It takes years of hard work and dedication or as Sensei Paul says “blood, sweat, snot and tears! to achieve a black belt.
Not every student who starts karate makes it to black belt and an even smaller number go beyond 1st Dan.
Below is a list of our students who have achieved their Black Belts in addition to this all dan grades are recognised, ratified and listed on the national black belt register.
Shodan ho (junior black belt age under 12 years old)
Philipa Jackson March 2018
Kerim Saglam March 2018
Shaun Makin March 2018
Oliver Bayliss September 2018
Kyle Portis April 2019
Jacob Cunliffe November 2019
Alexander Jones November 2019
Rose Jha November 2019
Emma Rogers November 2019
Euan Corcoran November 2019
Amy Pullen December 2023
Shodan – 1st Dan
Jamie Fishwick June 2016
Georgia Keogh December 2016
Mike Hern December 2016
Kev McCardle June 2017
Amber Thompson October 2017
Rebekah Thompson October 2017
Adam Hale October 2017
Jamie Wilson October 2017
Katie Wilson October 2017
Luke Crompton October 2017
Kegan Randall October 2017
Britney Crompton March 2018
James Cheetham-Potts March 2018
Jayson Watch September 2018
Craig Lyon September 2018
Taylor Doran September 2018
Amilia Ingrham April 2019
Aaron Bradshaw April 2019
Alexander Strettle April 2019
Prak Jha November 2019
Eva Jha November 2019
Chris Rogers November 2019
Lucy Rogers November 2019
Jamie Unwin November 2019
Kyle Russell October 2021
Annie Ainscough October 2021
Harvey Cooper November 2021
Olivia Sefton November 2021
Poppy Sefton November 2021
Joe Fletcher November 2021
Holly McDonald November 2021
Nathan swift September 2022
Dave Pimblett September 2022
Animal Bhathol September 2022
Anureet Bhathol September 2022
Holly Howarth September 2022
Isaac rankin December 2022
Ace Ogden December 2022
Luca Manns December 2022
Katie Holt April 2023
Andy Teller April 2023
Niamh Wilson-Moore April 2023
Tyler Cooper December 2023
James Eden December 2023
Mya Soller December 2023
Stuart Rourke December 2023
Charlie Gardiner December 2023
Grace Gardiner December 2023
Rhona Bradburn December 2023
Nidan – 2nd Dan
James Fishwick Sensei March 2016 – Graded by Sensei George Best
Aiesha Kirkman December 2016
Che Kirkman December 2016
Luke Shaw September 2018
Aman Riat April 2019
Francesca Laven November 2019
Hannah Thompson November 2019
Charlotte Tickle December 2020
Ava McCann October 2021
Esmé McCann October 2021
Millie Greenhalgh October 2021
Kira Arnold December 2022
Lucy Aitken December 2022
Sally Edwards Sensei December 2022
Isabelle Clark December 2022
Amy Rourke April 2023
Gail Rourke April 2023
Sophie Mitchell April 2023
Harvey Cooper December 2023
Holly McDonald December 2023
Tyler Cooper December 2023
Sandan – 3rd Dan
Paul Selby Sensei December 2018 – Graded By Sensei Tracey Drain and Sensei Alan Wood
Amanda Kershaw October 2021
Ray Holt Sensei December 2022
Martin Kershaw 2023
Yondan – 4th Dan
Paul Selby Sensei February 2023 – Assesed by Sensei Tracey Drain, Sensei Dave Ginger and sensei Alan Wood