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Aikido Articles, British Aikido Board - Exposed - Martial Arts Articles and stories.- Articles by Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman - both 6th dan AikiKai Hombu. Direct students of the legendary Budo Master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 1915 - 1985. BAB Controversy, Hut Dojo, Preserving British Aikido history & Lineage for future generations.- - - It only takes the good Aikidoka to stand quietly by, for the fraudulent Plastic Samurai to succeed.- - - New article ``Aikido in MMA`` by Rik Ellis.
Wednesday 1 May 2024
Sunday 18 February 2024
NEW BOOK by AMAZON - CLICK TITLE to VISIT AMAZON
The Long and Winding Road of a Budoka , - Amazon £5-99p
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.
The stories bring to life many of the people from those incredible times, the stories vary from serious to the hilarious .
Ellis Sensei has spent his final years documenting in several Amazon books the history of British Aikido, Including The life of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei -
Henry Ellis a student of K Williams - K Abbe - T Abe - M Nakazono - M Noro - K Chiba - N Tamura - M Harada - T Otani.
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BELOW; The first comment on the new book " The Long and Winding Road of a Budoka,"
Reviewed in the United States on 10 February 2024
Monday 1 January 2024
Click for Video >Rik Ellis - AIKIDO - MMA
British UK1 MMA Light Heavyweight Champion title holder 2012
Rik Ellis ~ Aikido Shodan - Demonstrating.
Uke / Training Partner
Nick ``Head-Hunter`` Chapman . UCMMA Champion
Sunday 5 November 2023
Click here -> British Aikido History Site
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.
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.
Read the recently resurfaced Mutsuro Nakazono letter 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` BAC . This was just months before the arrival of TK Chiba Sensei.
Thursday 14 September 2023
"British Aikido History" the Book.
Wednesday 13 September 2023
New Amazon Book now Available. Cardback £12-95p.
KENSHIRO ABBE SENSEI 1915 - 1985 - The Forgotten Budoka
Published by Amazon 20th - May - 2021
Compiled by the Martial Arts researcher Abdul Rashid.
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.
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 front 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.
The following Amazon Book titles may be of interest to the student and teachers who value the true origins of British Martial Arts. " The Founding of Ju-Jitsu - Judo - Aikido in the United Kingdom " --- " British Aikido History " --- " Kenshiro Abbe Sensei the Forgotten Budoka " --- " Positive Aikido " by Dave Rogers --- " The Life - Giving Sword " the life of K Chiba by Leise Klein.
Tuesday 12 September 2023
New Books Available on Amazon. Cardback £6-85p.
There 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.
There are two books available a black and white copy for £6-95p or the enhanced coloured copy at £29-00.
Monday 11 September 2023
Important new book released by Amazon. Cardback £8-90p.
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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.
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 .
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.
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`.
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.
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.
Quote; " If you tell the truth - You don't need to remember anything." - Mark Twain.
Henry Ellis
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Wednesday 7 December 2022
Excellent researched and documented video
The Founding of JuJutsu Judo Aikido in the UK
Scroll down past the books and video information for the blog content as titled.
NEW VIDEO - A Video for all Budoka
The Founding of JuJitsu - Judo - Aikido in the United Kingdom
CLICK The above YouTube video 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.
Sunday 1 May 2022
"Its discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty, and how few by deceit" ~ Noel Coward
Martial Arts Books by Abdul Rashid & Henry Ellis - Derek Eastman
Friday 11 March 2022
"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty, and how few by deceit " Noel Coward
The British Aikido Board Controversy
The British Aikido Controversy is an incredible factual documented
story of intrigue and fraudulent claims to mislead the BAB membership and the public. The BAB went to extraordinary lengths to change the known and accepted history of British Aikido.
Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman who are both survivors of the pioneering group from the 1950s with Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and Ken Williams Sensei from the once famed " Hut Dojo".
Ellis and Eastman also went to extraordinary lengths to protect our proud history for students of today and long in to the future.
Cover photo Ms Shirley Timms BAB secretary.
Henry Ellis
Saturday 1 January 2022
Wednesday 28 July 2021
The Kenshiro Abbe Era ~ Book Collection.
Visit ``Books on Martial Arts ``
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]
Anecdotes, stories, historic events are vividly brought to life from the incredible 1950s/60s.
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.
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.
