December 2025 Newsletter
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Welcome!
Please join us in welcoming the below students who have joined Berkshire Martial Arts in the past month!
Konrad Zegocinski
Freya McLean
Class Dates
Here are the important dates as we head to the end of 2025, have a short break and return fresh in 2026!
Last class of 2025/Xmas Class - Saturday 20th December (Details Below)
December BBA Class & Grading - Sunday 21st December (No combatives class this month)
First Class of 2026 - Wednesday 7th January
Mission to Rwanda
On February 12th, Keosunim Caiden Taylor will be heading to Rwanda for 10 days with the "Reaching Rwanda" charity. Poverty, family breakdown, and the long-term socio-psychological effects of the 1994 genocide mean that there is an estimated 7,000 street orphans and another 300,00 children living in households run by a minor, this is a huge issue in Rwanda especially due to the government's ban on orphanages meaning many children are left to fend for themselves.
During Caiden's time in Rwanda he will be working closely with orphans; bringing toys and clothes, building and decorating homes as well as teaching classes in schools.
If you have anything from the list below that you are able to donate it will be greatly appreciated by both Caiden and the Rwandan children who will receive it. Please give any donations to Caiden, Sabumnim Taylor or one of the other instructors to pass it on before Wednesday 4th February. Any of the below will be greatly appreciated:
Clothes for teenagers and children of all sizes (nothing skimpy)
Children's Shoes, flip flops, crocs,
New Underwear
Toiletries - soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes, towels, flannels etc
"Non-melty" sweets
Toys and games (non-electronic is best)
Arts and crafts activities
Cuddly toys
If you would like to make a financial donation then please do so via the link below (please select family and friends so no fees are taken from your donation), any money donated will be used by the charity to directly provide for the orphans:
£50 will buy a goat
£140 will buy a laptop for a school
£150 will pay for a child's education
£300 will buy a set of swings
£600 will buy a cow!
Please make any financial donations by January 20th, we will then be able to donate it all as one large amount via GiveMatch which will double the donation!
Thank you in advance for any and all donations!
Xmas Class / Last Class of the Year
On Saturday 20th December there will be just one extended class at Buckler's Park as we wrap up the year, this class will run from 11am-12.30pm and is open to all students. This will be a fun filled class with games, prizes, competitions and gifts so break out your Xmas jumpers, festive hats, wrap yourself in tinsel and come on down (if you're after a hard training class you may want to attend a Wednesday class this week instead!)
What's on?
If you have any upcoming events or activities you'd like to make Berkshire Martial Arts students aware of please email the details over to jason@berkshiremartialarts.co.uk and we will add it to the next newsletter.
New Belt Ranks!
Congratulations to all the below students who successfully passed their latest grading and received their new belt ranks
New Colour Belts/Tags
Aditya Puthran - Purple Senior
Rob Grossmith - Blue Senior
Anita Puthran - Blue
Riley Njoh - Blue
Anson Lau - Green
Gabriel Vechiato - Orange
Aaron Biju - Gold Senior
Angelitta Biju - Gold Senior
Dean Mason - Gold Senior
Gracie O'Brien - Gold Senior
Logan Bates - Gold Senior
Riaan Nair - White Senior
Top Attendance!
Well done to the below students with the highest attendance last month.
Juniors - Under 13 years old
Riley Shinners - 16 classes
Yasmin Broadley - 13 classes
Aditya Puthran - 12 classes
Seniors - Over 13 years old
Kieran Darby - 16 classes
Anita Puthran & Tekare McKenna-Stevens - 12 classes
Alexander Harris & Andrew Broadley - 11 classes
This Month's Grading
This month's colour belt grading will be held on Sunday 21st December in the movement studio at Brakenhale School, Rectory Lane, Bracknell, RG12 7BA . Further details will be provided to eligible students the week before the grading. The day will likely run to the approximate schedule below:
9am - Black Belt Academy Class
10am - Grading Group 1
11am - Grading Group 2
Exact grading groups and times will be confirmed the weekend before, once we know how many people are grading
All names below are eligible to grade this month and should have received an email confirming their eligibility. Please check your spam/junk folders if you have not received your email. To secure your place in the grading we must receive a completed colour belt grading registration form and payment by Friday 12th December.
Eligible Students
Alexander Harris
Andrew Lunn
Aria Bates
Bella Sanders
Bodhi Bates
Daniel Suvajac
David Hritcu
Elaina Sanders
Eli Nomeika
Erica Rodrigues
Gabriel Jones
Gabriel Suvajac
Geoff Parry
Georgia Coyne
Gloria Suvajac
Ivan Baziuk
Josie Lander
Laura Summers-Bates
Lucy Rose Ward
Martin Stefanov
Naryan Singh Dhillon
Rachel Hinde-Harris
Raphael Ford
Robert Hull
Sebastian Lamberth
Simrit Kaur Dhillon
Tekare McKenna-Stevens
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