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Black Belts

1st Dan Black Belts

  1. Matthew Coope
  2. Simon Coope
  3. David Coope
  4. James Boxall
  5. Steve Deeming
  6. Jacob Daniels
  7. Jiten Gohil
  8. Luke Williams
  9. Martha Wildig
  10. Darren McGurk
  11. Lucy Whitfield
  12. Phoeby Kingdom
  13. Adam Hames
  14. Max Moore
  15. Francesca Bloor
  16. Sarah O’Flynn
  17. Dan Mott
  18. Tom Ip
  19. Christopher Ridout
  20. Conrad Hackett
  21. Matthew Ball
  22. Adam Marchesi
  23. Michael O’Flynn
  24. Jacob Sohanpal
  25. Ellie Welman-Smith
  26. Christopher Barwell
  27. Sam Ip
  28. Ellie Roberts
  29. Barry Mansfield
  30. Elizabeth Aspden-Mansfield
  31. Adam Marouf
  32. Simon Boxall
  33. Simon Grant
  34. Elain Croshaw
  35. David Herbert
  36. Jake Croshaw
  37. Parnika Palahay
  38. Amrita Palahay
  39. Reece Griffiths
  40. Sam Clark
  41. Azel Alkhabaz
  42. Guy Arnold
  43. Samuel Harrison
  44. Christopher Bain
  45. Gemma Patterson
  46. Kirill Romanenko 
  47. Adrian Home
  48. George Doughty
  49. Matthew Barwell
  50. Matthew Smith
  51. Katie Aspden-Mansfield 
  52. Taylor Taylor
  53. Leon Turner-Denham 
  54. Kevin Pearman 
  55. Luke Mackay 
  56. Samuel Ip
  57. Dineen Eamonn 
  58. Rich Minshaw 
  59. Henry Smith
  60. Caitlin Smith
  61. Joseph Howard
  62. Joseph Gavan
  63. Libby Davies
  64. Oliver Clarke
  65. Achour Eamonn
  66. Kilian Cunningham 
  67. Cameron Bain
  68. Finlay Dronsfield-Brown
  69. Ankitha Kunigiri
  70. Adithya Kunigiri
  71. Ryan Ford 
  72. Stephen McCabe 
  73. Adam Gardner 
  74. Olivia Gardner 
  75.  Julia Gardner
  76. Paul O’Connor 
  77. Nathan Watson 
  78. Sophie Cornes 
  79. Thomas Cornes 
  80. Iwan Tipping 
  81. George Highton 
  82. Liwsi Griffiths 
  83. Hannah Mott 
  84.  Hannah Barwell
  85.  Steven Horsley
  86.  Yousef Fouchal
  87.  Mike Gibson
  88.  Dennis Gibson
  89.  Mark Barber
  90.  Deborah Barber
  91.  Thomas Barber
  92.  Amrita Palahey
  93.  Samuel Harrison
  94. Andrew Linton
  95.  James Bedwell
  96. Daniel Hoskins 
  97. Lukasz Hirsz 
  98. Matthew Barwell 
  99.  Luke Rollason
  100.  Scarlett Hubbard
  101. Scarlett Herbert-Keene
  102. Rohan Hathi 
  103. Gunalini Gunendran 
  104. Joseph Ford 
  105. Elizabeth Lord 
  106.  Emma Woods
  107. Jaden Cheema 
  108.  Brandon Norman
  109. Nathan Clay 
  110. Adam Morgan 
  111. George Morgan 
  112.  James Bedwell
  113. Ibrahim Fouchal 
  114. Ilias Fouchal 
  115. [unknown]
  116. Harrison Mendel 
  117. Ankitha Kunigiri
  118. Rohan Hathi 
  119. Durante Cartwright 
  120. Peter Devonshire 
  121. Alexander Varey 
  122.  Ella Frost
  123. Matthew Bluff 
  124. Thomas Cornes 
  125. Sophie Cornes 
  126. George Hall 
  127.  Noah Eckhardt-Rix
  128. Joseph Simpson 
  129. Amelie Harbour 
  130. Jamie Sibson 
  131. Joshua Whiffin 
  132. Millie Taylor-Smith 
  133.  Will Greeves
  134. Ava Morton 
  135. Dominik Hirsz 
  136. Emily Wardle 
  137. Adam Gardner
  138. Laura Silver
  139. Elizabeth Wilkins
  140. Mary Wilkins
  141. Harry Johnson
  142. Harrison Williams
  143. Cristian Williams
  144. Julia Gardner
  145. Jane Johnson
  146. Matthew Fraser
  147. Kristian Davis
  148. Rebekah Garratt
  149. Alyssia Gill
  150. Madeline Bonshor
  151. Taylor Home 
  152. Sophie Himli
  153. Claire Almen
  154. Brandon Davis
  155. Jack Simmonds
  156. Jack Johnson
  157. Joseph Barsby
  158. Luke Bellamy
  159. James Browne
  160. Greta Johnson
  161. Robert Jakabos
  162. Cobain Wilkinson
  163. Rina Soni
  164. Eleanor Bradley
  165. Jack Almen
  166. Martin Smith
  167. Alyssia Gill
  168. Cara Black
  169. Edie Wrighton
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achieving a new belt at grading
Sensei leading a martial arts class with focus and encouragement.
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2nd Dan Black Belts

