CFTS KARATE

A great grading day for Bletchley students with some excellent feedback on their gradings. Well done to Zeeshan and Rayan for achieving...

In early December, CFTS students across the areas met for the final event of the CFTS 2018 calendar, for the gradings. It was pleasing to...

On Saturday 10th November, a respectable number of CFTS students and a few Shotokai guests met at the usual course venue in Kempston for...

I first heard about Karate when my friend was telling me about it at school. I was quite intrigued so I came along to one of the...

I was introduced to karate by my wife. She wanted me to get more physical activity so one day in 2009 she insisted our family visited a...

I began my karate training aged twenty one, attending a local karate club with Chiltern Karate Association. I graded twice with them -...

On Saturday 6th October I completed a shodan grading assessment with CFTS. It was the product of no little amount of hard work – both...

Having successfully grading to Shodan in March of this year, I was required to attend the Safeguarding course which was held at Balliol...

Many congratulations to those who were awarded their new grades on Saturday October the 6th in Kempston at the black belt gradings. Those...

Our first grading as Senseis of Bletchley Club - although there were only eight grading, they all put in maximum effort and were rewarded...

INYO YIN YANG Inyo in the context of martial arts..... From the ten elements of kata; 2. INYO - the active and passive. Always keep in...

A relatively quiet September grading for both Bedford and Milton Keynes areas as many had not been training during the summer, but well...

We all know about the Karate Kid, but what about the Karate Dad? A little over 6 months ago on a miserable Saturday morning I was...

As part of our series of 'CFTS: Off The Mat', Sensei Matt Waterhouse talks about his time in Japan. Author Matt Waterhouse, shodan son of...

Thanks to everyone who attended or participated in the event this year, a great time was had by all. It's our way of saying thanks to you...

In Britain we have, and indeed have had for many years, a three tier class system: upper, middle and lower. The terms originated from our...

Awaiting content - check back soon!

On an extremely hot and sultry July afternoon in Kempston a very respectable number of students gathered for an eagerly anticipated...

Congratulations to Finn Cluett for winning the quarterly trophy and well done to all that graded or came along to support. Special...

Another good grading day for the kyu grades with some excellent work and the standards were high. A change this time at Bletchley with...