half years and in that time he
received his black belt and was given the opportunity to open his own dojo, Fudoshin
Dojo, under the umbrella of Minami Ryu and Sensei Jack Garrett and Sensei Darryn
Melerine. He received his black belt and became a Sensei like the leaders he had admired and trained with. He was an officer with the Seymour Police Department and was able to start his own Close Quarter Combat training where he taught multiple
Classes for several different departments.
In 2024 life took an interesting turn and Sensei McGovern was offered a position with
the Kremmling Police Department in Kremmling, Colorado. Within 6 months of moving
he had re-opened his dojo and currently has over 50 consistent students between kids
and adults. This opened the door for him to teach defensive tactics to the Sheriff’s office
as well as Kremmling Police. He has also had the opportunity to offer a few self-defense seminars, opening the doors to nurses and EMS for training they could utilize on the street. He is currently working with Grand County EMS to provide quarterly training for EMT’s, Paramedics, and Firefighters.
On October 4 th, 2025 he was promoted to Nidan under Sensei Garrett. He will continue to do his best to carry on the legacy of Minami Ryu Jujitsu and strive to make a positive impact on his students lives as Sensei Garett and Sensei Melerine had on his. OOOOSSSS.
Sensei McGovern can be contacted at the following -
Website:
Fudōshin Dojo
Owner Fudōshin Group LLc
Email: [email protected]
2 Instagram pages: @hybridtactics and @fudoshindojo_mrj
Cell: 985-662-8329
Life Member - United States Ju-Jitsu Federation (USJJF)
Member - United States Taiho Jutsu Committee
Glynn “Yogi” McGovern is from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. He started training in
martial arts twenty-six years ago at fourteen years old. He originally started with Kenpo,
White Crain, Muay Thai and Iron Palm under the instruction of Andrew Marshall. At
fifteen, He found out about a Jujitsu class around the corner from his house. This class
was being taught by Jack Garrett. He remembers the first technique taught was Kni-ki-
jo. Once he felt the power behind that technique, which was not bound by size or
strength, he was hooked.
Sensei McGovern trained throughout his teenage years, under Sensei Jack Garrett and
Sensei Darryn Melerine. He didn’t have a great home life at the time, and he credits
them with helping him to not drift off the path. He then continued his training into college, training Brazilian Jiujitsu under Rafeal Ellingwar, along with finding any striking gyms wherever he was at the time, when he was away from the New Orleans area. He Learned so many valuable skills through his training in all facets of martial arts. This led him to work in the barroom circuit in New Orleans and Hammond, LA as mostly security. This also gave him the opportunity to utilize his training in real world
applications. If you’ve ever been out in New Orleans, you would know he got a lot of
practice!
After about six years in the bar industry, he decided to put his skill set to better use and
he joined the Hammond Police Department. From there he joined their S.W.A.T. team
and became a defensive tactics instructor. After seven years under Hammond’s
employment, he was recruited by the Louisiana Departments of Justice’s Violent Crimes Unit where he became the commander of the DOJ’s S.W.A.T. team. He was also granted the opportunity to formulate the defensive tactics program for the entirety of the DOJ.
From there Sensei McGovern went to St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office and became
a member of their S.W.A.T. team while also becoming a sniper. Due to another location
change, he began training with Sensei Scott Davis who he had trained with in St.
Bernard. He was actively in the Narcotics division at this point with weekly if not daily
opportunities to hone his skills in a real life application. He stayed with St. Tammany
Parish for several years before relocating to Missouri for family in 2021.
Sensei McGovern was in Missouri for about two and a half years and in that time he
received his black belt and was given the opportunity to open his own dojo, Fudoshin
Dojo, under the umbrella of Minami Ryu and Sensei Jack Garrett and Sensei Darryn
Melerine. He received his black belt and became a Sensei like the leaders he had admired and trained with. He was an officer with the Seymour Police Department and was able to start his own Close Quarter Combat training where he taught multiple
Classes for several different departments.
In 2024 life took an interesting turn and Sensei McGovern was offered a position with
the Kremmling Police Department in Kremmling, Colorado. Within 6 months of moving
he had re-opened his dojo and currently has over 50 consistent students between kids
and adults. This opened the door for him to teach defensive tactics to the Sheriff’s office
as well as Kremmling Police. He has also had the opportunity to offer a few self-defense seminars, opening the doors to nurses and EMS for training they could utilize on the street. He is currently working with Grand County EMS to provide quarterly training for EMT’s, Paramedics, and Firefighters.
On October 4 th, 2025 he was promoted to Nidan under Sensei Garrett. He will continue to do his best to carry on the legacy of Minami Ryu Jujitsu and strive to make a positive impact on his students lives as Sensei Garett and Sensei Melerine had on his. OOOOSSSS.
Sensei McGovern can be contacted at the following -
Website:
Fudōshin Dojo
Owner Fudōshin Group LLc
Email: [email protected]
2 Instagram pages: @hybridtactics and @fudoshindojo_mrj
Cell: 985-662-8329
