Black Belt Roll of Honour
Not everybody who starts karate has what it takes to become a black belt and an even smaller percentage go on to achieve Nidan & above.
Below you can find a list of students who have dedicated themselves to the art of karate and achieved Shodan ‘The Beginners Level’ and above.
Shodan – 1st Dan
Caroline Wood - 21st January 2024
Austin Townsend - 11th November 2023
Darren Williams - 11th November 2023
Duncan Sommerville - 11th November 2023
Helen Cowley - 11th November 2023
Holly Percival - 11th November 2023
Holly Kendall - 11th November 2023
Iris Corlett - 11th November 2023
James Dwyer - 11th November 2023
Jamie Ingham - 11th November 2023
John Oliver - 11th November 2023
Joseph Corlett - 11th November 2023
Katie Wilson - 11th November 2023
Lewis Horsfield - 11th November 2023
Logan Hill-Critchley - 11th November 2023
Lydia Palmer - 11th November 2023
Daniel Chaffer - 17th June 2023
Claire Chaffer - 17th June 2023
Patrick Chaffer - 17th June 2023
Danika Wood - 17th June 2023
Megan Hardy - 23rd April 2023
Baraka Kulewa - 23rd April 2023
Noah Purvis - 23rd April 2023
Joshua Mangnall - 23rd April 2023
Layla Davies - 23rd April 2023
Oliver Whittaker - 23rd April 2023
Jane Murison - 23rd April 2023
Zena Clarke - 23rd April 2023
Dave Thomas - 23rd April 2023
Robert Vernon - 23rd April 2023
Anthony Cristoforo - 23rd April 2023
Tzachi Kittaer - 23rd April 2023
Daniel Price - 4th December 2022
Aemelia Young - 26th November 2022
Grace Wilson - 13th November 2022
Noah Cubbin - 13th November 2022
Loui D’Attorre - 13th November 2022
Liam Conway - 13th November 2022
Isabella Lawrie - 13th November 2022
Joel Mander - 16th July 2022
Callula Curtis - 16th July 2022
Richard Holden - 16th July 2022
Linda Whipp - 16th July 2022
Alex Bathurst - 16th July 2022
Tris Miles - 20th March 2022
Paul Evans - 20th March 2022
Simon Mattinson - 20th March 2022
Mark Waters - 20th March 2022
Kelly Dawson - 20th March 2022
Xander Matanle - 20th March 2022
Ella Young - 20th March 2022
Zoe Chaffer - 20th March 2022
Mark Jepson - 22nd October 2021
Aadam Raja - 22nd October 2021
Aasam Raja - 22nd October 2021
Sarah Evans - 22nd October 2021
Jaime Padron – 12th September 2021
Jo Woodman – 12th September 2021
Nils van Dongen – 12th September 2021
Jos Hall – 12th September 2021
Ethan Fong – 12th September 2021
Bradley Kendall – 12th September 2021
Michael Parry – 12th September 2021
Imaan Fatima – 12th September 2021
Niamh Lysaght – 12th September 2021
Kirsten Wood – 12th September 2021
Ava Staton – 12th September 2021
Demi McDonagh – 12th September 2021
Evie Gregory – 12th September 2021
Priya Bradley – 12th September 2021
Maisie Fu – 12th September 2021
Amy O’ Donovan – 9th May 2021
Finlay Dewhurst – 9th May 2021
Joel Purvis – 9th May 2021
Lilly O’ Donovan – 9th May 2021
Noah Green – 9th May 2021
William Cristoforo – 9th May 2021
Josiah Curtis – 9th May 2021
Frazer Atkins – 9th May 2021
Thomas Collin – 7th December 2019
Louise Hopkinson – 8th September 2019
Scott Whalley – 8th September 2019
Mhairi Rigby – 8th September 2019
Andrew Matanle – 8th September 2019
Coral Gavaghan – 8th September 2019
Arrvin Singh – 8th September 2019
Ellen Conyard – 8th September 2019
Matthew McCabe – 8th September 2019
Abby Fryer – 8th September 2019
Kai Foley – 8th September 2019
Corey Stevens – 8th September 2019
Sonny Millington – 8th September 2019
Zak Gould – 8th September 2019
Alex Ryan – 8th September 2019
