British Aikido Board - Jack Poole Aikido BAB Controversy
British Aikido Board - BAB Exposed controversy & Jack Poole Aikido - UK Shinwakai Aikido Slough Windsor. The BAB collusion to alter the history of UK Aikido-Judo- Karate-Kendo. This factual documented blog highlights a disgraceful episode in the history of British Budo..along with the shameless people associated with them. UK Budo lineage. protect the truth for future generations. Henry Ellis - Dip: Osensei M Ueshiba Dip:349 ~ K Abbe ~ M Nakazono ~ TK Chiba ~ Doshu M Ueshiba..
Monday, 5 January 2026
Welcome to the home of the " Ellis Schools of Traditional Aikido "
Both Derek Eastman and Henry Ellis are the last two of the original 1950s pioneering students of Traditional Aikido Training in Aikido, as it was introduced and taught by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from 1955 - Yes ! - there was/is kicking and punching in Abbe's style of true Traditional Aikido .
Many of the early Aikido dan grades worked as doormen on London night clubs. anyone practicing ``Wokiodo ` couldn't do any of that. The Hut Dojo`wasn't called the Hell Dojo for nothing.
Both Ellis and Eastman have spent much of their final years working to preserve the legacy left in our care by the legendary Kenshiro Abbe.
There are some devious people in the world of Aikido, ones that have attempted to change our proud documented lineage, it is with the aid of the internet - Teaching - writing books - articles - YT videos - we have been able to spread the truth for the future generations to follow.
Henry Ellis is the only UK student to have his dan grade diploma's signed by ` Kenshiro Abbe Sensei -` Morihei Ueshiba (1st & 2nd dan - Moriteru Ueshiba ( shihan ) - Mutsuru Nakazono - Kazuo Chiba.
Henry Ellis the last survivor of the original first group of five Aikido pioneering students and dan grades of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from the 1950s.
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.
This is a short, easy to read book. It's interesting reading about Henry Ellis & his path through budo. I was originally just going to put it on a shelf with the rest of my collection but I decided to read the first page & couldn't put it down. I wasn't expecting it to keep my attention the way it did but I'm glad I ordered i
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.
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Important new book released by Amazon. In card-back £8-90p.
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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Tuesday, 12 September 2023
New Books Available on Amazon. In card-back £6-85p.
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Founding of JuJutsu-Judo-Aikido in the United Kingdom`
There are many books on Martial Arts - it is our intention to offer a selection of only the best researched books available.- Abdul Rashid the martial arts researcher has worked tirelessly to research the very origins of the evolution of martial arts in Britain from the 18th century prior to the arrival of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei in 1955 and the everlasting influence left by Abbe Sensei [1915 - 1985 ].
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.
"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty, and how few by deceit " Noel Coward
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Book price £6 - 64p.
This book acknowledges the many British Aikidoka and Japanese Budoka that Ellis and Eastman met along their journey to promote the little known martial art of Aikido. from a time when the Hut Dojo was the only Aikido dojo in the UK - There is now an Aikido dojo in almost every town and city.
Click image to enlarge or click image in R/H column to go straight to the Amazon book page for [Look Inside] a free preview. The book " British Aikido History " this is the story of the last of the original pioneers still involved in the promotion of the true history for future generations. There are many old photos from the 1950s/60s. There are acknowledgments to those that have helped to protect and preserve our origins from the era of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from 1955.The book is 311 pages of stories - interviews -anecdotes - history - and much more - Please visit the free preview to see what this book has to offer. Over the years I have been asked many times `what was it like to study directly under Kenshiro Abbe Sensei?`, this book will give the reader a taste of that era, a time when Aikido was a martial art and the people who trained were martial artists in the truest sense of the term. Sadly, so many of the Japanese and British early pioneers of Aikido are no longer with us, we will remember as we pay our respects to them, may they rest in peace. The book was published by Amazon on the 7th of March 2021 - Cost B/W £6-35p or colour version £27-00.
New Amazon Book now Available. In card-back £12-95p.
KENSHIRO ABBE SENSEI 1915 - 1985 - The Forgotten Budoka
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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.
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
The British Aikido Board - Exposed - Blog
This website is dedicated to preserving and protecting the valuable lineage and legacy of British Aikido history from its introduction to the UK in 1955.
