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Not the Three Stooges - Three of the Best!
August 21, 2026
While the whole of Northern Ireland was gripped waiting on GCSE results this week, three young ProKickers took it all in their stride - and passed with flying colours! Congratulations to our three Junior Black Belts, pictured from left to right: Ethan Rodgers, Max Murray and Reuben Graham, who achieved an incredible 22 GCSEs between them.
Three Junior Black Belts - Ethan Rodgers, Max Murray, and Reuben Graham - have earned 22 GCSEs between them.
But their success doesn’t stop in the classroom.
At just 15 and 16 years old, these three young men already have more than 40 fights between them, competing in light-contact, full-contact, low-kick and K-1 contests both at home and abroad.
Balancing schoolwork, examinations, training and competition is no easy task. It takes discipline, sacrifice and determination - the very qualities we try to develop in every student who walks through the doors of ProKick.
Coach and mentor Billy Murray said: “I am so proud of these young men. They demonstrate exactly what ProKick stands for. But none of this would be possible without the backroom team supporting them every step of the way. A huge congratulations must go to their parents, who bring them to the gym through rain, hail or snow. The parents are the true winners behind these young men.”
Ethan, Max and Reuben have shown that if you want something badly enough, you must be prepared to work for it. There are no shortcuts to success, whether you are studying for an exam, preparing for a grading or stepping through the ropes to face an opponent.
They have already achieved so much, but this is only the beginning. What a future these three young men have ahead of them - in sport, education and life.
Everyone at ProKick is extremely proud of you.
The motto is simple, and these three prove it once again:
Hard Work Pays Off!
