Oceanside Jiu Jitsu was crowned New Zealand’s top school in the martial arts discipline at the national championships in Auckland on Saturday. The school's 29 competitors came away with 38 medals, claiming 21 golds, seven silvers and 10 bronzes to pip Auckland’s Daredevil school to the title by just one point. The points were awarded as three for a gold, two for silver and one for bronze. It was Oceanside’s second consecutive year finishing in top spot, after winning the No-Gi discipline last year. This year’s competition included both Gi and No-Gi for the first time, each representing competing with or without the sport's traditional outfit. Co-founder and coach Hayden Smith said the school’s growth in recent years has been impressive. After starting in 2019 with just four members, it now boasts more than 200. “It's pretty amazing to see,” Smith said. “We were one of the hardest hit during Covid with (jiu jitsu) obviously being a contact sport, which is the complete opposite to social distancing.…