Four Youngsters. One Incredible Milestone.

Mid-march we celebrated something very special…

Finlay, Sam, April and Zayn achieved one of the biggest milestones in their martial arts journey — earning their Black Belts!

Congratulations to you all!

Finlay Lovell – 1st Dan
Sam Held – 1st Dan
April Wright – 1st Star
Zayn Nicol – 1st Star

A Black Belt isn’t just about what you’ve achieved — it’s about who you’ve become in the process. Training martial arts shapes character in so many positive ways — respect, humility, patience and persistence, to name a few.

These four showed up on the day with the positive mindset required to keep going when it got hard. They trained side by side, picked each other up, and leaned on the strength of their team. That’s the balance: you take full responsibility for your journey — but you’re never in it alone.

We are deeply proud of each of these youngsters for their achievement, but also for the amazing way they show up at the club and the attitude and energy they bring to every class.

Massive respect also to those who levelled up through their advanced gradings to Purple, Brown and Black/Red. You brought energy, focus and fire.

Huge thanks to our Senior Students and the Instructor Team for officiating and supporting such an amazing and significant day. Your guidance shapes every belt we award.

Want to relive the energy, emotion and sweat? The full “remastered director’s cut IMAX 3D edition” is now on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.