The following titles are available from Amazon Martial Arts Books
" The Founding of Ju-Jutsu - Judo -Aikido in the UK " ------ " British Aikido History "
" Kenshiro Abbe the Forgotten Budoka" ---- " Positive Aikido ".
Wednesday 10 March 2021
`Aikido Then and Now ` 1955 - 2018 - by Henry Ellis
`Aikido in MMA` by Rik Ellis
Also Articles on - Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - TK Chiba Sensei - Masamichi Noro Sensei - Masahilo Nakazono Sensei.
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Wednesday 20 January 2016
" If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything " - Mark Twain
The Book ` Positive Aikido ` available on Amazon
Aikido Articles
Aikido - 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 being true Budo, something that very few will ever see or feel again. Read - " Aikido Then and Now - 1955 - 2015
Aikido - Then and Now - 1955 - 2017
Unfortunately for those that know no difference, this claim would appear to add the appearance of some form of credibility and legitimacy, yet, for those that know the truth, they know it is nothing but crusty unadulterated BS .
Just imagine being back at school and the kids collectively 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 and time in a small cupboard for their stupidity in my war time school days.
My teacher - The legendary humble Budo master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 8th dan - only ever used the title of `Sensei ` - yet, since his death in 1985, I often see him referred to as Shihan - Professor - and even Doctor - Abbe Sensei is now referred to as 10th dan - why ?
One Aikido teacher claimed in a newspaper article posted on the internet
I was an dan grade in Aikido before many of of the so-called modern Aikidoka were born - yet, they state " There is no kicking or punching in Aikido " - they should say ` there is no kicking and punching in their tree hugging Aikido `.
With Kenshiro Abbe Sensei, after the warm up session, there was always a 30 min 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, the push-ups were on the back of the wrists with fingers pointing inwards followed by fingers pointing outwards.
This was a group that started with good heart and honest intentions, only to become 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. an organisation that would support the corruption of the true proud history and lineage of British Aikido from 1955, a support that failed miserably, which brought the British Aikido Board in to disrepute slow decline.
Just imagine being back at school and the kids collectively 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 and time in a small cupboard for their stupidity in my war time school days.
My teacher - The legendary humble Budo master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 8th dan - only ever used the title of `Sensei ` - yet, since his death in 1985, I often see him referred to as Shihan - Professor - and even Doctor - Abbe Sensei is now referred to as 10th dan - why ?
I was an dan grade in Aikido before many of of the so-called modern Aikidoka were born - yet, they state " There is no kicking or punching in Aikido " - they should say ` there is no kicking and punching in their tree hugging Aikido `.
With Kenshiro Abbe Sensei, after the warm up session, there was always a 30 min 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, the push-ups were on the back of the wrists with fingers pointing inwards followed by fingers pointing outwards.
This was a group that started with good heart and honest intentions, only to become 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. an organisation that would support the corruption of the true proud history and lineage of British Aikido from 1955, a support that failed miserably, which brought the British Aikido Board in to disrepute slow decline.
AIKIDO in MMA
Article by Rik `hammer`EllisUK1 MMA Light Heavy Weight Champion 2012
MMA / Aikido - Cage Fighter
I am often asked " Can Aikido techniques be truly effective in MMA ?" - My answer is always the same "YES" - First you need the spirit and courage to apply them. I am trying not to be disrespectful here, but to be honest I have rarely seen an Aikidoka that could adapt themselves to MMA.
Right ` The Unbendable Fingernail `
Left: ` The Ki Finger fails against an un-harmonious attack.
I intend to start visiting a few more aikido dojos as I travel around.
Most Aikidoka lack the fighting spirit as Kenshiro Abbe Sensei effectively taught in the 1950s - The spirit of which I was fortunate to inherit from my father.
Kenshiro Abbe Sensei
Founder of KyuShinDo
1959 - It was late evening as Kenshiro Abbe Sensei left the Sandwich Street dojo in the King Cross area of London.
Sensei was just a few minutes ahead of the following students.
For a moment the yobs looked at each other a bit bemused, the leader spoke up again demanding “ Kick yer wallet over ere mate or else “ – Abbe Sensei calmly replied “ No ! – I am prepared to die for my wallet – are you ? “ – with that the yobs again looked at each other, unsure what to make of this man. Without speaking they all took a few steps backwards, with a few defiant words of abuse they bravely retreated into the night.
