CFTS KARATE

Having successfully grading to Shodan in March of this year, I was required to attend the Safeguarding course which was held at Balliol...

Many congratulations to those who were awarded their new grades on Saturday October the 6th in Kempston at the black belt gradings. Those...

Our first grading as Senseis of Bletchley Club - although there were only eight grading, they all put in maximum effort and were rewarded...

INYO YIN YANG Inyo in the context of martial arts..... From the ten elements of kata; 2. INYO - the active and passive. Always keep in...

A relatively quiet September grading for both Bedford and Milton Keynes areas as many had not been training during the summer, but well...

We all know about the Karate Kid, but what about the Karate Dad? A little over 6 months ago on a miserable Saturday morning I was...

As part of our series of 'CFTS: Off The Mat', Sensei Matt Waterhouse talks about his time in Japan. Author Matt Waterhouse, shodan son of...

Thanks to everyone who attended or participated in the event this year, a great time was had by all. It's our way of saying thanks to you...

In Britain we have, and indeed have had for many years, a three tier class system: upper, middle and lower. The terms originated from our...

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On an extremely hot and sultry July afternoon in Kempston a very respectable number of students gathered for an eagerly anticipated...

Congratulations to Finn Cluett for winning the quarterly trophy and well done to all that graded or came along to support. Special...

Another good grading day for the kyu grades with some excellent work and the standards were high. A change this time at Bletchley with...

Sensei Dan Young recently very kindly lent me the book Karate Jutsu: Kumite written by Motobi Choki (1870-1944). The book only has 134...

I started my Karate Career in July 2010 under Renshi Andy Kidby within the CFTS association. I gained my 1st belt (blue 10th KYU) in Sept...

Oss is a phonetic expression, formed in Kanji out of two characters. The first Osu means to push or control and determines the...

My karate training began when I was 6 years old in June 2010. My mother had told me about a karate club that was held after school once a...

Another brilliant day in a very long line of red-letter days going back 25 years took place in Bletchley at our annual Competition Day on...

I started my karate in march of 2010 at the Bushfield club under the tutorage of Renshi Kidby. I found the class very daunting to begin...

Most CFTS karatekas will remember the work Renshi Kidby did, with the aid of the students, for the One Step At A Time charity working in...