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    Kyu Gradings - 12th June 2022
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jun 23
    • 2 min

    Kyu Gradings - 12th June 2022

    Milton Keynes Area Report Another very successful grading day for students from all areas who worked hard in the build up to the grading...
    Zeeshan Ashraf
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Apr 14
    • 1 min

    Zeeshan Ashraf

    Martial arts have always fascinated me since an early age but never had a chance to train. I put my son in Karate as he showed his...
    Sam Bedford
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Apr 14
    • 2 min

    Sam Bedford

    My karate journey can be traced back to before I can even remember, hence it sometimes feels like I’ve done karate since the day I was...
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Mar 27
    • 2 min

    Kyu Gradings - 6th March 2022

    Milton Keynes Area It was a successful day for the graders, with a range of candidates from blue belt to brown/red (10th kyu to 1st kyu)....
    Ivan Miocinovic
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Feb 5
    • 2 min

    Ivan Miocinovic

    Growing up in the 1970’s an average boy could not avoid seeing Bruce Lee films. After watching my first Bruce Lee movie at 9 years old, I...
    Andrew Rowley
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jan 4
    • 2 min

    Andrew Rowley

    My first experience of karate came almost 50 years ago, when I was still at school in London’s East End. Like so many, inspired by Bruce...
    2022 Calendar
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    2022 Calendar

    The calendar for CFTS events for 2022 is shown here. Please refer back here for future updates. Milton Keynes area kyu gradings show a...
    Kyu Gradings - December 4th 2021 - MK Area
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Kyu Gradings - December 4th 2021 - MK Area

    The first mixed grading for quite a while took place at Knowles Primary School, home of the Bletchley Club, on Saturday 4th 2021....
    Agjier Na-ah
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Agjier Na-ah

    My Karate journey started when I was just 7 years old in 2012. My primary school had started an after-school club every Thursday to...
    Sensei Steve Cook
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Welcome To The New CFTS Website

    Our website is currently being redesigned. As a result, not all the content you are looking for can be found right now. Please bear with...
    Robert Starck
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Nov 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Robert Starck

    I moved to Milton Keynes in April 2014 where I attended Newton Longville school. Later in July of 2014, I was at my first school fete in...
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Sep 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Kyu Gradings - September 2021

    Club gradings were again held in their respective dojos, read below the report from the various clubs: NEWTON LONGVILLE Another great...
    Sensei Dan Young
    • Jul 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Pinan Flow System

    The Pinan Flow System is a series of books by John Titchen of DART and Kyohan Shotokan Karate. He is an international instructor teaching...
    Kyu Gradings - June 2021
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Kyu Gradings - June 2021

    Club gradings were again held in their respective dojos; read below the report from the various clubs. BRICKHILL On Saturday 26th June,...
    Wrong Fu - A Book Review
    Sensei Dan Young
    • May 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Wrong Fu - A Book Review

    Now that we are slowly (hopefully) coming out of this awful pandemic, which has allowed plenty of time for reading, I would like to share...
    Choki Motobu - A Lesser-Known Master?
    Sensei Dan Young
    • Jan 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    Choki Motobu - A Lesser-Known Master?

    This article has been prompted following a further read of ‘Karate Jutsu: Kumite,’ by Choki Motobu, and teaching the 12 sets of kumite...
    Genwa Nakasone - Teacher, Journalist, Politician
    Sensei Dan Young
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Genwa Nakasone - Teacher, Journalist, Politician

    Although not a martial artist let alone a karate-ka, Genwa Nakasone was a big supporter of Funakoshi Sensei. He was a teacher, journalist...
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jan 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Welcome to 2021

    On behalf of the Chief Instructor, Executive Committee, Club Instructors, all Dan Grades and Kyu grade students, we welcome you to 2021...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jan 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    2021 Calendar

    Currently, there is no fixed calendar of events for 2021. Check back, as this may change with the current COVID 19 situation.
    Kyu Gradings - December 2020
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Kyu Gradings - December 2020

    Due to Covid-19 situation, the December gradings were held at the individual dojos for the under 18 students only. Newton Longville...
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