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Tony Asquith
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| (Shinsei dojo, Riverhead, Sevenoaks) | |
| Tony Asquith started his martial arts training in 1987 studying Mushindo Kempo; it was here that he met Roger Sheldon who was running his own training hall in Sevenoaks. After some ten months, Tony's local training hall closed and Roger accepted him as student at Sevenoaks (26 September 1987). Tony had found his martial arts home, training and researching the old Matsumura Shorin Ryu systems and Shinseido, the contemporary and holistic self defence system developed by Roger around a traditional martial arts framework. Tony also studied under the guidance of Sensei Ronald Lindsey of Texas 1990–1994 during the Sevenoaks group's developmental period. Tony was awarded his Shodan black belt on 11 June 1991 and was awarded 4th dan, (thus becoming a fully qualified and registered Shinseido teacher) on 19 September 2000. He was awarded 5th dan on 18 June 2004. | |
| Tony says, “My favourite forms are Paisai and Chikin No Kon. My ambitions are to keep healthy and able so that I may further my training and research into developing a better understanding of the applications of the forms of the system and how to apply them to varied situations. Also to improve my teaching skills so that others may benefit from what I have been taught.” | |
| Tony has become a very significant Shinseido teacher and has been consistently loyal and unselfish in his input to the system, particularly in terms of assisting Roger in his developmental work and dealing with administrative duties. | |
| Tony is a keen motorcyclist and carries an advanced driver's award. | |