WITH 680 gradings at the Bristol Academy, the Monmouth and Coleford Tae Kwon Do Club were extremely pleased to do exceptionally well with the Black Belt gradings they were awarded. Instructor Tony Farr was delighted to have so many achieving Black Belt for the first time with others moving up the ladder to second and third Dan.

“It was absolutely fabulous to see so many of them achieving Black Belt for the first time,” said Tony.

Zoey Webb moved from second Dan to third Dan, while James Strefford moved from first Dan to second Dan. Others promoted to first Dan included George Rowland, Andrew Porter, Sam Porter Jack Heyes and Freddy Howells.