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Aikido Ellis 1963 The first UK Aikido Film ? USAF Base UK

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Uploaded by on Feb 21, 2009

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Old 8mm film.
Visit w ww.British-Aikido.com ..This is possibly the first UK Aikido film, taken in 1963/4 at the USAF Air Base West Drayton. UK.
Henry Ellis Sensei ( nage ) Derek Eastman Sensei ( uke). wearing the white gi is "Mad Geoff" Goodwin. Geoff was a great favourite of TK Chiba Sensei who considered Geoff a true challenge at all times. Chiba Sensei still asks after Geoff.
Aikido Ellis Video Channel
Sorry for the poor quality, this film was taken on a 8mm camera - transferred to video. It is rare and worth saving.
See - Aikido Ellis Video Channel.
Please visit :: ww.AikidoEllisVideo.magnify. net
Also:: ww.geocities.com/BritishAikido ....for British Aikido history...

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  • The book `Positive Aikido` is a book covering 55 yrs of UK Aikido history - lineage - traditional techniques - many annecdotes from two pioneers of British Aikido. The book is available on Amazon uk at £10-95 + free p&p...Amazon USA $16

  • There has been a great deal of interest in the transference of Aikido technique in to MMA with the involvement of Steven Segal with Anderson Silva and Machida. Rik Ellis is to make a video of these techniques in 2012.

    Rik has written an article " Aikido in MMA" and now has a blog site dedicated to this at h ttp:// aikido-mma.blogspot.com/

  • This is the perfect way to train,alot of people train to soft so then they cannot apply themselves on the street and then they blame aikido,when the founder train his disciples he told to train very hard that way you prepare yourself for a real battle. GREAT VIDEO

  • @ravisdb

    Thanks for your appreciation.

  • Nice compliment fugetao, no its not Chiba Sensei, It is Henry Ellis. Chiba Sensei did not arrive in the UK until 1966.

  • Henry Ellis Sensei ( nage ) Derek Eastman Sensei ( uke). wearing the white gi is "Mad Geoff" Goodwin. Geoff was a great favourite of TK Chiba Sensei who considered Geoff a true challenge at all times. Chiba Sensei still asks after Geoff.

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  • you don't see many old UK videos around. My former instructor used to travel europe learning aikido as it wasn't very easy to find anywhere in the UK back then. Thanks

  • Thanks for the info, great video

  • That looks like Chiba sensei to me, he got to the UK in '62.

  • THAT IS AIKKIDO!! EXCELLENT!!

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