CFTS KARATE

Thanks to a chance conversation with a stranger in a pub some fourteen years ago, I have been awarded shodan (first degree black belt), a...

I discovered karate by accident in 2000, aged 10. While waiting for a lift home from school I found myself observing a karate lesson...

At the tender age of nine, when I was literally driving my parents round the bend with my inexhaustible energy and inability to shut up...

I began my karate training under John Van Weenen in 1979 at the TASK honbu in Bedford, culminating in achieving Black belt in 1981. I...

PLEASE NOTE: The empi drill sequence does not form part of the current grading syllabus. It is a training drill only! The empi drill...

CFTS has a Child Protection Policy which is adhered to by all its instructors. It is available to view and download here:

Once a year, the CFTS Executive holds a morning's training session on a subject that is considered vital to the progress and continuing...

The September gradings over the weekend of 15th and 16th passed without any major incidents. Although there were a few less grading this...

Here are some various quotes that may amuse you, may make you think about yourself and the way you train or may be a source of...

I began training in Sept 1984 with Sensei Kidby at the Ousedale School club in Newport Pagnell. My first major milestone was in Dec. 1987...

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KASKA International was founded in 1990 by Sensei Robin Reid, 6th Dan. As Chief Instructor of the Association, his goal is to share his...

On a very warm and humid July 7th, a good few CFTS members attended the Bunyan Sports Centre in Bedford for a traditional Shotokan course...

Satunuku Sakugawa is the first teacher in the lineage of Shotokan Karate who made specific contributions to the karate we study today....

CFTS believes everyone in the community should be treated fairly and equally. We will not tolerate any discrimination against any member...

The June Kyu gradings were well attended and the standard was good, although in some cases more work was needed and a lot of comments...

Multi-martial artist Shihan Wayne Swietoslawski came to the Bunyan Sports Centre in Bedford recently to give us an insight into some...

Born on 3rd May 1931, initially taking up Judo, Kanazawa Shihan has become the foremost exponent of Shotokan karate being one of the...

One of our best competition days since the federation was formed in 1994 was held on Saturday 14th April 2012 at the leisure centre in...