CFTS KARATE

Saturday the 7th September 2024 saw the second Dan grading of the year and the Dan Grade Annual General Meeting. Incorporated into this...

I’ve made it to Shodan after years of rigorous training and hard work. Over the course of the years there have been up and downs, but...

Ever since childhood, Karate had always been on my bucket list of things to achieve one day. Aside from a self-defence class based on...

The journey to acquiring the black belt was long and rocky, but also filled with beautiful moments and tremendous support that encouraged...

Two nervous and anxious 1st Kyu candidates arrived at Daubeney Academy on Saturday to attempt their Shodan grading in front of the panel,...

It is with great sadness that we have recently said goodbye to Sensei Matt Eagles. Matt started his karate journey in 1997 with the late...

On Sunday 26th March, we had the first dan grading of the year. Brian, the sole candidate from Brickhill, was closely watched by Shihan...

I began my Martial Arts journey when I was 6 years old. My parents wanted me to learn self-defence. I chose Karate because I discovered...

Martial arts have always fascinated me since an early age but never had a chance to train. I put my son in Karate as he showed his...

My karate journey can be traced back to before I can even remember, hence it sometimes feels like I’ve done karate since the day I was...

Growing up in the 1970’s an average boy could not avoid seeing Bruce Lee films. After watching my first Bruce Lee movie at 9 years old, I...

My first experience of karate came almost 50 years ago, when I was still at school in London’s East End. Like so many, inspired by Bruce...

My Karate journey started when I was just 7 years old in 2012. My primary school had started an after-school club every Thursday to...

I moved to Milton Keynes in April 2014 where I attended Newton Longville school. Later in July of 2014, I was at my first school fete in...

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...

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...

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...

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