British Aikido Board - - BAB - Exposed - Protecting our legacy & history from the BAB.

British Aikido Board - BAB = Bad at Budo - Ellis Aikido not associated with discredited org - We offer UK Aikidoka - public - BAB members - a seat in the home of Ms Timms, the BAB sec - where the exec meetings are held. Read the secret discussions as exposed by ex-BAB executive - discussions that were never entered in to the official B A B meeting minutes - The BAB embrace & approve Jack Poole more self graded 6th - 7th and 8th dans. Order your dan grade cert for Xmas now.

Monday 7 December 2009

British Aikido Board

This Blogsite is intended to inform the British Aikidoka of the conduct of its governing body the " British Aikido Board ". We will add the latest news. We will also offer our visitors articles on the past conduct of the BAB and the devious behind the scenes intrigue of the executive members.

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The Betrayal of British Aikido History

Click photo for expose on ` Martial Arts Encyclopedia ` - [accessed over 195,000 times] Mr Jack Poole and the British Aikido Board conspired to change not only the legacy left by the late Budo Master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei but also the UK history of Karate - Kendo and Judo - This fraudulent conduct is also exposed on the following blogs ```British Aikido Board Exposed Blog ``` - - ``` Jack Poole Aikido Controversy Blog ``- What makes this whole disgraceful story of fraud and deceit of genuine Aikidoka of today and in the future, is the amount of people who despite the `proven facts ` were prepared to attempt to support not only Mr Poole but also the disgusting sham - maybe it was simply misguided loyalty - or maybe it was to protect their dubious grades ? - or perhaps it is both ?

British Aikido History the Book - Amazon release March 8th 2021

"British Aikido History" This new book tells the history of Aikido from its 1955 earliest UK origins, old photos - stories - anecdotes - interviews - This book by two of the last surviving pioneers Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman, their personal stories and reminiscences will give the reader a taste of the atmosphere of those days when Aikido was virtually unknown to the western world.

`British Aikido History ` available from March 8th 2021 on Amazon. The book is published in two versions, Black and white - cost; £6-35p - USA $7-65 or the coloured version cost £27-31p.

Click Pic - Visit Amazon "Look Inside" for free preview.

New Book " Founding of JuJutsu - Judo & Aikido in the UK "

I am pleased to inform all genuine students of the martial arts of two new books released by ``Amazon Publishing ` 28th August 2020 . Click link:

Founding of JuJutsu - Judo & Aikido in the UK

From 1870 to 1970. The book is co-authored by A Rashid - H Ellis and D Eastman.

This is a thoroughly researched book with many great stories and items of interest. The book is published by ` Amazon Publishing ` ISBN 9798675233212.... £3-83p

New: T K Chiba " The Life-Giving Sword "

TK Chiba Book now available on Amazon."The Life - Giving Sword "by Liese Klein.

For more information please visit the new

`Kazuo Chiba Shihan Blog ` Kazuo Chiba Shihan

K Abbe - M Nakazono - M Noro - K Chiba

AikiWeb Articles - " It Had to be Felt "

True stories of first hand training with the early masters.

TK Chiba Shihan.

" There we were -Two Handsome Young Men "

Henry Ellis Shihan co-author of " Positive Aikido " - a direct student of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei tells of his early days as personal assistant and student to Ken Williams Sensei 1957 - 1967 and assistant to TK Chiba Shihan from 1967 - 1972.

Click here > Two Handsome Young Men

[ Over 16,000 reads ]

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AikiWeb Articles - " It Had to be Felt "

Masamichi Noro Sensei .

True story - The White Tornado `

Henry Ellis tells of the early training with M Noro Sensei.

Click here - The White Tornado.

[ Over 5,500 reads ]

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AikiWeb Articles - " It Had to be Felt "

Kenshiro Abbe Sensei.

True story " Trying to Catch The Wind "

Henry Ellis tells of the early training with the legendary Budo Master Kenshiro Abbe.

Click here " Trying to Catch the Wind "

[ Over 8,500 reads ]

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AikiWeb Articles - " It Had to be Felt "

Mutsuro `Masahilo ` Nakazono Sensei

Henry Ellis tells of his time with the first Japanese Aikido master invited to the UK by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei.

Click here for " A Man of Peace and Pieces ".

[ Over 6,500 reads.

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Martial Arts Encyclopedia.

Jack Poole and the British Aikido Board Controversy.

This is now a part of UK Aikido recorded shameful history.

Click here for `Martial Arts Encyclopedia`

Over 195,000 reads.

BAB - No Respect for UK Aikido History & Lineage

Derek Eastman Sensei attempted to raise the question of the British Aikido Board's collusion and deceit with its support for Mr Jack Poole, with reference to his documented fraudulent claims to a bizarre Budo history and lineage, held at the annual `BAB General Meeting` - a bizarre claim if believed would change the true factual documented history of UK Aikido forever.

