The March grading held at Fleetwood had students from the Astley, Bispham, Chorley, Culcheth and Fleetwood dojo’s attending and it was our best club grading so far! The students involved were from white belt through to three students attempting the grade of 4th Kyu purple belt, and the standard and effort was fantastic to see!
Thank you to Sensei Gavin Oliphant, Sensei Julie Dudley, Sensei Del Knowles and Sensei Martin Wilmot who assisted with the grading. Also thanks to Sempai Kirsty Churchouse, Junior Instructors Nathan Crowther, Kieran Lydon and Dylan Hickman and Junior Sempai's Brandon Crowther, Jack Churchouse, Chelsea Grundy, Charlotte and Elliott Bertram for helping on the day with the grading.
The remaining students grading, all of various Kyu grades, along with Jacob Adjetey – Hilton, who has been training for a long time and always tries his best, again showed fantastic karate basics, as well as great kata and kumite skills, and Jacob rightly so deserved to be awarded his 4th Kyu purple belt.
The students grading from red to blue belt were all very impressive, and showed there is some real talent coming through from this Kyu level. They all had to step up another gear in this grading and really gave it their all and they were all truly fab.
The students grading to 4th Kyu purple belt – Yvonne Crowther and Georgia Chapman, were pushed particularly hard and had to endure a lot of kumite, and even two on one kumite sessions! Their very red faces at the end showed how hard they both worked and all the room was supporting them in their final kumite round. Well done! You remained calm and focused in both kata and kumite - not easy when all eyes are on you, and you both coped brilliantly!
Congratulations to each and every student who attempted their grade as everyone successfully achieved their next belts. You should all be extremely proud of yourselves as you all worked really hard for your next Kyu level.
Well done, keep that focus and continue to train hard!