Ei Oh Kan Aikido Dojo

TC, Tony Cassells Sensei Tony Cassells started training in 1972 at the BAI under the instruction of Mr Ralph Reynolds. He was promoted to Shihan in 2006.

He was awarded shodan (1st degree black belt) in 1976 and began to teach as an assistant instructor at the East Birmingham Hospital. In 1976 he became a member of the West Midlands Aikikai who were affiliated to the British Aikido Federation (BAF) under chief instructor Kanetsuka Sensei. For four years he trained at Cradley dojo with Mr William Smith and Mr Gordon Jones. On the formation of the Un  ...