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Sensei Simon McMahon
Feb 9, 20082 min read
Shihan Holmes Course - February 2008
Once again there was a unanimous request for Shihan Holmes to come back and give us another self-defence course. Shihan Holmes brought a...
Renshi Kidby
Jan 1, 20081 min read
2008 Courses
Upcoming courses for this year: Please be aware of the following regarding ALL courses; Tickets must be purchased in advance from your...
Renshi Kidby
Dec 19, 20071 min read
Malcolm Holmes
RAPID JU-JITSU IN PROFILE Interview by S. Grayston, editor of Steve Grayston’s Martial Arts Magazine. Read interview:
Renshi Kidby
Dec 15, 20072 min read
Area Gradings - December 2007
The December gradings passed without any mishaps. Generally the standard was acceptable so congratulations must go to all who...
Sensei Chris Toms
Nov 17, 20072 min read
Sensei Sahota Course - November 2007
On Saturday the 17th November the young (and not so young!) gathered for the much anticipated Sensei Sahota course. The course was...
Renshi Kidby
Oct 15, 20071 min read
John van Weenen
John van Weenen was born in 1941 in Enfield. He was not an academic at school nor an outstanding sportsman but proved to be an...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Sep 28, 20072 min read
Ryan Sigward
I began training with CFTS when I was 6 years old, I started in Bushfield middle school in Milton Keynes. My instructor was and still is...
Renshi Kidby
Sep 21, 20074 min read
Area and Dan Gradings - September 2007
Karate gradings are not the be all and end all of karate. Training and practice is the most important matter to ensure continual...
Renshi Kidby
Aug 15, 20072 min read
Vernon Bell
Vernon Bell, responsible for introducing karate to the UK, sadly died on Feb 27th 2004 aged 81. During the 1950's he began training with...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Jul 28, 20071 min read
Eamon Kugenieks
I first started training in 1983 with TASK under Sensei John van Weenen initially as an alternative way of keeping fit. I was attracted...
Renshi Kidby
Jun 22, 20071 min read
Area Gradings - June 2007
Congratulations to all the students who successfully passed! Keep up the hard work and start looking towards the next grading......
Renshi Kidby
May 18, 20072 min read
Family Self Defence Seminar
On May 19th, at our usual course venue, a large number of students and their families attended a self-defence seminar taken by 6th dan...
Sensei Jan Wilson
Apr 27, 20072 min read
Sensei Randall Course - April 2007
A sunny Saturday afternoon and we are off to a karate course. Some might prefer to be in the garden or washing the car, but around 60...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Apr 27, 20072 min read
David Gray
I began training when I was eight years old at Greenleys middle school in Milton Keynes. My instructor was and still is Sensei Kidby. I...
Sensei Simon McMahon
Mar 30, 20072 min read
Dan Gradings - March 2007
Saturday the 31st March at Balliol School saw the usual mix of excitement, fear and trepidation. I’m not talking about the Dan grades...
Sensei Steve Cook
Mar 30, 20073 min read
Shotokan Timeline
The dates highlighted are essential for any Dan grade candidate to learn, and may be asked for during a dan grading. If you would like to...
Sensei Frances Livesey
Feb 24, 20073 min read
Sensei Bob Spour Course - February 2007
The course on Saturday 24th February by Sensei Bob Spour was slick, informative, witty, and very easy to understand. The interjector of...
Renshi Kidby
Feb 17, 20071 min read
Tess's Walk For Breast Cancer Care
Tess Crosbie is undertaking the The Ribbon Walk - across the Derbyshire Peaks in aid of Breast Cancer in. It is a 20 mile hike across...
Luke Whitworth
Feb 10, 20073 min read
Competition Day 2007
Saturday 10th February saw a large number of CFTS karateka descend upon Bletchley leisure centre for this years CFTS Open Day. Events in...
Renshi Kidby
Jan 27, 20072 min read
Sensei Slue Freestyle Course - January 2007
At the usual course venue of Hastingsbury School in Kempston, around forty higher grades enjoyed a fantastic afternoon’s training. The...