Denise Bradshaw – 10th December 2018
Pete Stansfield – 10th December 2018
Nathan Cook – 10th December 2018
Christopher Ayre – 10th December 2018
Thomas Tabner – 10th December 2018
Ryan Tabner – 10th December 2018
Joseph Downes – 10th December 2018
Ethan Green – 10th December 2018
David Smith – 9th December 2018
Lily Whalley – 23rd September 2018
Olivia Fagan – 23rd September 2018
Alex Gallacher – 23rd September 2018
Alex Mellor-Brook – 23rd September 2018
Samuel Shakos – 23rd September 2018
Joseph Shakos – 23rd September 2018
Caitlan Moss – Saturday 3rd June 2018
Hannah Ormiston – 13th May 2018
Clarke Thompson – 13th May 2018
Therese Stevinson – 13th May 2018
Juliette Stevinson – 13th May 2018
Ron Matthews – 13th May 2018
Joseph Finney – 13th May 2018
John Riley – 13th May 2018
Kairo Fellone – 13th May 2018
Ethan Kirk – 13th May 2018
Nathan Standring – 11th November 2017
Jacob Kirk – 11th November 2017
Ciaran Abbott – 11th November 2017
Megan Waters – 11th November 2017
Helen Finney – 11th November 2017
Su Matthews – 11th November 2017
Emma Knights – 11th November 2017
Ella Rylance – 11th November 2017
Holly Dale – 11th November 2017
Cian Dronsfield – 11th November 2017
Kevin Longthorne – 11th November 2017
Zak Thomas-Blackhurst – 11th November 2017
Megan Ellithorn – 30th July 2017
William Hanlon – 30th July 2017
Ava Nicholson – 30th July 2017
Lee Murphy – 30th July 2017
Nicci Gates – 30th July 2017
Christopher Eccles – 30th July 2017
Dave Riley – 27th November 2016
John Davies – 27th November 2016
Millie Davies – 27th November 2016
Derry Phillips – 27th November 2016
Keeley Barton – 27th November 2016
Jasmine Johnston – 27th November 2016
Phoebe McNally – 22nd October 2016
Jackie Hall – 22nd October 2016
Isabelle Wilkie – 22nd October 2016
Jack Fisher – 17th July 2016
Andy McNally – 17th July 2016
Paul Smith – 17th July 2016
Jonty Johnson – 17th July 2016
Mia Dickerson – 17th July 2016
James Moseley – 17th July 2016
Joshua Knox – 17th July 2016
Amanda Riley – 17th July 2016
Clive Riley – 17th July 2016
Matthew Sheard – 17th July 2016
Dominic Rostron – 8th November 2015
Jenny Freeman – 8th November 2015
Callum Bell – 8th November 2015
Catherine Clarebrough – 8th November 2015
Sophie Panton – 8th November 2015
Jake Ruding – 8th November 2015
Thomas Moran – 8th November 2015
Luke Wilson – 8th November 2015
Joseph Ramsden – 11th July 2015
Sam Hindley – 11th July 2015
Joe Ratcliffe – 11th July 2015
Kath Head – 11th July 2015
Zack Collins – 11th July 2015
Brandon Clare – 11th July 2015
Ben Clark – 11th July 2015
Lewis Hughes – 11th July 2015
Kieran Simpson – 11th July 2015
Phillip Butterfield – 11th July 2015
Max Walker – 11th July 2015
Ben Ayre – 11th July 2015
Craig Withington – 11th July 2015
Sophie Withington – 11th July 2015
Steve Tipton – 11th July 2015
Annalea Tipton – 11th July 2015
Georgia Tipton – 11th July 2015
Luke Beaumont – 11th July 2015
Samantha Riley – 11th July 2015
Ruby Bradshaw – 11th July 2015
Rick Best – 23rd November 2014
Rebecca Cain – 23rd November 2014
Hannah Cain – 23rd November 2014
Charlotte Jackson – 23rd November 2014
Jamie Speight – 25th July 2014 (Junior)
John Speight – 25th July 2014
Nichola Rose – 25th July 2014
Steven Rose – 27th April 2014
Bradley Bowker – 27th April 2014 (Junior)
Dean Ramsden – 24th November 2013
Benjamin Parton – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Benjamin Kirkman – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Mick Kirkman – 24th November 2013
