Black Belt Register
Here at ESKA we have one of the largest and senior active black belt communities in the UK. Check out our current Dan grades below.
Intermediate Black Belts1st Dan Black Belts2nd Dan Black Belts3rd Dan Black Belts4th Dan Black Belts5th Dan Black Belts6th Dan Black Belts7th Dan Black Belts8th Dan Black Belts9th Dan Black Belts10th Dan Black Belts
Intermediate Black Belts
| Name | Club Name | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Hunt | Birchwood | 2022 |
| Urwah Asad | Breachwood Green | 2024 |
| Isobel Russell | Hatfield | 2024 |
| Angus Russell | Hitchin | 2024 |
| Jasmine Norton | Hitchin | 2024 |
| Raymond Maillou | Cambridge - Cottenham | 2024 |
| Pawel Lubinski | Ickleford | 2025 |
| Niall Tilbury | Biggleswade | 2025 |
| Zak Taziny | Hitchin | 2025 |
| Freddie Sanderman | Hitchin | 2025 |
| Danny Lewis | Stevenage | 2025 |
| Robert Harris | Birchwood | 2025 |
| Ross Harding | Knebworth | 2025 |
| Olivia Cooper | Breachwood Green | 2025 |
| Heather Dalton | Takeley & Little Canfield | 2025 |
| Eesha Patel | The Ryde | 2026 |
| Caterina Umpelby | The Ryde | 2026 |
| Paul Bradley | St. Albans | 2026 |
| Julie Branken | Knebworth | 2026 |
| Oliver Sparrow | Ickleford | 2026 |
| Gabriel Simmonds | Stevenage | 2026 |
| Jack Costa Kanwar | Knebworth | 2026 |
| Drew Hurst | Knebworth | 2026 |
| Pamela Mcdonagh | St. Albans | 2026 |
| Sophie Harding | Knebworth | 2026 |
| Annushka Machile | Ickleford | 2026 |
| Razia Ahamed | St. Albans | 2026 |
| Georgia Hurst | Knebworth | 2026 |
1st Dan Black Belts
| Name | Club Name | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Nuhriel Reyes | Stevenage | 2012 |
| Janet Dodds | Breachwood Green | 2015 |
| Lucas Fountain | Stevenage | 2021 |
| Charlotte Catlin | Stevenage | 2021 |
| Ben Carroll | Knebworth | 2023 |
| Connie Mansfield | Knebworth | 2023 |
| Charlie Pratten | Cambridge - The Leys | 2024 |
| Matthew Gardner | St. Albans | 2024 |
| Wayne Gothard | Hertford | 2024 |
| Tabitha Greenwood | Knebworth | 2024 |
| Jean Reader | Birchwood | 2024 |
| Chris Pratten | Cambridge - The Leys | 2024 |
| Cameran Harman | St. Albans | 2024 |
| Mark Haste | Cambridge - Bar Hill | 2024 |
| Dean Hawley | Hatfield | 2024 |
| Thomas Maillou | Cambridge - Cottenham | 2024 |
| Antonio Andrei Pintilie | Cambridge - The Leys | 2024 |
| Casey Kamara-Hunt | Birchwood | 2024 |
| Elliott Kennedy-Failes | Hertford | 2024 |
| Mark Ladyman | Hitchin | 2024 |
| Ryan Leedham | Hitchin | 2024 |
| Claire Leggott | Cambridge - Cottenham | 2024 |
| William Maillou | Cambridge - Cottenham | 2024 |
| Zak Samat Raw | Codicote | 2024 |
| Phillip Sewell | St. Albans | 2024 |
| Oliver De Silva | Knebworth | 2024 |
| Katie Shepherd | Cambridge - Bar Hill | 2024 |
| Claire Curran | Cambridge - Cottenham | 2024 |
| Stuart Shepherd | Cambridge - Bar Hill | 2024 |
| Christine Stamp | Hertford | 2024 |
| Elena Clarkson | Codicote | 2024 |
| Bill Clark | Cambridge - Cottenham | 2024 |
| Joab Chambers | Knebworth | 2024 |
| Dan Austen | Codicote | 2024 |
| Gregory Wood | Hitchin | 2024 |
| James Hurst | Knebworth | 2025 |
| Grace Rooney | Hitchin | 2025 |
| Wiktor Wisniewski | Biggleswade | 2025 |
| Evan Welch | Birchwood | 2025 |
| Harry Thornton | Knebworth | 2025 |
| Andrew Stone | St. Albans | 2025 |
| Pinyanate Piper | St. Albans | 2025 |
| Oliver Harding | Knebworth | 2025 |
| Matteo Clementi | Biggleswade | 2025 |
| Harrison Cooper | Breachwood Green | 2025 |
| Emily Dalton | Takeley & Little Canfield | 2025 |
| Roman Campbell | Birchwood | 2025 |
| Rocco Campbell | Birchwood | 2025 |
| Athena Campbell | Birchwood | 2025 |
| Lana Fountain | Stevenage | 2025 |
| Lewis Harding | St. Albans | 2025 |
| Rooshil Hibbert | St. Albans | 2025 |
