A statement-making weekend for our squad at the 2026 British International Open Championships 🇬🇧🥋
Success is not built on one result, one athlete or one moment. It is built through years of commitment, discipline, trust and hard work.
In a world dominated by social media, it is easy for athletes to experience FOMO—the fear that something better is happening elsewhere. Instagram shows the highlights, but it rarely shows the years of work, sacrifice, setbacks and development behind them.
Sometimes, athletes begin looking elsewhere and stop believing in the people and the process that helped them reach their current level.
This weekend was an important reminder: believe in what we are building.
Our small squad finished 7th in the overall medal table from 62 associations representing England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, New Zealand and beyond.
🥇 5 Gold
🥈 4 Silver
🥉 7 Bronze
🏆 16 medals in total
A brilliant achievement—and truthfully, it could have been even more.
We continue to produce champions, finalists and medal winners at national and international level. That does not happen by chance. It happens because our coaching, preparation and methods work.
This result is about more than medals. It proves that strong foundations cannot be easily shaken.
There will always be setbacks. There will always be outside noise, distractions and moments of doubt. But the standard remains the same, and the results continue to speak for themselves.
Every setback makes us stronger.
Every challenge demands a response.
And our response is simple:
More champions.
More finalists.
More medal winners.
More gold. 🥇
We will always protect the environment we have built and the way we prepare our athletes. In combat sport, knowledge, strategy and preparation are earned through commitment, loyalty and trust.
We do not need to reveal everything.
We do not need to explain every decision.
We do not need to convince everyone.
The people inside the team know the work.
The coaches understand the process.
The athletes who truly commit know what it takes.
We will keep developing, evolving and building with those who believe in the vision, respect the process and understand the standard.
Don’t allow social media to make you doubt your journey.
Believe in the process.
Believe in your coaches.
Trust the work.
Trust your team.
When the pressure is at its highest, genuine results will always speak louder than social-media noise.
We are still here.
We are still building.
We are still producing champions.
We are still winning. 🥇🇬🇧
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