CFTS KARATE

Back in January when I received the 2015 calendar I took note of the dates for the Dan grading. The nearer I got to March the more...

‘Chin Up! Hara forward’! ‘Don’t show your mistakes on your face’. ‘You will make mistakes, just keep going’. ‘Remember to control your...

I had only two weeks notice of my Shodan grading. Even though my Mum and Dad told me to learn all the history and theory, I had to learn...

Having been a first Kyu in first Wado and then Shotokan, I had dreamed of achieving my Shodan for years, but I felt that some big change...

My Shodan experience was a very emotional journey. Physically and mentally it was very draining and I felt it was the toughest challenge...

Just before Christmas, I started training more at home and at Newton Longville just in case I got invited for my shodan grading in April....

I think that one can roughly split his/her days of the week in good ones and not so good ones. Basically that gives you 50% chances to...

5th April 2014, Shodan grading day. 7 years of Karate, 3 years a 1st Kyu, 12 months of revision and it all comes down to this… and I...

I was told in November 2013 by my Senseis that I was invited to grade for Shodan in April 2014. The first thing I remember feeling was...

Training for my black belt grading was like no other grading before; it required ten times the amount of work inside and outside of the...