| Ruby Hildyard | Takeley & Little Canfield | 2025 |
| Arhan Deepak Bhat | St. Albans | 2025 |
| Sofia Lyubenova | Ickleford | 2025 |
| Kit Jolly | Knebworth | 2025 |
| Blaz Lelov | Takeley & Little Canfield | 2025 |
| Filip Andrei Lupsa | Stevenage | 2025 |
| Yago Zayed | Knebworth | 2026 |
| Maxwell Brennan | Takeley & Little Canfield | 2026 |
| Alex Dibbs | St. Albans | 2026 |
| Arinze Ezeuko | Knebworth | 2026 |
| Ebele Ezeuko | Knebworth | 2026 |
| Heather Allen | Knebworth | 2026 |
| James Pawley | Cambridge - Cottenham | 2026 |
| Harry Mcalinden | Cambridge - The Leys | 2026 |
2nd Dan Black Belts
| Name | Club Name | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Jude Tilbury | Biggleswade | 2015 |
| Susan Page | St. Albans | 2022 |
| Johannes Barnard | St. Albans | 2023 |
| Taiga Soejima | Westminster Lodge | 2023 |
| Andrew Leedham | Hitchin | 2024 |
| Joanna Whitehead | St. Albans | 2024 |
| Tom Whalley | Hitchin | 2024 |
| Theo Price | St. Albans | 2024 |
| Jasmine Abrey | Stevenage | 2024 |
| Jack Galloway | Hatfield | 2024 |
| Jake Fairbrother | St. Albans | 2024 |
| Amanda Curtin | Ickleford | 2024 |
| Tony Bygrave | Ickleford | 2024 |
| Bridget Breheny | Westminster Lodge | 2024 |
| Jenson Basa | Hitchin | 2024 |
| Emily Ah-Moye | Knebworth | 2024 |
| Max Galloway | Hatfield | 2025 |
| Craig Paul | Ware | 2025 |
| James Copland | Hitchin | 2025 |
| Luke Santilli | Hatfield | 2025 |
| Dominic Sewell | St. Albans | 2025 |
| Ryan Nijjar | Westminster Lodge | 2026 |
| Jesse Sparrow | Ickleford | 2026 |
3rd Dan Black Belts
| Name | Club Name | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Passingham | Knebworth | 2021 |
| Michael Dennis | Stevenage | 2022 |
| Ian Drew | St. Albans | 2022 |
| Sandy Sahota | St. Albans | 2022 |
| Neil Fisher | St. Albans | 2023 |
| Matthew Sanderman | Hitchin | 2023 |
| Nigel De Silva | Knebworth | 2025 |
| Graham Fountain | Knebworth | 2025 |
| Benjamin Ison | Birchwood | 2025 |
| Matthew Steggles | St. Albans | 2025 |
| Tony Sambridge | Stevenage | 2026 |
4th Dan Black Belts
| Name | Club Name | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Dodds | Breachwood Green | 2021 |
| Steve Pearce | Ickleford | 2021 |
| Jo Potts | Cambridge - The Leys | 2021 |
| Warwick Gray | Hitchin | 2022 |
| Russell Mcalinden | Cambridge - The Leys | 2023 |
| Andre De Roy | St. Albans | 2025 |
| Jenny Hanson | Ware | 2025 |
5th Dan Black Belts
| Name | Club Name | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Angus Pearson | Hitchin | 2015 |
| Malcolm Stamp | Hertford | 2020 |
| Glenn Hildyard | Takeley & Little Canfield | 2021 |
| Gary Hutton | Takeley & Little Canfield | 2022 |
| Joanne Alexander | St. Albans | 2024 |
| Raymond Smith | Stevenage | 2024 |
| Wendy Walters | Stevenage | 2024 |
| Geoff Browne | Cambridge - Bar Hill | 2025 |
| Andrew Quenet | Birchwood | 2025 |
| Farah Stones | Knebworth | 2025 |
| Masaya Yumeda | Cambridge - The Leys | 2025 |
6th Dan Black Belts
| Name | Club Name | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Walters | Cambridge - Cottenham | 2021 |
| Graeme Main | St. Albans | 2022 |
| Des Allen | Westminster Lodge | 2023 |
| Wayne James | Hitchin | 2024 |
| Tony Stones | Knebworth | 2024 |
7th Dan Black Belts
| Name | Club Name | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Raymond | Takeley & Little Canfield | 2019 |
| John Gillespie | Birchwood | 2023 |
| Paul Grimsey | Hitchin | 2023 |
| Owen Ramsden | Knebworth | 2023 |
8th Dan Black Belts
| Name | Club Name | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Paul | Stevenage | 2025 |
9th Dan Black Belts
There are currently no Karate-ka of this grade!
10th Dan Black Belts
There are currently no Karate-ka of this grade!
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