As a participant in the 2010 Black Belt Examination, the following students have reached a milestone in their personal quest for excellence via the medium of Martial Arts, they have all successfully passed their 1st Degree Black Belt and have made personal history!

Mr. Ben Anderton, Mr. Danny Bailie, Mr. Denny Hazelton, Mr. Des Kohn, Mr. Graham Lord, Mr. Kenny Rye, Mr. Justin Saint and Mr. Paul Watson.

The Masters Council would like to congratulate you for today becoming a Black Belt and joining the inner circle of a very special group of individuals.  Statistically, only 4% achieve the level of Black Belt.  You have demonstrated tenacity and perseverance to such a degree that the end result is your reward for your own indomitable spirit and perseverance. 

CONGRATULATIONS… You are now an official Blackbelt Leaders 1st Degree Black Belt and
you belong to a UKBBS accredited Academy.

The symbolic piece of black cloth does not represent the culmination of your journey.  It is simply a stepping stone to enable you to continue to develop your physical skills and mental strength further.  Black Belt is the beginning…

Here it is… The 2010 Black Belt Test!!!

Congratulations to the following Recommended Black Belts as confirmed candidates for The Black Belt Test 2010…

Mr. Ben Anderton, Mr. Danny Bailie, Mr. Denny Hazelton, Mr. Des Kohn, Mr. Graham Lord, Mr. Kenny Rye, Mr. Justin Saint and Mr. Paul Watson.

I’ve just emailed you the criteria for your test tomorrow should you wish to have a quick peek.

Happy reading, have a good nights sleep and I’ll see you tomorrow… Good luck gentlemen, I’m proud of you all… Time to Shine! ;-)

Master Lowndes

Okay many students have requested a copy of the Blackbelt Leaders Student Creed, so here it is….

The reason we have the creed is because Martial Arts training operates on two levels, the physical and the mental. And although we constanlt traint he physical we sometimes need to remind ourselves of our mental development. Some of the most important principles of the mental aspect are embodied in the student creed to which you were introduced at the very start of your training.


The student creed emphasises several extremely important ideas for developing yourself in the most positive manner possible.

Instead of mindlessly memorising it, make sure you really understand the principles and how they apply to your life personally.

1. Is There A High Degree of Emphasis Placed on Competing?

Is there a high degree of emphasis placed on you competing? If there is you may be in the wrong place. And if it is mandatory to compete – Run Out. You see the Martial Arts should be about creating a win-win relationship and developing you as a whole.

There’s a big difference between healthy competition to improve your own efforts and the kind of competition where you focus on beating some else’s. Now, I’m by no means anti competition; in fact I myself am a well seasoned competitor and I have a small group of students who love to compete, but it’s not for everyone!

You see, if you walk into an academy whose focus is only about developing physical champions who win tournaments, run for the hills, because they’re only focused on physical accomplishment and not the expansion of emotional or intellectual improvement and maturity for all ages.  And in all honesty if a student is not developing emotionally and intellectually they’re never going to be a champion anyway! My recommendation…Try somewhere else.