Batto Instructors
- Taizburo Nakamura
1911 - 2003 - Founder of the Toyama-Ryu style of Batto-Do
- Soke (Nakamura-Ryu)
- SoShihan (All Japan Toyama-Ryu Renmei)
- Hanshi Tenth Dan (Batto-Do)
- Hanshi Eighth Dan (Kendo-IMAF)
- Kyoshi Seventh Dan (Kendo-All Japan Kendo Renmei)
- Hanshi Eighth Dan (All Japan Jukendo Renmei)
- Hanshi Eighth Dan(Tankendo - short sword AJJF)
- Fourth Dan (All Japan Kyudo Renmei)
- Hanshi (Japanese calligraphy)
- Seiji Ueki
1939 - 2009 - Chairman
- Eighth Dan (Toyama-Ryu Batto-Do)
- Kaicho, Zen Nihon Batto-Do Renmei (All Japan Batto-Do Association)
- Fumio Demura
- Chief Instructor
- Shihan Demura began studies in kendo in 1940 wih Ryusho Sakagami and Sensei Taizburo Nakamura in Yokohama, Japan. In 1955, Shihan began studies in Iai-Do. In 1988, Master Nakamura, Seiji Ueki and other masters came to the USA and introduced Batto-Do to Orange County at the first Karate Tai-Kai.
- Keith Moore
- Started training 1994
- Received Sho-Dan 2000
- Recevied Ni-Dan 2006
International Instructors
| Name | State | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Berganio | — |  Mexico |
| Frank Bouchonville | New Jersey |  USA |
| Brian Crismas | Kansas | USA |
| Jim Eyre | California | USA |
| Dean Henitz | Kansas | USA |
| Charles Hobbib | New York | USA |
| David Jones | North Carolina | USA |
| Rich McCluer | Minnesota | USA |
| Keith Moore | Florida | USA |
| James Otter | Kansas | USA |
| Jerry Short | California | USA |
| Fritz Speck | Minnesota | USA |
| Bill Stoner | Pennsylvania | USA |