There are only two surviving original pioneers alive and still involved in documenting those amazing early days. It has been a worthwhile struggle against organisations and people who have tried to corrupt that history. Those early days when a person would never ever consider elevating their grade to even 5th Kyu (yellow belt) We live in shameless times when people grade themselves higher than Abbe Sensei - Masahilo Nakazono - Kazuo Chiba and other deceased Budo masters. many with the approval and acceptance of the British Aikido Board.
Excellent researched and documented video.
``The Founding of JuJutsu Judo Aikido in the UK``.
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
The 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.
Blog Admin; Henry Ellis.
Scroll down past the books and video information for the blog content as titled.
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 ".
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
"It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty, and how few by deceit " Noel Coward
The Content published on this site is 100% factual - legally filed and documented
NEW " The British Aikido Board Controversy " The Book.
The preparation and publishing of the above titled book will soon be completed. The book will fully expose the behind the scenes intrigue, conduct and deceit of the many individuals involved, including the BAB secretary Ms Timms - then chairmen Toni Davis - chairman Vince Sumpter - Jack Poole and so many other totally shameless individuals . The BAB must never again be allowed to treat its members with such disregard and disrespect. Every detail of this book is documented facts and beyond legal dispute. It should be noted that not one of the original pioneers of Kenshiro Abbe's era are members of this discredited organisation.
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 equally extraordinary lengths to protect our proud history for students of today and long in to the future.
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.
Wednesday, 28 July 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.
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 "
Click Poster to Enlarge. “It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty,and how few by deceit”. Noel Coward.
Year 2000 - Henry Ellis challenged the collusion between the British Aikido Board and one Jack Poole, Ellis requested an explaination, why was Mr Poole being awarded a BAB pioneer celebtaion award of a Samurai statuette ? Mr Poole wasn't even named on the event programme, ( see event programme below). Mr Poole was one of Ellis's beginner students in 1968, yet, here he was now standing next to his teacher Ellis, claiming to be a pioneer of British Aikido History from 1951. Ellis demanded the BAB show proof of Mr Pooles bizarre claimes to have started Aikido in 1951 with Tadashi Abe in France, this claim was totally destroyed by Pierre Chassang Sensei, personal aide/assistant to Tadashi Abe Sensei from 1950. Chassange Sensei stated " There were no English students with Tadashi Abe in France during the 1950s". Rather than provide the much needed proof to corroborate Mr Poole's incredible history, some morons came up in desperation with the attached web page, as one can clearly see their moral fibre shows who they represent as they attempt to protect their corrupt lineage and grades. Ellis still has in his possesion the membership attendance records from 1968 showing the date Mr Poole actually signed in as a new member. As one can see from the adjacent poster the extreme lengths some dim wit associate/s went to great lengths to bizarrely protect both the BAB and Mr Poole. As if this defamation was not enough to ruin them in a court of law. Ellis has the damning apology from the now ex BAB Communications Executive where he states that all the lies agains Henry Ellis by the BAB secretary Shirley Timms - Chairman Toni Davis - (new) Chairman Vincent Sumpter? were an attempt to protect themselves from a gross error of judgement by supporting Mr J Poole's attempt to completely alter British Aikido History.
Ex - BAB Communications Executives apology added below.
One may well ask " Why does this still matter "? - It matters because the BAB and Mr Poole have never disowned these claimes, therefore, it is now more important as time goes on,there will be no one left to tell the truth. We must never forget the statement from T Davis the then BAB chairman " We the British Aikido Board are not the custodians of British Aikido History, we therefore have no interest in same ".
Dear Henry, I write this email to once and for all state that I am truly sorry for all of the distress caused to you by my email correspondence which contained information I now know to be complete lies and fabrication. The basis for the lies came from various members of the then BAB Exec team. These meetings were held in both Solihull and Slough at the home of the BAB secretary, Shirley Timm’s. None of the information discussed at these meetings was minuted in any detail with regard to you. It became apparent very quickly they were trying to recover themselves from a huge mistake they had made with regard to awarding Jack Poole an award for time in Aikido when he clearly had not been in Aikido this long. People turned against you in these meetings and started to bad mouth your good name and character with utter rubbish and fabrication.
With Regard (signed) (BAB Communication Officer (name withheld by Henry Ellis for legal reasons).
