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Ted Flindall Ted Flindall is remembered as a charming and eminently kind man who was passionate about Judo and took care over detail and etiquette. In the eighties he joined a small group who met weekly with Trevor Leggett on often cold, early mornings to practice Zen meditation. He never missed a session and adopted the principles in his daily life – I like to think that these practices helped him in his final illness. Ted died on the second of October 2006. His funeral was held on the 10th of October at Enfield Crematorium Great Cambridge Road Enfield. When asked what his age was whilst he was in hospital and he 'thought' he was 83 !.
The following is an extract from the Eulogy delivered by Malcolm Lister at Ted’s funeral. |
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Many years ago I left Yorkshire to live in Cheltenham. In order to find new friends I joined several clubs, one of them being the works’ sports club where I discovered they were trying to form a judo section. As nobody knew much about the sport we approached the Budokwai in London to send an instructor. They sent a Japanese instructor called Chikashi Nakanishi and he was guided to Cheltenham by a Budokwai club member called Malcolm Hodkinson, whom some of you will have met at Ted's funeral. That was in 1953. After a few visits, Malcolm Hodkinson persuaded me to move to London where I joined the Budokwai Judo Club. I soon got to know other members of the club amongst whom was Ted Flindall, already an experienced judo player, holding the black belt grade. The club held an annual display at the Royal Albert Hall and Ted and I became prime organisers of that event, and were soon joined by another new member of the club, Frank Ward. Ted could always be relied on to give whatever amount of his time was required to get the job done, not just with high profile events like the RAH show, but he would be ready to help with the less glamorous jobs.
Another of Ted's passions was fishing and he spent many weekends pursuing this sport with his friend John Bentley, another Budokwai member.
Ted was an expert in pleasant conversation. Many of his friends have stories about incredibly long telephone conversations or whole-day summer chats in the garden. But these were certainly not one-sided as he always had the ability to draw something out of his listener. Ted will be missed by many as a good friend who always had time for you.
A sad event in Ted’s life was the loss of his wife Rita during the 1983, after a two-year illness. His daughter Moira stayed at home for some time, but eventually set up home on her own. Ted began traveling to the Far East on holiday and loved the country and people of Malaysia so much that his visits became longer than just holidays. His friendship with a family in Penang lasted for some twenty years and it was fortunate indeed for him that a member of this family, Jessie Michael, with whom Ted had a close friendship, was in England when Ted became very ill and was diagnosed with lung cancer. Those of you who visited Ted whilst he was in hospitable will know how caring Jessie was and what a difference she made to his final months. Some of you will have met her also the day before she returned to Penang, when we were able to show our appreciation for her dedication to Ted.
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Time Tunnel—1954 Ko-Uchi-Gari Variation by T. Kawamura (6th Dan)
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The Richard Bowen Collection
In 1949, Richard Bowen began judo training in London at the Budokwai, of which became Vice-President. He lived in Japan for four years to deepen his studies. A former British International, he fought in the first ever World Judo Championships in Japan in 1956. He was the author of more than eighty articles. Richard Bowen built up an extensive Judo Library in the course of research for his articles and books, and he kindly donated it to the University of Bath Library. Items in the collection are for reference use only (not available for loan). Items can be viewed between 9am-5pm. If you would like to look at an item from The Richard Bowen Collection, please contact the Subject Librarian, Peter Bradley. +44 1225 384784 A copy of the video ‘An Interlude with Richard Bowen’ has also been donated to the collection. |
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Martial Arts and Zen Titles Available from www.Dial-Media.com Or email the Kano Society at sensei@kanosociety.org Videos and DVDs NEW - ‘Ko-Izumi, Little Spring’ - NEW DVD or VHS 35mins £10 donation plus p&p |
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All above titles £10 donation each plus p&p Tapes by Trevor Leggett (Proceeds to charity) |
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An Interlude with Richard Bowen £15 donation +p&p Gunji Koizumi 35mins £15 donation plus p&p; Go-shin jutsu Part I & Part II £15 plus p&p each; Kawamura technique & gokyo - 55min-£15 +p&p An Englishwoman in Japan - Sarah Meyer and Ichiro Hatta - Based on letters to Gunji Koizumi - 15 mins - £10 donation plus p&p Budokwai advert 90 secs clip £3 donation Allan Zipeure Judo Man at 90 £10 donation Len Hunt – Judo Newaza Legend VHS or DVD 35mins £15 donation plus p&p (Proceeds of sales to charity) In preparation—Kimeno Kata
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