LITTLE Warriors from the Bushido Warrior Karate School are celebrating after successfully completing grading and obtaining their orange/white belt status. The youngsters were tested on their basic karate skills and D Towell, C Glover, C Scott, T Wooderson

LITTLE Warriors from the Bushido Warrior Karate School are celebrating after successfully completing grading and obtaining their orange/white belt status.

The youngsters were tested on their basic karate skills and D Towell, C Glover, C Scott, T Wooderson, E Smyth, H Walters, K Dowse, K Dowse, J Mitchell, L Horspole and I Cletheroe were all successful.

Chief instructor Richard Smyth said: "I have developed the Little Warriors programme to teach students ranging between four and seven years of age life skills, discipline and respect but in a game-based environment."

Lessons are Mondays in Walpole St Andrew and Fridays in March.

Mr Smyth will soon be opening more classes to cope with the expanding student numbers.

For information, telephone 01945 780725 or 07984 062122.