“ No matter your pretence – you are what you are, nothing more “Aikido during the last thirty years or so has gradually degraded from a martial art into little more than an art.
The inception of Aikido to the UK in 1955 by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei was the style of Traditional Aikido which consisted of hard physical training with kicking and punching as an integral part of its core spirit and strength, running was also included, along with push-ups on the backs of the wrists depending on grade of between ten to two hundred each session.
In modern Aikido there is little sign left of that fighting spirit as the martial aspect has given way to what they call `Aiki love` hard exercise is a thing of the past, giving way to nothing more than jumping up and down on the spot and flapping their arms up and down like a demented pigeon
Kenshiro Abbe Memorial Event - Crystal Palace London. 2005
with my father Henry Ellis.
Much to the irritation of many in the Aikido community I am the only professional MMA - Aikido / Cage fighter in the UK with a serious background in Traditional Aikido.
Modern Aikido receives a great deal of criticism from the public, more so from fellow martial artists, the ridicule is most often totally justified.
I too have been vilified by some in the Aikido community for my involvement in MMA, coming from the safety of their computers and pseudonyms, as it has been with my father I have never had a visit or a challenge.
My Aikido is with the ` Ellis Schools of Traditional Aikido`. I train MMA with ex-champion Suleman Raja of the `Prize Fighters Gym` Farnborough.
My fight conditioning is with the `Fight Science Gym` Aldershot with Nick head-hunter Chapman. I am a dan grade in Traditional Aikido.
Steven Seagal Sensei
There is a very interesting Steven Seagal video on the "Ellis Video Blog" - Click - Steven Seagal
The question is " an aikidoka who has done strong practical aikido, can also do dancing aikido ----- the student who has only done dancing aikido cannot do practical aikido ".
There has been a great deal of interest in the transference of Aikido technique and movement into MMA with the influence of the action movie actor Steven Segal sharing his knowledge with Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida. Seagal with his strong off screen dynamic style of Aikido, a style which is very similar to that taught to me by my father Henry Ellis 6th dan AikiKai, the last of the original UK Aikido pioneers from its inception the 1950s, my father is a direct student of the legendary Budo master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from 1957.
I admire the Aikido of Steven Seagal as seen in his early training videos showing his positive style of traditional Aikido which is little different to what he . Actually demonstrates in his movies. Seagal Sensei is a man who shows Aikido to be a martial art, there are many in the Aikido community that do not approve of Seagal’s powerful tight body control techniques. As opposed to the greatly exaggerated flowing dance like movement we see today. Many students of modern Aikido have a pseudo religious approach to their half hearted training, they claim that Seagal portrays Aikido in a violent light, whilst they portray an art of peace.
Vaporised Aikido
My father met with T K Chiba Shihan for a pub lunch recently, Sensei said to my father “ Most Aikido clubs are little more than social clubs “. He also said how saddened he was to see how modern Aikido has been watered down, my father replied “ Sensei, Aikido is no longer watered down, it is vaporised ! “.
Kicking & Punching in Aikido
I began my Aikido training at five years of age with my father both at home and in the junior section of my
fathers dojo at the ` Ellis Schools of Traditional Aikido`.
My father taught me the art of 'Traditional Aikido' as it was taught to him by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei in the 1950s and 60s. From an early age kicking and punching was an integral part of my Aikido training as it continues to this day.
Modern misguided Aikidoka say " there is no kicking or punching in Aikido! " Believe me, there is in my fathers Aikido as taught by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei ( See my photos and fight videos ).
I don’t see Aikido !
These same sad people bleat on my MMA video comments, " I don't see Aikido." The reason they don't see Aikido is because they are looking for their own stylised choreographed dojo Aikido where two people are harmonising with each other. In MMA my opponent has no intention of harmonising with me.
Anyone who has had to use Aikido in a truly hostile situation as I have, will tell you that it looked nothing like the Aikido training in the dojo, one needs to be able to adapt him / herself and their technique to any situation that arises. For me, my Aikido is in my mind and my body. Most Aikidoka work together so softly and caringly they could qualify for a spot on the popular TV show ` Come Dancing `..
The Need to Adapt
I make no pretence of offering myself on a plate to my opponent / assailant with a normal stylised Aikido defence posture, the biggest mistake one can make in the cage or street is to offer your opponent your leading leg or arm, you will be down before you know what has happened, and all their Aiki love will be pounded out of them. ( welcome to the real world ).
