The Australian Battodo Association and its members endeavor to encourage, foster, preserve and promote
the Japanese sword art of Nakamura Ryu Battodo (Nakamura ryu Batto-do Happo-giri To-ho) in Australia.
Black Belt (Dan) Registry
Listed below all active & inactive holders of Dan-certificates awarded by the Australian Battodo Association for 2006-2020.
Names in bold are financial & active Australian Battodo Association black-belts.
Hachi-dan (8th dan black belt)
Hans Fricke - 2002 Kyoshi 2002
Go-dan (5th-dan black belt)
Ben Chow - 2020; ABA Instructor 2020
San-dan (3rd dan black belt)
Gavin Volpato - 2020
John Volpato - 2020
Abraham Sie - 2020, ABA Branch Instructor 2020
Ni-dan (2nd dan black belt)
Paul Marlow
- 2009
David Cottle - 2009
Greg McEwan - 2013
Peter Hun Mead - 2020
Sho-dan (1st dan black belt)
Mat Rous - 2006
Gemma Cuneo - 2008
Alex Ward - 2009
Jonathan Lim - 2012
Peter Stewart-Jones - 2015
Michael Tang - 2012
Carol Hoh - 2016
Calvin Chiu - 2018
Vito Trentadue - 2018
Updated 16 December 2020
Founder & President for Life - Hans Fricke, AMAHOF & WKUHOF 2010 Inductee
Vice President - Gavin Volpato
Secretary - Abraham Sie
Treasurer - Ben Chow,
Executive Members - John Volpato - Peter (Hun) Mead - Vito Trentadue
KEN KON Spirit of the Sword
Calligraphy by the late Soke Nakamura Taizaburo, Hanshi 10th-dan Batto-do
ABA Technical Board & Dan Grading Panel
Updated 16 December 2020
Hans Fricke Chairman & Chief Examiner
Benjamin Chow ABA Instructor
John Volpato Member
Gavin Volpato Member
Abraham Sie ABA Branch Instructor
In Memory of
Nakamura Taizaburo
(1912-2003)
Soke Nakamura Ryu Battodo Happo Giri To-ho
Hanshi 10th dan Battodo
Order of the Rising Sun
8
th
class
for distinguished achievements:
Japanese culture.*
Order of the Sacred Treasure
7th class
in rcognition for services
in promoting the
martial arts. *
Honorary Life-time members
Updated 22 April 2021
Jae Debrincat 2006-2008
Paul Marlow 2015
SEI DO KAN
Australia's only Nakamura Ryu Battodo Dojo
established 2001 in 'direct line' by Nakamura Taizaburo
Soke & Hanshi 10th dan Battodo
.
SO-JUTSU (Nakamura-ha) performed by Ben Chow at his yon-dan grading 2016 with Hans Fricke sensei .
The ABA Australian Battodo Association Inc. is fully independent and as such has no affiliation with any other organization, dojo or Japanese sword-school.