Is Aikido a Martial Art 

In the early 1950s Kenshiro Abbe Sensei introduced the martial art of `Traditional Aikido`to the UK.

It was a very positive style of Aikido. Only the disciplined and determined would train in this hard style, then in the 60s came Ki Aikido, the people who didn't like hard physical training and enjoyed a more social club atmosphere were attracted to what some would describe as a form of Yoga or Tai Che. Henry Ellis when asked the difference between Traditional and Ki Aikido he replied " The Ki people always carry a set of wrist bandages in their training bag in case they meet someone from a traditional school" I had the rare opportunity to spend many hours over a period of time to interview Henry Ellis a 1950s direct student of Kenshiro Abbe and personal assistant to Kazuo Chiba. The book " Is Aikido a Martial Art ? " is now on sale at `Amazon Books`.  Yours in Budo - Co-author Abdul Rashid.

 

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The Founding of JuJutsu Judo Aikido in the UK

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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.

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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` - `KenshiroThe books authors respectfully acknowledge the many `genuine` Budoka involved in the UK origins of Aikido and other inclusive  Martial Arts. 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 ".

  " It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty, and how few by deceit " - - - Noel Coward.

                                                                  

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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.

Author: Abdul Rashid. 

2022 Release - Amazon - £7-99p.

Cover photo Henry Ellis and son Rik.