"British Aikido History" the Book.

British Aikido History  -  From

 1955 - £6-64p.

"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 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 now have a dojo in almost every town and city.

Rik `the hammer`  Ellis Sensei  made UK Aikido History

by being the first Aikido dan grade to fight successfully in the MMA Cage.  2012 - Rik became the UK1 British Light Heavyweight Champion beating a 6th dan TaiKwonDo MMA fighter in 46 seconds of the first round. Rik was unbeaten and won all of his fights in the first round.

Read Rik's story in  the book `` British Aikido History`. 

 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.