- May 19, 2024
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Two local teenagers received their black belts from Stan Lee's United Martial Arts in Ormond Beach on Saturday, March 16.
Jaden Quinn, 18, and Peyton Raymond, 16, passed their black belt tests prior to the ceremony that evening. The test involved a demonstration of all the martial arts skills they had learned since they wore white belts. These included striking, grappling, a self-defense choreography and a board-breaking demonstration.
"The standards are very high and the amount of time and effort and commitment that both of them put in are something you just don't see," Lee said. "It's very rare in today's world to see people — to see any child or teenager — stick with the same goal for three, four, 10 years. It's unheard of these days. They're special people."
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