#92: 25 Students Achieve New Belts, Across 5 Different Schools!

25 students walked away with new belts in ITL’s latest grading. Among them was the Association’s youngest-ever athlete, who claimed a yellow tag at age 3 years.

This grading also featured athletes from various schools operating under the ITL umbrella: Chiswick House School, St Edward’s College, QSI Malta, San Andrea School and of course, the ITL in Santa Venera.

The smiling faces of students in the first session of ITL’s grading.

Of all the students in the session, the youngest was Mila Barbara, who achieved her yellow tag at the tender age of 3 years 9 months and 4 days. An all-new Association record.

Two seniors - Sinan Koruk and Nia Tabakova - also received their blue belt and green tag, respectively. They concluded in spectacular manner, with a wooden board breaking. Sinan successfully completed the break with a side kick while Nia did it with a downward hammer-fist strike.

Members of the second session of ITL’s grading celebrating their success.

Other members registered a great showing in the event. So much so, that the coaching team would like to congratulate:

YELLOW TAG

1. Michael Sciberras

2. Lucas Minca

3. Mila Barbara

4. Daiwik Mishra

5. Max Shliakhouski

6. Sawyer Domenico

7. Tommy Grech

YELLOW BELT

1. Luca Falzon

2. Sam Sepulveda

3. Ben Mallia

4. Thomas Obrecht

5. Serghii Kuranov

6. Matthias Brincat

7. Sofia Quina

8. Oliver Grima Tortell

9. Jaime Zarb

10. Jacob Buhagiar

11. Jaime Guillaumier

GREEN TAG

1. Noah Barbara

2. Jack Zarb

3. Henry Cachia

4. Andrea Giacomi

5. Ana Camilleri Grech

6. Nia Tabakova

Blue Belt

1. Sinan Koruk

Chiswick, St Edward’s, QSI and San Andrea members primarily comprised of young athletes, some of whom were as young as six years.

Together with ITL coaches Gianluca Barbara, Ditmir Vodinaj and Jovo Mirkovic, they have prepared for this very moment for the past few terms.

The examiners on the day were Gianluca and Jovo.

This grading became the latest in an important line of achievements accomplished by the ITL as a team, and to that, everyone deserves to be applauded.

During this time, many of the schools forming part of the ITL umbrella have also participated in MTA test matches, adding a much-needed explosion of diversity among athletes.

Following this occasion, the next ITL Keup grading will take place on the 25th of June 2025.