Daniel Mayor – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Joe Naylor – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Fraser Chapman – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Harrison Hanson – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Regan Duckworth – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Vicki Hynes – 24th November 2013
Megan Pollitt – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Regan Owens – 24th November 2013
Jamie Wakeling – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Georgina Walls – 24th November 2013 (Junior)
Paul Coombs – 28th June 2013 (Junior)
Stephen Beckett – 28th April 2013
Dominic Critchard – 28th April 2013 (Junior)
Mahum Khan – 14th October 2012
Bradley Thompson – 29th April 2012 (Junior)
Kristian Aspinall – 29th April 2012 (Junior)
Victoria Richardson – 27th November 2011
David Barlow – 27th November 2011
Kane Egerton – 27th November 2011 (Junior)
Alex Dewar – 20th March 2011
Jessica Moore – 31st October 2010 (Junior)
Garry Beckett – 8th November 2009
Debs McDermid 9th March 2008
Kevin Cavanaugh – 11th March 2007
Amy Kerr – 24th September 2006
Oliver Kerr – 24th September 2006
Nidan – 2nd Dan
Jon Curtis - 21st January 2024
Isaac Jepson - 21st January 2024
Brendan Conyard - 21st January 2024
Meg Fu - 21st January 2024
Thomas Dolan - 21st January 2024
Christopher Lysaght - 11th November 2023
Noah Vernon - 11th November 2023
Poppy Evans - 11th November 2023
Alex Moriarty - 17th June 2023
Charlotte Griffiths - 23rd April 2023
Jayden Clarke - 23rd April 2023
Liam Dolan - 23rd April 2023
Gary Mahood - 13th November 2022
Charlie Eyre - 25th September 2022
William Towler - 20th March 2022
Aaron Jefferson - 20th March 2022
Kai Foley - 20th March 2022
Courteney Alty - 22nd October 2021
Mark Ellicott – 12th September 2021
John O’Donovan – 12th September 2021
John Dolan – 12th September 2021
Helen Dolan – 12th September 2021
Daisy Parton – 12th September 2021
Gina Farrance – 12th September 2021
Ellis Pindoria-Stott – 12th September 2021
Lola Girault – 12th September 2021
Kyle Girault – 9th May 2021
James Sherlock – 9th May 2021
Adam Bennett – 9th May 2021
Lola Fellone – 9th May 2021
Izzy Baron – 9th May 2021
Jake Gould – 8th September 2019
Jaime Pratley – 8th September 2019
Nicole Chadwick – 10th December 2018
Bernadette Burton – 10th December 2018
Emily Withington – 13th May 2018
Georgie Dyal – 13th May 2018
Matthew Affleck – 13th May 2018
Dean Knox – 13th May 2018
Emma Ginn – 13th May 2018
Lewis Thomas – 11th November 2017
Olivia Levell – 11th November 2017
Abby Fielding – 11th November 2017
Amelia Karabedian – 11th November 2017
Adam Karabedian – 11th November 2017
Louis Johnson – 11th November 2017
Louis Standring – 30th July 2017
Phillip Burton – 30th July 2017
Hannah Whalley – 30th July 2017
Paul Critchard – 27th November 2016
Benjamin Duckworth – 27th November 2016
Matthew Lowe – 17th July 2016
Danny Silverwood – 17th July 2016
Leah Clare – 17th July 2016
Kylah Lawson – 17th July 2016
Matthew Tandy – 11th July 2015
Scott Galvin – 27th April 2014
Jonathon Walls – 27th April 2014
Ashley Walls – 24th November 2013
Christopher Jones – 24th November 2013
Nicola Holland – 24th November 2013
Mat Khan – 14th October 2012
Sandan – 3rd Dan
Grace Baron - Saturday 11th November 2023 under Paul Wolstencroft 6th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft 4th Dan, Mike Baron 3rd Dan.
