{"id":242,"date":"2026-01-27T11:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boltonmartialarts.co.uk\/blog\/?p=242"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:35:07","slug":"what-do-you-need-to-know-for-the-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boltonmartialarts.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/what-do-you-need-to-know-for-the-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you need to know for the graduation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Graduation curriculum February 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t3f\/1\/16\/1f94b.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd4b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t8d\/1\/16\/26aa.png\" alt=\"\u26aa\ufe0f\"><strong>White belts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backfist &amp; cross<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Middle block<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Front kick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 on 2 self defence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Front Stance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t3f\/1\/16\/1f94b.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd4b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t7b\/1\/16\/1f7e1.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udfe1\"><strong>Yellow belts (current &amp; 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