CFTS KARATE

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I first trained in Shotokan Karate when I was living in Brighton in the late 80s/early 90s. I spend nearly two years training under Sensei David Hazard and reached the grade of 6th kyu. I then moved back to Edinburgh, where I continued training, albeit more intermittently owning to work and study commitments. However, I did succeed in taking a further grading during the year to reach 5th kyu. Unfortunately, a further move and career change brought that particular chapter of m

Read 'My Shodan Experience'! I started Karate while still at school, as a way to distract me from the pressure of my GCSE’s. I trained on and off with various different clubs and associations over the next 10 years, before stopping for what I thought was for good, when I had my children. It was not to be, in 2008 I started a new job in Milton Keynes with Lesley Little, who was then a Black belt with CFTS. She encouraged me to come along to Bletchley to give it a go again.

Read 'My Shodan Experience'! My interest in martial arts began in 1999 at the age of 28. I started training in in taekwon-do under Shihan...

I started karate in 1996 after 3 years boxing. I wanted a fresh new challenge. I looked around visiting other possible martial arts clubs...

I began my karate training in 1992 under Sensei Eddie McClagish at Sharnbrook club, affiliated to the Traditional Association of Shotokan...

My interest in martial arts began in the late 1970’s when I watched with great interest a late night cinema showing of 5 martial arts...

In 1993 I decided to start a martial art, so I borrowed a book from the library which covered various martial arts and the pros and cons...

I first began in martial arts when i started Tae-Kwon-Do in 1992. I stayed in the art for 9 months then left as it was not the art for...

I first started karate at the Bedford Dojo of TASK under sensei Van Weenan in July of 1991 at the age of 6. I continued training there...

I started training after moaning to a friend one night that I needed a hobby that didn't involve the pub. She was training with Sensei...

I first started training in 1983 with TASK under Sensei John van Weenen initially as an alternative way of keeping fit. I was attracted...

I found Karate very much by chance. Neither of my parents were in any way interested in any form of exercise, in fact they had always...