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Sensei David Francis
Jul 14, 20153 min read
David Francis - My Shodan Experience
‘Chin Up! Hara forward’! ‘Don’t show your mistakes on your face’. ‘You will make mistakes, just keep going’. ‘Remember to control your...
Sensei Steve Cook
Mar 2, 20151 min read
Daniel Palcu
Read 'My Shodan Experience!' I believe that it was about 18 or 19 years ago when I first stepped into a karate dojo which was run by now...
Renshi Kidby
Dec 24, 20142 min read
A Christmas Message from Renshi Kidby
Another year over, but another year wiser? Maybe, may be not, but certainly another year full of different experiences. For students,...
Sensei Dharmender Bhakar
Dec 18, 20141 min read
Dharmender Bhakar - My Shodan Experience
My Shodan experience was a very emotional journey. Physically and mentally it was very draining and I felt it was the toughest challenge...
Sensei Dharmender Bhakar
Dec 15, 20141 min read
Dharmender Bhakar
Read 'My Shodan Experience'! I started karate as a 10 year old boy, I can’t really remember much but I was always very eager as my Dad...
Renshi Kidby
Dec 13, 20141 min read
Kyu Gradings - December 2014
The Milton Keynes gradings went ahead after some major upheavals in the Leisure Centre - we were restricted on time but completed the...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Nov 30, 20141 min read
Newton Longville - New Club Trophy
Renshi Kidby has kindly given our club a new carved wooden trophy to replace the existing shield. We are in the process of transferring...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Nov 22, 20141 min read
Nigel Kitt
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Sensei Simon McMahon
Nov 15, 20141 min read
Shihan Holmes Weapons Defence Course - November 2014
Saturday 15th November 2014 brought over 80 karate-ka and their families to the Bunyan Centre in Bedford for the annual course with...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Oct 31, 20141 min read
Newton Longville Hallowe'en Party 2014
The 2014 Halloween party had a good turnout; the majority came in fancy dress and a good time eating, drinking and playing Wii and Xbox...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Oct 24, 20141 min read
Andy Handford
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Sensei Paul Comb
Oct 22, 20142 min read
My Shodan Experience - Sensei Paul Comb
Just before Christmas, I started training more at home and at Newton Longville just in case I got invited for my shodan grading in April....
Sensei Paul Comb
Oct 22, 20141 min read
Paul Comb
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...
Sensei Daniel Palcu
Oct 11, 20141 min read
Daniel Palcu - My Shodan Experience
I think that one can roughly split his/her days of the week in good ones and not so good ones. Basically that gives you 50% chances to...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Oct 10, 20141 min read
Dan Gradings - October 2014
Congratulations to CFTS's newest Dan grades, who, after an arduous Saturday 11th October 2014 morning, were awarded Shodan. Well done to...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Sep 28, 201410 min read
Training Through The Years
In the Beginning... There are many different reasons why people choose to start karate – some do it for fitness, some to learn to defend...
Renshi Kidby
Sep 26, 20142 min read
Harada Sensei Shotokai Course in 2015
We are absolutely delighted to announce that next February, Saturday 7th, we have Harada Sensei, Chief instructor of (KDS) Shotokai,...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Sep 12, 20142 min read
Kyu Gradings - September 2014
The September gradings crept up on many students who were ill prepared. Some had not been training enough over the summer due to being...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Aug 22, 20141 min read
Jake Ronaldson
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Sensei David Thomas
Aug 5, 20142 min read
My Shodan Experience - David Thomas
5th April 2014, Shodan grading day. 7 years of Karate, 3 years a 1st Kyu, 12 months of revision and it all comes down to this… and I...