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Five of our top members realised their dream and achieved the prestigious Black Belt

All the Senior Chongshin Do Black Belts & Instructors were present to congratulate the new Black Belts

New Black Belts with Chief Instructor Martin Blakeway

Chongshin Do Instructor Black Belts in Fighting Stance

Martin Blakeway with new young Black Belt - James Eccles

Sponsored Spar & 2002 Presentations

5 top members achieve their dream and are awarded the prestigious title of Black Belt

Congratulations - to the new Black Belts
Five of our top members have completed their journey they started well over four - five years ago. Matt Allen, James Eccles and Arron Dovey from Arthur Terry along with Martin White and Phillip Williams from Bloxwich all did well and have been successful in their Black Belt exam.
Before the exam commenced the candidates had to write an essay about the human body its systems and how it relates to moves within Chongshin Do. Then on Saturday it was a gruelling 7 hour exam starting at 10am with a written paper containing questions on techniques and the Chongshin Do syllabus.
Then the hard physical exam starting with a two hour Jujitsu exam taking in all aspects of this art, following this a four our physical test / exam on all aspects of the TKD & Kickboxing syllabus including Forms, combinations from Forms, Sparring (1 on 1, 2 on 1, free sparring, 1 & 2 step) plus kickboxing drills and finally, exhausted they had to show their true fighting spirit with a demonstration of their power and technique - breaking many pieces of wood / boards and a breeze block in a demonstration of power, spirit and skill of their training. They all performed very well and should be very proud of their performance. Congratulations from all the Instructors & members of Chongshin Do.

Future Black Belts - start your preparation now!
Also grading that day were Ben Vowles & John Skeldon who are now 1st Kup (Black Tag) and only one step away from attaining their Black Belt - these two along with Jamil Aslam & Mark Allen will be preparing for thie Black Belt later next year.

Also presented on this evening were the Student of the Year awards for 2002
This year the following members have been awarded for their continued effort / commitment / progress. Well done to Leon Pollock (Sutton) who has found the Green / Blue tag steps particularly difficult but has shown the commitment and dedication necessary to continue the steps along this journey within Chongshin Do, John Skeldon (Four Oaks) has done well this year with a Full Contact Fight, Instructors Course and now only one step from Black Belt. Robert Draper (Delves Walsall) has progressed very well this year, he is helping from time to time coaching at the club also - well done to him. And finally Charlotte Goddard (Bloxwich) has also done very well and receives this award for her efforts - well done.

Sponsored Spar - "Fighting For Others"
Thanks to everyone who has taken part - we shall be announcing the charities ASAP - please feel free to suggest any that you know about or are involved in - Thank you for your continued support and generosity at this festive time of year. Well over £1000 raised again - fantastic !