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Sensei David Francis
- Jul 15, 2015
- 3 min
David Francis - My Shodan Experience
‘Chin Up! Hara forward’! ‘Don’t show your mistakes on your face’. ‘You will make mistakes, just keep going’. ‘Remember to control your...
Sensei Steve Cook
- Mar 2, 2015
- 1 min
Daniel Palcu
Read 'My Shodan Experience!' I believe that it was about 18 or 19 years ago when I first stepped into a karate dojo which was run by now...
Renshi Kidby
- Dec 24, 2014
- 2 min
A Christmas Message from Renshi Kidby
Another year over, but another year wiser? Maybe, may be not, but certainly another year full of different experiences. For students,...
Sensei Dharmender Bhakar
- Dec 18, 2014
- 1 min
Dharmender Bhakar - My Shodan Experience
My Shodan experience was a very emotional journey. Physically and mentally it was very draining and I felt it was the toughest challenge...
Sensei Dharmender Bhakar
- Dec 15, 2014
- 1 min
Dharmender Bhakar
Read 'My Shodan Experience'! I started karate as a 10 year old boy, I can’t really remember much but I was always very eager as my Dad...
Renshi Kidby
- Dec 13, 2014
- 1 min
Kyu Gradings - December 2014
The Milton Keynes gradings went ahead after some major upheavals in the Leisure Centre - we were restricted on time but completed the...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Nov 30, 2014
- 1 min
Newton Longville - New Club Trophy
Renshi Kidby has kindly given our club a new carved wooden trophy to replace the existing shield. We are in the process of transferring...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Nov 22, 2014
- 1 min
Nigel Kitt
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Sensei Simon McMahon
- Nov 15, 2014
- 1 min
Shihan Holmes Weapons Defence Course - November 2014
Saturday 15th November 2014 brought over 80 karate-ka and their families to the Bunyan Centre in Bedford for the annual course with...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Oct 31, 2014
- 1 min
Newton Longville Hallowe'en Party 2014
The 2014 Halloween party had a good turnout; the majority came in fancy dress and a good time eating, drinking and playing Wii and Xbox...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Oct 25, 2014
- 1 min
Andy Handford
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Sensei Paul Comb
- Oct 23, 2014
- 2 min
My Shodan Experience - Sensei Paul Comb
Just before Christmas, I started training more at home and at Newton Longville just in case I got invited for my shodan grading in April....
Sensei Paul Comb
- Oct 23, 2014
- 1 min
Paul Comb
Read 'My Shodan Experience'! My interest in martial arts began in 1999 at the age of 28. I started training in in taekwon-do under Shihan...
Sensei Daniel Palcu
- Oct 12, 2014
- 1 min
Daniel Palcu - My Shodan Experience
I think that one can roughly split his/her days of the week in good ones and not so good ones. Basically that gives you 50% chances to...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Oct 11, 2014
- 1 min
Dan Gradings - October 2014
Congratulations to CFTS's newest Dan grades, who, after an arduous Saturday 11th October 2014 morning, were awarded Shodan. Well done to...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 29, 2014
- 10 min
Training Through The Years
In the Beginning... There are many different reasons why people choose to start karate – some do it for fitness, some to learn to defend...
Renshi Kidby
- Sep 27, 2014
- 2 min
Harada Sensei Shotokai Course in 2015
We are absolutely delighted to announce that next February, Saturday 7th, we have Harada Sensei, Chief instructor of (KDS) Shotokai,...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 13, 2014
- 2 min
Kyu Gradings - September 2014
The September gradings crept up on many students who were ill prepared. Some had not been training enough over the summer due to being...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Aug 23, 2014
- 1 min
Jake Ronaldson
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Sensei David Thomas
- Aug 6, 2014
- 2 min
My Shodan Experience - David Thomas
5th April 2014, Shodan grading day. 7 years of Karate, 3 years a 1st Kyu, 12 months of revision and it all comes down to this… and I...