CFTS KARATE

The MK area gradings were held on Sunday November 16th with students from all MK area clubs participating.

As always, the year is coming to a close, and with it the calendar of events for 2025. There is still time to enter the Competition, but we are already starting to look ahead to next year. This page will always have a up-to-date version of the calendar, so, even if you are given a paper copy or sent one through email, check back for updates - any major updates will also be communicated through news posts or directly by your club instructors. All Milton Keynes area gradings wi

Saturday 15th November saw the final round of kyu gradings for Bedford. We ran it slightly differently to previous gradings with beginners coming early and doing their grading before the blue belts and above came for theirs. The beginners did very well for their first grading which was watched by nervous parents alike. After receiving their result, they were invited to stay and watch the pre-grading class and other gradings. We had some small group work with various Dan grade

From little acorns (early years) My introduction to karate began at a very early age as an observer only. My father and two elder sisters began training, initially trying various styles of martial arts including Shotokan but eventually they settled on Shukokai karate. One of my earliest childhood memories was having my adored black “kung fu” suit with gold and red dragon patterns on it but, despite wanting to, unfortunately I only ever got to watch and never got the oppor

Saturday 4th October saw the second and final Dan grading of the year as well as AGM and Grading Scoring Feedback Training. Dan Grading: The candidates were from across both of the CFTS areas and had 4 shodan and 1 nidan candidate. Karl and Michelle of Kempston, Charlie of Brickhill, Tim of Newport Pagnell and Lewis of Bletchley arrived at the Kempston dojo for a test of their physical skills and understanding of karate. Whilst we can’t divulge too much of what they did, they

On Saturday 6th September, a large number of CFTS students made their way to St Thomas More School in Bedford for a seminar with Sensei...