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Sensei Simon McMahon
- Dec 28, 2018
- 1 min
Bletchley Grading - December 2018
A great grading day for Bletchley students with some excellent feedback on their gradings. Well done to Zeeshan and Rayan for achieving...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Dec 8, 2018
- 2 min
Kyu Gradings - December 2018
In early December, CFTS students across the areas met for the final event of the CFTS 2018 calendar, for the gradings. It was pleasing to...
Renshi Kidby
- Nov 10, 2018
- 3 min
Sensei Minh Chung Shotokai Course - November 2018
On Saturday 10th November, a respectable number of CFTS students and a few Shotokai guests met at the usual course venue in Kempston for...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Nov 6, 2018
- 2 min
Joshua Penniston
I first heard about Karate when my friend was telling me about it at school. I was quite intrigued so I came along to one of the...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Oct 31, 2018
- 1 min
Aidar Talibzhanov
I was introduced to karate by my wife. She wanted me to get more physical activity so one day in 2009 she insisted our family visited a...
Sensei Steve Cook
- Oct 26, 2018
- 3 min
Steve Cook
I began my karate training aged twenty one, attending a local karate club with Chiltern Karate Association. I graded twice with them -...
Sensei Steve Cook
- Oct 23, 2018
- 2 min
My Two Shodan Gradings
On Saturday 6th October I completed a shodan grading assessment with CFTS. It was the product of no little amount of hard work – both...
Sensei Suzie Gray
- Oct 5, 2018
- 1 min
CFTS Safeguarding Course - October 2018
Having successfully grading to Shodan in March of this year, I was required to attend the Safeguarding course which was held at Balliol...
Sensei James Saunders
- Oct 5, 2018
- 2 min
Dan Grading, October 2018, and AGM
Many congratulations to those who were awarded their new grades on Saturday October the 6th in Kempston at the black belt gradings. Those...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 29, 2018
- 1 min
Bletchley Grading - September 2018
Our first grading as Senseis of Bletchley Club - although there were only eight grading, they all put in maximum effort and were rewarded...
Sensei Andy Gillies
- Sep 24, 2018
- 8 min
Inyo, Yin and Yang, and The Active and The Passive
INYO YIN YANG Inyo in the context of martial arts..... From the ten elements of kata; 2. INYO - the active and passive. Always keep in...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Sep 14, 2018
- 1 min
Kyu Gradings - September 2018
A relatively quiet September grading for both Bedford and Milton Keynes areas as many had not been training during the summer, but well...
Nick Kealy
- Sep 9, 2018
- 4 min
The Karate Dad
We all know about the Karate Kid, but what about the Karate Dad? A little over 6 months ago on a miserable Saturday morning I was...
Sensei Matt Waterhouse
- Aug 31, 2018
- 4 min
Sensei Matt Waterhouse - An Author In Japan
As part of our series of 'CFTS: Off The Mat', Sensei Matt Waterhouse talks about his time in Japan. Author Matt Waterhouse, shodan son of...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Aug 22, 2018
- 1 min
Newton Longville Summer Car Rally and BBQ
Thanks to everyone who attended or participated in the event this year, a great time was had by all. It's our way of saying thanks to you...
Renshi Kidby
- Aug 21, 2018
- 5 min
Feudal Classes of Japanese Society
In Britain we have, and indeed have had for many years, a three tier class system: upper, middle and lower. The terms originated from our...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jul 13, 2018
- 1 min
Steve Young
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Sensei David Francis
- Jul 6, 2018
- 4 min
Sensei Leigh Simms Course - July 2018
On an extremely hot and sultry July afternoon in Kempston a very respectable number of students gathered for an eagerly anticipated...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jun 29, 2018
- 1 min
Newton Longville Gradings - June 2018
Congratulations to Finn Cluett for winning the quarterly trophy and well done to all that graded or came along to support. Special...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Jun 15, 2018
- 1 min
Kyu Gradings - June 2018
Another good grading day for the kyu grades with some excellent work and the standards were high. A change this time at Bletchley with...