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12 of the first 15 SCJJA black belts, 11 December 2025

A rare photo of 12 of the first 15 SCJJA black belts, taken on 11 December 2025

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Date
Name
Presentation Video

01
14th February 2014
Paul Mystakidis

02
18th July 2015
Keller Locke-Sodhi
Expelled

03
6th August 2015
Joshua O'Sullivan
Expelled

04
15th December 2018
Steve Clifford

05
4th July 2019
Mathew Wilken

06
22nd August 2019
Felipe Bronzon
Expelled

07
12th December 2021
Leaf Ahern

08
9th September 2022
Jonathan Gray

09
12th June 2023
Mark Jones
N / A
10
Bryn Jones
N / A

11
10th December 2023
Zac Fowler

12
10th October 2024
Ryan Buttita

13
12th June 2025
Mark Puse
14
Peter Hinton

15
11th December 2025
James Mishevski

16
22nd October 2026
Scott Cowper

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