tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46753940298621537442024-03-05T11:47:15.574-08:00Kenshiro Abbe Sensei ~ ~ KyuShinDoKenshiro Abbe Budo master came to UK 1955.
8th dan Judo ~ 6th dan Aikido ~ 6th dan Karate ~ 6th dan Kyudo ~ 6th dan JuKendo ~ 6th dan Kendo.....KyuShinDo a theory of circular movement in Judo, KSD not a martial art, it was developed by Kenshiro Abbe circa1939.
This Blog by genuine direct students of K Abbe to protect Sensei's name from all those that claim they were taught KyuShinDo - Ju-Jitsu - Butokukwai self defence privately. - We are not associated with discredited British Aikido Board.aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-1182165041964317952024-02-18T10:47:00.000-08:002024-02-18T10:47:39.405-08:00<p> </p><h3>NEW BOOK by AMAZON - CLICK TITLE to VISIT AMAZON</h3><h2 style="text-align: center;"><i><u><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CR8KZWLD/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1"> <b>The Long and Winding Road of a Budoka , - Amazon £5-99p</b></a></u></i></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd5NOUy-HBY3fyK4wjIdgtNTYsXp3nW9qM8XrlRylCMBNYuL5-aF2BOdjhNUWYksPGLB5a8gZqjr3BJVR-UONsYtaPKzEzJteXsv5kkFC96BFCkYopifjBridDoAWDDiowdQI1vLznMf6V47N9x9_T0XcozCbteZHclGaO8eH2mA4MnUwJ1nT87BkhOaXD" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd5NOUy-HBY3fyK4wjIdgtNTYsXp3nW9qM8XrlRylCMBNYuL5-aF2BOdjhNUWYksPGLB5a8gZqjr3BJVR-UONsYtaPKzEzJteXsv5kkFC96BFCkYopifjBridDoAWDDiowdQI1vLznMf6V47N9x9_T0XcozCbteZHclGaO8eH2mA4MnUwJ1nT87BkhOaXD" width="240" /></a>Henry Ellis the last survivor of the original first group of five Aikido pioneering students and dan grades of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from the 1950s. <p></p><p>Ellis Sensei tells many stories starting from the origins of the legendary Hut Dojo. Memories from his 70 years of travelling and spreading the word of Aikido and Budo.</p><p>The stories bring to life many of the people from those incredible times, the stories vary from serious to the hilarious .</p><p> Ellis Sensei has spent his final years documenting in several Amazon books the history of British Aikido, Including The life of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - </p><p>Henry Ellis a student of K Williams - K Abbe - T Abe - M Nakazono - M Noro - K Chiba - N Tamura - M Harada - T Otani.</p><p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p><p> <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">BELOW; The first comment on the new book " <u>The Long and Winding Road of a Budoka,"</u></span></b></p><div class="a-row a-spacing-mini" data-hook="genome-widget" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 680px;"><div class="a-profile" data-a-size="small" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: table;"><div aria-hidden="true" class="a-profile-avatar-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; padding-right: 9px; width: 43px;"><div class="a-profile-avatar" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 34px; position: relative; width: 34px;"><img data-src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amazon-avatars-global/565d4133-b68d-4a18-beef-3ae7c114c6b8._CR32,0,436,436_SX48_.jpg" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amazon-avatars-global/565d4133-b68d-4a18-beef-3ae7c114c6b8._CR32,0,436,436_SX48_.jpg" style="border-radius: 34px; border: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: top; width: 34px;" /></div></div><div class="a-profile-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: table-cell; min-height: 34px; vertical-align: middle;"><span class="a-profile-name" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; position: relative; unicode-bidi: isolate;">Jason White</span></div></div></div><div class="a-row a-spacing-none" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; width: 680px;"><i class="a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating" data-hook="cmps-review-star-rating" style="background-image: url("https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/sash/9DuIU8ZS5i377uD.png"); background-position: -2px -3px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 512px 512px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: 18px; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top; width: 80px;"><span class="a-icon-alt" style="box-sizing: border-box; clip-path: circle(0px); display: block; font-size: inherit; height: 18px; left: auto; line-height: normal; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: auto; width: 80px;">5.0 out of 5 stars</span></i><span class="a-letter-space" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; width: 0.385em;"></span><span class="a-size-base review-title a-color-base review-title-content a-text-bold" data-hook="review-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 20px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Interesting read</span></span></div><p><span class="a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date" color="rgb(86, 89, 89) !important" data-hook="review-date" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Reviewed in the United States on 10 February 2024</span></p><div class="a-row a-spacing-mini review-data review-format-strip" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 680px;"> <a class="a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_avp?nodeId=G75XTB7MBMBTXP6W" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #007185; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span class="a-size-mini a-color-state a-text-bold" color="rgb(196, 85, 0) !important" data-hook="avp-badge-linkless" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 16px;">Verified Purchase</span></a></div><div class="a-row a-spacing-small review-data" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 8px; width: 680px;"><span class="a-size-base review-text" data-hook="review-body" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 20px;">This is a short, easy to read book. It's interesting reading about Henry Ellis & his path through budo. I was originally just going to put it on a shelf with the rest of my collection but I decided to read the first page & couldn't put it down. I wasn't expecting it to keep my attention the way it did but I'm glad I ordered i</span></div></div>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-54784704072092138972024-01-01T08:57:00.000-08:002024-01-01T08:57:00.016-08:00<p> <b style="text-align: center;">Click for Video</b><span style="text-align: center;"> ></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7iLl2myzkQ&t=36s" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rik Ellis - AIKIDO - MMA </b></span></a><span> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>British UK1 MMA Light Heavyweight Champion title holder 2012</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rik Ellis ~ Aikido Shodan - Demonstrating.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Uke / Training Partner </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Nick ``Head-Hunter`` Chapman . UCMMA Champion</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-59685681212496578332023-11-05T08:01:00.000-08:002023-11-05T10:59:20.787-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Click here -> </span></b> <span><b><a href="https://britishaikido.blogspot.com/">British Aikido History Site</a> </b></span> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">The Amazon books ` Kenshiro Abbe Sensei ` - `British Aikido History` - The Founding of Jujitsu - Judo - Aikido in the UK` The books are written by Henry Ellis - Derek Eastman two of the last of the surviving direct students of Kenshiro Abbe from the 1950s. - Co-author Abdul Rashid. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in the factual history of British Traditional Aikido as documented by a direct student of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and Ken Williams Sensei from 1955. Please visit the British Aikido History site, take a look at the Amazon book " British Aikido History " a great book with many photos of past and present teachers both British and Japanese. </p><p style="text-align: center;">the recently resurfaced <b><i>Mutsuro Nakazono letter</i></b> from 1966. This letter was received by Ken Williams Sensei at a time of great upheaval in British Traditional Aikido, and the break up of the `British Aikido Council` <b>BAC</b> . This was just months before the arrival of TK Chiba Sensei. </p>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-27780014630008170282023-09-13T08:27:00.002-07:002023-10-26T02:33:29.127-07:00<p> <b><span style="font-size: large;">New Amazon Book now Available. In card-back £12-95p.</span></b></p><p><u style="font-size: x-large;"><b>KENSHIRO ABBE SENSEI 1915 - 1985 - </b><i>The Forgotten Budoka </i></u></p><div>Amazon page link <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095GRWJKD" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095GRWJKD</a></div><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahctIpGQdmHku4bo73GFWqlQInwxS3XAjERPYyQ1WYoZjooWGrFEWnJazf3wzID5NrzdqHA5hyphenhyphenNC_PVpaJB5_TO7_084p88GEyQSpfQAqyX5WLOfmvSErw5kTmXt6B6zGr1sjQMNOZrtd/s1500/KA++Book+Cover+on+Amazon.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahctIpGQdmHku4bo73GFWqlQInwxS3XAjERPYyQ1WYoZjooWGrFEWnJazf3wzID5NrzdqHA5hyphenhyphenNC_PVpaJB5_TO7_084p88GEyQSpfQAqyX5WLOfmvSErw5kTmXt6B6zGr1sjQMNOZrtd/s320/KA++Book+Cover+on+Amazon.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Published by Amazon 20th - May - 2021</i></b><br />Compiled by the Martial Arts researcher Abdul Rashid.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;">This new book is a thoroughly researched and detailed, documented history, including a personal interview with Henry Ellis one of the last surviving direct students of Abbe Sensei from the 1950s.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"> <br /><span style="font-size: large;">A new book published by Amazon Books -. This book is an in-depth look at the life and times of this legendry man of Budo, from his childhood to his time as a captain and Brigade Commander in the Imperial Japanese Army during WW2 - his time at the Busen - Butokukwai - His competition successes in presence of the Japanese Emperor, his defeat of the great Judoka Kimura also his time in the UK and Europe. This will complete our `library` of British Martial Arts history as associated to the influence of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 8th dan Judo - 6th dan Kendo - 6th dan Aikido - 6th dan Ju-Kendo. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;">The following Amazon Book titles may be of interest to the student and teachers who value the true origins of British Martial Arts. " <i>The Founding of Ju-Jitsu - Judo - Aikido in the United Kingdom " </i>--- " <i>British Aikido History</i> " --- " <i>Kenshiro Abbe Sensei the Forgotten Budoka " </i>--- " <i>Positive Aikido</i> " by Dave Rogers --- " <i>The Life - Giving Sword " </i>the life of K Chiba by Leise Klein.</span></span></p><p><br /></p>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-40797668534128506602023-09-12T09:40:00.002-07:002023-10-06T03:48:16.463-07:00"British Aikido History" the Book.<p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">British Aikido History - From 1955</b></p><p><br /></p><p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty, and how few by deceit " </span></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><i style="font-size: large;">Noel Coward</i></p><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Click on Book Image for Amazon. </b></span><b>Book price £6 - 64p.</b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This book acknowledges the many British Aikidoka and Japanese Budoka that Ellis and Eastman met along their journey to promote the little known martial art of Aikido. from a time when the Hut Dojo was the only Aikido dojo in the UK - There is now an Aikido dojo in almost every town and city.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Aikido-History-pioneers-Kenshiro/dp/B08Y4HBDMT/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B08Y4HBDMT&psc=1 https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAnwRbQ00B-lmcmctYV6XmWKrwT2apPEyY3WEKxN-ZC6x5edTFcnDECFwOIf-bxuTg7ddiOaR1vkIGdabtU7eeV6ztgpw3-AGdeqI0W7komVGfcEgVWqEoEyw5i9Cn97lSUIp74g2gBs/s1170/Cream+Cover+%25281%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAnwRbQ00B-lmcmctYV6XmWKrwT2apPEyY3WEKxN-ZC6x5edTFcnDECFwOIf-bxuTg7ddiOaR1vkIGdabtU7eeV6ztgpw3-AGdeqI0W7komVGfcEgVWqEoEyw5i9Cn97lSUIp74g2gBs/s320/Cream+Cover+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Click image to enlarge or click image in R/H column to go straight to the Amazon book page for [<b><i>Look</i></b> <b><i>Inside</i></b>] a free preview. The book " <b><i>British Aikido</i></b> <b><i>History</i></b> " this is the story of the last of the original pioneers still involved in the promotion of the true history for future generations. There are many old photos from the 1950s/60s. There are acknowledgments to those that have helped to protect and preserve our origins from the era of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from 1955.The book is 311 pages of stories - interviews -anecdotes - history - and much more - Please visit the free preview to see what this book has to offer. Over the years I have been asked many times `what was it like to study directly under Kenshiro Abbe Sensei?`, this book will give the reader a taste of that era, a time when Aikido was a martial art and the people who trained were martial artists in the truest sense of the term. Sadly, so many of the Japanese and British early pioneers of Aikido are no longer with us, we will remember as we pay our respects to them, may they rest in peace. The book was published by Amazon on the 7th of March 2021 -<b><i> Cost B/W £6-35p, </i></b> or colour version £27-00.<p></p>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-46439719385252830342023-09-11T09:27:00.002-07:002023-10-26T02:34:30.755-07:00<p> <b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Founding-Jujutsu-Aikido-United-Kingdom/dp/B08FV7LRRB">New</a> Books Available on Amazon. In card-back £6-85p.