Bedford Area Grading Report - November 2025

Saturday 15th November saw the final round of kyu gradings for Bedford. We ran it slightly

differently to previous gradings with beginners coming early and doing their grading before the

blue belts and above came for theirs.

The beginners did very well for their first grading which was watched by nervous parents alike.

After receiving their result, they were invited to stay and watch the pre-grading class and other

gradings.

We had some small group work with various Dan grades taking groups their respective kihon

and kumite before joining back together and running through kata up to Jitte. This was followed

by the club trophy presentations:

Adam - Brickhill

George - Kempston

Piper - Riseley

A quick change by the Dan grades and the gradings commenced, working our way through the

grades across a kihon table, kumite table, kata table and senior grade table. There was a very

high standard across the board, particularly those attempting various levels of brown belt.

On the day we held a ruck shop with the proceeds going to Kerch Hospice. The total amount

raised currently stands at just over £120!

As always, a massive thank you to the black belts for their assistance on the day and in

advance of the grading, the senior kyu grades who assisted in kumite and parents/families for

their support of the grading and our charity efforts.

Sensei Dan Young