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Renshi Kidby
Jun 13, 20184 min read
The Introduction of Karate to Japan
Sensei Dan Young recently very kindly lent me the book Karate Jutsu: Kumite written by Motobi Choki (1870-1944). The book only has 134...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Jun 3, 20182 min read
Karl Chiodo
I started my Karate Career in July 2010 under Renshi Andy Kidby within the CFTS association. I gained my 1st belt (blue 10th KYU) in Sept...
Renshi Kidby
May 31, 20182 min read
Oss! What Does It Mean?
Oss is a phonetic expression, formed in Kanji out of two characters. The first Osu means to push or control and determines the...
Sensei Simon McMahon
May 28, 20181 min read
Robert Hawkins
My karate training began when I was 6 years old in June 2010. My mother had told me about a karate club that was held after school once a...
Renshi Kidby
May 18, 20183 min read
Competition Day 2018
Another brilliant day in a very long line of red-letter days going back 25 years took place in Bletchley at our annual Competition Day on...
Sensei Simon McMahon
May 16, 20182 min read
Herbie Read
I started my karate in march of 2010 at the Bushfield club under the tutorage of Renshi Kidby. I found the class very daunting to begin...
Renshi Kidby
Apr 29, 20182 min read
One Step At A Time - Founder Sandra Murphy RIP
Most CFTS karatekas will remember the work Renshi Kidby did, with the aid of the students, for the One Step At A Time charity working in...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Apr 23, 20182 min read
Suzie Gray
I started my Karate journey in October 2009 after a flyer came home with my children about a beginner’s class for Karate at our local...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Apr 20, 20184 min read
Shihan Paul Herbert Dynamic Kata and Kumite Course -
On the warmest day of the year so far, a large number of CFTS students of varying ages and grades met up at our usual course dojo in...
Sensei David Francis
Apr 10, 20182 min read
Self Defence and The Dojo Kun
You might think that the Dojo Kun is just five sentences you have to learn for gradings but I believe they helped me handle a situation...
Renshi Kidby
Apr 9, 20184 min read
Sensei, Shihan, Renshi - What's In A Name?
A senior kyu grade that is occasionally asked to help younger or lower graded students in the dojo is called Sempai which refers to being...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Apr 5, 20182 min read
Joe Young
When I was around 8 years old, I discovered a show on TV called Hi! Karate. I really enjoyed this and was fascinated by it which...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 30, 20181 min read
Newton Longville Gradings - March 2018
Another great grading day for Newton Longville students, the higher grade group did very well after a long arduous grading session (image...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 30, 20181 min read
Newton Longville Gradings News - March 2018
Congratulations to Jude Cluett, who after a three hour grading became Newton Longville's youngest Shodan. Well done Jude!
Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 30, 20181 min read
Jude Cluett
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Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 17, 20182 min read
Dan Gradings - March 2018
On Saturday morning of March 24th, seven extremely nervous 1st Kyus from across CFTS met up in Kempston at 9am anticipating their Shodan,...
Sensei Viv Wilson
Mar 17, 20183 min read
Karate and Religion: Complementary or Contradictory?
Karate can be translated as the way of karate which does not only mean the method of training but also how we conduct ourselves and our...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Kyu Gradings - March 2018
Another good grading day for the kyu grades with some excellent work and attitudes being shown. The higher graders going for 3rd kyu and...
Renshi Kidby
Feb 13, 20183 min read
Zen
You've heard of Zen; we all have. You may even have had moments of Zen, instances of insight and a feeling of understanding or that...
Sensei Andy Gillies
Feb 3, 20183 min read
Sensei Rob Howells Wado-ryu Course - February 2018
Continuing our practice of exploring other fighting systems and styles of karate our first course of the year was a look at Wadoryu taken...