Most students of Aikido have their favourite uke ( student ) to practise with, that goes a big step further with senior teachers who travel across country or even abroad, they will take their personal uke with them, WHY ? My father when taking a seminar in the UK or abroad would use as many different students as possible. My father told me that when the Doshu Kisshomura Ueshiba came to Britain many years ago , he insisted that he must have his personal assistant with him, this came at some great additional expense to the organisers, yet there were many high grade teachers on the seminar who were quite capable of taking ukemi ( break falls ) from the Doshu. ( Doshu: world head of AikiKai Hombu Aikido ).
Aikido - Ego and the Birth of the Plastic Samurai
Make no mistake, I respect Aikido and its principals. I do not respect the people who over the years with their inflated grades and ego's, they have tried to change what was once a respected martial art into some quasi religion to suit their own inadequacy or needs and purposes. These people use this BS to avoid a real situation or a conflict where they may one day need to apply some of the vaporised BS they have been harmonising and teaching for years. If a student like myself have a strong spirit they are often condemned as having ` a fighting mind `.
I believe it was Confucius that said
“ You build your house or dojo with bullshit it will eventually all fall in on you “.
Gladiatorial - As real as it gets.
Your opponent in the cage is for real, he is more real than your street assailant, the difference being, the MMA guy is a professional fighter who has no intention of trying to harmonise with you. You will not see me turn my back on my opponent, I will, and do, apply wrist locks and arm bars, but you will not see any large circular movements, if you open your closed Aikido mind to some reality, you may just see a fighter who is "very" relaxed before and during each fight. Look a little closer, you may just see some very condensed body contact techniques - irmi nage or an irimi tenkan to put my opponent into or off the cage wall.
Effective transferable technique
In ground work training I have often submitted my opponents with Kotegaesh ~ Nikkyo and Sankyo very effectively. My father, who came from Judo to Aikido, says that the best of the early Aikido masters came from Judo, such as Kenshiro Abbe, Tadsashi Abe, Masahilo Nakazono, Kazuo Chiba, the first British student of Aikido was Ken Williams Sensei who was a 3rd dan Judoka! These teachers knew how to apply their bodies to maximum effect in close contact with tight techniques. Judo is one of the basic foundations for MMA.
Ring a Ring a Rosies
I often read of Aikido students who actually believe that their pure mind and body will help them in a real `street situation' they are going to be sadly disappointed. Don’t believe me ?, just wait, whether they want it or not, trouble is never too far away in this day and age. If you are a student of Ki Aikido don't wait around for your assailants to fall down before you touch them, they don’t know they are supposed to do that ! And please, don't tell your street opponent that Aiki is love, when you wake up you will realise what a really stupid mistake you made.
Hug a Tree Today
Sadly Aikido now attracts so many of the tree hugging types, with Aikido to music, the idiotic bizarre examples of Aikido movement demonstrated with multi coloured ribbons complete with flashing strobe tube lights complete with music. Ki Aikido students being taught to breath through their toes. Ki students trying to knock apples off each others heads with the power of their Ki. They believe their fantasy technique is real, claiming " The first duty of an Aikidoka is to protect their attacker ", your first duty is to protect yourself, make sure your opponent does not get up and attack you again .are these people really so deluded as to believe they can totally control and dominate the outcome of any hostile situation ?.
I find it embarrassing to watch the ` no touch ` throws that are only effective on their own students, It is strange that in the early days we simply had ` Aikido ` until Koichi Tohei broke away from Osensei Ueshiba creating his own style of Aikido ` Ki Aikido ` . Ki has always been an integral part of AI-KI-DO.
Quote by Gozo Shihoda
Gozo Shioda Sensei summed this issue up with the following statement, reflecting what I said earlier about lack of spirited training.Gozo Shioda, [Quote:]
Today’s aikido is so dimensionless. It’s hollow, empty on the inside. People try to reach the highest levels without even paying their dues. That’s why it seems so much like a dance these days. You have to master the very basics solidly, with your body, and then proceed to develop to the higher levels…. Now we see nothing but copying or imitation without any grasp of the real thing…. [Unquote]
My father has said many times that he would never have studied the Aikido that he sees being offered today. Aikido is a "martial" art and should be protected from the Plastic Samurai.
