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British Kendo Association Split Warning?

Im not sure if I have posted this in the correct place but if not moderators please move it to the correct area.

Dear BKA member, it is with grave concern that I am asking your assistance. There is the potential of a split within the organisation that threatens us all.

I had a meeting with other members last week over the news that two iaido nana-dans sensei's Goodman and Cooke intend to lead a separation basically for the opportunity to obtain the top seats in the organisation. They are discontent with the current executive comittee of Howell and Budden and wish to break away and form their own group. Even though my own sensei says this is unfounded I had a private call yesterday from one of the recently ex-comittee members who stated this *WAS* the case.

Please, please do not back this. It will cause the iaido section to split from the kendo section and there fore will lose all contacts with our Japanese sensei in the zen-ken-ren. The people in question are untrustworthy one of them is an iaido empire builder the other one is a fraud with home made grades.

Like many in the BKA I practice all three arts, don’t let them be split.

A concerned member.