This is the actual programme of the days events 2000 - Including the list of 5 pioneers of British Aikido History. We were not aware of Mr Pooles inclusion until we were stading in line to be presented with our awards by the Mayor of Birmingham. If anyone can see Mr Poole's name on the programme? please claim your prize of a dan grade certificate of your choice.
Mr Jack Poole the leading light of the British Aikido Board
[ Disclaimer - Mr Poole was a complete beginner with Henry Ellis long before he reinvented himself as the first UK Aikidoka and Budoka - Ellis Sensei denies ever teaching Mr Poole to light the dojo when the shilling ran out in the meter. ]
For the Full factual documented investigation in to the collusion of the BAB and Mr Jack Poole.
A most shocking story of delusion on a grand scale,ego, fraudulent lies and shameless betrayal, There were many who knew the truth of Mr Jack Poole and ` willingly ` offered their support to protect their grades and betray the trust of many decent loyal members and students.
A senior student of Mr Poole's, a man of character and self respect visted Henry Ellis to find the truth, Henry Ellis welcomed him in to his home, Mr Pooles senior student explained how for many years he had been loyal to Mr Poole and sat for many hours listening to his stories ( bullshit ) of his history, having seen the facts, he now felt betrayed by the man he once trusted and respected, sadly he was no longer able to continue in Aikido.
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The British Aikido Board & Jack Poole Exposed
British Aikido Board Controversy
To this day the shameless discredited BAB are no less shameless, over recent years there has been mass resignations of smaller organisations and individuals, the British Aikido Board has lost approx 60% of its original membership, yet they still have no shame or respect. - Henry Ellis Shihan
" It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit " - Noel Coward
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History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies` - Alexis de Tocqueville.
A Letter from an EX `British Aikido Board Executive` that will forever shame the BAB
Dear Henry,
Iwrite this email to once and for all state that I am truly sorry for all of the distress caused to you by my email correspondence which contained information I now know to be complete lies and fabrications.
The basis for the lies came from various members of the then BAB Exec team. These meeting were held in both Solihull and Slough at the home of the BAB Secretary, Shirley Timm’s. None of the information discussed at these meeting was minuted in any detail with regard to you.
It became apparent very quickly they were trying to recover themselves from a huge mistake they had made with regard to awarding Jack Poole an award for time in Aikido when he clearly had not been in Aikido this long. People turned against you in these meetings and started to bad mouth your good name and character with utter rubbish and fabrication.
Shirley Timm’s was the basis and the main instigator in these lies with Tony Davis also adding false anecdotes and recounting tales which now quite clearly never occurred. Sadly, I listened to these and believed them. I know now they are completely false.
With Regard, The (ex) BAB Communication Officer ( name with-held for legal reasons ) - ( Note: Henry Ellis did not even have a motoring offence against his good name. )
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L to R - Ms S Timms - Mr Jack Poole - Mr Toni Davis - Mr Vincent Sumpter.
Ms Timms is the British Aikido Boards secretary - Mr Poole with the collusion of the executives of the BAB attempted to change forever the true proud history and lineage of UK Aikido history - Mr Davis (chairman ) in defense of Mr Poole, publicly stated " We the BAB are not the custodians of British Aikido History ` and therefore have no interest in the same " - When Mr Sumpter became BAB chairman nothing changed, in fact the support for Mr Poole increased.
Henry Ellis brought the disgraceful conduct of the BAB before ` Sport UK ` the UK Sports National Governing Body.
Mr Sumpter was `ordered ` to issue Mr Ellis with an apology for the conduct of the BAB - despite the humility of issuing an apology - nothing has changed, hence the continuence of the exposure of this site and its factual content.
" If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything - Mark Twain
UK Aikido Controversy
A story of fraudulent claims - Student betrayal - Collusion of the `BAB` the UK Aikido Governing Body.
Aikido - 1955 - 2016 - For those that studied with Sensei's Kenshiro Abbe - Tadashi Abe -Masahilo Nakazono - Masamichi Noro - TK Chiba Sensei in those early days will remember their Aikido being true Budo, something that very few will ever see again - read " Aikido Then and Now - 1955 - 2016.
" You have to know the past to understand the present " - Carl Sagan
Mr Jack Poole
Disclaimer:
Although Mr Poole started his Aikido career with Henry Ellis in 1968 ( not as he claims 1952 with Tadashi Abe ) Henry Ellis did not teach Mr Poole how to light a 40 watt bulb with his Ki finger.
