About the video: In the year 2000 the British Aikido Board colluded with a Mr Jack Poole to corrupt the true history of British Aikido from its inception in 1955 by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. The BAB refused to view this film, or the photos available of Mr Poole as a beginner in 1968,they presented Mr Poole with a tarnished Bronze Statue to celebrate his fraudulent claims. The BAB have since reluctantly apologised for the devious part they willingly played in this saga. On the other hand Mr Poole has unashamedly never apologised for his part. Mr Poole was an immediate beginner in 1968 with Henry Ellis, yet claimed he started Aikido with Tadashi Abe Sensei in 1952 in France ~ More claims !! Received 1st dan in ShotoKan Karate 16 years before it was even introduced to the UK. ~ Represented the British Judo Council in international competition in 1955 !! The BJC was not founded until 1958 and did not enter into international competition until the late 1960's. ~ Trained in Kendo with Tomio Otani many years before Tomio started Kendo, in fact Tomio was then a young 13 yr old schoolboy ~ Claimed he was 3rd dan Judo with M Otani Sensei in the 1950s - Robin Otani Sensei states " I have all my fathers old records on a computer disc and there is no record of a Mr Jack Poole. "..Read the full amazing " Jack Poole Biography " on www.geocities.com/britishaikido