CFTS KARATE

Shinken Taira, born in 1897 in Okinawa, Japan, was a renowned martial artist best known for his significant contributions to the study...

Yasuhiro Konishi was born in 1893, in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. He began training in Takenouchi-Ryu Koshi-No-Mawari, Muso-Ryu, both...

Sensei Perry was born in Hertfordshire in 1950 and grew up on a farm. He was not the keenest at school preferring physical and sporting...

Mitsusuke Harada, one of the few remaining karate-ka who trained under Funakoshi Sensei, gives a fascinating insight into karate history....

Shigeru Egami was a pioneering Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Shotokai style. He was a student of Gichin Funakoshi.