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    Peter Walker
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 27, 2006
    • 1 min

    Peter Walker

    I started Karate at the age of 16 on a 6 weeks beginner's course, which initially I found very difficult. It was in Newport Pagnell club...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Dec 9, 2006
    • 1 min

    Area Gradings - December 2006

    Area gradings were held on Saturday and Sunday. It was a busy time for the grading examiners as there were a large amount of students...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Nov 25, 2006
    • 3 min

    New Officers for CFTS

    Sensei Coppen of the Eastern area of CFTS has retired and Sensei Calver of the Western area has also decided to part company with CFTS....
    Sensei Randall (M.B.E.) Course - 2006
    Renshi Kidby
    • Nov 18, 2006
    • 1 min

    Sensei Randall (M.B.E.) Course - 2006

    Once again we were treated to another course by Sensei Randall. After warm-ups we started with Okori-jiyu-ippon combinations (which...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Oct 21, 2006
    • 1 min

    Dan Gradings - October 2006

    Another challenging and gruelling Dan Grading took place at Kempston on Saturday and, following a courageous display by the candidates,...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jul 28, 2006
    • 3 min

    You Might Be A Martial Artist If...

    You find yourself casually standing in a half cat stance. You trip, go into a roll and come up in a fighting stance. In church. You...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jul 25, 2006
    • 9 min

    A Selection of Jokes

    Taken from a recent thread from the CFTS Forum: I was just thinking the other day of all the strange things that can go wrong during MA...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jul 24, 2006
    • 1 min

    Murphy's Laws of Martial Arts

    1. The wimp who made it through the elimination round on luck alone will suddenly turn into Bruce Lee when you're up against him. 2. The...
    Peter Hooker
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jul 22, 2006
    • 1 min

    Peter Hooker

    I began training in January 1985 with the Shotokan Karate Association under Sensei Roy Bantan and chief instructor Sensei Mick Randall. I...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jun 24, 2006
    • 1 min

    Area Gradings - June 2006

    June gradings came and went fairly uneventfully with the vast majority passing their grade successfully. For those that weren’t as...
    Sensei Martin Shield
    • May 20, 2006
    • 4 min

    Dan Gradings - May 2006

    Today was the day of my return to Balliol School - the first time that I have been here since my own Shodan grading in October 2005....
    Renshi Kidby
    • May 6, 2006
    • 1 min

    Sensei Holmes Course - May 2006

    Sensei Holmes gave us another very interesting and entertaining course - which was very much enjoyed by all that attended. Thanks again...
    James Kidby
    Sensei James Kidby
    • Apr 11, 2006
    • 2 min

    James Kidby

    I found Karate very much by chance. Neither of my parents were in any way interested in any form of exercise, in fact they had always...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Mar 25, 2006
    • 2 min

    Area Gradings - March 2006

    Congratulation to all those students who successfully obtained their next belt at the recent gradings which were held over two weekends...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Mar 25, 2006
    • 1 min

    Area Gradings - March 2007

    Once again, in the opinion of the senior dan grades, standards at the recent gradings had risen. This is proof that the progress record...
    Graham Wakley
    • Mar 4, 2006
    • 3 min

    Competition Day 2006

    CFTS attended the competition organised by SKA (Shotokan Karate Association). Again it was well attended by CFTS karate-ka who all...
    Shihan Finch Course - February 2006
    Renshi Kidby
    • Feb 18, 2006
    • 2 min

    Shihan Finch Course - February 2006

    We were lucky again to get Shihan Finch to take us on another course - this time covering some bo work and some self-defence techniques....
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jan 1, 2006
    • 1 min

    2006 Courses

    Upcoming courses for this year: Please be aware of the following regarding ALL courses; Tickets must be purchased in advance from your...
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