</span></u></b></p><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b><u>Click Image<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09GJS6594"><img data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHgs3_Uj0vU4PjLaicY0f15nGkN3KR-Ezu3gSKgqGI3VQR0Fsh1AphGiQ7t_5VbyWuuKK2snePSFmOjHeqmXnRF4n0TKpTom_1R3FDUB8y_ySV4u0iRWg4xO-GoULXd-fSs9lmcKRx113/w213-h320/image.png" width="213" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></u></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Founding of JuJutsu-Judo-Aikido in the United Kingdom`</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyaHuyz3jwXE2PPrPDMcQ_UirYvuBbd-s1UlSH7L0NA_BsreIR5mTB_7gPng35iCMXxNpAQ_ZUQkB-2dUdQiGez26-OkIMGXQ_mf4U2FWCUhGxW1JDGRtOUS34cjPu25ghAgr5bm7vz_j/" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="172" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyaHuyz3jwXE2PPrPDMcQ_UirYvuBbd-s1UlSH7L0NA_BsreIR5mTB_7gPng35iCMXxNpAQ_ZUQkB-2dUdQiGez26-OkIMGXQ_mf4U2FWCUhGxW1JDGRtOUS34cjPu25ghAgr5bm7vz_j/" width="206" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;">There are ma<span>ny books on Martial Arts - it is our intention to offer a selection of only the best researched books available.<b>- </b>Abdul Rashid the martial arts researcher has worked tirelessly to research the very origins of the evolution of martial arts in Britain from the 18th century prior to the arrival of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei in 1955 and the everlasting influence left by Abbe Sensei [1915 - 1985 ].</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Ther</span>e are sadly now just a very small group of direct students surviving to this day. Abdul Rashid has been fortunate to have the opportunity to work with two genuine pioneers from the incredible Kenshiro Abbe Era, Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman were students of Judo in the 1950s and shortly after they became a part of the very first group of Aikido dan grades in the UK.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There are two books available a black and white copy for £6-95p or the enhanced coloured copy at £29-00.</span></p><p><br /></p></div></div>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-87090115306225243412023-09-10T13:16:00.001-07:002023-10-26T02:35:18.927-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Important new book released by Amazon. In card-back £8-90p.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYBF4MSF"><b>Click for free page view by Amazon.</b></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIQJCHrQfE8EkStDb1eiKcO6qVojMHph-0p1489TNLnlbb7HsET_CDQejsxuTz1WK_4758CXHs7f86aPVjIg_kSopCR7UYcUWzPxMoRvj8JJVXu5i0hABVwv9R6wHqZLohG1zz81D96RkAKX3S4e8qcauT7RvAn43EJo6BEt4dgEg5eryDDTDgfxcdg/s2776/BBC%20front%20cover.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="1847" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIQJCHrQfE8EkStDb1eiKcO6qVojMHph-0p1489TNLnlbb7HsET_CDQejsxuTz1WK_4758CXHs7f86aPVjIg_kSopCR7UYcUWzPxMoRvj8JJVXu5i0hABVwv9R6wHqZLohG1zz81D96RkAKX3S4e8qcauT7RvAn43EJo6BEt4dgEg5eryDDTDgfxcdg/s320/BBC%20front%20cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QKL5jSs3E8-X69KRGn_zpGqVR7YJMarQeX3by-S5uwjhwGA1rscADWGfn6Pag3SarqgwR4KWY2bC4r_woyWw1S77qz8niT40t9k-ps5WFHM4zgk1VBiAiCg54Gh-4sxH4jmdZZJ8uPic32Mm-4T--n0uJk3GAaTwV8_NMGc1y-CNprBxkuu85MJqMQ/s2776/BBC%20back%20cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="1879" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QKL5jSs3E8-X69KRGn_zpGqVR7YJMarQeX3by-S5uwjhwGA1rscADWGfn6Pag3SarqgwR4KWY2bC4r_woyWw1S77qz8niT40t9k-ps5WFHM4zgk1VBiAiCg54Gh-4sxH4jmdZZJ8uPic32Mm-4T--n0uJk3GAaTwV8_NMGc1y-CNprBxkuu85MJqMQ/s320/BBC%20back%20cover.jpg" width="217" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The British Budo <span style="text-align: center;">Controversy</span></b></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Past history is an important part of present day life, much of todays lessons of life are learned from the lessons of past events of history.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> In the past, and the life we lead today, the facts of history can be lost in time as the people that were an indelible part of any historic events become fewer and fewer, such is the case of the British Budo Controversies .</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With the demise of the central figures to our budo history, such as Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - Tadashi Abe Sensei - Mutsutaro Otani Sensei - Mutsuro Nakazono, Kazuo Chiba Sensei . We must not forget the many English Budoka that were a part of the early development of British Budo, there are too many to mention here, I must add two of my greatest friends the late Bill Woods Sensei RIP - Gerry Gyngell Sensei RIP. they both worked in the BJC London office with Abbe Sensei, they were a great source for information of those wonderful early days. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As these legendary figures have now passed into history, there are the unscrupulous and shameless characters that will write their own versions of their associations and ``friendships `` with the past Budo masters, their imagination would be more fitting in a sequel of `Harry Potter`. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This book documents two of the most shameless attempts to corrupt our proud heritage and lineage, it also sadly exposes individuals and organisations that to this day offer their full support of many more fraudulent claims . All fraudulent grades and titles are never questioned.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman are two of the last few survivors of the Kenshiro Abbe era from the 1950s, with the support of their co-author Abdul Rashid they intend to leave a documented history in all their books of an amazing and historic time of which they were proud to be direct students of Kenshiro Abbe and so many other legendary Budoka from that early era.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quote; " If you tell the truth - You don't need to remember anything." - Mark Twain.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Henry Ellis</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> .</p>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-54310549799760658682022-12-07T08:57:00.000-08:002022-12-07T08:57:47.406-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Excellent researched and documented video</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Founding of JuJutsu Judo Aikido in the UK</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="339" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WI_QRGvo-k8" width="483" youtube-src-id="WI_QRGvo-k8"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih_R9mIhfgKitw5XSGBLyWBVvcm0osFDjxTB54bdLa_hUoZ9FVQkhKEJzIsy-c_hIYIdO5stY-VlXfqrLDmCErdtNsUzUNGR3zmuSBYfr_n-0Qm-6OqYbxSSCN_W-qPUnPmiArbVIkpSzKtsaFBEfZClJKDE_oc20kf-7kxVjdPYpzz8XVByPpQrbX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih_R9mIhfgKitw5XSGBLyWBVvcm0osFDjxTB54bdLa_hUoZ9FVQkhKEJzIsy-c_hIYIdO5stY-VlXfqrLDmCErdtNsUzUNGR3zmuSBYfr_n-0Qm-6OqYbxSSCN_W-qPUnPmiArbVIkpSzKtsaFBEfZClJKDE_oc20kf-7kxVjdPYpzz8XVByPpQrbX" width="320" /></a></div>The full story is ow available on Amazon Books<br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <i style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Scroll down past the books and video information for the blog content as titled.</b></span></u></i></p><div><i style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><br /></b></span></u></i></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">NEW VIDEO -</span></b> </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">A Video for all Budoka</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvk6TOJ7aK04ddWRXXO-Mun9ghfVW0oh9IYCNNbkXbHMDVHmt1dfWVpMWyQ-Nfgqdw-4Bg0Q-EgowFXqqEpKUeyLnGypO5XucDzwx--xoNbnc3qziYdIGgQh5i0N_YR2sCmFTvQnI80MoI4ZZ9BFd176g-mwQdDouaff3BnvwQCqgT0qet84-J0aD/s254/BUDO%20images.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="254" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvk6TOJ7aK04ddWRXXO-Mun9ghfVW0oh9IYCNNbkXbHMDVHmt1dfWVpMWyQ-Nfgqdw-4Bg0Q-EgowFXqqEpKUeyLnGypO5XucDzwx--xoNbnc3qziYdIGgQh5i0N_YR2sCmFTvQnI80MoI4ZZ9BFd176g-mwQdDouaff3BnvwQCqgT0qet84-J0aD/w200-h157/BUDO%20images.png" width="200" /></a></b></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><p></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI_QRGvo-k8">The Founding of JuJitsu - Judo - Aikido in the United Kingdom</a> </b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI_QRGvo-k8&t=88s"><span style="color: red;">CLICK</span></a> </span></i></b><i style="font-size: x-large;"> The above <b>YouTube video </b>heading the live link will take you to the video of the history of the arrival of the martial arts to the UK from the late 18th century - The video is narrated by Abdul Rashid with many photos and much factual in-depth research. This video is based on the now popular and highly credited book of the same name. The UK visiting Japanese masters from pre - WW1 and post WW2 were - Yukio Tani - Kaneo Tani - Seizo Yamamoto - Taro Miyake - Sadakazu Oyenishi - Akhitaro Ono - Gunji Koizumi - Matsutaro Otani - Kenshiro Abbe - Mutsuro Nakazono - Kazuo Chiba.</i></p>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-77680668978137597722022-05-01T05:43:00.000-07:002022-05-02T06:39:19.223-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"Its discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty, and how few by deceit" ~ Noel Coward</span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;">Martial Arts Books by Abdul Rashid & Henry Ellis - Derek Eastman</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KVOStiFvcZ-P-fvMwDCEP0dFUPwsX6DOiDdsp2cY7EcIC8rIv0FC-DqR_mrN04FPMejepByybMRX_KA8S4A0DTLVG8Aa6qK0hCVuroK6MfX2XUwa_tmMFtBFAlMyvzhMAXCDBnewkFIw5YMZiVIObWPuPL1M-F3oIhwq8LaB6RTHovB8hFlshEW_SQ/s4000/Book%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KVOStiFvcZ-P-fvMwDCEP0dFUPwsX6DOiDdsp2cY7EcIC8rIv0FC-DqR_mrN04FPMejepByybMRX_KA8S4A0DTLVG8Aa6qK0hCVuroK6MfX2XUwa_tmMFtBFAlMyvzhMAXCDBnewkFIw5YMZiVIObWPuPL1M-F3oIhwq8LaB6RTHovB8hFlshEW_SQ/w343-h87/Book%20Banner.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><b>Click on Image to Enlarge</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The books authors respectfully acknowledge the many `</span><i style="font-size: medium;"><b>genuine</b></i><span style="font-size: medium;">` Budoka involved in the UK origins of Aikido and other inclusive Martial Arts.</span></span></div>L to R: `British Aikido Board Controversy` - `Kenshiro Abbe Bio` - The Founding of JuJutsu - Judo - Aikido in the UK` - `Positive Aikido` - ` My Interviews with Henry Ellis ` - `British Aikido History`<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The six books above are all factually honest books, documenting and protecting the legacy of UK Traditional Martial Arts from its UK origins. All the books are available on. Link> " </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kenshiro-Abbe-forgotten-Abdul-Rashid/dp/B095GRWJKD">Amazon Books "</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">.</span> </p>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-73748645114575833692022-03-11T08:49:00.000-08:002022-03-12T07:19:37.922-08:00<p> <span style="font-size: large;">"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty, and how few by deceit " </span><i style="font-size: large;">Noel Coward</i></p><div><i style="font-size: large;"><br /></i></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjST_dSHWRPREo9FytASApJOsjlvR54DOfn8gR6H6PUOkj-gInXgnFNnJ4fJJRu5sZl63_H7wX7oUW4OQWXkes9G6KW4hM1Tve6FvkbXSAVVWUx9pF0iWasD4arVOniVDx498pPei9OIxFfLMNmgh0ynhNvwq8eQhHE3TQYar4egl3NeXFZdNnMMj938A=s678" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="454" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjST_dSHWRPREo9FytASApJOsjlvR54DOfn8gR6H6PUOkj-gInXgnFNnJ4fJJRu5sZl63_H7wX7oUW4OQWXkes9G6KW4hM1Tve6FvkbXSAVVWUx9pF0iWasD4arVOniVDx498pPei9OIxFfLMNmgh0ynhNvwq8eQhHE3TQYar4egl3NeXFZdNnMMj938A=s320" width="214" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Click <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09PHH9WNW">" Is Aikido a Martial Art ? "</a></u></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This book consists of a interview I conducted with Henry Ellis, a pioneer of Aikido in the UK since the 1950s. With over sixty years of experience in Aikido he shares his views on the above topic, warm-ups with Karate style kicks and punches, daily runs,full contact training, read about what he went through under the direction of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and Ken Williams Sensei at the famous "Hut Dojo". You will have a different perception of Aikido after reading this book.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Author: Abdul Rashid. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">2022 Release - Amazon - £7-99p.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Cover photo Henry Ellis and son Rik.<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-1196047881559947592021-08-06T03:14:00.003-07:002021-09-05T09:24:31.238-07:00<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><i>Scroll down;</i></b></span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zVvGCD0kEpo5-qUQfmkEKzrJxCNsOXvRM4MAYDEzj1Xwc465p7kTFSgOYayehomkMXjWa7TBBjf0osKhnXzI8R-qEw1JOVQTsf2qUGqgyRxshHGdLBfKtojfv7SwudC3MOIDMb4cRE0/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="172" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zVvGCD0kEpo5-qUQfmkEKzrJxCNsOXvRM4MAYDEzj1Xwc465p7kTFSgOYayehomkMXjWa7TBBjf0osKhnXzI8R-qEw1JOVQTsf2qUGqgyRxshHGdLBfKtojfv7SwudC3MOIDMb4cRE0/" width="206" /></a></span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br />For the details of the new book on the life and times of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. Most students know a little of the life of this legendary Budoka, now, at last, a factual book on his whole life. by author - A Rashid.</span></i></b><p></p><h1><b>The Kenshiro Abbe Era ~ Book Collection.