High Rank Instructors (Joh-i Shido-in)
Steven Ballachino has been a student of Master Hidy Ochiai since 1991, and holds the rank of Go-dan (a 5th degree black belt). Mr. Ballachino has been the Instructor-in-Charge of a Washin-ryu branch school in the Eastern Coastal Region of Connecticut since 1999. He currently has his branch school in Essex, CT. |
Instructors (Shido-in)
Arthur Mazeau has been a student under Master Hidy Ochiai since 1998 and holds the rank of San-dan (3rd degree black belt). |