ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL GRADING PRODUCES 60 NEW DAN GRADES
Sunday 19th April 2015 at Ashmole Academy, Southgate saw over 200 students attending the first SKCE Black and Brown Belt Course and grading for 2015.
An intensive 2 hour training session focusing on all the different syllabus requirements for the dan gradings under instruction from Sensei Eric Pich, Sensei Graham Mercer and Sensei Sue Sinclair. Judging by the effort and endeavour shown by the Students it proved to be a very worthwhile, enjoyable and enlightening session.
After a short refreshment and revival break the dan gradings commenced with 92 karateka endeavouring to demonstrate their skills which hopefully would be sufficient to adequately convince the 9 strong grading examiners of their worthiness to be awarded their grade.
In the end 60 achieved their grades ranging from Shodan, Nidan, Sandan and Yondan.
They were all delighted to receive their grading certificates from SKCE Chairman Gerry Grey, and, as is normal all the first dans were all given a free black belt which they were eager to wear particularly the children.
The next black belt grading is currently scheduled to be held on 1st November 2015.
Congratulations to the following Students who passed their gradings:-
SHODAN PASSES
| BOYS | GIRLS |
| Louis Du Bignon | Sophie Baxter |
| Rory Tyrrell | Florence Du Bignon |
| Oscar Clarke | Beth Loveridge |
| Dmitrijs Gnennijs | Francesca Zoboky |
| Evan Yiallouros | Alice Ball |
| Neeyal Pindoria | Kate Kenny |
| Sokol Brahimi | Chika Umekwe |
| Terrence Allder | Thara Dean |
| Sanjhay Vijaya Kumar | Leyla Yahioglu |
| Rajan Patel | Tia McCootie |
| Jamie Andrews | Mina Kashef |
| Bailey Caplan | Tia Pindoria |
| Archie Midgley | Inika Claerhout |
| Ajay Verma | Juliet Thornton |
| Rhys O’Grady | |
| Zohibullah Khalii | |
| Josef Wetton | |
| Ibrahim Elhaouari | |
| Tontrakoon Bunsan | |
| Matthew Hernand | |
| Adam Sanders | |
| Thomas Takahashi | |
| Ahmad Hamdi | |
| Mohsin Malik | |
| Isaac Goldward |
| MEN | LADIES |
| Kieran White | Emma Hood |
| Samir Pipalia | Pauline McNally |
| James Kenny | Frances Stonebank |
| Ares Michaelides | Cheryl Louis-Taylor |
| Ian Medany | Sarah Harris |
| Paul Ratchford | |
| Faris Sahib | |
| Daniel Guerra |
NIDAN PASSES
| BOYS | GIRLS |
| Hiroshi Ishizuka | Chantay Louis |
| Oceanne Umekwe |
| LADIES |
| Julia Bartlett |
SANDAN PASSES
| MEN |
| Matthew Butlin |
| Oliver Sanders |
YONDAN PASS
| MEN |
| Anas Jarboua |