</b></h1><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Visit ``<a href="https://martial-arts-books.blogspot.com/">Books on Martial Arts </a>``</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Henry Ellis - Derek Eastman are now sadly amongst the last of a very small group of surviving direct pioneer students of the legendary Budo Master Kenshiro Abbe.[1915 -1985]</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Founding-Jujutsu-Aikido-United-Kingdom/dp/B08FV7LRRB" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxLvVDAz8vXIyoji77qIRiUkiZryVtQreqspcwISBbcllExA1OW4PAY2oOi0UxLYhx7NGBXJRtxM50wWFKsDRg-seEFnHbbtHTIOiKlTzvtlgDE9ZoAwT5uqdYKs4JeUHCcC1qv4kjHw/w267-h400/image.png" width="267" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Anecdotes, stories, historic events are vividly brought to life from the incredible 1950s/60s. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>With the encouragement of Martial Arts researcher - author - Abdul Rashid - Ellis and Eastman were inspired to put their personal `documented true factual history recorded in to book form to memorialize all those involved in the early days, never to be lost or forgotten.</span><span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The books credit many other Judoka and Aikidoka that were involved from the Abbe Era, honourable people who played a role in the early days when Aikido was a Martial Art, there were so many others that are remembered who later helped to promote and protect the legacy of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The following titles are available from Amazon Martial Arts Books</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">" The Founding of Ju-Jutsu - Judo -Aikido in the UK " ------ " British Aikido History "</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">" Kenshiro Abbe the Forgotten Budoka" ---- " Positive Aikido ". </span></p>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-74908301702860114622021-03-10T13:18:00.000-08:002021-03-11T02:49:15.426-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u><br /></u></span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLFiWSuTV-1GSEdVufevMZ-xE0eLihC33xIpc1GkZMyGDd73FOstdzcW1rTPKS4E3gwO73YAK-zGciDnKmkNBOJfRj7z3urb4BdBcV_OqPrx_oO54g1GoAyW1CKn5NVqi3Y8nI6xMUPPF/s1600/GetAttach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="158" data-original-width="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLFiWSuTV-1GSEdVufevMZ-xE0eLihC33xIpc1GkZMyGDd73FOstdzcW1rTPKS4E3gwO73YAK-zGciDnKmkNBOJfRj7z3urb4BdBcV_OqPrx_oO54g1GoAyW1CKn5NVqi3Y8nI6xMUPPF/s1600/GetAttach.jpg" /></a><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Left: My teacher Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 1915 - 1985.</span></b><br />
<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Abbe Sensei introduced Aikido to the UK in 1955, Abbe Sensei taught Traditional Aikido = Positive Aikido = Effective Aikido. </span></b><br />
<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This is a True story: - It was late evening as Abbe Sensei left the Sandwich Street, Kings Cross dojo, alone, he was just ahead of us ( his students ) Kings Cross was a rough area of London, suddenly several young thugs approached Sensei, the leader demanded " hand over your wallet ! " - without a word, Sensei removed his wallet from his inner coat pocket, he then deliberately casually dropped the wallet between his feet, the thug shouted " Oi, kick it over here " - Abbe Sensei didn't move, as he calmly surveyed the thugs and quietly said " I am prepared to die for my wallet, are you ! ? " - the thugs looked at each other as if in a mutual understanding, this wasn't just any old guy, just as thugs and cowards do, they retreated, stepping back and calling out some defiant abusive profanities as they went away empty handed. </span></b><br />
<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">How different to much of what modern Aikido has become: [" Aikido is love, You want my wallet ? give me a cuddle and you can have it ". ] </span></b> -- <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Admin: Henry Ellis Akikai Shihan</i></span><br />
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Henry Ellis tells of the early training with the legendary Budo Master Kenshiro Abbe.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>1936 - Graduated 1st from ` Busen Martial Arts College of Judo` - Kyoto.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Won the main trophy in the all Japan East West Championships.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>1936 - Won the 5th dan Championships in the Emperors Imperial Tournament.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>1937 - Promoted to 6th dan - the youngest in Japan at 23 years of age.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>1946 - Promoted to 7th dan at 31 years of age - the youngest ever in Japan.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>1955 - Arrived in Britain as resident master at the ` London Judo Society `.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>1956 - Appointed National Coach of the AJA</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Chief Instructor to the Kyoto Police & Doshisha University</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Tech: Adviser and Broadcaster on Judo to Japanese Radio and Television Services.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bu<span style="font-size: xx-small;">do - 1955 - 2015 - For those that studied with Sensei's Kenshiro Abbe - Tadashi Abe - Masahilo Nakazono - TK Chiba Sensei in those early days will remember their Aikido and Judo being true Budo, something that very few will ever see or feel again.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Kenshiro Abbe's Senei's most famous fight as a Judoka occured in 1936 in Saineikan at the Imperial Palace - Tokyo.</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The line comprised of all godan - the best and strongest competitors in all Japan. </span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The best five were selected to fight all contestants , Abbe Sensei finished each opponent in less than one minute, including Kimura Sensei, who at that time was regarded as the strongest Judoka in contemporary Japanese Judo History. </span></span></i></div>
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<b> Read <a href="http://aikido-magazines.blogspot.com/">" Aikido Then and Now - 1955 - 2015.</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Extract:</b> Sensei Bloggsworths mother brought Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from Japan to London to personally teach her son - Abbe Sensei stayed at the Blogworths home teaching young Bloggsworth all of the Budo arts - Abbe Sensei was also the godfather to a future baby Bloggsworth.</span></div>
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<b>Kenshiro Abbe Sensei article - <a href="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21219">" Trying to Catch the Wind "</a> </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Anton Geesink was trained by Haku Michigami sensei and his friend Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - they went to the Japan Tokyo Olympics together in 1964 - Abbe Sensei asked the Japanese champion Kaminaga to meet with him as he could advise him how to deal with Geesinks `favourite technique ` - Kaminaga declined - the result is history.</span></div>
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Kyu Shin Do</span></u></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">KSD was Abbe Sensei's theory and principal on the movement and application of technique.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">This `theory` has been high jacked and used by many, KSD is / was, never a martial art. I now see people with high ranking dan grades in ` Kyu Shin Do ` - Abbe Sensei would be amazed that people now have grades in a theory.</span>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Kyu:</strong> To Study, or Seek</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The three precepts of KyuShinDo are as follows:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>BANBUTSU RUTEN</strong>: All things existent in the universe are in a constant state of flux.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>RITSU DO</strong>: This motion is rhythmic and flowing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>CHOWA</strong>: All things work and flow in perfect harmony and accord.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">The human body naturally falls into this ordered state, when we perform physical techniques.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">We study not only the movement alone, but seek the most basic principals behind the action.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">One cannot make perfect separation of the spiritual and physical without death resulting through the basic idea of physical application, the spiritual import of the theory should follow naturally.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Please regard this very brief explanation, as you would the caption of an illustration, both requiring direct experience for complete understanding.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>DO:</strong> Way, or Path.</span><br />
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Barry - Wales 1963 The tall uke with Abbe Sensei is John Hepplestone</div>
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At the end of the video both wearing hakamas are Abbe Sensei and Bill Woods Sensei.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The rare `Slide-Show` collection of photos from the 1950s/60s located below were loaned to me by Mrs Teresa Reeve - The widow of Bill Reeve Sensei, the first personal aide to Abbe Sensei - There are also photos of many other great Judoka of that time. Bill Woods and Fred Wainwright to name just two.</span></div>
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Bill Reeve Sensei first personal aide to K Abbe Sensei.<br />I am pleased to have received this and many other photos from Mrs Teresa Reeve the widow of Bill Reeve ( centre ).. Reeve Sensei was a big man in many ways, he was a big influence on the early promotion of British Judo. He was also Kenshiro Abbe Sensei's personal aide. He supported Abbe Sensei from leaving the LJS to the development of the BJC and the associated BKC ~ BAC ...Bill Reeve was one of the few people that Abbe Sensei considered a `friend ` !!.<br />Mrs Reeve was graded to dan grade by Abbe Sensei.Mrs Reeve stated that her husband typed the letter to George Mayo that the MayShinDo group claim as a link to the `supposed` friendship between Abbe Sensei and Mr Mayo. Mrs Reeve stated that her husband objected to writing to Mr Mayo as he considered the man no more than a joke, Abbe Sensei thought that the students of Mr Mayo should be given the opportunity to learn true Judo..<br />Mr Mayo rather than join the BJC for the benefit of his students,decided to re-create himself as ` MayoShinDo ` and for a laugh he also claimed to be the founder of KyuShinDo - proving his sense of humour was the cherry on his cake with a grade of ``10th dan``</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Right: Kenshiro Abbe Sensei with Ken Williams Sensei at the Hut Dojo.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">The site is maintained by AikiKai Shihans Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman - The last two surviving pioneers from that exciting era of the birth of Aikido in the UK at the famous "Hut Dojo"</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ellis & Eastman Sensei's are co-authors of the book `Positive Aikido` - they are proud to have their diplomas signed by legends - Osensei Morihei Ueshiba - Kenshiro Abbe - Masahilo Nakazono - Masamichi Noro - TK Chiba - Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: x-small;">Right: Mitsusuke Harada Sensei</span></u></strong><br />
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Harada - Derek Eastman join Harada Sensei at the TK Chiba Celebration in 2006.
Harada Sensei was invited to the UK in 1963 by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - He held
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Click here for the British Aikido History Blog > </strong><a href="http://britishaikido.blogspot.com/"><strong>British Aikido History Site</strong></a></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">The British Aikido Board Controversy Slide Show. </span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Documented evidence of the conduct of the UK Governing Body for Aikido. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Detailing the BAB's attempted collusion with one Mr Jack Poole to change forever the true proud history and lineage of British Aikido, from its inception to the UK in 1955 by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Henry Ellis was actually Mr Poole's first teacher as one can clearly see from the large collection of photos and statements, this did not deter the BAB from proudly parading Mr Poole along-side his teacher as a `Pioneer of British Aikido` .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Imagine you are a direct student of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and recognised by the Doshu and TK Chiba as a true pioneer of British Aikido - The UK Aikido governing body invite you to receive an award in recognition of this - As you wait to meet the Lord Mayor of Birmingham - you hear a shuffling sound - you look behind - standing there unannounced is one of your old students in line to receive the same award as a pioneer - unbelievable.You could not<strong> make this up - The BAB did.</strong></span>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-44539957168967654362015-09-27T03:57:00.000-07:002015-11-11T08:29:59.377-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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There were no BS students such as the MayoShinDo people in sight. There are now so many martial artists that claim some kind of connection to Abbe Sensei as a means of gaining some form of credibility.
