March 2026 Newsletter

Welcome!

Please join us in welcoming the below students who have joined Berkshire Martial Arts in the past month!

Kuba Sapiezynski

Karolina Guigaite

Olivia Calfa

Logan Taylor

Hebe Tong

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Combatives Class

The next combatives class is:

- 9am, Sunday 29th March, Brakenhale School, Bracknell. Currently 20 places remaining. Click here to book! 

These classes are open to everyone regardless of whether or not they are a Berkshire Martial Arts student, however there is a minimum age of 16 and no spectators are permitted.

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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.

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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

Michael Parry - Brown Senior

Aditya Puthran - Red

Tekare McKenna-Stevens - Red

Rob Grossmith - Purple

Henry Roberts - Purple

Anita Puthran - Blue Senior

Ben Bates - Orange Senior

Logan Bates - Orange

Radovan Binstead - Orange

Lia Rodrigues - Gold Senior

Rory Caird - Yellow

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Top Attendance!

Well done to the below students with the highest attendance last month.

Juniors - Under 13 years old

Riley Shinners - 15 classes

Chloe Darby - 12 classes

Michael Swan & Yasmin Broadley - 11 classes

Seniors - Over 13 years old

Kieran Darby - 18 classes

Ben Bates - 12 classes

Tekare McKenna-Stevens - 11 classes

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This Month's Grading

This month's colour belt grading will be held on Sunday 29th March 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 - Combatives Class

10am - Black Belt Academy Class

11am - Grading Group 1

12pm - 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 20th March.

Eligible Students

Colour Belts

Aairah Aziz

Alexander Harris

Alisha Aziz

Andrew Lunn

Anthea Storrie

Aria Bates

Bodhi Bates

Chido Plunkett

Dean Mason

Elaina Sanders

Eli Nomeika

Emma Storrie

Evie Bartaby

Finlay Bartaby

Gabriel Jones

Gracie O'Brien

Henry James

Ibrahim Farooq

Isabella Sanders

Jaden Lau

Kaden Dollery

Kenon Bandara Ekanayake

Konrad Zegocinski

Laura Summers-Bates

Lilia Jalkhi

Logan Dollery

Martin Stefanov

Mervin Manish

Mia Manish

Michael Swan

Nathan Hounsome

Nelly Jalkhi

Oliver Plunkett

Onel Ranaweera Vitharana

Ovin Bandara Ekanayake

Rachel Hinde-Harris

Reyon Ranaweera Vitharana

Rory Buckland

Rufus Davis

Sophie Foord

Steve Davis

Tia Meades

Umayma Farooq

Yusuf Farooq

Yuvein Ranaweera Vitharana