CFTS KARATE

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...

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...