Today (Saturday 31 October) at Litherland Sports Park, Student Of The Month presentations were made. Shihan Peter Smith handed out the awards to Frankie and Ray. The two students were chosen as the club's best students this month. Congratulations and well done Ray and Frankie! #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA

On Monday 26th October John and Charlie graded to Purple Belt (2nd Kyu). Shihan Peter Smith was the examiner at the grading in the Bootle Dojo. On being successful Shihan Peter and Sempai Emma Steven presented Charlie and John with their new belts. Congratulations and well done Charlie and John! #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA

Harvey M received his completed Purple Belt (2nd Kyu) certificates on Monday 26th October. Shihan Peter Smith made the presentations at the Bootle Dojo. Well done and congratulations Harvey! #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA

Ella received the Student Of The Month for September award today (Saturday 24th October). Shihan Peter Smith performed the presentation at Litherland Sports Park. Congratulations and well done Ella! #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA

Jake's success in achieving his Yellow belt (5th Kyu) resulted him in receiving his completed grading certificates. The awards were presented by Shihan Peter Smith at the Bootle Dojo. Congratulations Jake! #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA

Jake and Harvey M took gradings in the Bootle Dojo on Monday 19th October. Jake was successful in achieving his Yellow belt (5th Kyu). Harvey passed his Purple belt (2nd Kyu). Their new belts were presented to the successful candidates by Shihan Peter Smith. Shihan Peter was the students examiner. Well done and congratulations Harvey and Jake. Harvey was unable to be in the photos taken at the end of the evening. Harvey did manage to make cameo appearances 😁 #Bootle #Litherl

Learn self-defence with traditional Japanese Ju Jitsu! 🥋 Your first session is FREE—no contracts, pay as you train. Get fit and build confidence. Try a class: bkjja.com The action sections in the video show Shihan Peter Smith #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA

Learn self-defence with traditional Japanese Ju Jitsu! 🥋 Your first session is FREE—no contracts, pay as you train. Get fit and build confidence. Try a class: bkjja.com https://youtu.be/wW687O3-V54 #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA

Team Photo Congratulations are due to three of the students that train on Sundays. Remy has taken a further step to 7th Kyu and was presented with a Junior Warrior Certificate. Alex and Matthew achieved Mon White level and were presented with their certificates. The tests took place in the Bootle Dojo. The certificates were presented by Shihan Peter Smith on Sunday 27th September. Well done and congratulations to Remy, Matthew and Alex! #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBully

The final set of still images from the club's Groundwork Competition on Sunday 30 August, in the Bootle Dojo. The video shows the medal winners from the Tenderfoots division at the event #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA #Groundwork https://youtu.be/L1-epjYGlMQ

Still images from the club's Groundwork Competition on Sunday 30 August, in the Bootle Dojo. The video shows the medal winners from the Fledglings division at the event #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA #Groundwork https://youtu.be/1mBavyg0hCI

Still images from the club's Groundwork Competition on Sunday 30 August, in the Bootle Dojo. The video shows the medal winners from the Artisans division at the event #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA #Groundwork https://youtu.be/xjw05JF90dg

Team Photo Some YouTube videos from the competition on Sunday 30th August. Fledglings Gold medalist https://youtu.be/xM4vnJmSB3k Silver medalist https://youtu.be/Ee0HLY1sf3U Bronze medalists https://youtu.be/3jJ7QWKbJ7U Tenderfoots Gold, Silver and Bronze https://youtu.be/waCaWLJTiUk Artisans Gold, Silver and Bronze https://youtu.be/zfos3CJV92U TikTok Playlist on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlpZhpAYxmzTa9YHjmpRdIrz0XFKH5BIP #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #Ant

Team Photo After the club's groundwork competition on Sunday 30th August, two students were presented with their Student Of The Month Awards. James received his award for July 2028 from Shihan Peter Smith. Shihan Peter then presented Lily B with her certificate as Student Of The Month for August 2026. Well done and congratulations Lily and James! #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA #StudentOfTheMonth

The Flag Of The Basque Country The club has obtained another flag. This is the flag of The Basque Country. The Basque Country is found in part of southern France and part of northern Spain. #Bootle #Litherland #JuJitsu #AntiBullying #SelfDefence #BKJJA #BasqueCountry

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Congratulations are due to one of the youngsters that trains at both of the venues that the club uses. On Saturday 18th July, in Litherland Sports Park, Rheuben received his Student Of The Month Award for April. Shihan Peter Smith made the presentation, while Rheuben's proud mum looked on. Like many of the juniors, Rheuben not only works hard when he attends a session, he is very active outside of the dojo. Keep up the good work Rheuben! Congratulations #Bootle #Litherland #L

One of our young students is celebrating his grading success. Vadim graded on Saturday 18th July. Vadim received his Yellow Belt (6th Kyu) certificates and his physical yellow belt. The presentations were made at Litherland Sports Park and presented made by his senior instructor, Shihan Peter Smith. Vadim's friends at the class were Vadim's training partners at the session. They helped him to do well during the exam. Thank you to Lily B, Harry, Jason, Daniel, Lily R, Ella, Vi

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Team Photo Congratulations to Max C on being "The Student Of The Month" for June. Max received his certificate from Shihan Peter Smith and Sempai Emma Steven. The presentation was made in Litherland Sports Park on Saturday 4th July Well done Max! #JuJitsu #SelfDefence #StudentOfTheMonth #MartialArts #Litherland