This really is someone's journey I am very, very interested in and excited about indeed and someone I believe in 100%. 

Awesome job by Lacie our student of the week for 8th July 2026.

Very well deserved.

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Lacie earned this award for excellent all round progress. Lacie trains with her older sister and both young ladies are absolutely flying. I am very pleased that Lacie is training at my club, she has made many new friends and is really enjoying the black belt journey with her sister.

Words fail me because Lacie really leaves me speechless pretty much every single week with her effort and amazing natural talent. I truly believe this young lady is really, really going to be something exceptional. Lacie is one of the best practitioners I have ever been luck enough to see come through the doors of our club. Every once in a while you get someone visit for a trial and I say to myself wow, they are gonna be good. But then once every good few years someone walks in and you are totally blown away with their natural ability and how quick they pick things up and how naturally talented they are. 

It was very clear to me from Lacie's very first class that I am a very very lucky instructor indeed and have an amazing talent on my hands. 

I just know how good this young lady is going to be, if she keeps training the way she currently is. Her potential is truly ridiculous and totally off the charts, she was born to do it. This is 100% her thing. They say timing is everything in life and im just so so happy that her parents brought her to my club when they did becuase the journey and transformation since that first class has been unbelievable.

Lacie has fully embraced what being a Soo Bahk Do practitioner means and the responsibilites that go with it. I told her on her first class, Soo Bahk Do will change her life and it has, totally. It offers great reward if the path is kept on and Lacie fully understands. Lacie trains so hard inside and outside the Dojang and absolutely loves her training. 

Lacie graded last week at a very high standard no mistakes and earnt her tag on her orange belt. Lacie is exactly the type of student I love to have at our club. Her concentration and focus are exceptional.

We have been working very hard on syllabus material lately for last weeks grading and Lacie really picks up everything so well, she is an absolute natural and a very fast learner. 

This young lady is awe inspiring to watch train and when she spars and practices her forms. Many of our students look up to her as she is so so talented.

I am really excited as you can tell and so looking forward to teaching and seeing Lacie progress on the rest of her black belt journey.

This young lady is on the right path and definitely one to watch and is destined for great things at our club.

I always say in class, if you find your passion you will find your purpose. I truly believe Lacie has found hers. An unbelievable talent and fantastic practitioner. 

It truly is an honour for me to have the opportunity to train her every week.

Well done Lacie keep it up. Keep doing what you are doing. I am very very proud of you young lady.👊

This post is also available on our club website:-

https://www.essexsbd.com/student-of-the-week

We started our class with the awards of certificates and belts from last weeks grading. Everyone did amazingly well.

We then had a good stretch and warmup followed by movement and kicking techniques.

Our class theme tonight was:- Dedication 

To train or develop by instruction and exercise especially in self control. Perfecting moral character.

We discussed our class theme and why dedication is so important in our training and everyday life. 

We then moved into lots of kicking techniques on the shields and sparring.

We then practised our movement.

Closing off strongly with a group effort of lots of sit ups, we had a great class.

Our senior class was great, working hard on knife defence and syllabus material.

Someone from tonight's class will receive a student of the week award next class. 

Keep up the great work everyone.

Soo Bahk !!!

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