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>To many people with little or no understanding of the term `KyuShinDo` it sounds very nice and `Japanesy`.KSD is a theory of centripetal Judo application - many have used and abused the term in association with their own Judo - Karate - Aikido, and to some it has become a martial art ?? I have even seen people claiming to have grades in KyuShinDo - How the hell do you get a dan grade in a theory ? To many the use of the word KyuShinDo tries to falsely imply a link to Abbe Sensei.<br /><strong>Visit the KyuShinDo Blog </strong></em><a href="http://kyu-shin-do.blogspot.com/"><em><strong>KyuShinDo Blog</strong></em></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">From the memoires of Bill Stopps Sensei aide to Otani Sensei from 1947.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">O ne further example of this remarkable man’s approach to life was during the first time Kenshiro Abbe came to this country and devastated the best of our dan grades in the country. People who remember him taking on black belts at the Royal Albert Hall display in 1963 still speak of it with reverence. However, on returning to our dojo Mr Otani announced that his own Judo was now old fashioned and obsolete and we must now learn Mr Abbe’s method and in this he included himself. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">T o me it was shattering, here was a man who could calmly throw away a lifetimse work and start again at the beginning without turning a hair. At this moment my esteem for my instructor crystallized and I knew whatever happened in the future, that incident would cancel anything. Mr Otani began to study these new techniques but fortunately Mr Abbe spotted what was happening and pointed out that the style and method of Mr Otani was now so rare that he must keep teaching it to preserve such a unique skill and knowledge. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">He said angrily “ You forget I am also a yellow colour , Judo is for all, let nobody here forget that,”! This was one of the very few occasions I saw my teacher furious. Shortly afterwards that complaining person and his faction left and a harmonious period again resumed</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>1st - Article: Kenshiro Abbe _____“Trying to Catch the Wind”_____<br /><strong>Click Here - <a href="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21219">AikiWeB Article - "It Had to be Felt".~ Kenshiro Abbe - "Trying to Catch the Wind"</a></strong><a href="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21219">.</a><br /><br />2nd - Article: Masahilo Nakazono ______”A Man of Peace and Pieces”______<br />.Visit Aikiweb Click here >- <a href="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21327">Aikiweb - Nakazono Sensei Article</a><br /><br />3rd - Article: Masamichi Noro ______The White Tornado__ </strong><strong><strong>Visit Aikiweb - Click Here</strong> - <a href="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?p=311349#post311349">"The White Tornado"</a><br /><br />4th - Article: Kazuo Chiba ______Two Handsome Young Men___Click here - <a href="http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?p=313321#post313321">"Two Handsome Young Men"</a><br /><br /><strong>Henry Ellis </strong>a direct student of the legendary Budo master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from 1957. <em><strong>"AikiWeb"</strong></em> has published 4 articles to add to their popular Ellis Amdur article collection of <strong>"It Had to be Felt"</strong> `IHTBF`.</strong>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8C2BhkSzITXQF5CiziT0eCWJsJGcFGGSL_z0ktXbcpwn_vkYsJu8BElbXjnnMTT7M7uqCZCv8Tkig2e0Wwyxy7SsRcPRjCn7-5quArmmRrnfrndItXI7OkyYu0MpeF5HObZGbedPpSU/s1600/DEREK+KA+EVENT.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="240" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5735835857170657586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8C2BhkSzITXQF5CiziT0eCWJsJGcFGGSL_z0ktXbcpwn_vkYsJu8BElbXjnnMTT7M7uqCZCv8Tkig2e0Wwyxy7SsRcPRjCn7-5quArmmRrnfrndItXI7OkyYu0MpeF5HObZGbedPpSU/s200/DEREK+KA+EVENT.jpg" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" width="320" /></a><strong>Left:</strong> <strong>Click photo to enlarge</strong>: - <span style="font-size: x-small;">The Kenshiro Abbe Memorial Event May 14th 2005. Fully booked with 425 students and 700 spectators. There was not one `friend` of Abbe Sensei in sight - Not one single god-child - Not one Kyushindo expert - Just privileged direct students and their students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This site was intended as a memorial site to our teacher Kenshiro Abbe Sensei.<br />It is sad that we have to spend so much time and effort protecting the good name of Abbe Sensei from the growing number of unscrupulous plastic samurai,people who shamelessly use Abbe Sensei's name in an attempt to add some credibility to their sad lives.<br /><br />In a recent Judo article in an Australian Martial Arts magazine,there were several crass claims, the most bizarre being; "After the war my teachers mother brought Abbe Sensei to England to teach her son Judo - Aikido - Kendo. Abbe Sensei lived at Moorehouse Sensei's home for several years". (This one registers high on the BSometer)<br /><br />Here is a another "My teacher was taught by Abbe Sensei in 1950 in Germany"<br /><br />Kenshiro Abbe Sensei came directly to the UK from Japan in 1955 under contract to the London Judo Society `LJS`.<br /><br />Although it is not possible to keep up with the increasing crap from these people, we will highlight the myths when ever possible. Take a look down the right hand column to read some of the more popular myths.<br /><br />Henry Ellis</span><br />
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<span class="caption"><u><a href="http://is-aikido--martialart.blogpot.com/">Aikido - Then and Now - 1955 - 2014</a></u></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><u><br /></u></span><span class="caption">Henry Ellis - I am often asked the following question.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption"> " <u>What is the difference between the Aikido of the 1950s and the Aikido of today</u> ?"</span></span><br />
<span class="caption" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcveuZBDr_6df_MKAKclBFE-cXv3-vrc9CJOMAktG1sps-yKXIUHSjp7FBtUvk_TFzaIFXdZdJfqvm0Uu73xCWPMw_xFlmXEu-BBr29HxuiiH8aEvYu3Qf1TZ9hKsKJrw-P20U8t5sHOb/s1600/EE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcveuZBDr_6df_MKAKclBFE-cXv3-vrc9CJOMAktG1sps-yKXIUHSjp7FBtUvk_TFzaIFXdZdJfqvm0Uu73xCWPMw_xFlmXEu-BBr29HxuiiH8aEvYu3Qf1TZ9hKsKJrw-P20U8t5sHOb/s1600/EE.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">1950s - This was a time when all kyu and dan grades were highly respected, simply because everyone knew that even the lowest grade had been honestly earned through blood sweat and tears, not like today, often given as a Christmas present by your own students, or ordered online from the inept British Aikido Boards website for a modest fee.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">Students never handed out titles to their own teachers, such as Shihan - Grandmaster - Soke - Hanshi - Doctor - Professor and any others you can think of. - Just imagine being at school and the kids informing the teacher that the class had jointly awarded him/her a PHD, now that would be worth six strokes of the cane on both hands in my school days.</span></span><br />
<span class="caption" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0clQXD12Y7hIAWScbQ8IqAWB_gAg141Kzv0yu9oeaq9WZOVi2F9elLgF6ByhCykl0kk1nJ8KZ-Vc1WC3dJWlS2La0AMAbQ0n3j6G-G2sRe9jfiiYhgXmTTi9SDeor-v-3rzrjQdEqsZpb/s1600/K+Abbe+at+the+Hut+Dojo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0clQXD12Y7hIAWScbQ8IqAWB_gAg141Kzv0yu9oeaq9WZOVi2F9elLgF6ByhCykl0kk1nJ8KZ-Vc1WC3dJWlS2La0AMAbQ0n3j6G-G2sRe9jfiiYhgXmTTi9SDeor-v-3rzrjQdEqsZpb/s1600/K+Abbe+at+the+Hut+Dojo.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span class="caption" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">Photo Left: <a href="http://kenshiroabbe.blogspot.com/">Kenshiro Abbe teaching</a> - Henry Ellis centre.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">Kenshiro Abbe Sensei taught that uke should always attack on balance - today it is more often a ukemi attack with uke being overly compliant and acrobatic. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">If you attack on balance, then the techniques have to be good to control the attacker - the nod of the head, and no touch throws would then be comical, sadly, many students show as much resistance as an unattached piece of string.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">Importantly, it was a time when students did not grade their own teachers as so many do today.</span></span><br />
<span class="caption" style="font-size: x-small;">It was also a time when there was no Aikido with ribbons, if anyone had been daft enough to come into the dojo with a bundle of coloured ribbons ? they would have been found hanging by them from the Hut Dojo roof beams. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">It was a time when Aikido was a respected martial art, respected by all the other m/a.</span></span><br />
<span class="caption" style="font-size: x-small;">If Abbe Sensei thought his teaching wasn't getting through - no words were spoken - Sensei would `tap` the offending body part with a crack of a Shiinai - this was a very successful method of teaching, it gained immediate attention, it would be a reminder and an indicator to the student what their problem was, no one ever complained - The Ki people would be in tears today.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">It was a time when students would train hard, and the techniques would be strong and effective, everyone attacks a little different, therefore you cannot plan what your defense would be, the attacker makes your defense ( or not ) It was a time when people trained hard to understand the techniques - if, as so many do today, trying to scientifically analyze Aikido with engineering and physics, Aikido is natural movement, not for some, for example, if a student asked Kenshiro Abbe or Mutsuro Nakazono anything of a technical nature, they were told to practice with an ` empty mind ` only a clear mind will adsorb the knowledge.</span></span><br />
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<span class="caption" style="font-size: x-small;">Left: The 4th dan certificate presented to Kenshiro Abbe Sensei by Emperor Hirohito of Japan in the 1930s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">1955</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">This was a time when Kenshiro Abbe sensei was the only 8th dan in the UK .</span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI_4CqvS_wHMgk3yVP8es6h1mkkF0Hi8Et3NMdCjjEGRfsfj7X7yVbrdYHoCcws6NP_5cy2Z7amaodvRWVMpTpFL9HWN-7CsRRaME1uZS5RVtlfoToby3jhIj4K2pqqCnHfCQVtDsaj5q/s1600/GetAttachmentm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI_4CqvS_wHMgk3yVP8es6h1mkkF0Hi8Et3NMdCjjEGRfsfj7X7yVbrdYHoCcws6NP_5cy2Z7amaodvRWVMpTpFL9HWN-7CsRRaME1uZS5RVtlfoToby3jhIj4K2pqqCnHfCQVtDsaj5q/s1600/GetAttachmentm.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">We now live in a different age, a crazy age, where 7th and 8th dans are like post-boxes, with at least one in almost every town and village in the UK, thanks to the inept - <a href="http://britishaikidoboard.blogspot.com/">" BAB </a> - you can grade yourself, or ask your students to grade you - and simply add ``British Aikido Board Approved ``. It is like ordering a doctorate online.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">Aikido training In those early days by <a href="http://kenshiroabbe.blogspot.com/">Kenshiro Abbe Sensei</a> and with alittle encouragement of a Shinai, the traing was very physical, building fitness, fighting spirit, and physical and mental strength, after the warm up, there was always a session of kicking and punching techniques, this was followed with push-ups, depending on grade, with between 20 for beginners and two hundred for dan grades of push-ups on the back of the wrists. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">It was also a time when all Aikido came under the respected `British Aikido Council` [BAC] overseen by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and Ken Williams Sensei.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">In later years we would see the creation of the so-called governing body for Aikido, the ` British Aikido Board` [BAB] - a body that started with good heart and honest intentions, only to become a an overly bureaucratic body that would recognize its own grandmother as an ` approved ` Hanshi or dan grade, an organisation that would later offer online dan grades for money.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">The BAB would knowingly recognize well known fraudulent practitioners grades, publicly promote the offenders profile to its membership and the genral public. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">The BAB allow the endless use and abuse of `` BAB Approved `` for the promotion of self appointed titles of Shihan - Hanshi - Grandmaster - Professor - Doctor - Soke .</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">The British Aikido Board has now become a home for the homeless, the established organisations such as the JAC and the BAA, which are creditable organisations who are all associated with Japan HQ - these organisations have resigned from the BAB.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6GAQ3-X3Ro">Aikido Dancing </a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J5EMD6N-cA">Aikido Ribbon Dance</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3viOy-bQSyU"> Nodding Aikido</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXUpsRr_ggs">Fantasy Aikido</a> - </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">Times change, people change, and Aikido will change - but sadly it is not always for the better.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption"><a href="http://aikido-controversy.blogspot.com/">`The Aikido Controversy`</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">Admin - Henry Ellis</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption">Co-author of Positive Aikido`</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="caption"><br /></span><span class="caption"><a href="http://britishaikido.blogspot.com/">http://britishaikido.blogspot.com/ </a> </span> <span class="caption"><u><br /></u></span><span class="caption"><u><br /></u></span></span><br />
