CFTS KARATE

I started Karate in July 2004, aged nine after being approached by two enthusiastic students from Newton Longville dojo at a village...

Sadly, due to work, the Crosby family have had to re-locate to the USA. The whole family have been great supporters of CFTS. For numerous...

During the recent Sensei Slue course, Sensei Kidby was given a surprise. He was presented with his 7th Dan Black belt in recognition of...

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The Bedford and Bletchley area kyu gradings were held recently. Congratulations to all that passed! The area trophy winners were as...

Chatan Yara (1668–1756) is credited with being one of the first to disseminate the art of Te throughout Okinawa. Yara is most noted for...

Congratulations and thanks to everyone who took part. It was a great day that was fun, and ran to time. This event cannot be held without...

The 8th of May 2011 saw a very important event in the CFTS calendar and in the karate career of Sensei Eddie McClagish; it was the...

The Shotokan style of Karate was started and developed by Sensei Gichin Funakoshi. Initially Shotokan was the name of the first Karate...

Gichin Funakoshi never graded. In those days you were either a white belt or black. Either you were proficient or you weren't! Masatoshi...

Once again CFTS students from across our area met at Bedford Athletic Stadium, Bletchley Leisure Centre and Margaret Beaufort School in...

When we first launched our Christmas charity appeal in September 2009 Sensei Kidby was confident of raising a thousand pounds but had...

With close on forty years' karate training Sensei Randall is one of the first Karate practitioners in this country. He is a shy, quiet...

Ankō Itosu was born in 1831 the Yamagawa Village, Shuri, and became a student of Matsumura at a very early age learning Shurite style of...

Note: Apart from opening and closing yoi stance, all stances in this set are zenkutsu-dachi Attacker and defender are both in yoi...

Set 2 is similar to Set 1 but the age-uke/soto-uke/gedan-barai blocks are on the opposite side (gyaku-hanmi) and the jodan zuki/gyakazuki...

Set 3 uses shuto-uke blocks and the mae-kizami-geri/nukite counter (from Kihon Ippon Set 4 chudan). Important: This set is not a...