National Grading Week Dates
2025
March: Sat 15th to Thursday 20th
June: Sat 14th to Thursday 19th
September: Sat 20th to Thursday 25th
December: Sat 6th to Thursday 11th
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
Date TBC. Full day in business attire. A-Team will receive Board Level presentation followed by a day of personal development coaching.
Summer Break 2025
All locations closed from Monday 18th August to Sunday 31st August (dates are inclusive)
Christmas Break 2025
All locations 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
Jacey Cashman – Sport Karate & tournament fighting from a multiple British, European and World Champion
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
Nutrition – Seminar for students who want to understand more about healthy eating