published Friday, July 30th, 2010 at 8:16 AM by
Henry Ellis
I became involved initially in Judo in 1956 and Aikido in 1957 as a direct student of the legendary Budo Master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei 1915 ~ 1985. I was a student with Ken Williams Sensei at the now famous `Hut Dojo`.
I am now involved with a few of the remaining direct students of Abbe Sensei in an attempt to protect the legacy and proud lineage left behind by this great man of Budo who was our teacher and mentor. We now have two informative internet sites which we hope will give any ` genuine ` student the truth about Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and his lifes dedication to the study and philosophy of KyuShinDo. The sites are the very popular ` KyuShinDo Blog ` and the ` Kenshiro Abbe Blog `. It has taken a great deal of effort to collate the history and facts that we trust will one day be of benefit to future generations who will see through the fog of fraudulent claims by so many of some kind of association with Kenshiro Abbe Sensei in what can only be an attempt to gain some form of credibility.
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published Monday, July 26th, 2010 at 3:07 PM by
Dustin
By Dustin Fennell
Confidence is one of the most important gifts that we can give to our children and ourselves. We know that for a child, confidence is a major ingredient for a successful life. Children who are enrolled in martial arts often discuss how martial arts develops leadership skills. This is because, at an early age at least, a child’s level of confidence is most affected by control over their environment.
A young person must feel the ability to achieve most of the goals that he or she sets. Being accepted as who we are by the people who are important to us is also an essential ingredient. The only difference between life as a gang member and life as a world class athlete may be the absence or presence of a supportive family environment. Read the rest of this entry »
published Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 3:56 PM by
Rik Ellis
I am a MMA fighter trained by Alex Reid, I have a strong background in Traditional Aikido. I have studied Traditional Aikido since the age of 5 yrs with my father Henry Ellis 6th dan Aikido – International Birankai – .My father taught me the art of Traditional Aikido as taught to him by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei in the 1950s/60s. The modern misguided Aikidoka say ” there is no kicking or punching in Aikido ! “”"”" Believe me ! there is in my fathers Aikido “”"”"”…see my photos and fight films. The same sad people say on my video comments ” ” I don’t see Aikido ! ” “…..The reason they don’t see Aikido is because they are looking for their stylised dojo Aikido .
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published Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 5:59 PM by
MartialGames4Kids
Teaching Kids Martial Arts is a Business… and like all businesses you are better off keeping the customers/students that you have than you are spending time and money finding new ones to replace the ones that drop out. It is important for everyone involved that the kids stick with their training and grow into becoming a great martial artist.
For the student it means that they will truly learn skills that will give them a strong character, discipline, loyalty, respect along with better health, confidence and generally a host of other good habits.
For the parents it will be a satisfaction that they see their child develop into a confident teen and a respected adult. Many parents are truly disappointed when their kids drop out. Let’s be honest, most kids join a martial art program because the parents want them to. The parents have to pay for the lessons, drive them there, pay for uniforms, sit through gradings…etc. The Parents want their kids to do it because they know the advantages it will give their kids as they grow up.
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published Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 1:15 AM by
Paul A. Walker
How Karate Instructors Can Motivate Students In Three Easy Steps
If you’ve been a karate instructor for any length of time you will no doubt know that your success in retaining your students comes down to one key factor – keeping your students highly motivated to continue training. How do you do this while still maintaining your focus on delivering a high quality program?
The majority of karate clubs have a wide range of students usually starting at around age 4 and going all the way up to 74 or older. Often within this student base there are the highly-motivated and gung-ho students who would practice running up a wall backwards if you told them it would help give them the edge over their fellow club members.
Then there are hobbyists who approach their training from a slightly more balanced perspective. Generally this group of students practice pretty hard and come to class regularly but karate is not the number one item on their daily to-do list.
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