Toni Davis the then inept BAB chairman made the following shameful statement.

"We the British Aikido Board are not the custodians of British Aikido History, and therefore have no interest in the same ".

Despite knowing, and ignoring the truth about Mr Poole, the BAB then presented Mr Poole to the Mayor of Birminghan - the general public, and the deceived BAB membership as a pioneer of British Aikido.

`Positive Aikido` a perfect `Traditional` Gift

Available on Amazon USA & UK - Positive Aikido a true story of Traditional Aikido from its 1950s UK origins with the Budo legend Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. The book written by direct students Henry Ellis Shihan and Derek Eastman Shihan authored by senior USA news editor and student Dave Rogers Sensei. If you are looking for a factual traditional experience ? then this book is for you, then again, if your choice is fantasy Aikido, such as floating around the universe with a touch of magic Ki ? be warned this book is not for you, keep your money or put your money in a charity box. Happy reading – regards Henry Ellis

Henry Ellis Shihan - Site Admin

Click image to visit the ` Aikido Controversy Website ` - Henry Ellis a direct student of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from the 1950s - Diploma's signed by OSensei M Ueshiba (2) - Doshu M Ueshiba - K Abbe - M Nakazono - TK Chiba - Ellis one of the original early pioneers of British Aikido - Ellis Sensei has been dedicated to protecting and preserving the true history and lineage of UK Aikido since its inception by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei in 1955 - and its promotion throughout the UK by Ken Williams Sensei and his dan grades - The British Aikido Board are guilty of attempting to corrupt the proud history and lineage - The whole disgraceful story is detailed on this site.- - - Two of the largest organisations within the British Aikido Board have now resigned from the BAB - The ` Joint Aikikai Council ` [JAC ] and the ` British Aikido Association ` [BAA] to pursue their respective affiliations with their HQ's Japan - This now means the BAB have lost approx 50% of it membership - with the majority of the BAB remaining members being selfgraded and self titled.- - - Of course all self appointed grades and titles are given the BAB seal of approval.

British Aikido Board Exposed & H Ellis

Prior to the year 2000

Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman were quietly teaching in their UK and USA dojo's.

2000 - They were unaware the BAB were cunningly `creating ` it's own pioneer of British Aikido, despite the BAB fully knowing their actions were deceitful to its membership and the general public - more importantly the memory of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - also the true UK Aikido pioneers - And of course Sport England ( Now UK Sport ) .

As soon as Henry Ellis became aware of the planned insult to the true pioneers of UK Aikido - he advised the BAB their crass claims were fraudulent ( deceitful ) their `new hero` a Mr Jack Poole was actually a below average immediate ex - beginner student of Mr Ellis, at his Slough Dojo in 1968.

Mr Poole later claimed to have studied in France with Tadashi Abe Sensei in 1951/2 - This was totally denied by Pierre Chassange Sensei the first student and personal aide to Tadashi Abe Sensei from his arrival in France in 1952.

Non the less, the BAB were determined to promote their `Man of Budo` at the BAB National Aikido Course 2000.

The BAB were not prepared to allow facts to get in the way of the promotion of their new hero, the BAB refused to discuss - accept- view - listen - as they ignored all of the documented facts offered to them, they flatly refused to view the abundance of documentation - photos - videos - witness statements offered by Henry Ellis.

Ms Shirley Timms the BAB secretary, threatened that Henry Ellis would never again be invited to teach at a BAB National Course - Ellis was grateful for that .

Ralph Reynolds Sensei, the then BAB vice chairman, advised Henry Ellis that Mr Poole and his group of instructors and associated clubs had threatened the BAB, if Mr Poole was not included in the award ceremony, they would `all` boycott the 2000 national seminar, they would also jointly consider leaving the BAB in protest.

The cowardly BAB caved in to these threats.

It was then, and only then, Ellis and Eastman decided to offer the `true` history of British Aikido, making available their proven history - memories - photos - videos - witness statements,

supported by -

TK Chiba Shihan - - R Otani Sensei, President of the BJC - - H Otani ex secretary BJC - - A Davies Hanshi, President Bushido Za Zen Society - - Ex senior BAB Communications Executive - - A senior serving Detective with the London Metropolitan Police - - Sensei W `Bill` Stopps, personal aide from 1947 to 1977 to Matsutaro Otani Sensei. - - W `Bill` Woods Sensei, personal aide to Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. - - Pierre Chassange Sensei.- - Gerry Gyngell Sensei BJC Judo Champion for 3 years.
Along with many old students, and others, too many to list.

Henry Ellis was prepared to close down his controversy websites - until - he learned that the BAB secretary Ms Shirley Timms and the inept chairman Mr Toni Davies were slandering his good name.

It now became necessary to Expose the Conduct of the discredited British Aikido Board .

" Of course it is the same old story - Truth usually is the same old story " Margaret Thatcher.

