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    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 22, 2012
    • 1 min

    Sarah Ward

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    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 4, 2012
    • 2 min

    Hayley Kidby

    I started Karate at the age of seven as the rest of my family were already doing karate. Therefore I wanted to know what Karate was like...
    George Ephgrave
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 4, 2012
    • 2 min

    George Ephgrave

    I didn’t have many hobbies at the time so I always thought that one day; I would become overweight and so decided to act fast. That’s...
    Chloe Wilson
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 4, 2012
    • 3 min

    Chloe Wilson

    I have to admit that I spent about a year trying to avoid starting karate. At the time, everyone in my family had tried it except me and...
    Milton Keynes and Bedford Area Gradings - December 2012
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 2, 2012
    • 1 min

    Milton Keynes and Bedford Area Gradings - December 2012

    The December gradings passed without any major incidents. Generally, a good standard was evident all round. The trophy winners were as...
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Nov 24, 2012
    • 1 min

    Smita Patel

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    Dan Young
    Sensei Dan Young
    • Nov 20, 2012
    • 2 min

    Dan Young

    I began karate in 2000 when a friend and I went to a beginner’s course at Hazeldene Lower School in Bedford ran by the Association of...
    Dennis Bigsby
    Sensei Dennis Bigsby
    • Oct 27, 2012
    • 3 min

    Dennis Bigsby

    I started karate in 1996 after 3 years boxing. I wanted a fresh new challenge. I looked around visiting other possible martial arts clubs...
    Matt Eagles
    Sensei Matt Eagles
    • Oct 27, 2012
    • 1 min

    Matt Eagles

    Thanks to a chance conversation with a stranger in a pub some fourteen years ago, I have been awarded shodan (first degree black belt), a...
    Sam Fisher
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Oct 27, 2012
    • 2 min

    Sam Fisher

    I discovered karate by accident in 2000, aged 10. While waiting for a lift home from school I found myself observing a karate lesson...
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Oct 20, 2012
    • 3 min

    Matt Taylor

    At the tender age of nine, when I was literally driving my parents round the bend with my inexhaustible energy and inability to shut up...
    Dan Gradings and AGM - October 2012
    Renshi Kidby
    • Oct 13, 2012
    • 3 min

    Dan Gradings and AGM - October 2012

    Once a year, the CFTS Executive holds a morning's training session on a subject that is considered vital to the progress and continuing...
    Milton Keynes and Bedford Area Gradings - September 2012
    Renshi Kidby
    • Sep 15, 2012
    • 1 min

    Milton Keynes and Bedford Area Gradings - September 2012

    The September gradings over the weekend of 15th and 16th passed without any major incidents. Although there were a few less grading this...
    Viv Wilson
    Sensei Steve Cook
    • Jul 21, 2012
    • 2 min

    Viv Wilson

    I began training in Sept 1984 with Sensei Kidby at the Ousedale School club in Newport Pagnell. My first major milestone was in Dec. 1987...
    Mark Nicholas
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jul 21, 2012
    • 1 min

    Mark Nicholas

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    Shihan Sahota Course - July 2012
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jul 7, 2012
    • 2 min

    Shihan Sahota Course - July 2012

    On a very warm and humid July 7th, a good few CFTS members attended the Bunyan Sports Centre in Bedford for a traditional Shotokan course...
    Milton Keynes and Bedford Area Gradings - June 2012
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jun 16, 2012
    • 1 min

    Milton Keynes and Bedford Area Gradings - June 2012

    The June Kyu gradings were well attended and the standard was good, although in some cases more work was needed and a lot of comments...
    Kung Fu Kumite Course - May 2012
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • May 19, 2012
    • 1 min

    Kung Fu Kumite Course - May 2012

    Multi-martial artist Shihan Wayne Swietoslawski came to the Bunyan Sports Centre in Bedford recently to give us an insight into some...
    Competition Day 2012
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Apr 14, 2012
    • 3 min

    Competition Day 2012

    One of our best competition days since the federation was formed in 1994 was held on Saturday 14th April 2012 at the leisure centre in...
    The Tortoise or the Hare?
    Renshi Kidby
    • Apr 8, 2012
    • 3 min

    The Tortoise or the Hare?

    One evening after our usual training session in Bletchley Leisure Centre I was sitting in the changing room gathering my thoughts and...
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