Molly Austin-Hogsden - Saturday 11th November 2023 under Paul Wolstencroft 6th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft 4th Dan, Mike Baron 3rd Dan.
Tony Kelly - Saturday 11th November 2023 under Paul Wolstencroft 6th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft 4th Dan, Mike Baron 3rd Dan.
Daryl Brady - Saturday 11th November 2023 under Paul Wolstencroft 6th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft 4th Dan, Mike Baron 3rd Dan.
Catherine Johnson - Saturday 11th November 2023 under Paul Wolstencroft 6th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft 4th Dan, Mike Baron 3rd Dan.
Jo Sysum - 23rd April 2023 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Mike Beckwith Sensei 5th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei 4th Dan and Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Aurelie Girault - 4th December 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Mike Beckwith Sensei 5th Dan and Danny Jordan-Land Sensei 5th Dan.
Lori-Ann Moran - 13th November 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei 4th Dan, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Sam Jackson - 13th November 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei 4th Dan, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Greg Burton - 13th November 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei 4th Dan, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Christopher Dempsey - 13th November 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei 4th Dan, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Gary Pratley - 13th November 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei 4th Dan, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Dave Robertson - 16th July 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Mike Beckwith Sensei 4th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei 4th Dan, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Mike Baron - 20th March 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Mike Beckwith Sensei 4th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei 4th Dan, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Debbie Carter - 20th March 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Mike Beckwith Sensei 4th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Karen Anderson - 20th March 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Mike Beckwith Sensei 4th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Lee Edwards - 20th March 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Mike Beckwith Sensei 4th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Leesa Beckwith – 12th September 2021 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Mike Beckwith Sensei 4th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Callum Miles – 12th September 2021 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Mike Beckwith Sensei 4th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Joni Longden – Saturday 7th March 2020 under Masao Kagawa Shihan 9th Dan, Alan Campbell Sensei 7th Dan, Nick Heald Sensei 7th Dan and Matt Price Sensei 6th Dan.
Teresa Withington – Saturday 7th March 2020 under Masao Kagawa Shihan 9th Dan, Alan Campbell Sensei 7th Dan, Nick Heald Sensei 7th Dan and Matt Price Sensei 6th Dan.
Connor Cherry – Saturday 23rd November 2019 with Yamaguchi Sensei 7th Dan and Norman Robinson Sensei 9th Dan at Teikyo University in Tokyo, Japan.
Emma Stansfield – 9th March 2019 under Masao Kagawa Shihan, Alan Campbell Sensei and Matt Price Sensei
Brandon Lee – 30th July 2017 under Masao Kagawa Shihan, Alan Campbell Sensei, Matt Price Sensei and Paul Wolstencroft Sensei
Lorraine Schofield – 8th September 2016 under Masao Kagawa Shihan
Tony Davies – 14th November 2013 under Colin Needham Sensei
Yondan – 4th Dan
Robert Head - Saturday 11th November 2023 under Paul Wolstencroft 6th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft 4th Dan, Mike Baron 3rd Dan.
Steve Dargan – Saturday 11th March 2017 under Masao Kagawa Shihan
Rachael Wolstencroft – 3rd April 2016 under Masao Kagawa Shihan
Godan – 5th Dan
Michael Beckwith - 13th November 2022 under Paul Wolstencroft Sensei 5th Dan, Rachael Wolstencroft Sensei 4th Dan, Rob Head Sensei 3rd Dan.
Rokudan – 6th Dan
Paul Wolstencroft – 29th October 2023 under Tomiyama Sensei 9th Dan, Aiden Trimble Sensei 8th Dan, Arthur Meeks Sensei 8th Dan, Peter May Sensei 7th Dan and Alan Campbell Sensei 7th Dan.