The cost of personal protective equipment for competitions is overwhelming for many students, so the Arnold Clarke Community Fund provided a grant for us to purchase competition uniforms and other safety gear to ensure our students can take part fully in all our activities which otherwise they might not be able to.  Your generosity is overwhelming - thank you!

Over the last two years, our students have been unable to compete in competitions or to train face to face. With our own regional competitions looming and our British Ju Jitsu Association National Championships due in September 2022, the Clubs in Crisis fund awarded us a grant to provide  additional coaching support at our competition training classes as well as reducing the costs for our competitors and families by providing transport to the event in Walsall.

The students are so grateful.

Dan's Trust provide funding for local teens with skills or talent, who need extra financial help to achieve their goals. They donated to support Darien, one of our junior brown belts, to help him take  the next steps of his martial arts journey as he unedrtakes additional training for his black belt. The funding is also being used to train our coaching staff with the extra skills required when coaching students with additional needs. Darien and his family are so appreciative. 

We were finalists in the annual Persimmon Homes Building Futures competition, and whilst we didn't win the public vote, we were awarded £5,000 for our project to provide scholarships to support new students with the costs of training. The students are nominated by their school and are then considered for selection to the scheme.

The support for our black belts of the future is immense! 

Through their Clubs In Crisis fund, the Foundation kindly supported our Youth Leadership course.

Twenty-seven of our higher grade young students were inducted onto our year-long program to develop their coaching, communication and leadership skills. We have provided specific coaching training sessions and supported them financially with the cost of the coaching qualification. The students have volunteered many hours on the mat to develop those skills and are progressing well. It's wonderful to see them blossom with confidence! 

The Trust kindly supported our initiative to Support our Students Return to Training post pandemic. We held a number of events for the students to interact and rekindle their friendships within the club. We were able to welcome a significant number of students back after a long period of inactivity. This help was invaluable.

The award also enabled us to offer fitness classes to our students and parents to support their return to physical activity post pandemic in our newly opened Zenryoku Dojo & Gym 

Many thanks to the Asda Foundation who have donated towards the purchase of equipment for students’ use in our new dojo. With the support of the Asda Community Champion at Blackburn, we will use the grant for protective & fitness equipment, and towards our celebration official opening event in September.  

We have been successful in our application to Sport England’s Community Asset Fund - Return to Play and have been awarded a fantastic amount to convert a disused space into a new training facility to help deal with capacity and social distancing issues. Work is ongoing and will be completed within 6 weeks of lockdown being lifted. Check our news items for updates! 

We are pleased to announce that the Clothworkers’ Foundation have awarded our not-for-profit Academy money towards the costs of creating a new training area for students. This expansion of our services is to help cope with the additional restrictions imposed by COVID. Thank you! 

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council have supported the expansion of our town centre martial arts club with a grant from their Small Grants Town Centre Programme.
Our Academy has committed to Blackburn town centre for a further five years with the extension of our current lease which involves converting the former Cash Generators 1st floor store into a new training area.