Noah Mason became the 150th Shotokan Karate Ryu member to achieve their black belt as the club reached a significant milestone. The 14-year-old was one of five teenagers to pass with flying colours at the recent dan grading in Stansted. Blythe Hookham and Henry Mills, both 13, also achieved first dan status alongside Jamie Winstanley, 14, and 15-year-old George Bennett. The Bishop’s Stortford-based club has now achieved 151 black belt passes in total. “I am immensely proud of the achievement of the Shotokan Karate Ryu in reaching over 150 black belt passes over the last two decades,” said the …