<em><strong><br /></strong></em>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-22179875114712593122012-03-06T08:19:00.019-08:002014-06-02T07:26:44.478-07:00<strong><br /></strong>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">A very interesting Japanese article on Kenshiro Abbe Sensei</span></strong><br />
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<strong> translated by Mr Syd Hoare Click here > <a href="http://www.sydhoare.com/Kenshiro.pdf">Kenshiro Abbe Article</a></strong><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGZHhkH8Ui5qT5nmQHmfzftHAmLLLpOvIEaannxJdcfVqWbur0ZRTgR3zn_wH_kPIoLqNif-pVCH8_O60_uB5s9pYj90cpm4k_qzY8wwnONE-45SsvqkaTshRsM4lOsHFKRRHqkUd5rM/s1600/KA+ATEMI.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGZHhkH8Ui5qT5nmQHmfzftHAmLLLpOvIEaannxJdcfVqWbur0ZRTgR3zn_wH_kPIoLqNif-pVCH8_O60_uB5s9pYj90cpm4k_qzY8wwnONE-45SsvqkaTshRsM4lOsHFKRRHqkUd5rM/s200/KA+ATEMI.jpg" height="297" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711653304601732706" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="320" /></a><em>Left:Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 1956 - Click Photos - Abbe Sensei arrived in the UK in 1955 at the invitation of the London Judo Society - LJS - These are some of the earliest newspaper cuttings.</em><br />
<em>Demonstrating Karate and Judo at a display in Chiswick London. Photo from the Chiswick Press.(For the benefit of the many crass abusers of the KyuShinDo name - This is not KyuShinDo Karate !!)</em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU9NuaMDW8qSNhv-dac4DwNNm9d2Y9r_byj89GUxUlT-2o_dq6I5S4IqYoP_Z66A1YPE8p1wEdONKDN84X814BeqJJNp8abnBJe032tyj6twoRiD6C-Ab6nDYo67gXuTLPpXbMBXSAGk/s1600/ABBE+SISTER-1.jpg"><em><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpU9NuaMDW8qSNhv-dac4DwNNm9d2Y9r_byj89GUxUlT-2o_dq6I5S4IqYoP_Z66A1YPE8p1wEdONKDN84X814BeqJJNp8abnBJe032tyj6twoRiD6C-Ab6nDYo67gXuTLPpXbMBXSAGk/s200/ABBE+SISTER-1.jpg" height="291" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711568364024774594" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" width="320" /></em></a><em>Photo Right: 1978 -Kenshiro Abbe Sensei with his sister Izumi who is highly regarded as the finest lady exponent of the Naginata in Japan. This photo taken at the Tokushima Shinto Temple, one of the last few photos of Abbe Sensei before his death.</em><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD-bRg88h2QSrM06QQCUEXnFDx8DzgUGie1ThZkHDVKqcKSYpPFfz-t7J_63uwA5Gxa1lIajnH3v3KTTkp8jLeQTz5B0nw3pFmJyvoxU7L7pb40xgX7H1LtR4jzzltPvgBX3nZFmG6zA/s1600/ABBE+SENSEI+1956.jpg"><em><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD-bRg88h2QSrM06QQCUEXnFDx8DzgUGie1ThZkHDVKqcKSYpPFfz-t7J_63uwA5Gxa1lIajnH3v3KTTkp8jLeQTz5B0nw3pFmJyvoxU7L7pb40xgX7H1LtR4jzzltPvgBX3nZFmG6zA/s200/ABBE+SENSEI+1956.jpg" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716855025831972658" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="325" /></em></a><em>Left:Brentford & Chiswick Times Nov 9th 1956.<br />Kenshiro Abbe with Bill Woods</em><br />
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<em>Right: Kenshiro Abbe Sensei at his home in Japan.<br />Photo courtsey of John Goldman Sensei.</em><br />
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<em>1- "Abbe Sensei changed his religion to become a Christian" - "Totally untrue" = BS"</em><br />
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<em>2 - Several claims of "Abbe Sensei was the godfather to my child" = BS </em><br />
<em>How could a man with Abbe Sensei's religion and lifestyle take on the Christian responsibilities of a god parent?"</em><br />
<em>3 - "Abbe Sensei lived at my teachers home,teaching him all the budo arts" = BS<br />"Shortly after Abbe Sensei arrived in the UK he lived permanently with Matsutro Otani Sensei at 10 Stuart Rd, Acton London."</em><br />
<em>4 - "Abbe Sensei lived at my teachers home because he loved his mothers cooking" = BS</em><br />
<em>Untrue but comical. Abbe Sensei was the head of an organisation of some 35,000 members - I can just imagine Sensei saying " Forget the BJC! pass me another piece of pie".</em><br />
<em>5 - There are now so many claims "My teacher was taught JuJitsu (of one kind or another) by Abbe Sensei " = BS - Abbe Sensei was never known to have taught JuJitsu in the UK.</em><br />
<em>`Genuine` students of Abbe Sensei will tell you that Sensei never taught `any` form of JuJutsu.</em><br />
<em><span style="font-weight: bold;">6 - </span>To claim that "Abbe Sensei left KyuShinDo in my Care" or any other part of his Budo in some person or others care is pure un-adulterated<span style="font-weight: bold;">BS</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-weight: bold;">7 - </span> Abbe Sensei had a ``one off `` meeting with two brothers as they waited outside the dojo in the rain to speak to him, which would lead to a claim that Abbe Sensei taught them some form of JuJitsu. more<span style="font-weight: bold;"> BS </span></em><br />
<em>8 - My teacher was taught by Kenshiro Abbe in Germany in 1950 before he came to the UK - More BS - Abbe Sensei came directly from Japan to the UK in 1955 at the request of the London Judo Society.</em><br />
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<em>Many more to add. ( I can't keep up with the BS )</em>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-41499352226432262692012-01-02T05:58:00.007-08:002014-06-02T07:32:32.752-07:00`Positive Aikido` a true Traditional Story<strong><br /></strong>
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<strong>Techniques - History - Lineage - Anecdotes covering 55 years of Traditional Aikido.<br /><br />For more information on the book `Positive Aikido` visit -><a href="http://positive-aikido.blogspot.com/">Positive Aikido the Book</a></strong><br />
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<strong>The Kenshiro Abbe 50th Memorial Event May 14th 2005.</strong><br />
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<strong>Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 1950s Rare Photo Collection</strong><br />
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<strong>These photos are the personal property of Mrs Teresa Reeve who has kindly allowed me to share them with all of you...Please do not take any copies without express permission...This also applies to the followers of the Great Chief George Mayo ...<br />This photo album of previously unseen photos of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - Bill Reeve Sensei ~ Bill Woods Sensei ~ A very young Tomio Otani Sensei & many other Judoka from the 1950s. Leave a message if you recognise any of these early Judoka.</strong><br />
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<strong>British Aikido Origins from 1955 - Narration & Movie Slide-Show by Henry Ellis ~ The Arrival of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - Development of Budo in the UK.</strong><br />
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<em>In the UK there are few benefits from reaching the age of 75 years, except perhaps for no longer having to pay a small fortune for a TV license. For me it has more, much more.It means that I was privileged to study with Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. The 1950s was a time whether you were with Abbe Sensei or another group. It was a time of value. It was a time when grades were ``earned `` and titles were only on the cover of books. You trained hard for achievment. there were no false grades or titles.<br />It has has all gone wrong, but I really don't where. Henry Ellis</em><br />
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<strong>Visit<br />"Kenshiro Abbe Sensei Memorial Site".</strong><em><strong>Articles ~ 4 Large Photo Galleries ->.<a href="http://www.british-aikido.com/KAhomepage.htm"> Click here </a><br /><br /><br />See the new " Photo Slide Show " below ~ photos provided by Mrs Teresa Reeve the widow of William `Bill` Reeve Sensei.</strong></em><br />
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<em><strong>Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - Joe Robinson.. 27 yrs of age and 17 stone (238 pounds ) publicly challenged Abbe Sensei who was retired from competitive Judo now aged 42 yrs and weighing just 12 stone ( 168 pounds )..It is clear that Abbe Sensei is the winner.. At this time Joe Robinson claimed to be world Judo champion.</strong></em><br />
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<strong> Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 1950's historic videos </strong>.<a href="http://aikidoellisvideo.magnify.net/"> <strong> Click here </strong></a><br />
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<strong>New Information Blogs</strong><strong><br /><br />Visit the new Nakazono Aikido Blog </strong><a href="http://nakazono-aikido.blogspot.com/"> Click here</a><br />
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Kenshiro Abbe in hakama at Aylesford Judo Club 1962. Dave Delderfield far left taking part in Kendo demo with Abbe Sensei.<br />
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<em>Read the new article "The Golden Age of British Budo "~ Click-> `` <a href="http://kyu-shin-do.blogspot.com/"> Click here </a><br />In 1955 Kenshiro Abbe Sensei introduced his theory of KyuShinDo as applicable to Judo movement. I never met any of the genuine students who truly understood Sensei's philosophy..KyuShinDo has become so many things to so many people. The name is added to everything but a Corn Flakes packet. Visit the KyuShinDo Blog to read our expose of the likes of George Mayo and his followers. </em><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">( 1963 ) Letter from Shohei Hamano, 9th dan.</span></strong><br />
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The following letter has been received by the General Secretary of the British Judo Council. It has been translated from the original Japanese. Mr Hamano was an honoured guest of Mr Abbe during his visit to London this year and spent some time with members of the BJC at the now nationally famous Grange Farm Centre, Chigwell, Essex.<br />
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<em>" In his youth Mr Abbe ranked among the cream of the best Judoka; In time he became a teacher and a fine leader. On seeing him in London after all this time, and watching him teach, I was delighted to find - just as I had expected - while on one hand following his own personal theory he is enthusiastic and strict, at the same time he is considerate and correct.<br />I was also happy to see his students practising seriously and keenly and above all, with a regard for etiquette.<br />I hope they will continue to study hard and penetrate further into the mystereries of Judo.<br />Shohei Hamano <br />9th dan Kodokan "</em><br />
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<em><strong>The Blogs `KyuShinDo` & `Kenshiro Abbe` </strong> are fully supported by several surviving ``genuine `` original students of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from 1955.</em><br />
Take a look at this video example of the MayoShinDo group....KyuShinDo Karate - Using the names KyuShinDo and Abbe Ryu is an attempt to con the public into believing they have an association or lineage with Kenshiro Abbe Sensei.<br />
Click link to hear Mr Mayo 10th dan play " Old MacShinDo " on the Bagpipes<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUSx9qZb-0E&NR=1"> Click ~ Abbe Ryu - " Old MacShinDo " On the Bagpipes </a><br />
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<em>We reluctantly accept that we cannot stem the growing abuse of the term KyuShinDo and the name of our legendary teacher Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. We can, and will, advise by all means possible to make all genuine students of today and of the future aware of the truth amongst the fog of myths and ponies. There are so few genuine students of Abbe Sensei left, it is sickening to think what will happen when they are gone</em>.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The ``Myths & Mayo Porkie Files ``</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5mnuMJksRqmJ5wM1vO9e-SIKgKzs2mYho6ubcLOeXj8n6OC9vVhQluvtagc27xl-6rmGAIvr7klGajGrr7co1T2BuVQHGDBf1L9MOHqjafBexH64KMB66tQ7VfyO2bJi0r3ffhyt4Fk/s1600/porkys.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5mnuMJksRqmJ5wM1vO9e-SIKgKzs2mYho6ubcLOeXj8n6OC9vVhQluvtagc27xl-6rmGAIvr7klGajGrr7co1T2BuVQHGDBf1L9MOHqjafBexH64KMB66tQ7VfyO2bJi0r3ffhyt4Fk/s200/porkys.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507400011823866674" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 88px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 118px;" /></a><br />Exposes some of the daft and utterly ridiculous stories that surround the life of this great Budo Master.<br />Porkie/s is a London Cockney rhyming slang term for lie/s ( Pork pie = lie )<br />Pony is rhyming slang for Pony Trap = Crap. </strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">W `<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060221214034/http://www.bretonsjudo.co.uk/alfbates.html">Bill` Woods Sensei - Reply to Alf Bates.</a></span></strong><br />
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Bill Woods Sensei aide to K Abbe Sensei displays his anger at the claims of one Alf Bates and his claims to be the custodian of the Butokukwai and his suspect grades.<br />
