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A meeting with Sensei Tatsuo Suzuki. You said there were nike cleats two occasions? We did a really big display at Crystal Palace in a Budo and Judo Championships, we always started with a display but with Sensei having a short fuse we always ended up having a battle of some sort, this one was no different. The great Karate teacher Tatsuo Suzuki who had just been on was now watching us, as we finished he walked over to us and he looked very stern, I was glad Sensei was in front of me. . As Sensei was about to step off the mat Suzuki Sensei walked up to him and said,. "Thank you, That is the best display of Aikido I have ever seen", he then bowed and walked away. Impressions of the early HUT teachers.

You said you were an assistant to Sensei Ellis and the only junior at that time and that you were also the general dojo assistant so you would have been in close contact with many if not all of the old teachers, what were your impressions of the ones you came into contact with ?. I will mention them from the highest grade down. Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. I would see Abbe Sensei occasionally on the aikido mat, nike element 87 he would step onto the mat to make a point or teach. He didn't often bother to change into his gi, he would come on the mat in this old brown de-mob suit; (after the war soldiers were given a brown suit when leaving the army, and it was called a de-mob suit, I am sure that this was one).

Noro Sensei reminded me of the time I was at nike monarch the HUT on one of his visits, where he recommended to Sensei Williams that I should only do backward ukemi (break falling) until his next visit in two weeks time, Sensei Williams said he would punish me with a shinai if he caught me doing forward ukemi, however Noro did not visit in two weeks but 4 months later, I had by this time adapted to some amazing breakfalls from all angles except forward. Noro asked Sensei Williams in astonishment, "why is Mr Eastman breakfalling in this odd way". When informed it was as a result of his instruction, he just roared with laughter. He then said this was very similar to an experience he had with Osensei and then said the experience would do me no harm anyway.

Were you still in contact with Sensei Ellis at this time A: nike lunarlon SE. Yes, I had always kept in regular contact with Harry Ellis, visiting his Bracknell dojos whenever possible and his Slough dojo, we would also meet socially with our families. It was at this time that Harry's business was expanding and he could not maintain all of his dojos. He gave his London dojos to Chiba Sensei, and his Slough dojo to George Stavro who later was to give the mats to a student who had helped him, a man called Jack Poole. My own work was now taking me back to Europe. When in Belgium I would visit Sensei Pierre Nassens dojo. I would visit Leiage often where there were 6 different Aikido clubs, and in the true spirit and harmony of Aikido they seemed to hate each other and did not communicate.

He would not "go" for anyone so he was always a challenge for me. Ron was a good friend and brother In law to another dan grade Andy Allen, who was assistant to Sensei Foster. Sensei Ellis and I would often bring young ladies to the dojo visitors area. Andy who was the oldest student of us all was a very dry and dour kind of man. I would say to him "Andy, she is nice isn't she" and as long as I knew him I always received the same grim reply;" Huh! They are all nice until you marry them!!". Andy was one of my regular training partners. Trevor Jones who was junior assistant to Sensei Williams was probably the one I trained with most and we became inseparable not only as aikidoists but also as friends and we helped each other to prepare for dan grade.

If Uke attacks on balance then it is obvious that Tori's technique must be good and strong to throw him, and as Abbe Sensei said so many times " two students are training". Mark Eastman a strong young Dan grade nike hyperdunk with me went on a seminar recently where there was a 6th Dan. The 6th Dan refused to use him as Uke stating " I can not use you as you do not harmonize with me", he was not being awkward or difficult just attacking on balance. Diluted training Today all of these traditional exercises and training methods have now changed to a simple warm up routine with jumping up and down on the spot and lots of deep spiritual discussion. Hard exercise is now considered to be aggressive and [img]http://www.gasamling.ca/images/shoes/nike hyperdunk-233uqr.jpg[/img] not in harmony with the true spirit of Aikido.