CFTS KARATE

A History of Karate (part one) is an interesting article from Sensei Dan Young and gives some good background information on the history...

On the sunny Saturday afternoon of the 8th of April, students attended our most recent training course, headed by the three executive...

The bi-annual dan gradings took place in Kempston on Saturday 18th March. They took around two and a half hours. For the candidates it...

A report on the recent kyu gradings in Milton Keynes and Bedford areas..... Standards were again high and students have been training...

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On Saturday 4th February 2017, Shihan Elena Floris made a welcome return visit to Kempston to provide another excellent course, this time...

I have been always fascinated by martial arts, both the mental and physical aspects of it. Finally in 2011 I had the chance to start...

Upcoming courses for this year: Please be aware of the following regarding ALL courses; Tickets must be purchased in advance from your...

Sat Jan 21st Tech Committee Meeting Bedford Pumps, Kempston Sat Feb 4th Shihan Flores Kumite Course Hastingsbury School, Kempston Sat...

The Bubishi is a reference book secretly passed down from master to master over many centuries. It has been refined/edited by many...

I had heard about this book for sometime and thought it was high time I bought a copy. I already owned one of his other books on Tekki...

This was by far the largest grading for some years with over 140 students grading in Milton keynes. It was also a welcome to the two new...

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On Saturday November 13th 2016, almost one hundred CFTS students met at the newly-named Kempston Challenge Academy for the latest in a...

The morning of Saturday 8th October 2016 saw another group of nervous candidates awaiting their Shodan (and Sandan) gradings. They might...

Congratulations go out to all who graded in September, your Senseis are proud of your determination and continued training, which no...

Competitors from CFTS Clubs took part in the 2016 Race For Life in support of Cancer Research! Congratulations to Sensei Pam Waterhouse,...

The standard for the September Kyu Gradings was again high and the students who had put in the most effort in their training over the...

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...

Newton Longvilles' Senseis couldn't have been prouder of our 22 students who successfully graded at all levels from blue belt up to 1st...