Chuldow Black Belt Graduations May 2021
On Saturday 22nd May we held our kickboxing graduations, at Chuldow Martial Arts HQ, Wakefield. This included graduations for both junior and adult students, who were able to celebrate their achievements together, for the first time in over a year.
Firstly 3 cadet students took to the mats to work immensely hard for their 1st Dan black belt. Aidan Huntington, Oliver Gowland and Ryan Dinu, worked hard during their gruelling 2-hour graduation and completed everything asked of them to the highest standard. All 3 of them have proven how hard work and determination can take a junior kickboxer through to being a black belt. Accompanying the cadet black belts, we have 1 senior student, Ewan Hewett. Along with the boys, Ewan complete an intense 2-hour graduation, sharing not only his Martial Arts achievements but personal growth with us on the mats too.
Sunday 23rd May, saw our Karate students take to the mats for their black belt and advance dan graduations. Achieving their first dan black belt were the following students: Ian Anderson, Simon Barker, Flynn Barnaby, Paige Goward, Sue Mcllwaine, Bhargav Myneni, Julie Nichols, Andrew Queen and Ruth Vallins. Following them and achieving their 2nd dan and 3rd dan grades were: Nasreen Arshad, Philip Stevens, Nigel Watts and Chris Woodhead.
It was a fantastic weekend of celebrating new achievements and progression, each and every student should be incredibly proud of themselves.
Chuldow Black Belt Graduations May 2019
Saturday 18th of May 2019 was hot, very hot. Many people probably thought the best plan for the day was to sit in the back garden or drive to the coast but that isn’t the thinking that gets you a kickboxing Black Belt and it wasn’t the thinking of Andy Boyes and Jessica Drewett of Wakefield or of Samuel Gardner from Morley. Despite the heat they braved the mats to be put through there paces at the Chuldow Kickboxing Graduations. Both Andy and Jessica pushed themselves to the limit and showed the physical capability and mental fortitude needed to gain promotion to 1st Black Belt. Samuel Gardner pushed on, years after achieving his 1st Dan he was now subjecting himself to the rigours of the 2nd Dan test and having proven himself admirably was successful!
Sunday 19th May was, as always, the turn of the Karateka and neither the weather or the event was going to be any kinder to them than to the Kickboxers! Thomas Hunter and Matthew Spellman of Wakefield, Alex Sawyer and Leon Tipton of Morley and Jessica Henshaw or Knottingley were all put through their paces, demonstrating a high level of knowledge, technical expertise and physical fitness to achieve 1st Dan Black Belt in Karate whilst Ella Tang went above and beyond even this exceptional level of ability to achieve her promotion to 2nd Dan!
Well done all!
Chuldow Karate and Kickboxing Black Belt Graduation – January 2019
An amazing day the 26th of January or at least it was for Matthew Gardner of Morley and Dylan England of Rothwell and those who came to support them. Both students of Kickboxing they took to the mats to attempt to gain promotion to 2nd Dan. Hours of gruelling effort followed as the panel put them through their paces culminating on the leg destroying walk of pain. Both candidates found the will to succeed and made it through to receive their well-earned promotions. Congratulations both!
The 27th January saw the Karate candidates hit the mats. Danial Green of Thornhill, David and Megan Churcher of Wakefield and Scott D’Cruze of Normanton were each able to display the technical skill, fitness and knowledge to gain promotion to 1st Dan whilst Jeevan Ganatra of Wakefield went on to show what only years of training can achieve and was successful in achieving promotion to 2nd Dan.
As usual there was sweat, determination and at the end tears of joy and relief but everyone made their families and their instructors proud. Well done everyone!
Kickboxing and Karate Graduations – November 2018
November 17th 2018 – cold, wet and miserable outside. Inside it was hot, sweaty and well…we had every possible mix of emotion from frustration, determination to elation as the kickboxing black belt and advanced Dan candidates were put through their paces. The graduation as always culminated, after drills, bag work, sparring and every other test of fitness, skill and determination that the examination panel could think of with the walk of pain. The black belt candidates toughed it out with Shane Sharp (Wakefield), Joseph Dyson-Abad (Rothwell) and Scott D’Cruze (Normanton) toughing it out to get over the finishing line and prove they had what it takes. Even they must have been amazed though at the grit, style and determination of Victoria Ledger (Wakefield) who pushed herself to the very limit of endurance to complete the even harder walk of pain (walk of agony perhaps) needed for 2nd Dan and then there was more as Kirsty East surpassed all to achieve her 3rd Dan after a thorough test of her knowledge and prowess.
It was of course still wet and miserable on Sunday November 18th but whilst the kickboxers were nursing sore legs and aching abdominals the karate black belt and advanced Dan candidates took to the mats at Chuldow. Showing the level of skill, knowledge and endurance needed to achieve black belt in karate Finn Hayman, Sadie Hayman, Stanley Coates and Charlie Wagstaff of Knottingley and Zeeshan Waheed of Wakefield were presented with a well-earned promotion to 1st Dan. Joe Tinsley and Abeel Mahmood, both of Wakefield, showed that practice and dedication yield great rewards as they exceeded the already high standard of the 1st Dan Candidates and progressed to 2nd Dan!
Well done all!
Chuldow Karate and Kickboxing Black Belt Graduation – September 2018
The weekend of Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of September 2018 , a normal weekend for many but a very special weekend for a select few special people.
Saturday saw the potential Black Belt and Advanced Dan candidates of Chuldow Kickboxing take to the mats at Wakefield Headquarters to be put through their paces in the hope of promotion. Hours of sweaty effort later and Geoff Walkinshaw, Claire Elliott, Marae Sykes, Ben Wood, Stuart Stead, Connor Boon and Matthew Wood were successful in proving themselves worthy of promotion to 1st Dan Black Belt. Meanwhile Brendan Chadwick and Sandra Hardy but pushed past this already high standard to prove themselves equal to the challenge of achieving 2nd Dan Black Belt.
As usual Sunday was the turn of the Karateka to be tested and tested they were. Hours of physical and mental effort; each required to show the technical skill and knowledge required of a Karate Black Belt and Fisher Doulson, Chris Grace, Andy Boyes, Lynne Clarke, Anjana Ganatra, Lily Pham, Julie Dyson-Abad, Antony Firth, Lewis Powers and Nathan Swift were each successful in gaining 1st Dan Black Belt in Karate.
It takes years of consistent effort to gain a Black Belt in Karate, it takes more years and more effort to progress beyond it but Logan Durham, Kayleigh Durham, Alistair O’Regan and Lavanya Ganatra had done just that and were rewarded for their efforts with promotion to 2nd Dan Black Belt in Karate.
Well done all!
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