Henry Ellis admin

British Aikido Board Executive Fund

Click image - British Aikido Board Membership Funds - £150,000 - If you are a member of the BAB ? - this is `YOUR` money !! - - The BAB was created and developed over some 25 years by its founding members, who were all willing ``unpaid volunteers `` building the B A B - This was until 2002 with the appointment of Mr Vincent Sumpter the then new chairman - The BAB had way in excess of £150,000 in the bank of members money - Apart from a rather dismal and poorly attended annual seminar, they did very little with the money for the members - and what they did do everything had a fee attached to it, there would soon follow an executive share out of members money, handed out annually to each executive under the cover name of an ``honorarium " [ or gift ] initially, starting with the sum of £1,000 for each executive per annum [ this may well have increased substantially over recent years ? ] The `gift ` comes at a cost of approx £10,000 each year of members money ( over the years possibly in excess of £100,000 to date ? ) If you are a member of the BAB ? This is YOUR MONEY - - The `honorarium` is tax free - the BAB pay the due tax with your money which is another 20% per executive.

Jack Poole 3rd dan Kodokan Judo

Important note;

Apologies to Mick Poole Sensei and family members.

The very highly respected late Jack Poole 3rd dan Kodokan Judoka of the Shanghai Police (died 1982 - R.I.P ) is in no way associated with the Jack Poole of Aikido infamy, as exposed on this website.

It may be no surprise, or coincidence, that `Aikido Jack’s` false claims in the year 2000 to be a third dan in Judo in the early 1950s ?, may well be as a result of him using the rank and prestige of his respected deceased namesake ?, this has been suggested to me several times by senior Judoka.

After all, `Aikido Jack` has used and abused so many deceased Budo masters in his bizarre claims and biography.
[ Such as;
Osensei Ueshiba - Tadashi Abe Sensei - Matsutaro Otani Sensei - Tommio Otani Sensei - all documented ]
Jack Poole Aikido Controversy -> `Jack Poole Aikido Controversy `.

Henry Ellis admin

British Aikido Board Approved 9th dan

I have just received an email stating that we now have the first British Aikido Board approved 9th dan ?

Congratulations are in order to the BAB - we now wait for the following gush of BAB approved 8th dan Shihans.
Will the BAB soon follow the Bujinkan system of grading up to 15th dan ?

I have only ever previously met one genuine 9th dan, that was in 1963 when the great Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 8th dan introduced us to `Shoji Hamano Sensei` 9th dan Kodokan Judo at the Grange Farm Summer School.

When will the BAB approve the first UK 10th dan ???
Christmas is only 8 weeks away, don't forget to go to the BAB website and download the BAB approved dan grade diploma of your choice.

R.I.P Kenshiro Abbe Sensei.

Henry Ellis admin.

I Know Jack Poole !

Below is an email recently received from a Mr Gilmartin who was student when Mr Poole was a beginner in 1968....
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 6:47

PMSubject: History From Slough And Bracknell Dojos.
Attention: Sensei Henry Ellis Sensei –

My name is Gilmartin, I was one of your students at Slough and Bracknell Sports Centre dojos. I was Mr. Goodwin’s assistant, while John Berloth was yours.I have just become aware of the bewildering tale of Jack Poole. Your account of the facts tally’s precisely with my memory of that period. I can only conclude that poor Jack has suffered a mental breakdown of some nature and lives in a delusion.Congratulations on your success, my years as a student of yours count among the best of my life.

Roger Gilmartin 3rd Kyu.

Henry Ellis Site Admin

One may well ask - why the - BAB – Mr Poole - controversy continues to this day ? The simple answer is the original problems that created the controversy are unchanged. – Mr Poole and the BAB have never apologised for the lies – deceit - along with the crass conduct they have displayed over the years. – To this day Mr Poole is recognised by the governing body of UK Aikido as a pioneer of British Aikido – Despite the undisputed facts Mr Poole was proudly presented with an award by the shameless BAB.

The BAB in its Wisdom

To be a BAB member association the applicants would need a minimum of 100 members. If an applicant had less than 100 members they would be required to affiliate with a member association. In its often unfathomable wisdom the BAB reduced the number to 30, which is little more that the size of an average dojo. This has caused many to break from their affiliation therefore creating many more associations with no increase in members. Now a dojo can be an association - you could not make it up - only the BAB could.

Henry Ellis

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Henry Ellis - born in Concrete Cottages in 1936. Co-author of 7 published books. My journey from Concrete to the Royal Albert Hall - Crystal Palace - Television - BBC World Radio, London Japanese Embassy, International magazine articles, I had so many incredible achievements, I would always say to my self "not bad for a kid from Concrete". I began Judo in 1956 - Aikido in 1957 with Ken Williams Sensei and Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. Over the years I have assisted K Williams - Kenshiro Abbe - Mutsuro Nakazono - Masamichi Noro - TK Chiba -

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