Kuk Sool Won student Jane Courtenay-Moore awarded Black Belt whilst battling cancer.
When Jane Courtenay-Moore was diagnosed with cancer in May 2013, she feared she may not see the following year.
But just over 12 months later, almost a year to the day of her first bout of chemotherapy, Jane has earned her black belt in Kuk Sool Won, a Korean martial art.
Flanked by her two sons Liam, 17, and Dennis, 14, Jane was presented with her final belt at the end of June.
She said: “It was massive to be standing there with my sons. They flanked me and although it was nerve-wracking, I was very proud.
“I was thinking that this time last year I was sat watching them getting medals for the EU championship.
“I sat watching them in the audience. Another young lad had died from cancer around that time. My son was looking at me and I was shaking my head saying “that is not going to be me”.
“Now here I am with my black belt.”
Jane first started the Kuk Sool Won classes at Newmarket Leisure Centre about four years ago after starting the group with her daughter.
And though her daughter stopped the classes, Jane continued with Liam and Dennis, rising through the belts from white to brown.
But last year, Jane was diagnosed with grade II hormone cancer.
While it would be enough to stop most people in their tracks, Jane continued the classes.
She said: “I always found the classes as something to look forward to.
“It gave me something where I could say “no matter how tired I am, I’m going to go out and I’m going to do it”.
Through bouts of chemotherapy, Jane was perfecting the 90 moves she needed to remember to earn the belt, which she says also helped her through her illness.
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