Martial artists of all ages achieved black belt status recently. A group of more than 20 students with Villari’s Self Defense Center, who hail from Biddeford, Saco, Kennebunk, Scarborough, Standish and Buxton, were awarded the high-ranking achievements following the center’s annual black belt test held in Standish. Pictured from left, first row: Jack Walker, Sophia Tanguay, Cory Havu, Emma Ebert, Parker Dow and Taylor Daigle; second row: Master Cheryl Roy 6th Dan, Toni, Vaillancourt, Lela Lee, Charli Vaillancourt, Tyler Muise, Bella Joyner, Cooper Dean and Master Troy Gervais 5th Dan; third row: Master David Boise 9th Dan, Alex Pandiscio, Colby Wise, Connor Northway, Calvin Sleeper, J. Perran Trentalange, Zachary Matthews, Anthony Dorohkin, Adam Tanguay, Oksana Dorohkin and Alex Morin.