West Oxfordshire Tae Kwon-Do club now boast three new black belt students, with Jo Webb, Rachel Lisk and Adam Carlin all passing their 1st Dan gradings.

With more than 100 licensed students training locally, the club is now in its fifth year, having moved to a larger venue at Gateway Primary School in Carterton.

Instructor Paul Adkins, a 3rd dan, also runs a Tae Kwon-Do club at Chipping Norton Leisure Centre.

At a colour belt grading, all students passed with flying colours, with Alex Chung and Sophie Adkins receiving the prestigious grading award.

Adkins has ten spaces for new members.

For a free trial, or for more information, call Paul Adkins on 07732 499500.

Meanwhile, Carterton judo exponent Jim Birnie has been selected to captain Oxford City Judo Club in the forthcoming Varsity match against Cambridge.

The varsity match is the longest-standing judo competition in Europe and is made up of the university's men's A and B teams, the ladies team and a city team (non-students).

"It is a great honour to be asked to captain the team in such a prestigious event," said Birnie, who regularly competes for Scotland in Master events and came seventh in last year's world championships in Brazil.

He is set to travel to Hungary at the end of March to compete in the Hungarian Open.

The Varisty match will be held on March 1 at Oxford University Sports Centre off Jackdaw Lane, Oxford (2.30pm).