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<em>In answer to the nonsense printed about the Butokukwai and sent to me by a colleague, I am now setting out the truth of events.<br />I have in the past been very tolerant of Mr. Bates' wild claims which are probably made to justify his so-called grades. But by trying to invoke the name and attributes of the Butokukwai I have drawn the line. Let Mr. Bates tell the truth or keep quiet.</em><br />
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<strong>Derek Eastman ~ Bill Woods ~ Henry Ellis 2002</strong>.<br />
It was always most enjoyable to visit Bill and sit in awe at his vast amount of memorbilia. We miss you Bill.<br />
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<strong>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </strong>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-9405497589065639492010-06-09T14:02:00.000-07:002012-01-21T03:11:38.784-08:00Abbe Sensei ~ Myths & Mayo Porkie Files<span style="font-weight:bold;">Item Five</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WyHy_P1hsUhVFya5BcUkQLImN0Vs_kpCvjYE6N7f-Ok4KjsQhQVFHKDGFYxOmeIiT-3VQ8VnRh9QrVCy5qrU3Vde6WeUdHhA1sgH5lWEm5E9mWuF5krKnll-gjQXKy-qcJaXwbkoDuk/s1600/bs1.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 46px; height: 41px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WyHy_P1hsUhVFya5BcUkQLImN0Vs_kpCvjYE6N7f-Ok4KjsQhQVFHKDGFYxOmeIiT-3VQ8VnRh9QrVCy5qrU3Vde6WeUdHhA1sgH5lWEm5E9mWuF5krKnll-gjQXKy-qcJaXwbkoDuk/s200/bs1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512726010794962082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ9l4hEaHYRMj3MLy5T0yhOVKiVCEqyjgC8LZFV1kJR0y37yIvn5T8OEm32FBnhNqtj52OY2kgoYHSwK8uWqrUnsH0DDJHYpVgC-wb-oZa4sbghl4NyDxrkdLdQlk8ea7gMQ5yP2K4Os/s1600/pig.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 108px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ9l4hEaHYRMj3MLy5T0yhOVKiVCEqyjgC8LZFV1kJR0y37yIvn5T8OEm32FBnhNqtj52OY2kgoYHSwK8uWqrUnsH0DDJHYpVgC-wb-oZa4sbghl4NyDxrkdLdQlk8ea7gMQ5yP2K4Os/s200/pig.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507404143048047602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Porky's </strong><br /><em>On the right hand side bar there is a growing list of exposed myths relating to Kenshiro Abbe Sensei...Some of these are classic Porky's.<br />A friend told me recently of a guy claiming to be a student of Abbe Sensei, he said, he was obviously too young, so he told the guy a couple of `made up stories `, the guy said "Oh yes, I remember that, we still talk about that time </em>"<br /><br /><br />Myth 1 ~ The Mayo Porkie Files.<br />Myth 2 ~ The Great Pie & Chips Myth<br />Myth 3 ~ The JuJitsu Myths <br />Myth 4 ~ George Mayo 10th dan!Read letter below from R Otani Sensei President BJC. <br /> Important letter Mrs Teresa Reeve widow of Bill Reeve Sensei.<br />Myth 5 ~ The Broken Window. <br />Myth 6 ~ The Many Custodian Myths.<br />Myth 7 ~ The Wanna be Friends Myths ( too many to list )<br />Myth 8 ~ Pick a Title.<br />Myth 9 ~ The Un-answered Questions<br />Myth 10 ~The Mayo Porkie Book. " Ah hada Dream ! "<br />Myth 11 ~The Broken Table Leg Myth.<br />Myth 12 ~More Porkie than Myth" Abbe Sensei was my teacher ".<br /><br />The list will continue to grow as I have time to add them.<br />I do apologise if you were a ` great friend ` of Abbe Sensei and I have missed you out, there are just too many of you !<br /><a href="http://kyu-shin-do.blogspot.com/"> Visit the ``KyuShinDo Blog`` </a><br /><br /><strong>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFc6YCOaJnGQU1tdhmv9VyohCNX7OFvNh5PmOLED7Qdv1K7rJ6q2USlqrZyUOx_3aOjuiHTwamBGwrX62272NznmwAOs-1nfK_yvqvkGO7xneRv6HBcqg1jJuDfnT-85LJWrnQUfhevk/s1600/bullshido.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 90px; height: 65px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFc6YCOaJnGQU1tdhmv9VyohCNX7OFvNh5PmOLED7Qdv1K7rJ6q2USlqrZyUOx_3aOjuiHTwamBGwrX62272NznmwAOs-1nfK_yvqvkGO7xneRv6HBcqg1jJuDfnT-85LJWrnQUfhevk/s200/bullshido.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512095175295105346" /></a><br /><br /><strong>MAYO-SHIN-DO or BULL-SHIN-DO ?</strong><a href="http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9035"> Click here -> BullShiDo investigate MayoShinDo </a><br /><br /><strong>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</strong><br /><a href="http://kyu-shin-do.blogspot.com/ "> Click ~ KyuShinDo </a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzirI6NCXGBqKQZ-KZV84wJomtpSWLL8VP5KnExa0jLFNYh4Y0GWjgBrPZNhdw5YYikcQE0uBqGlQyy7e0wfVW5AkV_C8srQLe2F0QJrsuLTj2mtdR7lq8EOMbGdv7FC47rnjo_fViKDs/s1600/look.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 87px; height: 47px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzirI6NCXGBqKQZ-KZV84wJomtpSWLL8VP5KnExa0jLFNYh4Y0GWjgBrPZNhdw5YYikcQE0uBqGlQyy7e0wfVW5AkV_C8srQLe2F0QJrsuLTj2mtdR7lq8EOMbGdv7FC47rnjo_fViKDs/s200/look.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509639466998743314" /></a><br />Important statement from Mrs Teresa Reeve Shodan BJC- widow of Bill Reeve Sensei. Mrs Reeve exposes the MayShinDo myths and BS. The MayoShinDo claim to have had a friendship not only with Abbe Sensei but also with Bill Reeve Sensei the first personal aide to Abbe Sensei. Mrs Reeve's letter below totally shatters that myth and tells what her husband actually thought of George Mayo as an " <strong>irritating joke </strong>",aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-21126578808511508282010-06-08T11:50:00.000-07:002017-06-22T09:19:50.324-07:00Kenshiro Abbe Slideshow [TEST]<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="600" height="400" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmartial21%2Falbumid%2F5344190182778265905%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCNe8wtejw6CBNw%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-52699519753279703602010-06-07T08:42:00.000-07:002010-09-09T08:38:10.156-07:00Kenshiro Abbe Sensei ArticlesVsit the following links to read articles on Kenshiro Abbe Sensei.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvUt3ZBZXoNnrnkvCH1Ep3yKgxrPX0oPxQ0ytgYyJuT7gk8WJTBJHiTwoAL9dH89JOKafkMNtVTjc02l0SDBqIL0auAZf61tfRUCLPQ6avEntevdQq2I1bGfLa5pwLQtLqehlGXKGZTg/s1600/articles.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 20px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvUt3ZBZXoNnrnkvCH1Ep3yKgxrPX0oPxQ0ytgYyJuT7gk8WJTBJHiTwoAL9dH89JOKafkMNtVTjc02l0SDBqIL0auAZf61tfRUCLPQ6avEntevdQq2I1bGfLa5pwLQtLqehlGXKGZTg/s200/articles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507917549787887362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gxGEzTr74s4A46lojTtg1LwE-FYWfCsD3x-2oin-ACDZZYsDFApKd-pQWeZIYcElqwK71ttGipQwc0SfXoLmA-wqwiF0U7M3siwcd3CcVWgwh_MKg8D5mXXlbl-dzHiT85bIz9DSGh0/s1600/Sword+and+Rose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 20px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gxGEzTr74s4A46lojTtg1LwE-FYWfCsD3x-2oin-ACDZZYsDFApKd-pQWeZIYcElqwK71ttGipQwc0SfXoLmA-wqwiF0U7M3siwcd3CcVWgwh_MKg8D5mXXlbl-dzHiT85bIz9DSGh0/s200/Sword+and+Rose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511466152710374578" /></a><br /><a href="http://kyu-shin-do.blogspot.com/ "> The Golden age of British Budo </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.british-aikido.com/kenshiroabbe/articles.html#15"> The Theory of KyuShinDo </a><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.sydhoare.com/Kenshiro.pdf"> Excellent Translated Article by Sid Hoare </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.british-aikido.com/kyu-shin-do.htm "> KyuShinDo is not a Martial Art </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.british-aikido.com/articles/the_kenshiro_abbe_event.htm "> Kenshiro Abbe 50th Jubilee Celebration 2005 </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.british-aikido.com/kenshiroabbe/friendsofabbesensei.html"> The Friends of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.british-aikido.com/articles/BudoMasters.htm ">The Budo Masters</a>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-85495939560724059322010-06-05T11:16:00.000-07:002010-08-02T03:42:15.149-07:00The Theory of KyuShinDo ~ What next!!! washing powder ?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y6o4pKpGWK_di1vPuRfIl2u6DLz6_SCuDOgQNGZRsx8JKtr9A6xSBxQTCvXNwRPHdwvEDF2LRvVKwHDrV8jQkZH4TX1tifFSedJZ5xvvogTywfM_KGQKDlRHkkMWh7m_ZATKXoAlQv8/s1600/KSD+WP.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y6o4pKpGWK_di1vPuRfIl2u6DLz6_SCuDOgQNGZRsx8JKtr9A6xSBxQTCvXNwRPHdwvEDF2LRvVKwHDrV8jQkZH4TX1tifFSedJZ5xvvogTywfM_KGQKDlRHkkMWh7m_ZATKXoAlQv8/s200/KSD+WP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479355404560985666" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Instructions...Lucky Dip !!<br />Place hand inside box for your " KyuShinDo " certificate...everyone's a winner !!!If you are really lucky you could get a more valuable handful of washing powder.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Kenshiro Abbe Sensei developed the ancient theory of KyuShinDo, a philosophy that he only applied to his preferred art of Judo. We ( the original students ) know for a fact that Abbe Sensei never applied this teaching philosophy to any other martial art...There are so many people now claiming to be studying KyuShinDo in many various forms. I would not be surprised to see the name applied to goods such as washing powder :-(<br /><br />The truth is that students who were taught directly by Abbe Sensei never really grasped the theory of KyuShinDo. I think it was perhaps too deep for the western mind to understand. I have NEVER met one old student that has claimed to fully understand the deep philosophy that Sensei was teaching...<br /><br />I am sure that he often despaired at the failiure of his students to understand..He would be most shocked to see today how many people who have never had the privilege of studying with him now claim to be students of KyuShinDo <]:-(<br /><br />Kenshiro Abbe Sensei would be so shocked to see people claiming to be dan grades in KyuShinDo....""<strong>How can you have a dan grade in a philosophy ?</strong> ""<br />I suppose it can be said that KyuShinDo does sound very Japanesey, so add it to any martial art and the public will be non the wiser.. </strong><br /><a href="http://kyu-shin-do.blogspot.com/"> Click here - Kyu Shin Do </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9035"> Click here -> BullShiDo investigate MayoShinDo </a>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-20000836910807110082010-05-30T02:43:00.000-07:002010-09-01T10:02:06.573-07:00Two Letters ~ Robin Otani Sensei ~ President BJC & Mrs Teresa Reeve widow of Bill Reeve Sensei.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmhrZhWxqHUPqzjR7gpT3gDns6yfTeTlGOP2P2JtFjvD1XJ1n6ClrhtC-v7Vuks3QTBh0HXtDvriC7m-p60HF0NM8qt99X63Plbm1N-HmaaeobnUZr1C2eCG08PXy7YvJ93n7nYMiKss/s1600/robin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmhrZhWxqHUPqzjR7gpT3gDns6yfTeTlGOP2P2JtFjvD1XJ1n6ClrhtC-v7Vuks3QTBh0HXtDvriC7m-p60HF0NM8qt99X63Plbm1N-HmaaeobnUZr1C2eCG08PXy7YvJ93n7nYMiKss/s200/robin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507417987357500162" /></a><br /><strong> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBW1EQuZIOwRlWXn04ozQAavzY_XEOK_vgLlpleGzQzMQU0h-3nOcArFYcwGD6jwkLlduB49wsccTw2CRPa_DbkGV_0A8W22lskuJxqJ_m-e2uQXLkFlYmXpsZmAEiQsaaYoN9riMiDFp/s1600/must+read.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 44px; height: 42px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBW1EQuZIOwRlWXn04ozQAavzY_XEOK_vgLlpleGzQzMQU0h-3nOcArFYcwGD6jwkLlduB49wsccTw2CRPa_DbkGV_0A8W22lskuJxqJ_m-e2uQXLkFlYmXpsZmAEiQsaaYoN9riMiDFp/s200/must+read.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507876170541844466" /></a><br /><br />Dear Harry,<br /> <br />Happy New Year <br />Thanks for your e-mail.<br /> <br />The only George Mayo I know was invited to do a short display at one of Abbe Sensei's events in early 60's 1960-61? It was possibly at York Hall in E. London.<br /> <br />He was then purporting to be a 'Master' of 'Ju-Judo' which was his form of a 'Gentle Gentle Way' of doing Judo. <br /> <br />His display was in my opinion 'laughable' he only did light randori type practice with Juniors and he explained there was no contest allowed in his form of judo. <br /> <br />He wore a Gold embroidered black belt, I think it had Dragons on it, which I also thought was laughable.<br /> <br />At this time I was secretary of the BJC and to my knowledge Mr. George Mayo was never invited again to Abbe Sensei's events. I also recall Abbe sensei's opinion of Mr. Mayo ability was of low . I believe Abbe Sensei's tolerance was only because he had been invited to do courses for Mr. Mayo.<br /> <br />Of course I have met many people who say they do Abbe Sensei Judo but I have seen none who could prove it in combat 'on the mat'.<br /> <br />Over the years Mr. Mayo's name has cropped up and we have had the occasional member join the BJC from his organisation.<br /> <br />I know nothing more of his history or his credentials except that he is unknown and unrecognised in the Judo world known to the BJC.<br /> <br />I would refute any suggestions that he had anything to do with Abbe Sensei's creation of the Kyu Shin Do theory which was totally conceived by Abbe Sensei from his renowned experience of Judo. <br /> <br />I think this can also be held up by the fact that the philosophy of Kyu Shin Do (Harmony with the Universe) is very close to the Japanese Buddhist and Shinto religious thinking and today it is difficult to see exactly what is the philosophical difference between Kyu Shin Do and Jigoro Kano's Kodokan theory of Judo. <br /> <br />However, Abbe Sensei was adamant that on the mat, practical Kyu Shin Do Judo movements were superior, being based on the circular movements of the Universe, whilst Kodokan was a more linear theory. Myself and all those others who were privileged to experience randori with Abbe Sensei have never doubted that his Judo was the best.