CFTS KARATE

An interview with Kevin Funakoshi Sensei, Shuseki Shihan, Hachi dan (8th Dan) Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association World by Sensei Andy...

One of the positive things to come out of this crisis is that it gives you more time. I’m getting round to things that I’ve been meaning...

President Roosevelt took Judo lessons under 10th Dan Yamishita in the Whitehouse back in 1902 along with his daughter. They both went on...

Over the grading weekend many students turned up nervously anticipating their grading. To grade is a reward for many visits to the dojo...

Another extract from the CFTS Punchlines magazine 1996 by Hannah Kidby. Hannah is the eldest of Renshi’s Daughters who was Nidan Black...

Two Masters meet. They fought until sunset, and then through the night. They fought until the sun rose and fought on until the morning...

Sat Jan 25th Tech Committee Meeting Balliol School Sat March 7th Bedford Area Gradings Kempston Challenger Academy Sunday March 8th...

I originally began karate at six years old, as one of my friends at the time was going and he said it was really fun. At first I was...

Who has been around long enough to remember the CFTS magazine we had way back called 'Punch Lines'? It began in December 1994 so you need...

A busy time, the December gradings, as the after school clubs are all fired up and ready to grade. There was a great turnout of kyu...

At the age of 11, I started CFTS Federation karate. At the time I was nervous and unsure what it was going to be like, but it was...

I started karate in 2014 when I was 12 years old because one of my friends had recently joined as well. However, this friend stopped...

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...

I first started karate when I was 7 years old in January 2013. My brother had attended a few training sessions at Cedars with Renshi...

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'...

The September gradings crept up on many students who were ill-prepared. Some had not been training enough over the summer due to being...

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...

1993 was a long time ago yet it only seems like last year. It was in that year that the first thoughts of breaking away from Sensei van...

Competitors from CFTS Clubs took part in the 2019 Cancer Research Race For Life at Willen Lake!

A very busy weekend of gradings with the June graders on top form, so well done to all for your hard work and effort. The quarterly...