  1. Matthew Coope
  2. Simon Coope
  3. David Coope
  4. James Boxall
  5. Darren McGurk
  6. Lucy Whitfield
  7. David Herbert
  8. Francesca Bloor
  9. Daniel Mott
  10. William Tatham
  11. Conan Herbert-Keen
  12. Matthew Salmon
  13. Christopher Barwell
  14. Azel Alkhabaz
  15. Matthew Smith
  16. Caitlin Smith
  17. Eamon Dineen
  18. Matthew Smith
  19. Luke Rollason
  20. Aditya Kunigiri
  21. Hannah Barwell
  22. James Bedwell
  23. Scarlett Herbert-Keene
  24. Dennis Gibson
  25. Joseph Gavan
  26. Mike Gibson
  27. Ankitha Kunigiri
  28. Matthew Salmon (Senior)
  29. Scarlett Hubbard
  30. Caitlin Smith (Senior)
  31. Hannah Mott
  32. Łukasz Hirsz
  33. Scarlett Hubbard
  34. Joshua Whiffin
  35. Emily Wardle
  36. Joshua Rollins
  37. Durante Cartwright
  38. Taylor Home
  39. Adrian Home
  40. Laura Silver
  41. Hannah Mott (Senior)
  42. Matthew Fraser
  43. Emily Wardle (Senior)
  44. Maddie Bonshor 
  45. Rebekah Garratt

3rd Dan Black Belts

  1. Simon Coope
  2. Matthew Coope
  3. James Boxall
  4. David Coope
  5. Darren McGurk
  6. Francesca Bloor
  7. David Herbert
  8. Dan Mott
  9. Matthew Smith
  10. Matthew Salmon
  11. Conan Herbert-Keen
  12. Caitlin Smith
  13. Azel Alkhabaz
  14. Ankitha Kunigiri
  15. Scarlett Hubbard
  16. Luke Rollason
  17. James Bedwell
  18. Hannah Mott
  19. Mark Barber

  1. Simon Coope
  2. James Boxall
  3. Matthew Smith
  4. David Herbert
  5. Matthew Salmon

5th Dan Black Belts

1. Simon Coope

 

Black Belts

Achieving a black belt represents years of dedication, training and commitment. We are proud to recognise the students who have achieved black belt grades at Simon Coope Karate School.