<br /> <br />Unfortunately since Abbe sensei's death, I know of no one with his practical randori/contest ability who could prove the superiority of Kyu Shin Do Judo. <br /> <br />None of his students ever reached his ability and although they may have been trained by Abbe Sensei they could not mirror his judo ability in randori and contest.<br /> <br />Consequently Kyu Shin Do only lives on as a philosophy of a great and revered Judo Master. <br /> <br />I hope this is of help.<br /> <br />Yours sincerely<br /> <br />Robin Otani<br />President of the British Judo Council.<br /><strong>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gxGEzTr74s4A46lojTtg1LwE-FYWfCsD3x-2oin-ACDZZYsDFApKd-pQWeZIYcElqwK71ttGipQwc0SfXoLmA-wqwiF0U7M3siwcd3CcVWgwh_MKg8D5mXXlbl-dzHiT85bIz9DSGh0/s1600/Sword+and+Rose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 20px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gxGEzTr74s4A46lojTtg1LwE-FYWfCsD3x-2oin-ACDZZYsDFApKd-pQWeZIYcElqwK71ttGipQwc0SfXoLmA-wqwiF0U7M3siwcd3CcVWgwh_MKg8D5mXXlbl-dzHiT85bIz9DSGh0/s200/Sword+and+Rose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511466152710374578" /></a><br /> *********** ANOTHER IMPORTANT LETTER BELOW ! **********<br /><strong>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</strong> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0AJkwAZq6UlEgpUovh6KjwMZunfz2JeO7fHBqgmDO14fAk1cI6X4s4a7SM-xFOQgNTycbr2ozwvbUeKbUWXskGhyphenhyphenpM9WxR9Wceid62tsz20eBUMKRU3zL4YPJs3XxYB75jy0VXrF0Uk/s1600/WReeve.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 118px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0AJkwAZq6UlEgpUovh6KjwMZunfz2JeO7fHBqgmDO14fAk1cI6X4s4a7SM-xFOQgNTycbr2ozwvbUeKbUWXskGhyphenhyphenpM9WxR9Wceid62tsz20eBUMKRU3zL4YPJs3XxYB75jy0VXrF0Uk/s200/WReeve.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507419005525438898" /></a><br /><strong>Important letter from Mrs Teresa Reeve the widow of Bill Reeve Sensei</strong>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBW1EQuZIOwRlWXn04ozQAavzY_XEOK_vgLlpleGzQzMQU0h-3nOcArFYcwGD6jwkLlduB49wsccTw2CRPa_DbkGV_0A8W22lskuJxqJ_m-e2uQXLkFlYmXpsZmAEiQsaaYoN9riMiDFp/s1600/must+read.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 44px; height: 42px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBW1EQuZIOwRlWXn04ozQAavzY_XEOK_vgLlpleGzQzMQU0h-3nOcArFYcwGD6jwkLlduB49wsccTw2CRPa_DbkGV_0A8W22lskuJxqJ_m-e2uQXLkFlYmXpsZmAEiQsaaYoN9riMiDFp/s200/must+read.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507876170541844466" /></a><br /><br />Dear Henry,<br /> <br />Thank you for bringing Mr Mayo to my attention and also this letter that his organisation claims proves his close association with Sensei Kenshiro Abbe. <br /> <br /> Yes my husband Bill Reeve, who was BJC secretary at the time, wrote the letter under the express instruction of Mr Abbe. He did not want to write it as Mr G. Mayo was considered an irritating joke, but Mr Abbe hoped that this letter would encourage Mr Mayo and his clubs, I believe he had a couple in Essex at the time, to join the BJC when hopefully they could be introduced to a genuine judo system.<br /> <br />Mr Abbe did not have a good command of English and used a very limited vocabulary in order to communicate, as those who attended his classes would remember. How could he then spend hours in philosophical discussion as Mr Mayo claims and to what benefit for Kenshiro Abbe,an All Japan Champion to train and practise with George Mayo whose qualifications appear to be self graded and by his own admission non-competitive.<br /> <br />I also remember the appearance and display given by Mr Mayo and some of his students at York Hall, Bethnal Green. The commentator refused to introduce him and a short silence prevailed which became embarrassing. Eventually he was introduced but as far as I know was never invited to take part in any other judo demonstration arranged by the BJC. He almost appeared to be in fancy dress with numerous gold flashes on his belt denoting his "grade" I presume. Already equal to Mr Abbe!<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, the key people here have all passed on and I only have my memory to rely upon. I never met Mr Mayo but I do remember my husband speaking of him and his judo "system" in a less than favourable way. This is the truth of the matter and his claim to friendship with Mr K.Abbe is insulting to the memory of a man who excelled in all aspects of the martial arts. I can't help but believe that Mr Mayo was attempting to achieve some reflected glory.<br /> <br />Kind regards<br /> <br />Teresa Reeve<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />SEE OLDER POSTS BELOW FOR " KYUSHINDO is not a MARTIAL ART "<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gxGEzTr74s4A46lojTtg1LwE-FYWfCsD3x-2oin-ACDZZYsDFApKd-pQWeZIYcElqwK71ttGipQwc0SfXoLmA-wqwiF0U7M3siwcd3CcVWgwh_MKg8D5mXXlbl-dzHiT85bIz9DSGh0/s1600/Sword+and+Rose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 20px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gxGEzTr74s4A46lojTtg1LwE-FYWfCsD3x-2oin-ACDZZYsDFApKd-pQWeZIYcElqwK71ttGipQwc0SfXoLmA-wqwiF0U7M3siwcd3CcVWgwh_MKg8D5mXXlbl-dzHiT85bIz9DSGh0/s200/Sword+and+Rose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511466152710374578" /></a><br /><strong>A Tribute to Masutaro Otani Sensei</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDYcJigeAyJ-1jgdLlHSIkGrSKZ1sUXGyz4RCAXJs3T7kFLsjC_59ht8hLnAWwNgwk9KGFCjM7rPgQh27LTNQsnhyveQCyqckKH399EGhHkPvt6bDysZIVrYFstxRh2-F7UXfTjp9u_Q/s1600/otani.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDYcJigeAyJ-1jgdLlHSIkGrSKZ1sUXGyz4RCAXJs3T7kFLsjC_59ht8hLnAWwNgwk9KGFCjM7rPgQh27LTNQsnhyveQCyqckKH399EGhHkPvt6bDysZIVrYFstxRh2-F7UXfTjp9u_Q/s200/otani.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504612197537378050" /></a><br />M Otani Sensei was also a swordsmith at Wilkinson Sword company. Here Sensei is making the sword for Kirk Douglas for his part in the film " Spartacus " the actor visited the Wilkinson company where he was presented the sword by Otani Sensei.<br />Photo sent to Henry Ellis by a member of the Wilkinson family.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBW1EQuZIOwRlWXn04ozQAavzY_XEOK_vgLlpleGzQzMQU0h-3nOcArFYcwGD6jwkLlduB49wsccTw2CRPa_DbkGV_0A8W22lskuJxqJ_m-e2uQXLkFlYmXpsZmAEiQsaaYoN9riMiDFp/s1600/must+read.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 44px; height: 42px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBW1EQuZIOwRlWXn04ozQAavzY_XEOK_vgLlpleGzQzMQU0h-3nOcArFYcwGD6jwkLlduB49wsccTw2CRPa_DbkGV_0A8W22lskuJxqJ_m-e2uQXLkFlYmXpsZmAEiQsaaYoN9riMiDFp/s200/must+read.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507876170541844466" /></a><br /><strong>A Tribute to Masutaro Otani Sensei</strong><br /><br /><em>By W. Stopps </em><br /><br /><strong>Personal Aide to Masutaro Otani Sensei from 1947. <br /><br />Privilege and Honour </strong><br /><br />I t has been my privilege and honour to have known Mr. Otani for the past thirty years. What can I say about such a man? Reflecting back over the years I well remember my first encounter with him, I was seventeen then, interested in wrestling and gymnastics when I heard of a man who taught “ju-jutsu” over a stable in Harlesden, London.<br /><strong>A Winters Night 1947 </strong><br /><br />A fter several fruitless winter evening journeys, all those years ago in 1947, I was at last rewarded by a flickering light down a dark mews. Kicking the snow from my shoesI climbed the stairs to find myself in a bare freezing whitewashed roomunder slates that were glittering with frost . A man was absorbed in cleaning some oil lamps and hearing me, looked up, smiled, asked me what I wanted, When I started stammering something about Japanese wrestling he indicated me to sit down and continued to clean his lamps. <br /><br />In the ensuing nervous silence (on my part) I was able to study his unhurried and calm movements as he completed his task. His friendly and serene manner communicated itself to me as he lit the four lamps, the dojo no longer seemed bleak and icy but cheerful and warm in the glow of the gentle oil light. <br /><br /><strong>Call me Smiler !</strong> <br />I do not remember what took place then. But as no other members appeared, Mr Otani apologised for not practising, locked the dojo and we walked to the bus-stop. To my astonishment over two hours had passed. As the trolley bus appeared, I asked how shall I address him “Mr Otani, Sir, or what?” As he stepped onto the bus he laughed and said “ Why, what everybody calls me, Smiler of course”, So began an association that lasted thirty years. <br /><br /><strong>Recalling memories </strong><br />I n recalling these memories it is astonishing to realize how things were then. There were no Judogi’s available and you manufactured your own out of surplus ( if you could get one) naval hammocks. Much boiling and scrubbing was necessary ( no launderettes then) to render them reasonably flexible, a quick sawing movement from a lively opponent could remove the skin from the back of your neck. <br /><br />A bout that time there were only three Judo clubs of note. The Budokwai, Ealing JudoClub and the Jubilee ( Mr Otani’s club) . Visitors were frequent from the Budokwai including Mr Gleeson and Mr Jack Turner. Between Ealing and Jubilee a very friendly rivalry existed and randoris were hotly contested. The emphasis was upon skill, makikomis were never seen. Indeed, any throw (except Tomonage or Yoko Sutemi) that caused you to fall with your opponent was a cause to be reprimanded by Mr Otani and in those days that was not so light a thing.<br /><br /><strong>Strict Discipline </strong><br />A member ( now a high ranking grade) recently confessed to me that on acquiring his black belt he high spiritedly began to bounce everybody around, after a few gruelling sessions for his opponents Mr Otani quietly took him aside and said if he didn’t allow any lower grades to throw him and ease up a little he would have to leave the club. He had obtained his knowledge and skill through other high grade’s indulgence and it was now his turn to conduct himself as they had towards him. <br /><br /><strong>Another Incident </strong><br />B eing single in those days I used to have late nights and spend time lazing in bed, one Saturday morning about midday ( give or take an hour or so) I awoke to find Mr Otani peering at me and anxiously enquiring if I was ill, on hearing my bleary mumblings he berated me for wasting time that could be used for practising and, willy nilly, I had to arise and that very afternoon. I recall he graciously allowed me time for a cup of tea before setting off. <br /><br /><strong>Judo expands and so does the problems </strong><br />Time passed and other clubs began to spring up, new members joined and suddenly the Jubilee Club seemed to be torn with bickering and argument. One Sunday morning we were about to practice when Mr Otani called us together and demanded to know what the grievances were about. After one or two minor complaints one of the new members boldly suggested the reason for the trouble was that one of the committee members was coloured (this member was missing that morning) Many of the old members including myself were dumfounded and it was then that I saw another side of Mr Otani’s character <br /><br />He said angrily “ You forget I am also a yellow colour , Judo is for all, let nobody here forget that,”! This was one of the very few occasions I saw my teacher furious. Shortly afterwards that complaining person and his faction left and a harmonious period again resumed. <br /><br /><strong>The Founding of the M.O.S.J.A. </strong><br />Judo was growing and the A.J.A. and the B.J.A. were formed. Declining offers to join these organisations he founded the M.O.S.J.A. which with the arrival of Mr Kenshiro Abbe merged to become the B.J.C. <br /><br />One day whilst travelling on a bus, I was expressing my concern over the hopeless task ( to me) of competing with the other organisations. Looking at me he said “No matter how hopeless the task a man sets himself, if he doesn’t struggle and easily gives up, he may as well be dead. <br /><br />A nother time he was being courted by a well known club in South London. We were invited there and made very welcome. Later in the evening the Chief Instructor proceeded to give a demonstration lesson on a particular throw, finishing with a flourish he bowed to Mr Otani and said he hoped it was satisfactory, Mr Otani rose and bowed back “Very good”. Returning home that night I sounded off in a fine old frenzy over ( to my mind) incorrect instruction of that particular throw and asked why he had replied “ Very good”. He said mildly that, first, we were guests in that club, secondly, to correct an instructor in front of his pupils was unthinkable, and lastly, as I was useless at that particular throw anyway I should hold my tongue”! <br /><br />Once when invited for a friendly evening at Windsor Judo Club which at the time <br /><br />had its dojo in the “Star and Garter” ( where the famous American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson trained), we were on the coach when one of our team was bragging good naturedly about his contest and his confidence in its outcome. Mr Otani admonished him saying “Your attitude is incorrect and truly deplorable , you should not say you are going to beat your opponent , but you should say ,if asked, You hope not to lose “ . All I remember about that “ friendly” evening was I sported a black eye for a week afterwards. <br /><br /><strong>Bureaucracy </strong><br />Mr Otani taught for many years at evening institutes and an incident happened in which I was able to help him. <br /><br />O ne day he called me in to show me a letter from the “authorities” requiring him to be examined as to his ability and qualifications in Judo. His indignation was not concerning the exam but that the examiners were probably people he had taught years ago and were now sitting