Kenshiro Abbe 50th Celebration ~ Henry Ellis Aikido Kenshiro Abbe Memorial Event May 2005. The first session is with Henry Ellis Sensei...... For me the proudest moment of this day was the great sacrifice made by William ( Bill ) Woods Sensei who was the personal aide to Abbe Sensei, despite suffering from a very serious illness he made the supreme effort to pay his respects to the memory of Abbe Sensei. Sadly Bill died just a few months later. On the other extreme, the BAB chairman Mr Vincent Sumpter refused our cordial invitation as a VIP guest, stating to the BAB executive committee