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Sensei Simon McMahon
Dec 11, 20191 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, 20192 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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Dec 7, 20191 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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Nov 23, 20192 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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Nov 13, 20191 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 David Francis
Nov 9, 20192 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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Nov 2, 20192 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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Oct 29, 20191 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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Oct 5, 20193 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'...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Sep 22, 20191 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...
Renshi Kidby
Jul 6, 20192 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, 20192 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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Jun 9, 20191 min
Race For Life 2019
Competitors from CFTS Clubs took part in the 2019 Cancer Research Race For Life at Willen Lake!
Sensei Simon McMahon
Jun 9, 20191 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...
Sensei David Francis
May 4, 20193 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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Apr 27, 20191 min
Lexi Comb
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Sensei Simon McMahon
Apr 9, 20191 min
Billy Dawkes
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Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 31, 20191 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!
Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 30, 20192 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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 30, 20191 min
Steve Matheron
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