Team Photo On Wednesday 17th December Layton received his completed Green Belt (4th Kyu) certificates. The presentation was made at the Bootle Dojo, by Shihan Peter Smith. Well done and congratulations Layton! #BKJJA #JuJitsu #SelfDefence #MartialArts #MartialArtsFamily #GreenBelt #Certificates #FourthKyu

Team Photo On Monday 15th December, at the Bootle Dojo, Layton took his Green Belt grading. Layton was assisted in his grading by Emma and Charlie. Shihan Peter Smith graded Layton and then presented him with his new belt after the exam. Congratulations Layton! #BKJJA #JuJitsu #SelfDefence #MartialArts #MartialArtsFamily #GreenBelt

Team Photo On Saturday 6th December, the award for Student Of The Month for November was presented Shihan Peter Smith made the presentation at Litherland Sports Park. Receiving the award was Harry. Congratulations and well done Harry! #BKJJA #JuJitsu #SelfDefence #MartialArts #MartialArtsFamily #StudentOfTheMonth

Team Photo The club still has a couple of awards to pass out. The awards meal, on 15th November, was a chance for those present to receive awards for their efforts and support over the past year. Some people were unable to attend the meal. The remaining awards are being presented to those that were unable to attend when Shihan Peter Smith meets them at a training session. On Sunday 23rd November, at the Bootle Dojo, Shihan Peter was pleased to present Bonnie with her 'Special

Team Photo Today (Saturday 22nd November) Harry was presented with a Junior Warrior award. The award was presented by Shihan Peter Smith at Litherland Sports Park. Max, Vicky, Ella, Jason, Lilly R and Daniel helped Harry obtain the award - Thank You! Congratulations Harry! #BKJJA #JuJitsu #SelfDefence #MartialArts #MartialArtsFamily #JuniorWarrior

Annual Awards Day 2025 On Saturday 15th November, our club got together for our annual awards meal at Nicola’s Ristorante on South Road, Waterloo. This night was a special one for me personally. I had the honour of receiving my Eighth Dan. The belt is not just for my efforts, it's been achieved with help and support from coaches, training partners and students. Sensei Jane Saunders presented the Hachidan belt, and I’m deeply grateful to her and to the NAKMAS committee for the

Team Photo We had a great Saturday on 15th November with several presentations. Two were made at Litherland Sports Park, more presentations were made at the awards meal later in the day. First up was Lily, who was awarded Student of the Month for September by Shihan Peter Smith. Great job, Lily, keep it up! Next was Ella, who received the Student of the Year 2025 award, given to students who train at the sports park. Ella received the award from Shihan Peter. Huge congratulat