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    Thomas Marshall
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Thomas Marshall

    I originally began karate at six years old, as one of my friends at the time was going and he said it was really fun. At first I was...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Dec 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    Punch Lines by Renshi Kidby

    Who has been around long enough to remember the CFTS magazine we had way back called 'Punch Lines'? It began in December 1994 so you need...
    Kyu Grading - December 2019
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Dec 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    Kyu Grading - December 2019

    A busy time, the December gradings, as the after school clubs are all fired up and ready to grade. There was a great turnout of kyu...
    Olivia Marshall
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Nov 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Olivia Marshall

    At the age of 11, I started CFTS Federation karate. At the time I was nervous and unsure what it was going to be like, but it was...
    Katie Holmes
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Nov 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    Katie Holmes

    I started karate in 2014 when I was 12 years old because one of my friends had recently joined as well. However, this friend stopped...
    Sensei Andi Kidd Course - November 2019
    Sensei David Francis
    • Nov 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Sensei Andi Kidd Course - November 2019

    Junior members met at Balliol School at 1pm for their session in the main school hall. To begin with they did one-on-one self-defence...
    Elsie Parlor
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Nov 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Elsie Parlor

    I first started karate when I was 7 years old in January 2013. My brother had attended a few training sessions at Cedars with Renshi...
    Jamie Ogston
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Oct 29, 2019
    • 1 min

    Jamie Ogston

    My karate journey began in 2013 when I was a second year University student looking to do an extracurricular activity instead of having...
    AGM and Dan Gradings - October 2019
    Sensei James Saunders
    • Oct 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    AGM and Dan Gradings - October 2019

    October 5th was the latest event in a long line of events and courses in the usual busy CFTS calendar. It was our very busy 'Black Belt'...
    Kyu Grading - September 2019
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Sep 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Kyu Grading - September 2019

    The September gradings crept up on many students who were ill-prepared. Some had not been training enough over the summer due to being...
    Shihan Holmes Course - July 2019
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jul 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    Shihan Holmes Course - July 2019

    A report on the recent Shihan Mally Holmes course Shihan Holmes took his latest course in a very long line of visits recently at our...
    Renshi Kidby
    • Jun 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    A Thankyou From Renshi Kidby

    1993 was a long time ago yet it only seems like last year. It was in that year that the first thoughts of breaking away from Sensei van...
    Race For Life 2019
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jun 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Race For Life 2019

    Competitors from CFTS Clubs took part in the 2019 Cancer Research Race For Life at Willen Lake!
    Kyu Grading - June 2019
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Jun 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Kyu Grading - June 2019

    A very busy weekend of gradings with the June graders on top form, so well done to all for your hard work and effort. The quarterly...
    CFTS 25th Year Celebratory Course - May 2019
    Sensei David Francis
    • May 4, 2019
    • 3 min

    CFTS 25th Year Celebratory Course - May 2019

    May the 4th marked an exceptional special milestone in the history of the Central Federation of Traditional Shotokan. Karateka from all...
    Lexi Comb
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Apr 27, 2019
    • 1 min

    Lexi Comb

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    Billy Dawkes
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Apr 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Billy Dawkes

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    Bletchley Gradings - March 2019
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Mar 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    Bletchley Gradings - March 2019

    Well done to all the Bletchley students that passed their gradings and to Kedar Preudhomme for winning the quarterly trophy!
    Dan Grading - March 2019
    Sensei James Saunders
    • Mar 30, 2019
    • 2 min

    Dan Grading - March 2019

    Early on Saturday morning of 23rd March, candidates who had been invited to grade and thus take the next step on their journey of...
    Steve Matheron
    Sensei Simon McMahon
    • Mar 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    Steve Matheron

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