National Grading Week Dates
2025
March: Mon 17th to Sat 22nd
June: Mon 16th to Sat 21st
September: Mon 22nd to Sat 27th
December: Mon 8th to Sat 13th
1st Dan Black Belt Grading Dates (students must attend all 3 sessions)
2025
1st Dan Black Belt Testing Cycle (Tigers & Teens/Adults): Sunday 27th April / Sunday 11th May / Sunday 29th June
1st Dan Black Belt Testing Cycle (Teens/Adults): Saturday 11th October / Saturday 8th November / Saturday 13th December
1st Dan Black Belt Testing Cycle (Tigers): Sunday 12th October / Sunday 9th November / Sunday 14th December
2nd Dan Black Belt Grading Dates
2025
2nd Dan Black Belt Test: Saturday 28th June
A-Team – Board Meeting & Personal Development Day
Sunday June 15th at Danesfield House Hotel & Spa in Marlow. Full day in business attire. A-Team will receive Board Level presentation followed by a day of personal development coaching.
Summer Break 2025
All academies & the office will be closed from Monday 18th August to Sunday 31st August (dates are inclusive)
Christmas Break 2025
All academies & the office will be closed from Monday 22nd December to Sunday 4th January (dates are inclusive)
2025 Seminars (dates to be confirmed)
Bob Breen – Without question, the most highly respected Martial Artist in the UK and the founder of 4D Combat
Black Belt Business School – Entrepreneurial & career planning for Tigers & teenagers
Matt Stait – Former bodyguard & bouncer. Matt is regarded as a leading authority on self defence
Nick Foot – Nick is an expert in multiple styles and highly experienced with the realities of street self defence
Dacayana Eskrima – Stick fighting seminar from the European Director for Dacayana Eskrima
Aaron Banister – Tae Kwon Do seminar from a World Champion in Tae Kwon Do
Mitt Master – Matt Chapman’s famous padwork drills
Chi Wai Kung Fu – Modern Kung Fu self defence applications from Master Lee Kent
