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
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
Sally Clark September 2018
Craig Lyon September 2018
Taylor Doran September 2018
Sophie Mitchell April 2019
Amilia Ingrham April 2019
Aaron Bradshaw April 2019
Alexander Strettle April 2019
Lucy Aitken November 2019
Gail Rourke November 2019
Amy Rourke November 2019
Prak Jha November 2019
Eva Jha November 2019
Chris Rogers November 2019
Lucy Rogers November 2019
Jamie Unwin November 2019
Kira Arnold November 2019
Isabelle Clark December 2020
Kyle Russell October 2021
Annie Ainscough October 2021
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
Ray Holt Sensei April 2019
Martin Kershaw Sensei November 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
Sandan – 3rd Dan
Paul Selby Sensei December 2018 – Graded By Sensei Tracey Drain and Sensei Alan Wood
Amanda Kershaw Sensei October 2021