" If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything " - Mark Twain
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What is the main issue with the BAB - Jack Poole and Henry Ellis ??
Mr Poole was an immediate beginner in martial arts in 1968 at the Slough UK dojo of Henry Ellis Sensei. - documented attendance record and photos.
There are now so many teachers making false claims to lineage, titles and grades - if this had simply been the case with Mr Poole, this would just be another wanna-be Budo man.
This case is different, Mr Poole acting in deceitful collusion with the so called governing body for British Aikido decided to totally re-invent himself - his history and lineage, which was in total contrast to that of Henry Ellis a pioneer student of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei from the 1950s. To ignore these fraudulent claims would have totally changed the true history and lineage of British Aikido from its inception in 1955 by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and Ken Williams Sensei.
The content of this site is only important if you value truth and integrity - history and lineage - If you are self graded and have no interest in history and lineage, then I can understand why this site would offend your sense of values.
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything " - Mark Twain
1- Mr Poole claimed to have studied in France with Tadashi Abbe Sensei in 1951/2 - a documented proven lie.by Pierre Chasang Sensei personal assistant to Tadashi Abe Sensei.
2 - Mr Poole claimed to have studied Kendo with Tomio Otani Sensei in 1954 - Tomio was then a 14 yr old schoolboy.
3 - Mr Poole claimed dan grades in Shotokan Karate 16 years before it was introduced to the UK.
4 - Mr Poole claimed to be a 3rd dan with Matsutaro Otani Sensei 1954 - Denied as fiction by R Otani Sensei president of the BJC.
5 - Mr Poole claimed to have represented the British Judo Council in International competition 1954 - several years before the BJC was created - once again ridiculed by R Otani president of the BJC.
Mr Poole and the BAB executive have never apologised for their fraudulent conduct to Henry Ellis, or more importantly to their own trusting students.
It now states on Mr Poole's website " Sensei Poole has trained to black belt standard in many martial arts" - Not good enough Mr Poole - you are either a genuine dan grade or full of BS.
Henry Ellis proved beyond doubt with factual documented evidence that the claims of Mr Poole were fraudulent, did Mr Poole and his supporters fight back with an equally damning defence of their teacher, and their now suspect grades ? No they did not - In desperation they created a website entitled " Bitter and Twisted " - scroll down to see the pathetic web page that is preserved here as an indication of the lack of moral fiber of some of Mr Pooles supporters.
A senior student of Mr Poole's requested to meet Henry Ellis - he was invited to Mr Ellis's home, shown all the documented evidence, then he sadly stated " I have sat next to Mr Poole for many hours over the years listening fascinated to his personal Budo stories, I now feel betrayed ".
They say ` you couldn't make it up ` - Jack Poole and the BAB did just that.
" If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything " - Mark Twain Visit `The Martial Arts Encyclopedia` The `MAE` fully documents the appalling shameless conduct of Jack Poole and the then crass BAB executive ---- British Aikido Board Controversy All information on this site is Legally - Factual - Honest and Truthfully Documented. Available on Hard Copy.
Admin - Henry Ellis Shihan - UK Aikido Pioneer.
Click here for the damning " British Aikido Board Exposed " [ Documented ] The British Aikido History Fraud " Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure." - Sophocles Henry Ellis, wishing to avoid a public controversy in regard to the false and fraudulent claims of Mr Jack Poole, a man who's outrageous claims that would attempt to alter the true proud history and lineage of British Aikido, claims which were fully encouraged and supported by the `British Aikido Board's `chief executives, a group who collectively agreed to ignore and disregard the factual irrefutable evidence and promote the myths that would make Jack Poole the first British student of Aikido. Henry Ellis requested a private meeting between himself, the BAB, and Mr Jack Poole . Photo left above: The BAB chairman Mr Vincent Sumpter who replied to Henry Ellis's request with a blunt ` NO ', stating he would only `facilitate` a meeting between Ellis and Poole with the cowardly BAB sitting safely in the background as `` observers `` - Ellis refused as he considered the collusion of the BAB as the main instigators of the ` British Aikido History Fraud. Right - BAB secretary Ms Shirley Timms.
