VIDEO: Black belts at 85 and 76 - Boston martial arts group believed to have oldest Kuk Sool Won black belts in the world

Chris Johnson and Hilary Groves, both of Boston, have achieved the elite ranking in Kuk Sool Won, aged 76 and 85 respectively.

The pair began learning the Korean martial art in 2019 when they joined Boston’s Kuk Sool Won in 2019. The school said they are the oldest in the world to achieve a black belt in Kuk Sool Won.

Chris, who is now 77, said: “I heard of Kuk Sool Won, but always thought martial arts was only for young people. I was told about a new class called Silver Dragons, which was specifically aimed at people more my age. Fed up with doing the same routines of exercise, I decided to have a go and immediately became hooked.”