in judgement over him. I thought , and a brainwave came to me , knowing how officialdom works we composed a letter saying Mr Otani would be pleased to attend the exam , however, as it is a Japanese sport it was only fair that to avoid any ambiguity and to get the correct nuance of the sport, he would answer their questions also in Japanese. To our delight a letter arrived apologising, in view of his experience, oversight, etc., that there was to be no question of his taking an examination whatever . <br /><br /><strong>Kenshiro Abbe sensei </strong><br />One further example of this remarkable man’s approach to life was during the first time Kenshiro Abbe came to this country and devastated the best of our dan grades in the country. People who remember him taking on black belts at the Royal Albert Hall display in 1963 still speak of it with reverence. However, on returning to our dojo Mr Otani announced that his own Judo was now old fashioned and obsolete and we must now learn Mr Abbe’s method and in this he included himself. <br /><br />T o me it was shattering, here was a man who could calmly throw away a lifetimse work and start again at the beginning without turning a hair. At this moment my esteem for my instructor crystallized and I knew whatever happened in the future, that incident would cancel anything. Mr Otani began to study these new techniques but fortunately Mr Abbe spotted what was happening and pointed out that the style and method of Mr Otani was now so rare that he must keep teaching it to preserve such a unique skill and knowledge. <br /><br /><strong>The Passing of a Legend </strong><br />H aving practiced with both men, I would say that in randori with Mr Otani I always felt I had thrown myself in some frustrating and mysterious way, but a practice with Mr Abbe <br /><br />It seemed as though a sudden release of explosive energy hurtled one to the mat. <br /><br />I feel sad younger members of our organisation did not see my teacher in his prime – I did - and I will always be thankful for that chance remark that enabled me to meet such a man. His affect on people was amply demonstrated by a number of friends who attended his funeral. Who, when seeing him appear in the dojo did not notice a change in the very atmosphere and make a more conscious effort to practice his Judo more skilfully. <br /><br />W ith Mr Otani’s passing we have seen the last of the Old Time greats, an end of an era and a new one beginning. His own instructor was the famous Yukio Tani whom he held in affection and great esteem. I once asked “ Who taught Yukio Tani ?” and he answered “Why , his father”, and “ All Yukio Tani’s forebears were Judomen”. And so I now think we see this tradition repeated with his son Robin Otani becoming our new instructor. <br />H e is bringing in a new age and has my best wishes, my respect and whole hearted support. <br /><br />Some Incidents in Thirty Years of Mr Otani’s Judo <br /><br />I n 1947 I had my first randori with Mr Otani, - I appeared in the dojo proudly wearing my homemade jacket with ex-army shorts to match. I was requested to demonstrate a few break fall’s, so I threw myself enthusiastically around the mat doing (so I imagined) magnificent break fall’s. I must be fair at this stage and admit I had a book called “Ju-Jitsu” by Unenishi and diligent study of this book had convinced me that I knew it all. However, after this “brilliant” display Mr Otani smiled and said he would practice with me. After a kneeling rei ( standard practice in those days) I confidently seized Mr Otani’s jacket and attacked, ( No hesitation here, I had a useful cross buttock and I was going to use it) a fierce push and I nearly fell over, a quick pull and there was nothing to pull, again, leaping for my throw I grabbed nothing – I couldn’t understand it, Mr Otani appeared to be standing still and I was rushing around the mat like a lunatic. Taking a deep breath (it was getting difficult) I feinted and managed to secure a good hold, exultantly I applied leverage and heaved, it suddenly seemed I was trying to lift a house, or perhaps , on reflection, a church. <br /><br />With the rich blood pumping into my face and my eyes bulging out of their sockets I staggered back to face Mr Otani and fell over, I laid on my back for a long moment, climbed to my feet, reached out and somehow, fell over again! What was happening? <br /><br />I took another step and again I was looking up at the slates. <br /><br />E ven today after many years of practise I still marvel at the sheer magic of that skill, at no time was I aware of being thrown or hurt in any way, just simply I would keep finding myself flat on my back. Mr Otani at no time appeared to be doing anything, it was as if I was obeying his will and nothing else. <br /><br />A range of emotions swept over me, frustration, nervousness and confusion. Mr Otani smiled, soothed me and said “ Have a rest now” but no, I wanted to wrestle on the ground . Mr Otani obligingly laid upon his back and waited. Recalling my reading of strangulation techniques my hands were soon locked around his neck and applying pressure after a little scuffle, In which I was on top. Watching carefully for submission <br /><br />( I had really studied that textbook! ) I exerted myself even more. Mr Otani didn’t seem to be discomforted at all and actually appeared to be smiling. Gradually, a lethargy began to creep over me and Mr Otani’s face started to fade and grow dim. The next thing I remember was coming awake from a very deep sleep (which in fact, It had been!)and being helped to my feet and being led back to the form where I sat for the remainder of the evening. In spite of my (feeble) protests I was not allowed to practise anymore that evening. Sitting there watching the others practise, the dojo would occasionally seem to change shape and the mat would appear to tilt alarmingly. As I departed from the dojo Mr Otani laughed and said “Next week, you learn to do properly”. I stayed in bed all of the next day feeling very feverish. <br /><br /><strong>King Kong </strong><br /><br />I n the early days at the Jubilee Club (before all these prohibitive rules came into being) It was deemed quite reasonable to put on the odd leg or wrist lock and sometimes for a treat one managed to get a neck lock on a fractious opponent! Although this sounds dangerous to people nowadays, one watched closely for a signal to surrender and release the victim almost before he tapped. However, one day a visitor arrived and started using methods that even by our liberal standards seemed a trifle unruly. His locks and throws were carried out with such vigorous abandon that he made King Kong look like a benevolent old uncle. One of our members fighting for survival in a ferocious randori with him felt moved to protest at the mauling he was receiving . When the visitor had left and we settled down to nurse our bruises, Mr Otani spoke a few words over this conduct. <br /><br />“Never” he said, complain during a randori that this or that lock is not allowed , If he gets such a hold on you, try your utmost to get out. He then emphasized”, After your practise you may quietly tell him such and such is not permitted”. <br /><br />T o the general relief of us all we never saw that visitor again, although for several weeks afterwards we all gave nervous starts whenever the dojo door clicked open!! <br /><br />A ll teachers have their favourite sayings and these were some of Mr Otani’s. <br /><br />To become 1 st dan you must practise with 1 st dans. <br /><br />A new opponent may catch you with his best trick once – the second time he tries he should find it difficult and – the third time impossible. <br /><br />If you have one hour for practise and there are thirty opponents, that gives you two minutes with each so you had better be quick. <br /><br />He also became irritated, if during a hard randori you allowed your mouth to open to gasp for much needed air. “Close your mouth” he would cry “ What are you, an animal?”. <br /><br />One day I was changing for a practise when I found I had mislaid my belt. Mr Otani lectured me most sarcastically. “ You “ he ended up saying “ Are like a soldier going into battle without his rifle!” I never forgot my belt again. <br /><br />At a practise one day at the London Judo Society, ( a club run by Mr Chew and a Mr Dominy) I found myself engaged with a chap called ( I think) Cribben, who I believe was at that time their club champion. <br /><br />He was lean, and rangy and (so I thought) tailor made for my style. What a mistake that turned out to be!!! Having secured his favourite hold he proceeded to Hanegoshi me all around his dojo. At the next session in our own club I asked Mr Otani what I should do against such an opponent . He showed me a simple method to nullify the hold and said “ You didn’t use your head, all you could worry about was your own throw which didn’t come off”. I protested that he was always telling me not to think too much during practise. “That is quiet right” he replied, “ But, I didn’t say stop using your head altogether!” <br /><br />Time passed and on one occasion we were giving a demonstration at the Elstree Club. <br /><br />In those days we used to invite members of the audience to come onto the mat and try their skills at beating us. <br /><br />Well, It was my turn to face the opposition and a rather tough man about my own age accepted the challenge. As he was donning the jacket a member in the audience urgently whispered to me “Watch out, He’s an ex-commando and he has been boasting all week just what he’s going to do to you lot!” A dark cloud suddenly spread over my innocently happy disposition and the young man appeared to grow even larger as he stepped onto the mat, It was extremely fortunate I had been forewarned for without any preliminaries he launched himself at me and tried everything except kicking ! ( in fact, I was hard put not to do a bit of kicking myself). However, using our principals of non resistance to the utmost I survived his attacks and he very soon began to puff and slow down . I suddenly realised he must be feeling as I had felt when I first encountered Mr Otani. <br /><br />He attempted another rather frantic onslaught and although, I say it myself, he walked into the best Kata Seoie I have ever performed. The thud as he landed on his back was music to my ears and completely winded him as I didn’t dare attempt to cushion his fall too much in case he wanted to continue. He couldn’t have been very popular as the applause that greeted the throw was quite gratifying. <br /><br />Going home on the 52 bus afterwards I was jubilant over my success. Mr Otani was pleased but tempered my delight by saying – “You were lucky, if he had known a little more the result may have been a little different”. However, he went on, “ If you ever encounter another opponent like that one, get a shime-waza on him quickly and send him to sleep, but, “he laughed” make sure I am nearby to bring him back to life!! <br /><br />Posted on behalf of Sensei Bill Stopps by Henry Ellis<br /><br /><a href="kyu-shin-do.blogspot.com/"> Click for ` KyuShinDo ` </a>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675394029862153744.post-79100540417506838512010-05-29T06:27:00.000-07:002010-06-16T01:11:02.356-07:00Kenshiro Abbe Sensei<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_9-D205TKCtVs0pW2z67J7MZqTv5LmJu6jgooFbSAK3mSiB6N7DnX46A3f58iB-llnaO-gEL_f1NqWuOXzixsR1zO44uDp7vr7IC14DXypTSTMbd8WhAvHpw_AWZUDuyxRQ-nxB0zQE/s1600/Kings_Cross_jc_Abbe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_9-D205TKCtVs0pW2z67J7MZqTv5LmJu6jgooFbSAK3mSiB6N7DnX46A3f58iB-llnaO-gEL_f1NqWuOXzixsR1zO44uDp7vr7IC14DXypTSTMbd8WhAvHpw_AWZUDuyxRQ-nxB0zQE/s200/Kings_Cross_jc_Abbe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481141553471533794" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 1915 ~ 1985. Sensei arrived in the UK in 1955, joining the LJS shortly afterwards joining M Otani Sensei. Together they were to achieve great things with the creation of the BJC ~ BKC ~ BAC ~ IBC. These organisations were reputed at their peak to have a joint membership of some 35,000 members.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /> ************<br /><strong>The British Aikido Board -BAB = Bad @ Budo</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrFKeZMVtH7GdOKmDo-fWRH5ARUhjvsoGibIVc_krVX1IkmV8bQfTvFqFsqF66Me3qllM4p2FxgcyL6SubQzfI9ZKgesRhC7U_LiQVXbX8SA3xejdRNPLLptkNH2qWlXNNyYnYccW7Rk/s1600/sumpy.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrFKeZMVtH7GdOKmDo-fWRH5ARUhjvsoGibIVc_krVX1IkmV8bQfTvFqFsqF66Me3qllM4p2FxgcyL6SubQzfI9ZKgesRhC7U_LiQVXbX8SA3xejdRNPLLptkNH2qWlXNNyYnYccW7Rk/s200/sumpy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483278068513098738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpwAMO5OsXeu_jew6yvtlA5zgOmptIb5YV6fhC_wGblxTMwLDopoqf1BwX5z3F0A-FdOPAzr1eCKEjjHcCk16kBRUI0hKik0ia7gczW8oJZpWf77SlfpntJqGnSs_U9f0dDW5b_FvYY8/s1600/ToniDavies.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 109px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpwAMO5OsXeu_jew6yvtlA5zgOmptIb5YV6fhC_wGblxTMwLDopoqf1BwX5z3F0A-FdOPAzr1eCKEjjHcCk16kBRUI0hKik0ia7gczW8oJZpWf77SlfpntJqGnSs_U9f0dDW5b_FvYY8/s200/ToniDavies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483277682516694418" /></a><br /><br />Photo left: Mr Toni Davies, ex chairman of the BAB stated whilst he was chairman.<br />"" We the British Aikido Board are not the custodians of British Aikido history, and therefore have no interest in the same "" Shameful conduct.<br /><br />Photo right: Mr V Sumpter, the present chairman of the BAB was cordially invited to the " Kenshiro Abbe Sensie 50th Memorial " in 2005. He stated to his executive committee " I refuse to attend this memorial event, if you insist I would rather resign first !! " ..Disgraceful conduct.<br /><br />CLICK BELOW FOR OLDER POSTS</strong>aikihellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17337916264270481553noreply@blogger.com0