CFTS KARATE

May the 4th marked an exceptional special milestone in the history of the Central Federation of Traditional Shotokan. Karateka from all...

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Well done to all the Bletchley students that passed their gradings and to Kedar Preudhomme for winning the quarterly trophy!

Early on Saturday morning of 23rd March, candidates who had been invited to grade and thus take the next step on their journey of...

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A great start to 2019 with the March graders on good form, so well done to all for your hard work and effort. The quarterly trophy...

Whether trying to improve your kata for to compete at tournaments or just to improve the standard of your kata a lot of valid sound...

You probably already are aware that CFTS, founded in 1994, is celebrating 25 years this year. Throughout the year we will be reminded of...

As we enter our 25th anniversary year I thought it would be nice to share the more interesting parts of the minutes of our inaugural...

Sat Jan 12th Tech Committee Meeting Balliol School Sat Feb 2nd Maureen Day Shotokan Kata and Kumite Course Kempston Challenger Academy...

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

A great grading day for Bletchley students with some excellent feedback on their gradings. Well done to Zeeshan and Rayan for achieving...

In early December, CFTS students across the areas met for the final event of the CFTS 2018 calendar, for the gradings. It was pleasing to...

On Saturday 10th November, a respectable number of CFTS students and a few Shotokai guests met at the usual course venue in Kempston for...

I first heard about Karate when my friend was telling me about it at school. I was quite intrigued so I came along to one of the...

I was introduced to karate by my wife. She wanted me to get more physical activity so one day in 2009 she insisted our family visited a...

I began my karate training aged twenty one, attending a local karate club with Chiltern Karate Association. I graded twice with them -...

On Saturday 6th October I completed a shodan grading assessment with CFTS. It was the product of no little amount of hard work – both...