Simon Coope Karate School black belt students Karate black belt grading Black belt grading at Simon Coope Karate School
1st Dan Black Belts
  1. Matthew Coope
  2. Simon Coope
  3. David Coope
  4. James Boxall
  5. Steve Deeming
  6. Jacob Daniels
  7. Jiten Gohil
  8. Luke Williams
  9. Martha Wildig
  10. Darren McGurk
  11. Lucy Whitfield
  12. Phoeby Kingdom
  13. Adam Hames
  14. Max Moore
  15. Francesca Bloor
  16. Sarah O’Flynn
  17. Dan Mott
  18. Tom Ip
  19. Christopher Ridout
  20. Conrad Hackett
  21. Matthew Ball
  22. Adam Marchesi
  23. Michael O’Flynn
  24. Jacob Sohanpal
  25. Ellie Welman-Smith
  26. Christopher Barwell
  27. Sam Ip
  28. Ellie Roberts
  29. Barry Mansfield
  30. Elizabeth Aspden-Mansfield
  31. Adam Marouf
  32. Simon Boxall
  33. Simon Grant
  34. Elain Croshaw
  35. David Herbert
  36. Jake Croshaw
  37. Parnika Palahay
  38. Amrita Palahay
  39. Reece Griffiths
  40. Sam Clark
  41. Azel Alkhabaz
  42. Guy Arnold
  43. Samuel Harrison
  44. Christopher Bain
  45. Gemma Patterson
  46. Kirill Romanenko
  47. Adrian Home
  48. George Doughty
  49. Matthew Barwell
  50. Matthew Smith
  51. Katie Aspden-Mansfield
  52. Taylor Taylor
  53. Leon Turner-Denham
  54. Kevin Pearman
  55. Luke Mackay
  56. Samuel Ip
  57. Dineen Eamonn
  58. Rich Minshaw
  59. Henry Smith
  60. Caitlin Smith
  61. Joseph Howard
  62. Joseph Gavan
  63. Libby Davies
  64. Oliver Clarke
  65. Achour Eamonn
  66. Kilian Cunningham
  67. Cameron Bain
  68. Finlay Dronsfield-Brown
  69. Ankitha Kunigiri
  70. Adithya Kunigiri
  71. Ryan Ford
  72. Stephen McCabe
  73. Adam Gardner
  74. Olivia Gardner
  75. Julia Gardner
  76. Paul O'Connor
  77. Nathan Watson
  78. Sophie Cornes
  79. Thomas Cornes
  80. Iwan Tipping
  81. George Highton
  82. Liwsi Griffiths
  83. Hannah Mott
  84. Hannah Barwell
  85. Steven Horsley
  86. Yousef Fouchal
  87. Mike Gibson
  88. Dennis Gibson
  89. Mark Barber
  90. Deborah Barber
  91. Thomas Barber
  92. Amrita Palahey
  93. Samuel Harrison
  94. Andrew Linton
  95. James Bedwell
  96. Daniel Hoskins
  97. Lukasz Hirsz
  98. Matthew Barwell
  99. Luke Rollason
  100. Scarlett Hubbard
  101. Scarlett Herbert-Keene
  102. Rohan Hathi
  103. Gunalini Gunendran
  104. Joseph Ford
  105. Elizabeth Lord
  106. Emma Woods
  107. Jaden Cheema
  108. Brandon Norman
  109. Nathan Clay
  110. Adam Morgan
  111. George Morgan
  112. James Bedwell
  113. Ibrahim Fouchal
  114. Ilias Fouchal
  115. [unknown]
  116. Harrison Mendel
  117. Ankitha Kunigiri
  118. Rohan Hathi
  119. Durante Cartwright
  120. Peter Devonshire
  121. Alexander Varey
  122. Ella Frost
  123. Matthew Bluff
  124. Thomas Cornes
  125. Sophie Cornes
  126. George Hall
  127. Noah Eckhardt-Rix
  128. Joseph Simpson
  129. Amelie Harbour
  130. Jamie Sibson
  131. Joshua Whiffin
  132. Millie Taylor-Smith
  133. Will Greeves
  134. Ava Morton
  135. Dominik Hirsz
  136. Emily Wardle
  137. Adam Gardner
  138. Laura Silver
  139. Elizabeth Wilkins
  140. Mary Wilkins
  141. Harry Johnson
  142. Harrison Williams
  143. Cristian Williams
  144. Julia Gardner
  145. Jane Johnson
  146. Matthew Fraser
  147. Kristian Davis
  148. Rebekah Garratt
  149. Alyssia Gill
  150. Madeline Bonshor
