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Sensei Simon McMahon
Sep 13, 20132 min read
Andy Dyer
I began my karate training in January 2006, at the age of 34, after a discussion at work with Sensei Saunders. He persuaded me to give...
Renshi Kidby
Aug 17, 20131 min read
Karate Do - My Way of Life - Gichin Funakoshi
An absolutely compulsive read essential for all karate-ka, compulsory for any potential CFTS Dan grade. This is a book I first read in...
Renshi Kidby
Aug 12, 20132 min read
The Kanazawa Years: Reminiscence by Sensei Randall (8th Dan) - Dr. Clive Layton
It is almost impossible for someone taking up karate today to understand what karate was like in the early days, what training was like...
Renshi Kidby
Jul 5, 20131 min read
Sensei Paul Raymond Course - July 2013
Saturday 6th July saw the third of this years CFTS courses, a kata course under the tutelage of Sensei Paul Raymond from ESKA. Sensei...
Renshi Kidby
Jun 28, 20131 min read
CFTS Kata Course
On July 6th at The Bunyan Sports Centre Bedford @ 2.30pm CFTS will be hosting a kata course. This will benefit all grades. It is a course...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Jun 21, 20131 min read
Kirsty Duncan
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Renshi Kidby
Jun 16, 20131 min read
Dojo Kun (Full Version)
Hitotsu Jinkaku Kansei ni Tsutomoru Koto! One! To strive for the perfection of character! Hitotsu! Makoto No Michi O Mamoru Koto! One! To...
Renshi Kidby
Jun 15, 20131 min read
Dojo Kun (Under 14s version)
Students under the age of 14 need to learn the meanings, in red, of the lines of the Dojo Kun. Hitotsu Jinkaku Kansei ni Tsutomoru Koto!...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Jun 14, 20131 min read
Milton Keynes and Bedford Area Gradings - June 2013
Congratulations to all students who passed their kyu gradings. Generally the standard was good. Remember to visit your dojo as often as...
Sensei Steve Cook
Jun 11, 20133 min read
Kumite Judge Hand Signals
Ever wondered what all the hand signals mean during a kumite (freestyle) match? The chief judge maybe supported by two other flag judges...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Jun 7, 20132 min read
Competition Day 2013
Once again this was a great event and a spectacular day, with amazing spirit being shown by all who competed. The day went without a...
Sensei Simon McMahon
May 24, 20131 min read
Lesley Spurrell
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Sensei Simon McMahon
May 24, 20131 min read
Lesley Little
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Sensei Andy Gillies
May 17, 20133 min read
Renshi Kidby Bo Course - May 2013
Students of CFTS once again congregated at the Bunyan Centre, Bedford, on this occasion to attend a bo-staff seminar - under the...
Renshi Kidby
May 15, 20130 min read
Sensei Simon McMahon
Apr 26, 20131 min read
Max Fogg
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Sensei Steve Cook
Apr 22, 20135 min read
Mitsusuke Harada
Mitsusuke Harada, one of the few remaining karate-ka who trained under Funakoshi Sensei, gives a fascinating insight into karate history....
Renshi Kidby
Mar 25, 20131 min read
CFTS Mission Statement
CFTS is committed to providing high quality safe coaching of karate and self defence in a manner both traditional yet fun. It is the aim...
Renshi Kidby
Mar 12, 20131 min read
The Shotokan Handbook, or Beginning to Black Belt - Gurshuran Sahota
This book introduced by 6th Dan Sensei Mick Billman is an important book for all early students of Shotokan. Sahota Sensei's book begins...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 12, 20131 min read
Toby Spurrell
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