Tadashi Abe Sensei a direct student of OSensei from 1942...Introduced Aikido to France in 1952. A man who was devoted to OSensei and Aikido as a Martial Art. He was loyal to his country, He was Samurai. Aikido pioneers,K Abbe ~ T Abe ~ M Nakazono ~ M Noro, each returned home to the Hombu unchanged, only to find the Hombu & Aikido had changed. They were not welcomed back as returning pioneering heroes, more like dinosaurs..This Blog not associated with discredited British Aikido Board