  151. Taylor Home
  152. Sophie Himli
  153. Claire Almen
  154. Brandon Davis
  155. Jack Simmonds
  156. Jack Johnson
  157. Joseph Barsby
  158. Luke Bellamy
  159. James Browne
  160. Greta Johnson
  161. Robert Jakabos
  162. Cobain Wilkinson
  163. Rina Soni
  164. Eleanor Bradley
  165. Jack Almen
  166. Martin Smith
  167. Alyssia Gill
  168. Cara Black
  169. Edie Wrighton
  170. Joseph Branston 1st Dan · 21st September 2025
  171. Daniel Cowley 1st Dan Junior · 21st September 2025
  172. Owen Lewington 1st Dan Junior · 21st September 2025
  173. Christian Marinachi 1st Dan Junior · 21st September 2025
  174. Faizaan Adam 1st Dan Junior · 21st September 2025
  175. Justin Garratt 1st Dan · 14th December 2025
  176. Isaac Garratt 1st Dan Junior · 14th December 2025
  177. Surinder Gokani 1st Dan · 14th December 2025
  178. Joeseph Tunnicliffe 1st Dan · 14th December 2025
  179. Luke Chililo 1st Dan Junior · 14th December 2025
  180. Lucas Anderson-Cristea 1st Dan Junior · 14th December 2025
  181. Mia Churchard 1st Dan Junior · 14th December 2025
  182. Fazeela Adam 1st Dan Junior · 14th December 2025
  183. Kellan White 1st Dan Junior · 22nd March 2026
  184. Ezra Vickers 1st Dan Junior · 22nd March 2026
  185. Ariana Asghar 1st Dan Junior · 22nd March 2026
  186. Sophie Zhao 1st Dan Junior · 22nd March 2026
  187. Emily Woodley 1st Dan · 22nd March 2026
  188. Claire White 1st Dan · 22nd March 2026
  189. Sarah East 1st Dan Junior · 26th June 2026
  190. Arina Gokani 1st Dan Junior · 26th June 2026
2nd Dan Black Belts
  1. Matthew Coope
  2. Simon Coope
  3. David Coope
  4. James Boxall
  5. Darren McGurk
  6. Lucy Whitfield
  7. David Herbert
  8. Francesca Bloor
  9. Daniel Mott
  10. William Tatham
  11. Conan Herbert-Keen
  12. Matthew Salmon
  13. Christopher Barwell
  14. Azel Alkhabaz
  15. Matthew Smith
  16. Caitlin Smith
  17. Eamon Dineen
  18. Matthew Smith
  19. Luke Rollason
  20. Aditya Kunigiri
  21. Hannah Barwell
  22. James Bedwell
  23. Scarlett Herbert-Keene
  24. Dennis Gibson
  25. Joseph Gavan
  26. Mike Gibson
  27. Ankitha Kunigiri
  28. Matthew Salmon (Senior)
  29. Scarlett Hubbard
  30. Caitlin Smith (Senior)
  31. Hannah Mott
  32. Łukasz Hirsz
  33. Scarlett Hubbard
  34. Joshua Whiffin
  35. Emily Wardle
  36. Joshua Rollins
  37. Durante Cartwright
  38. Taylor Home
  39. Adrian Home
  40. Laura Silver
  41. Hannah Mott (Senior)
  42. Matthew Fraser
  43. Emily Wardle (Senior)
  44. Maddie Bonshor
  45. Rebekah Garratt
  46. Claire Almen 2nd Dan · 21st September 2025
  47. James Browne 2nd Dan · 21st September 2025
3rd Dan Black Belts
  1. Simon Coope
  2. Matthew Coope
  3. James Boxall
  4. David Coope
  5. Darren McGurk
  6. Francesca Bloor
  7. David Herbert
  8. Dan Mott
  9. Matthew Smith
  10. Matthew Salmon
  11. Conan Herbert-Keen
  12. Caitlin Smith
  13. Azel Alkhabaz
  14. Ankitha Kunigiri
  15. Scarlett Hubbard
  16. Luke Rollason
  17. James Bedwell
  18. Hannah Mott
  19. Mark Barber
  20. Emily Wardle 3rd Dan · 14th December 2025
4th Dan Black Belts
  1. Simon Coope
  2. James Boxall
  3. Matthew Smith
  4. David Herbert
  5. Matthew Salmon
  6. Luke Rollason 4th Dan · 26th June 2026
5th Dan Black Belts
  1. Simon Coope