The first grading of the year for the Bedford Area took place on the 7th March with a change of venue due to repair work taking place at St. Thomas More. We held our gradings at the Brickhill dojo with separate grade groups: -       Brickhill beginners -       Kempston beginners -       Blue and red belts -       Orange and yellow belts -       Green, purple, purple and white belts -       All brown belts It was a very tight operation with timings but we managed to keep to them. The standard...

Saturday 15th November saw the final round of kyu gradings for Bedford. We ran it slightly differently to previous gradings with beginners coming early and doing their grading before the blue belts and above came for theirs. The beginners did very well for their first grading which was watched by nervous parents alike. After receiving their result, they were invited to stay and watch the pre-grading class and other gradings. We had some small group work with various Dan grades taking groups...

On Saturday 6th September, a large number of CFTS students made their way to St Thomas More School in Bedford for a seminar with Sensei...