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" If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything " - Mark Twain
The Betrayal of British Budo by the `British Aikido Board` [BAB]
BAB = `Bad at Budo`.
Initially it would appear that Mr Jack Poole is to blame for bringing the British Aikido Board into disrepute.
I would suggest the blame lays squarely with the British Aikido Board for believing - promoting and supporting Mr Poole's fraudulent claims.
By - Admin Henry Ellis
The British Aikido Board Executive can, and will, make all of your Day-Dreams and Phoney Dodgy Lineage a Reality
Mr Jack Poole – The Claims - The Lies - The Bullshit Mr Poole a beginner
in 1968 desperately wanted to be recognised as an Aikido pioneer and a `Man of Budo`
He almost succeeded
with the devious support of the discredited `British Aikido Board` = BAB = Bad at Budo.
Mr Poole claimed to be a student of Osensei M Ueshiba - Lie - Statement from a London Metropolitan Police Detective.
Mr Poole's claim - trained with
Tadashi Abe ? – France from 1952 – Pierre Chasange stated this to be a lie.No UK students in France during 1950s / 60s.
Mr Poole's claim -graded 3rd
dan Judo by Masutaro Otani Sensei ? – another proven lie by R Otani Sensei President British Judo Council [ BJC ]
Mr Poole's claim - represented the
BJC internationally from 1954 ? - Lie – BJC not created until1958, first BJC international competition 1966. Mr Poole's claim to have studied Kendo with Tomio Otani from 1953 - Lie - 1953 Tomio would have been a 14 yr old schoolboy and long before K Abbe Sensei taught Tomio.
Mr Poole's claim - dan grade
Shotokan Karate 1955 ? – Shotokan inception to UK 1966 By Dr V Bell and Enoda Sensei. Mr Poole and his supporters did not understand that in the 1950s 3rd dan was a very high grade - this was a time long before people like Mr Poole began grading themselves.
Mr Poole’s website now
states “ Mr Poole - has trained to black belt standard in several martial arts.???
It Only Takes the Good Aikidoka to Stand Quietly By - For the Fraudulent Plastic Samurai to Succeed.
Left: Mr Jack Poole - Right: Ms Shirley Timms
The British Aikido Board Controversy Slide-Show.The British Aikido Board Event Presentation Programme
Reads ( pause at 7m 14sec )
" This year is a particular special event because we will be honouring 5( FIVE ) instructors who have served over 40 ( FORTY ) continuous years teaching Aikido in the UK. "
They are: H Ellis ~ H Foster ~ R Reynolds ~ W Smith - D Eastman.
NOW look at the presentation group photo and the named 5 ( FIVE ) has mysteriously become 6 ( SIX )
“ If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” - Mark Twain
SCROLL DOWN to READ THE INCREDIBLE STORY
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Mr JACK POOLE
BRITISH AIKIDO BOARD - "EXPOSED"
The British Aikido Board invite Henry Ellis to receive an award as a pioneer of UK Aikido - unbelievably - They secretly invite Mr Jack Poole who was one of Ellis Sensei's students to receive the very same award - As Henry Ellis lined up to be presented with the award, he heard a sniffle and a shuffling sound behind him, he looked behind to see Mr Jack Poole waiting to be re-invented as the new British Aikido Board's `Pioneer`.
Mr Poole claimed to have dan grades in Aikido - Kendo - Karate - Judo.
Unashamedly `every` teacher he named was deceased.
Below: Visit the BAB - Jack Poole - Henry Ellis ``Slide-Show``.
See the letter from an Ex BAB Executive - See the Blackmail email and malicious website set up by Mr Poole's cohorts.
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Mr Jack Poole - a beginner with Henry Ellis Sensei in 1968 - Mr Poole thought no one was looking and re-invented himself - he claimed to be the first pioneer of British Aikido from 1951 as a student of Tadashi Abe Sensei in France - This claim was totally denied by Pierre Chasang Sensei the first personal French student and aide of Tadashi Abe Sensei.
Despite fully knowing these claims were fraudulent, Ms Timms the British Aikido Board secretary offered Mr Poole her full support then, and continues to this day, adding insult to the true pioneers of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei.
Ms Timms the BAB secretary proposed the presentation to Mr Poole of a Samurai statue to cement their collusion and conspiracy.
