The KUGB organises free Black & Brown Belt Courses throughout the UK, designed to help Karateka hone their skills in preparation for their gradings. Each session lasts 90 minutes and is packed with intensive training.
Today’s event in Sunderland, with over 100 people training, was the penultimate Black & Brown Belt Course of 2023 and was led by was led by Sensei Jim Brennan (8th Dan) and Sensei Frank Brennan (8th Dan).
Congratulations to those who successfully passed their grades:
Shodan
Toby Holliday – York Elite
Stavroula Angoura – Leeds Shotokan
Jessika Rose-Dobson – Chesterfield
Rongcan Ma – Gateshead Kaizen
Sally Stephenson – Sendai Kushiro
Harshita Mahamuni – Sendai Kushiro
Olivia Cox – Solihull Karate Academy
Aila Wilson – Sendai Kushiro
Holly Hamilton – Kazoku
Ashleigh Irving – Gateshead Kaizen
Alex Evans – Killingworth Kaizen
Aneesha Amsumathy – Ashington Kaizen
Ismail Hussen – Sendai Kushiro
Lily May Jennings – Low Fell
Jayden He – Newcastle Sendai
Aarush Dayanand – Solihull Karate Academy
Selina Kuashem – Killingworth Kaizen
2nd Dan
Michael Smith – Largs
Paul Carmichael – Ashington
Benjamin Adie – Sendai Kushiro
Sofia Zarifi – Sendai Kushiro
Naina Kurup – Sendai Kushiro
Alinka Greasley – Leeds Shotokan
Nicola Luke – Sendai Kushiro
Sandy Tse – Gateshead Kaizen
Anthea Brown – Sendai Kushiro
Ryan Oxtoby – Torashin
Selina Stead – Leeds Shotokan
Jay Hall – Ashington Kaizen
Kathryn Kerr – Largs
