Another grading event
Last Sunday, the World Kickboxing Network along with the Malta Kickboxing Association held another kickboxing grading in order for a substantial number of martial art students to be able to obtain their respective belts in kickboxing.
These examinations were held at Ying Yang Team Noel Kickboxing Club, Fgura under the wing of SabomDemis Scicluna. Scicluna was assisted by the WKN Malta President, Kancho Adrian Axisa, Master Noel Mercieca, Sabom Clayton Micallef, Sabom Karl Mifsud and MKBA President, Isaac Chetcuti.
The gradings officially started at nine in the morning where a good number of white belts were examined for the very first time both in various techniques and in their physical capabilities.
The students who managed to obtain their yellow belt were:
Kibishii Michi Kickboxing Club – Nandor-Hornyakand Asia Monaco.
Ying Yang Team Noel Kickboxing Club – Mason Vella Buckland, Cohen Gatt, Ekerly Ellul, Osama Eltay, Gary Aquilina, Julian Galdes, Maria Farrugia, Dylan Callus, Nina Musumeci, Michela Mangion, Yousef Elhaj, Christiane Higgins, Donalise Higgins and Shania Abela.
After a whole hour of assessment, the upper belts examinations commenced. Just like the white to yellow belt students, these athletes were also assessed in various kickboxing techniques depending on their respective belt.
Yellow to Orange:
Kibishii Michi Kickboxing Club – Andrew Mallia, Ben Amato and Miguel Gauci.
Ying Yang Team Noel Kickboxing Club – Myra Buttigieg, OceaneBremont, Amy Spiteri, Clayton Camilleri, Matthias Sudaand Glenn Galea.
Orange to Green:
The New Kickboxing Club – Isaac Bugeja andDanzell Azzopardi.
Kibishii Michi Kickboxing Club – Martina Frendo, Kyle Agius, Ryan Bowdand Steve Mallia.
Ying Yang Team Noel Kickboxing Club – CharloneAgius, XantheBriffa, RheanneBriffa, Carlos Murhino, Yasmin Pulis, Stephen Mifsud and Jonathan Muscat.
Green to Blue:
Kibishii Michi Kickboxing Club – JakovBosnjak.
Ying Yang Team Noel Kickboxing Club – Kayden Paul Camilleri, Ismael Azzopardi, Faith Azzopardi, O’JayMangion, Skyler Bezzinaand Elise Musu.
Blue to Purple:
Ying Yang Team Noel Kickboxing Club – Jean Luca Muscat, Wandy Amber Pace, James Busuttil, Sven Farrugia andMarjohn Sultana.