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Two new Shodans!

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By SC
Published Monday, July 17, 2023

Congratulations to Abdullah Hassan Shah and Prisha Chakraborty who passed their Shodan grading on Sunday 16th July.

Both gave strong performances in front of the ven strong JKS England grading panel following a superb JKS England Summer course in Nottingham.

A big thanks to all the other Walsall members who made the trip to train on the course and support all dan grading candidates.

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