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Sensei Simon McMahon
- Dec 29, 2017
- 1 min
Newton Longville Gradings - December 2017
Many thanks to all that came to train, grade or support the NL students at the recent grading. It was great to see so many of you there....


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Dec 9, 2017
- 1 min
Kyu Gradings - December 2017
It was a busy grading day in both areas and it was obvious that students had been putting in a lot of training in preparation for the...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Nov 25, 2017
- 1 min
Rory Duncan
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Sensei David Francis
- Nov 11, 2017
- 3 min
Shihan Andi Kidd Environmental Training Course - November 2017
On Saturday 11th November, an incredibly large number of CFTS students gathered at our usual course venue in Kempston for a...


Sensei Steve Cook
- Nov 1, 2017
- 3 min
Liam O'Reilly
I started training in 1985 in Newport Pagnell, under the instruction of Sensei Andy Kidby . At the time we were in an association called...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Oct 31, 2017
- 1 min
Message for Newton Longville from Sensei Simon and Sensei Pam
On Saturday 7th October after a gruelling 2-3 hour grading session, your senseis, Simon and Pam, were awarded 4th Dan. We would both like...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Oct 20, 2017
- 1 min
Oliver Horswell
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Renshi Kidby
- Oct 20, 2017
- 2 min
Dan Gradings - October 2017
Two of our most senior, experienced and respected Dan Grades have stories and karate journeys both similar and parallel culminating in a...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Oct 17, 2017
- 2 min
Nick Holloway
I would imagine that my introduction to Karate may be fairly typical for a parent of two young children with loads of energy. Both my...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 29, 2017
- 1 min
Newton Longville Gradings - September 2017
Many thanks to all that came to train, grade or support the NL students at the recent grading. It was great to see so many of you there....


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 8, 2017
- 1 min
Kyu Gradings - September 2017
This was a quiet grading as it was primarily for the students that trained through the summer and were worthy of grading. There were some...

Sensei Simon McMahon
- Aug 19, 2017
- 1 min
Newton Longville Summer Olympics - August 2017
Many thanks to all that turned out for the NL Summer Olympics and BBQ recently, it was a great day with great weather. Thanks to the...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jul 21, 2017
- 1 min
Sarah Whitworth
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Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jul 7, 2017
- 1 min
Shihan Holmes Course - July 2017
Some photos from the recent Shihan Holmes Course.
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jul 2, 2017
- 1 min
Isabelle Biggs
I started karate in 2007 after having seen a demonstration at school. I thought it looked awesome and saw it as an opportunity to try...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jun 29, 2017
- 1 min
Newton Longville Gradings - June 2017
Congratulations to all that graded and a big "Well Done!" to the ones that double graded. The quarterly trophy was won by Max Standley...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jun 16, 2017
- 1 min
Kyu Gradings - June 2017
Standards were again high and students have been training well in the dojos. It was a good turnout in both grading areas. However, it was...


Sensei Dan Young
- May 29, 2017
- 11 min
A History of Karate Part 2
A History of Karate (part two) is the continuing article from Sensei Dan Young and gives some good background information on the history...


Sensei Barry Nelson
- May 25, 2017
- 1 min
Shotokan Karate Dictionary - Schlatt
Sensei Kidby very kindly loaned me this book to help me with the construction of this web site. The author is a German Karate-ka who has...


Sensei Simon McMahon
- May 19, 2017
- 1 min
Competition Day 2017
Congratulations to all that entered whether you won or not; it is a great experience for one and all. Thanks to all parents, dan grades...