The Bedford and Bletchley area kyu gradings were held recently. It was a good turnout at both venues and the standards were as high as ever. Sensei O'Reilly took the lead role at the Bletchley grading on Sunday.
Congratulations go out to all that passed - if you received comments on your grading, whether good or bad, take them on board and work on them positively when you return to your dojo. Just because you are now a higher grade does not mean that you can slow down your training, now is the time to step up that training and begin preparations for the next grading!
AREA TROPHY WINNERS
The area trophies were awarded to a member of each club. Trophies are awarded for many different reasons - attendance, punctuality, etiquette, dedication, attitude, and perseverance to name but a few. Maybe you helped a fellow karateka, helped inside or outside the dojo, have overcome a difficult situation... there are many reasons. If you did not win the trophy this time, congratulate the person that did and continue in your efforts to be a good karate student.
The winners were as follows:
CLUB TROPHY WINNERS
AMPTHILL JOSHUA LEWIS
BRICKHILL AMY ANZIVINO
BUSHFIELD CAMERON GOODWIN-HADDEN
CEDARS THOMAS NEWTON
CLAPHAM JAMES DILLEY
KEMPSTON ASIF TUTAKAHILL
RISELEY ALAN STUART
BLETCHLEY SKYE DAVIES
NEWPORT PAGNELL ROSIE TOKASKI-MCLEAN
NEWTON LONGVILLE GARY COOK
WOLVERTON CONLON JONES
DAN GRADE DIPLOMAS
Also awarded at the gradings were the Dan grade diplomas to the students who had successfully completed their probation period after completing their grading.
After any Dan grading, the following six months is not a time for relaxing; it is a time for training harder, sharpening your skills and perfecting your techniques, your etiquette and your knowledge as it is not only the Sensei who are watching you. It's all the students of grades lower than yourself who are aspiring to reach the goals you have reached. You are an ambassador for CFTS and a role model, so keep up the good work!
Congratulations go to Hayley Kidby (Nidan), Andy Livesey, Vince Clark, Chloe Wilson, Alex Thomas and Louise Thomas (Shodans)