Mr Poole was not on the National Seminar poster - nor was he on the event brochure - yet, Mr Poole's engraved bronze Samurai statue was prepared in advance by the devious BAB along with the statues of the genuine pioneers of UK Aikido. The genuine pioneers had no knowledge of this fraud until the day of the event when Mr Poole sneaked on the end the line up of the. presentation group.
Mr Poole claimed in addition to Aikido, to also have dan grades in Kendo - Karate & Judo - " ALL" these claims were `proven` to be false and without any foundation - Just like Toni Bliar the artful dodgy politician, Mr Poole has now comically changed these claims on his websites to read """Mr Poole has trained to black belt standard in several martial arts.""" <]:-) The British Aikido Board not only condone this bullshit - they actually encourage it. The photo below is the BAB presentation photo given to ``all`` instructors taking part - It reads "BAB National Course 2000 - Presentations to BAB instructors who have been coaching for over 40 years " To have been coaching for over forty years allows one a minimum of 45 years to reach that position - yet, the BAB were fully aware that Mr Poole had been a beginner with Henry Ellis in 1968. If we were dumb enough to believe Mr Poole's claims, this would make him the first British student of Aikido. It is comical to read the BAB claim to " Maintain standards in British Aikido ".
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British Aikido Board
Documented evidence of the conduct of the UK Governing Body for Aikido.
Detailing the BAB's attempted collusion with one Mr Jack Poole to change forever the true proud history and lineage of British Aikido, from its inception to the UK in 1955 by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei.
Henry Ellis dared to question the conduct of the BAB - The BAB despite knowing that Henry Ellis did not even have a motoring offence against his good name and character - began to spread slanderous rumours that Mr Ellis had been charged with "GBH" grievous bodily harm - a charge second only to murder - as exposed by a ex-senior BAB executive.
Henry Ellis was actually Mr Poole's first teacher as one can clearly see from the large collection of photos and statements, this did not deter the BAB from proudly parading Mr Poole along-side his teacher as a `Pioneer of British Aikido` .
Imagine you are a direct student of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and recognised by the Doshu and TK Chiba as a true pioneer of British Aikido - The UK Aikido governing body invite you to receive an award in recognition of this - As you wait to meet the Lord Mayor of Birmingham - you hear a shuffling sound - you look behind - standing there unannounced is one of your old students in line to receive the same award as a pioneer - unbelievable.You could not make this up - The BAB did.
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Read the full amazing story below `British Aikido History `.
BRITISH AIKIDO HISTORY BLOG
The official British Aikido History site - Is dedicated to the true history of Aikido in the UK from its inception in 1955 by the legendary Budo Master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. Right: Kenshiro Abbe Sensei with Ken Williams Sensei at the Hut Dojo. The site is maintained by AikiKai Shihans Henry Ellis and Derek Eastman - The last two surviving pioneers from that exciting era of the birth of Aikido in the UK at the famous "Hut Dojo" Ellis & Eastman Sensei's are co-authors of the book `Positive Aikido` - they are proud to have their diplomas signed by legends - Osensei Morihei Ueshiba - Kenshiro Abbe - Masahilo Nakazono - Masamichi Noro - TK Chiba - Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba. Right: Mitsusuke Harada Sensei Right: Henry Ellis - Mitsusuke
Harada - Derek Eastman join Harada Sensei at the TK Chiba Celebration in 2006.
Harada Sensei was invited to the UK in 1963 by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - He held
his first classes at the Hut Dojo. Harada Sensei had no students to begin with - Henry
Ellis and Derek Eastman studied Karate with Harada, he in turn studied Aikido
with them - Harada began to incorporate Aikido moves into his Shotokai Karate as
can be seen in his teachings today. Click here for the British Aikido History Blog > British Aikido History Site Earliest known UK Aikido film / video of a public Aikido demonstration 1963. USAF UK Air Base - European Forces Judo Championships. Henry Ellis - Derek Eastman - Geoff Goodwin. Click here -> Earliest UK Aikido Demonstration Film. Visit the ``British Aikido Board Exposed `` Blog. For the shocking truth about this crass organisation British Aikido Board Exposed BRITISH AIKIDO ORIGINS from 1955
British Aikido Origins from 1955 - Narration & Movie Slide-Show by Henry Ellis ~ The Arrival of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei - Development of Budo in the UK.
