Hi, I'm Leila and I'm 12 years old. I am asking for support to help me raise money to cover flight and accommodation to go to Australia and compete in the 2027 Matt Fiddes (MF) Martial Arts International Championship.

I joined MF martial arts when I was 10. Soon after joining, I was nominated to join the leadership programme, I have competed in a national tournament and 2 regional tournaments (so far), as well as multiple gradings. In my last competition I received 2 Gold and 1 Bronze medals for the 3 events I entered.

Due to my commitment to training, and my experience with tournaments, I have been given the opportunity to join a team of martial art students to represent MF UK. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me that offers a chance to meet new people from the MF family, and the chance to attend classes in another country to improve.

I am honoured to have been chosen but it costs a lot of money, and we each need to raise money for ourselves. I will be spending the next 2 years raising money to pay for the trip. When I do events, I will update and share my gofundme for donations to go through here.

Thank you for all your support in helping me make a dream come true ❤️

Update: Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. Between this and the car boot sales, Leila made enough to pay the first installment. She has met some people from the Australian and New Zealand team during the international championships based in Bath, UK this weekend and come home with another bronze medal. She's got another 3 UK based tournaments planned before she heads over to Australia. Please keep donating where you can, thank you all ❤️