KyuShinDo is not a Martial ARt

Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and his lifes dedication toresearchers that are genuinely interested in the
the study and philosophy of KyuShinDo. The sitestruth, and hope that perhaps with our help they
are the very popular  ` KyuShinDo Blog `  andwill eventually find it.
the  ` Kenshiro Abbe Blog `. It has taken a greatIt is not the intention of the author to rewrite the
deal of effort to collate the history and facts thathistory of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei in this article, the
we trust will one day be of benefit to futurelife of Abbe Sensei is already well documented.
generations who will see through the fog ofThe purpose of this article is to state that  `
fraudulent claims by so many of some kind ofKyuShinDo ` is not a martial art,
association with Kenshiro Abbe Sensei in what canIt never was a martial art.. KyuShinDo was the
only be an attempt to gain some form oflifes work and study from the late 1930s of
credibility.Kenshiro Abbe Sensei, who stated that it was a
KyuShinDo is not a Martial Artphilosophy of his study of Judo, a concept that
 Â Â        By  Henry Ellishad made him the Champion of all Japan and one
 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  6th dan Internationalof the few Judoka to ever beat Masahiko Kimura
BiranKai ( AikiKai Hombu )Sensei.  It was this philosophy that he tried so
I became involved initially in Judo in 1956 andhard to impart to his British students, he often
Aikido in 1957 as a direct student of thedespaired that these personal students could not
legendary Budo Master Kenshiro Abbe Senseifully grasp this deep yet difficult theory which had
1915 ~ 1985. I was a student with Ken Williamsmade him such a great Judoka.
Sensei at the now famous `Hut Dojo`. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 
I am now involved with a few of the remainingWe are saddened today to see so many people
direct students of Abbe Sensei in an attempt tousing the name of KyuShinDo, whilst at the same
protect the legacy and proud lineage left behindtime intimating a connection with the name of
by this great man of Budo who was our teacherKenshiro Abbe Sensei.
and mentor. We now have two informativeNow to the true purpose of this articleÂ…As
internet sites which we hope will give any `stated earlier ` KyuShinDo` is not a martial art,
genuine ` student the truth about Kenshiro Abbenever was and never will be, simply because it is
Sensei and his lifes dedication to the study anda theory or a philosophy as applied to KyuShinDo
philosophy of KyuShinDo. The sites are the veryJudo.  We now see people claiming to be teaching
popular  ` KyuShinDo Blog `  and the  ` Kenshiro` KyuShinDo Karate ` ……..Let me make it
Abbe Blog `. It has taken a great deal of effort toclear, Abbe Sensei never ever applied his
collate the history and facts that we trust will oneKyuShinDo to any other art than Judo..  Abbe
day be of benefit to future generations who willSensei has no association what so ever with
see through the fog of fraudulent claims by sothese people or their claims, one can only assume
many of some kind of association with Kenshirothat the name KyuShinDo was abducted and
Abbe Sensei in what can only be an attempt toraped because it sounded so very Japanesy.
gain some form of credibility.It gets worse !  There are people who are
The worst KyuShinDo abusers has to be theclaiming to be dan grades in KyuShinDo, I would
MayoShinDo group who make endless claims, thelike to laugh at the stupidity of it all, I can’t
most bizarre of all is the claim that the late Mrbecause it so sad and disrespectful to the
George Mayo is the founder of KyuShinDoÂ…Amemory of our teacher.
claim that is totally disrespectful to the memoryI recall Gerry Gyngell Sensei recently saying to
of a great Budo master.me in astonishment,   “ Harry ! how on earth
I could not have achieved what has been done socan one have a dan grade in a philosophy ? “..
far without the support of my long time friendHaving gone through the excruciating pain of
Gerard Gyngel Sensei, a sincere student of Abbetraumatic heart bypass surgery, I thought that
Sensei since his arrival in the UK.  working in thenothing could surpass such horror until I watched
London office of the British Judo Council ( BJC ) insome so called KyuShinDo Karate videos on
the early 1960’s alongside Abbe Sensei.Youtube, they were horrendous to say the least..
Gyngel Sensei was in Abbe Sensie’s 1964I just trust that students will visit the great
Olympic Judo squad, he was also three timescollection of Kenshiro Abbe videos on my video
Welsh Judo Champion. As one can imagine, asite at “ Aikido Ellis Videos “ before they
great source of factual information.accept that the ``Japanesy KyuShinDo `` is the real
When writing articles such as this and othersthing..
concerning the life of Abbe Sensei, fraudulentTake note, Kenshiro Abbe Sensei only ever
claims and facts are cross checked between ourtaught KyuShinDo Judo. NOT  KyuShinDo Karate
close associates so that we set the records of~~ NOT KyuShinDo Aikido ~~ or  any other
history straight.KyuShinDo claims that arise whilst I am writing
Sadly we have to accept that we cannot fightthis article.
every single bizarre claim as they are on theLook for the next article coming soon  “
increase almost daily.Kenshiro Abbe Sensei ~ The Myths and the Lies
The only way is to promote the truth and“.
expose the frauds by writing articles for the