This was the first Aikido dojo from the Hut Dojo in 1963 - Aikido Bracknell - Basingstoke - Classes - times.~ Fees ~ Lineage ~ History.~ Maps ~ Ellis Schools of Traditional Aikido`one of the very first schools of Aikido..Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman are the last two pioneers of UK Aikido from its inception in 1955 with the legendry Budoka Kenshiro Abbe & K Williams.
Diplomas - Osensei Ueshiba number 349 - K Abbe - M Nakazono - M Noro - K Chiba - Doshu M Ueshiba.
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Excellent researched and documented video
The Founding of JuJutsu Judo Aikido in the UK.
The BAB Controversy in Brief.
In the year 2000 - the senior British Aikido Board executives conspired and colluded to change the factual documented history of British Aikido, as two of the pioneers of that history, Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman have made every effort to protect the proud lineage and legacy of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from 1955.
The aim of this blog is simply to hope and trust that no other Aikidoka will be treated as disrespectfully as these original pioneers of Aikido were treated by the 2000 BAB executives, whose conduct was beyond shameful as it was corrupt, the BAB were ordered by the executives of `Sport England` to issue Ellis with a written apology.
The then chairman, one Toni Davis, stated " We the British Aikido Board are not the custodians of British Aikido History, we therefore have no interest in same".
Please note;
It should be noted that Ellis and Eastman who were founder members of the BAB, have no dispute or issues with the present day BAB executive board. We sincerely would like to see the BAB become the organisation that we all worked tirelessly to create in its infancy from membership of the MAC to the later creation of the BAB. The MAC meetings were represented on behalf of the BAB by Ms Shirley Timms and Derek Eastman.
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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
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The books authors respectfully acknowledge the many `genuine` Budoka involved in the UK origins of Aikido and other inclusive Martial Arts.
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`
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> " Amazon Books ".
Tuesday 5 April 2022
"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty, and how few by deceit " Noel Coward
The Ellis Schools of Traditional Aikido are in no way associated with the discredited British Aikido Board.
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.
