30/08/2026
🥋 FAREWELL SAM! 🥋
Yesterday was a very special grading for us as Sam completed his final grading with Cojalina before heading off to university — and what a way to finish his journey with us, achieving his Brown Belt in Kick-Jutsu! 🥊🥋
Sam has been part of our martial arts family for 8 years, after his previous martial arts school closed down. He originally joined us to continue his karate journey, but over the years his martial arts journey has taken him much further — into kickboxing, instructor training, Kick-Jutsu and weapons training.
And what a journey it's been! Along the way, Sam has achieved his 2nd Dan in Karate, and even spent his 18th birthday grading for his 2nd Dan in Kickboxing! 🎂🥋 Not many people can say they've spent their 18th birthday doing that! 😂
He's also worked his way through various belt grades in weapons, adding yet another area of martial arts to his experience.
There was also an extra special coincidence yesterday… his Brown Belt grading was exactly 10 years to the day since he achieved his Yellow Belt in Karate at his old club. A pretty special date to mark another milestone in his martial arts journey! ❤️
Sam has become such a huge part of the Cojalina family. He's not only been a dedicated student, but has regularly given up his own free time to help us out, particularly at gradings, and has always been someone we could rely on.
We're incredibly proud of everything he's achieved and, although we're going to miss having him around, we're excited to see what the next chapter brings for him at university.
Thank you for everything, Sam. You've been a massive part of Cojalina and you'll always be part of the family. ❤️
We hope you'll come back and see us whenever you're home for the holidays!
Good luck at university, Sam — go smash it! 👊🥋🎓