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    Bubishi
    Sensei Barry Nelson
    • Dec 23, 2016
    • 1 min

    Bubishi

    The Bubishi is a reference book secretly passed down from master to master over many centuries. It has been refined/edited by many...
    Dynamic Karate - Sensei Masatoshi Nakayama
    Sensei Barry Nelson
    • Dec 21, 2016
    • 2 min

    Dynamic Karate - Sensei Masatoshi Nakayama

    I had heard about this book for sometime and thought it was high time I bought a copy. I already owned one of his other books on Tekki...
    Kyu Gradings - December 2016
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 10, 2016
    • 1 min

    Kyu Gradings - December 2016

    This was by far the largest grading for some years with over 140 students grading in Milton keynes. It was also a welcome to the two new...
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Nov 26, 2016
    • 1 min

    Allan Clarke

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    Shihan Andi Kidd Course - November 2016
    Renshi Kidby
    • Nov 13, 2016
    • 2 min

    Shihan Andi Kidd Course - November 2016

    On Saturday November 13th 2016, almost one hundred CFTS students met at the newly-named Kempston Challenge Academy for the latest in a...
    Dan Grading and AGM / Safeguarding Course - October 2016
    Sensei James Saunders
    • Oct 8, 2016
    • 1 min

    Dan Grading and AGM / Safeguarding Course - October 2016

    The morning of Saturday 8th October 2016 saw another group of nervous candidates awaiting their Shodan (and Sandan) gradings. They might...
    Newton Longville Gradings - September 2016
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Sep 30, 2016
    • 1 min

    Newton Longville Gradings - September 2016

    Congratulations go out to all who graded in September, your Senseis are proud of your determination and continued training, which no...
    Race For Life 2016
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Sep 11, 2016
    • 1 min

    Race For Life 2016

    Competitors from CFTS Clubs took part in the 2016 Race For Life in support of Cancer Research! Congratulations to Sensei Pam Waterhouse,...
    Kyu Gradings - September 2016
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Sep 10, 2016
    • 1 min

    Kyu Gradings - September 2016

    The standard for the September Kyu Gradings was again high and the students who had put in the most effort in their training over the...
    Elena Floris Kata and Bunkai Course - July 2016
    Sensei David Francis
    • Jul 9, 2016
    • 2 min

    Elena Floris Kata and Bunkai Course - July 2016

    On a warm Saturday July 9th, at our usual course venue of Hastingsbury School dojo in Kempston, 70 CFTS black belts and students met for...
    Newton Longville Gradings - June 2016
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jun 30, 2016
    • 1 min

    Newton Longville Gradings - June 2016

    Newton Longvilles' Senseis couldn't have been prouder of our 22 students who successfully graded at all levels from blue belt up to 1st...
    Matthew Carter
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jun 25, 2016
    • 1 min

    Matthew Carter

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    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jun 25, 2016
    • 1 min

    Calvin Moore

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    Kyu Gradings - June 2016
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jun 11, 2016
    • 1 min

    Kyu Gradings - June 2016

    The gradings in June 2016 turned out to be the largest in recent memory, with 109 eager students participating. The standard was again...
    Josh Spurrell
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • May 21, 2016
    • 1 min

    Josh Spurrell

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    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • May 21, 2016
    • 1 min

    Vince Clark

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    A Shotokan Karate Book of Facts - Leyton, Nursey and Randall
    Renshi Kidby
    • May 20, 2016
    • 2 min

    A Shotokan Karate Book of Facts - Leyton, Nursey and Randall

    A Shotokan Karate Book of Facts: Volume I by Leyton, Nursey and Randall This book is exactly what it says on the label. It is an...
    Shihan Harrison Shinkukai Course - May 2016
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • May 14, 2016
    • 1 min

    Shihan Harrison Shinkukai Course - May 2016

    Some pictures from the recent Shihan Harrison Shinkukai Course!
    Renshi Kidby
    • May 4, 2016
    • 2 min

    What Is In A Karate Gi?

    The karate gi derived its style and attributes out of necessity. Freedom of movement and comfort in the hot sun of southern Asia...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Apr 30, 2016
    • 1 min

    Social Media

    We, in CFTS, are trying to get more social media savvy and have a better online presence. This will assist CFTS encouraging new students...
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