2020 Funded Projects

Martial Arts

Charlie Jumar is a 15-year-old from St Martins in Shropshire, England. He has been doing mixed martial arts for over 7 years and has a black belt 1st Dan in the style he trains.

He currently trains with a club called MD warriors which is part of the Kros Brothers martial arts community. As of this year he is British stick sparring champion with W.E.K.A.F – the largest Filipino martial arts promoter - and a British champion Grappler, Sparrer and stick sparrer inside Kros Bros.

He competes in external competitions outside of the club and training sessions with other clubs. Last year he went to Ireland for a two-day training camp, competed in Luton twice, winning the division and earning best male fighter and competed in the Kros Bros British Championship, winning in 3 divisions and earning competitor of the day. Planned for this year is a training camp with another martial arts club in Italy. The Foundation was delighted to have donated £325 towards his target of £650.