Khalid conducts grading test

The Fei Quan Do International headed by internationally known martial arts and physical fitness expert and founder chief instructor Fei Quan Do way of the flying fists martial arts grandmaster M. Hassen Khalid held a grading test for a large number of its members at the 'Multi Hall', Royal College Sports Complex, Colombo 7.

The participants who were vying for their colours and grades were tested for their skills and prowess in punches, kicks, combination punches and kicks and advanced martial arts fighting under supervision, katas and endurance under the watchful eyes of grandmaster M. Hassen Khalid who was ably assisted by his youngest son assistant senior instructor M. Nuzky Khalid (3rd Dai Black Belt) and instructress Sudharshani Gunaratne (2nd Dai Black Belt).

The guests of honour were Sabir Mughal (Deputy Security Advisor United Nations, Sri Lanka), Eng. M. S. Nazeer (Working Director, National Water Supply and Drainage Board), Dr. H. Tavasoli (Country Manager of T.T.O Co of Islamic Republic of Iran) and Dr. Mrs. M. S. Nazeer.

Among the participants were Chinese, Indian, Bangladesh, Pakistani and Swedish students. The results are as follows:

Brown Belt 2: N. Hisham Muhammuth (Royal College).

Brown Belt 3: Sharmila Weerasinghe (R.R. Donelly), Nazeer Fathima Zainub (MLC).

Brown Belt 4: Ranjan Mohan (Achievers).

Purple Belts: Shavantha H. Weerasinghe (Affno Rt Ltd), R. Arunan (TS Center), Jamal Mughal (OSC), T. Rangatharan (e-College), Dushinka Nelson (St. Thomas), Muzna Mughal (OSC), M. Iqbal Shameer (Zahira College), Anjali Pradeep (CIS), Youhan Dahanayake (Carey College), Cheevan Daniel (MTV).

Grey Belt: Precious Peterson (CIS), Saif Siadeek (Zahira College), M. Sharaf Basheer (Gateway College), Radley Arendtsz (MAS Holdings), S. H. M. Awad (Asia Bike Ltd), Sujeevan Aruntavaras (Belvoir College).

Blue Belt: Sun Zhiming Francis Joseph (Wycherly), Amrith Senaratne (St. Josephs), M. C. Ibrahim Afham (DS), M. S. Naveed (Royal College), B. Harry Sadurjan (Belvoir College), A. Sakeem Asmath (Royal), Yaqub Deane (St. Peter's), A. Razi Ahamed (DS), Christy Vincent (St. Thomas), Nipun Kannangara (Royal College), Kusal Kanangara (Royal College), Sahid Afridi (Amal International), Nadeem Ashraff (Wesley).

Green Belts: M. Shehan Saleem (Wesley), Omar Abdullah Hussein (Minhal Int'l), Pramith Senaratne (St. Joseph's), Zaid Faiz (Hejaaz Int'l), Danyaal Cader (Royal College), Mikhall Cader (Royal College), Sultan Mughal (OSC), Jack Sun (British School), Shazni Razak (Lyceum Int'l), G. Gowshigan (Royal Institute), Niranjan Uthayakumar (TS Center), Ashen Gunasekaran (British School), Saad Hossein (Minhal Int'l), A. Arshath Zeehan (St. Thomas), A. Zahir Zeehan (St. Thomas), G. Pusparaj (BTWA Co), Milroy Shamugarajah (Airtel), Arun Braveen (Gold Steel).

Orange Belts: Nihari Senaratne (Holy Family Convent), Aarith Senaratne (St. Joseph's), Jiyaadh Mohinudeen (Royal College), Khalid Awad (Gateway College), Disala Jayawardhana (St. Thomas Prep), Muaaz Faiz (Rawda Aaisha), Shamalka Amarasekara (Royal College), Avanthika Sanjeevani (FQI), Aamir F. Ashraff (Gateway College).