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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...
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'...
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...
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...
Sensei Simon McMahon
- Feb 2, 2019
- 3 min
Sensei Maureen Day Course - February 2018
Whether trying to improve your kata for to compete at tournaments or just to improve the standard of your kata a lot of valid sound...
Renshi Kidby
- Jan 1, 2019
- 1 min
2019 Courses
Upcoming courses for this year: Please be aware of the following regarding ALL courses; Tickets must be purchased in advance from your...
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 Suzie Gray
- Oct 6, 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 David Francis
- Jul 7, 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
- Apr 21, 2018
- 4 min
Shihan Paul Herbert Dynamic Kata and Kumite Course -
On the warmest day of the year so far, a large number of CFTS students of varying ages and grades met up at our usual course dojo in...
Sensei Andy Gillies
- Feb 3, 2018
- 3 min
Sensei Rob Howells Wado-ryu Course - February 2018
Continuing our practice of exploring other fighting systems and styles of karate our first course of the year was a look at Wadoryu taken...
Renshi Kidby
- Jan 1, 2018
- 1 min
2018 Courses
Upcoming courses for this year: Please be aware of the following regarding ALL courses; Tickets must be purchased in advance from your...
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 Simon McMahon
- Jul 8, 2017
- 1 min
Shihan Holmes Course - July 2017
Some photos from the recent Shihan Holmes Course.
Sensei David Francis
- Apr 8, 2017
- 3 min
Executive Kata Course - April 2017
On the sunny Saturday afternoon of the 8th of April, students attended our most recent training course, headed by the three executive...
Sensei Pam Waterhouse
- Feb 4, 2017
- 1 min
Shihan Elena Floris Course - February 2017
On Saturday 4th February 2017, Shihan Elena Floris made a welcome return visit to Kempston to provide another excellent course, this time...
Renshi Kidby
- Jan 1, 2017
- 1 min
2017 Courses
Upcoming courses for this year: Please be aware of the following regarding ALL courses; Tickets must be purchased in advance from your...
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...
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...
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...