Australian Battodo Association Inc.
Black Belt (Dan) Registry

Listed below all active & inactive holders of  Dan-certificates awarded by the Australian Battodo Association from 2006 to 2020.
Names in bold are financial & active Australian Battodo Association Inc. black-belts.

Kyoshi Hachi-dan (8th dan black belt)
Hans Fricke 
- 2002;  awarded by  
Soke Nakamura Taizaburo
Hanshi 10th-dan Battodo
Yokohama, Japan.

AMAHOF & WKUHOF 2010 Inductee

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
Philip Pulle - 2009
Jonathan Lim - 2012
Michael Tang - 2012
Martin Laudimaris - 2013
Jamie Billo - 2015 
Peter Stewart-Jones - 2015

Carol Hoh - 2016
Calvin Chiu - 2018
Vito Trentadue - 2018

Executive Committee 2019- 2021
Updated 16 December 2020

Founder & President for Life - Hans Fricke,

Vice President - Gavin Volpato
Secretary - Abraham Sie
Treasurer - Ben Chow,
Executive Members - John Volpato
Peter (Hun) Mead - Vito Trentadue

ABA Technical Board & Dan Grading Panel
Updated 05 May 2021

Hans Fricke         Chairman & Chief Examiner
Benjamin Chow    ABA Instructor

John Volpato        Member
Gavin Volpato      Member

Abraham Sie        ABA Branch Instructor

Honorary Life-time members
Updated 05 May 2021

Jae Debrincat 2006-2008
Paul Marlow 2015

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ABA black-belt (dan) grading at the Sei-Do-Kan dojo.
Dec. 2020

Updated 07 June 2022
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