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Sensei Simon McMahon
- Dec 20, 2015
- 1 min
Newton Longville Grading - December 2015
Another great turnout for Newton Longville with 19 graders this time. Congratulations to you all from your Sensei's, we received some...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Dec 18, 2015
- 1 min
Sunny Kumar
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Sensei Simon McMahon
- Dec 12, 2015
- 1 min
Kyu Gradings - December 2015
There was a good turnout at the Kyu gradings this month and the standards were again high. Renshi addressed all students and gave a...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Nov 28, 2015
- 1 min
Alison Ward
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Renshi Kidby
- Nov 14, 2015
- 2 min
Shihan Holmes Course - November 2015
Around sixty of our students met at the Bunyan Sports Centre in Bedford recently on a Saturday afternoon to be taught by Shihan Mally...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Nov 1, 2015
- 1 min
Mariella Prodromou
I began learning karate in April 2009, at the Brickhill Community centre under Sensei Saunders, when I was nine years old. I was...


Sensei Barry Nelson
- Oct 28, 2015
- 1 min
Karate - My Life - Kanazawa Hirokazu
This book covers Sensei Kanazawa’s early life before karate which was certainly busy. The book charts his progress through school, family...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Oct 23, 2015
- 1 min
Christine O'Reilly
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Sensei Katy Egginton
- Oct 21, 2015
- 2 min
Katy Egginton - My Shodan Experience
Back in January when I received the 2015 calendar I took note of the dates for the Dan grading. The nearer I got to March the more...


Sensei Louise Thomas
- Oct 12, 2015
- 1 min
Sensei Louise Thomas - Artist
As part of our series of 'CFTS: Off The Mat', we find out about Sensei Louise Thomas. Whilst I have practised karate since 2004 I have...


Sensei Katy Egginton
- Oct 11, 2015
- 2 min
CFTS Visit to World Shotokan Karate-Do Federation
On Sunday 11th October I had the privilege of accompanying some of CFTS's senior grades to a course being held by Kasuya Hitoshi Sensei...


Sensei Pam Waterhouse
- Oct 9, 2015
- 1 min
AGM and Dan Gradings - October 2015
DAN GRADINGS The day began with the dan gradings, where five candidates with varying degrees of nervousness lined up to face the...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 29, 2015
- 1 min
Newton Longville Gradings - September 2015
A great turnout for Newton Longville graders this time, 21 in total and all were successful. Congratulations to you all from your...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 25, 2015
- 1 min
Jamie Cross
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Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 14, 2015
- 1 min
Kieran Grant
I began Karate aged 8 at Kempston club with Renshi Kidby, at first just looking for something to do. By the time I graded to 10th kyu I...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 11, 2015
- 1 min
Kyu Gradings - September 2015
After a long hot summer training, recommenced and the September gradings came around quickly. There was a good turnout for training and...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 2, 2015
- 1 min
Art Competition Results
Here are the results of the recent art competition for the junior students. Younger age group Winner - Sarah Didi (Clapham) Runner-up -...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Aug 13, 2015
- 1 min
Newton Longville CFTS Summer BBQ
Sunday July 5th saw our annual BBQ with over 60 students and families attending. The bouncy castle proved a big hit with all ages as was...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jul 24, 2015
- 1 min
Neal Ellwood
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Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jul 24, 2015
- 1 min
Ben Holloway
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