Friday, 6 August 2021

British Aikido History - Acknowledgements

The new book `` British Aikido History ``  tells the true history of the birth of Aikido in the UK.  The book pays credit to many people who in their various  ways contributed to the earliest promotion of Aikido, and just as importantly, pays gratitude to those that supported and protected the amazing legacy of what was an incredible era.

Acknowledgments to the following UK Sensei's .

Ken Williams - Dave Williams - Eric Dollimore - Haydn Foster - Lennie Ballard - Peter Dowden - John Caldwell - Andy Allen - Hamish McFarlane - Ron James - Ron Russel - George Stavro - Les White - Jon Stokoe  - BJC Judoka - Clive McDonald - Gwynn Jones - David Humm . - Fred Wainwright - Ken Cottier - Ralph Reynolds - Reg Bleakman - Tom Weir - William Coyle - Joe Curran - Tomio Otani - Robin Otani, [ USA - Jei Nakazono - Leise Klein ] - and so many more worthy of a mention in the book.

Many of the above are sadly no longer with us - we remember them, may they rest in peace.

The Kenshiro Abbe Era ~ Book Collection.

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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 Judoka and Aikidoka involved in the early days, they should  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 ".    

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The British Aikido Lineage Tree

The British Aikido Lineage Tree
British Aikido Lineage comes directly from OSensei Ueshiba by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei to the UK in 1955..Photos in decending order are: OSensei ~ Kenshiro Abbe ~ K Williams ~ L- E Dollimore. R- D Williams- below - L- H Ellis -R - H Foster..below L to R - L Ballard - P Dowden -D Eastman - T Jones - R Reynolds...below the first Japanese teachers in order - M Nakazono - T Abe - M Noro - TK Chiba..The Lineage tree shows all the early teachers both British and Japanese. Click ~ British Aikido History site.

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