My father would say “
Do not come to me looking for spirituality – get that from your local church. Do not come here expecting me to make you a better person – that was the chore of your parents and school teachers. If it’s the mystical you are after, see Houdini. I am here to teach you the martial art of Aikido.”
The Samurai spirit is all but gone.
I have added the following message with my father’s permission, an extract from an email from my father’s friend Jiro Nakazono Sensei the son of my fathers teacher Masahilo Nakazono Shihan.I am 60; though I was too young to be a part of the "Pioneer Generation" of European Aikido, I lived right next to the warriors who at each demonstration they gave invited any challenger on the mat from the public.
When my father was invited to the Foreign Legion in Marseilles with Tadashi Abe sensei, they were met with two big soldiers hiding behind both side of the door with Baseball Bats... They were true Martial Artists, and their students were aspiring to follow their footsteps. Some did, and some chose a more civilised way, which is today's Aikido.
I met Henry Ellis sensei on the mat for the first time in 2007, I believe he was over 70, and he gave me a Nikyo I felt for 4 months afterwards. It was a completely different generation.
Jiro Nakazono ( 45 years in Aikido).
Rik Ellis
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Article " Is Aikido a Martial Art ? " - Click > Is Aikido a Martial Art ?
Kenshiro Abbe ~ ~ Masahilo Nakazono ~ ~ Masamichi Noro ~ ~ Kazuo Chiba
Henry Ellis 6th dan AikiKai Hombu - Co-author of "Positive Aikido". Relates stories of direct training with the early Budo Masters from 1957 _______4 Articles - featuring 1st Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - 2nd Masahilo Nakazono - 3rd Masamichi Noro - 4th TK Chiba_______
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2nd - Article: Masahilo Nakazono ______”A Man of Peace and Pieces”______
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3rd - Article: Masamichi Noro ______The White Tornado__
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4th - Article: Kazuo Chiba ______Two Handsome Young Men___Click here - "Two Handsome Young Men"
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Monday 28 September 2015
" It Only Takes the Good Aikidoka to Stand Quietly By - For the Fraudulent Plastic Samurai to Succeed ". Henry Ellis
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Aikido in MMA by Rik Ellis a student of Aikido from the age of five years with his father Henry Ellis Shihan.
Rik Ellis is the UK1 MMA light heavy weight champion 2012 .
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"The Aikido I knew and learned with Osensei was Budo. Since my return to Japan, I realize that what we teach today has nothing to do with this martial art.
What remains of this art inherited from Samurai, which was formed by the founder for men. Today, it is a sport of women ! " Tadashi Abe Sensei
Tadashi Abe Sensei began his Aikido study with Osensei in 1942, he was the first official AikiKai representative to Europe.
Right: Tadashi Abe Sensei and Kenshiro Abbe Sensei.
Tadashi Abe Sensei visited the UK in 1958 at the invitation of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei, he would make several visits before the arrival of Mutsuro Nakazono Sensei in 1961 and Masamichi Noro Sensei in 1962.
Deludo
If only Tadashi Abe Sensei could see senior Aikidoka today - throwing with a nod of the head - no touch throws - breathing through their toes - Aikido Ribbon Dancing - Freezing students - Music in the Dojo - Ki Blasts / Rest in Peace - Tadashi Abe Sensei.
Abe Sensei was a hard man in every way, he was small but powerful and dynamic. During the second world war he had trained and qualified as a one man suicide pilot of a ` Kaiten ` ( Return to the Sky ) submarine, which in reality was a glorified torpedo. TK Chiba Sensei personally told me that Abe Sensei was his hero and he told me how Abe Sensei was in preparation to go into action with the Kaiten when the war suddenly ended - Chiba Sensei said that Abe Sensei felt to the day he died that fate had cheated him of his destiny to die for his Emperor and Japan.
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1959/60 - Kenshiro Abbe Sensei would often call in to the Hut Dojo in his suit, kick off his shoes and come on the mat to teach. Here he is teaching irimi, he would insist that you do not just `enter` your opponent - you walk through them - Henry Ellis centre of group - Henry again with uke Derek Eastman. In those early days there were no names for the many techniques, Abbe Sensei would simply say "necessary this action " , to be honest this worked just fine,
Abbe Sensei often taught with the use of a Shinai, a tap on the offending body part was a clear indication where the problem was. Abbe Sensei would say " my English not good, Shinai speak fluently ".