Instructors

Bill Fettes

Started training in Melbourne in 1969 and was an assistant instructor there before being asked to teach in Sydney in 1980.  He has taught in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Tokyo before relocating to Adelaide in 1997.

He has a degree in Arts (majoring in Asian languages) and a graduate degree in Intelligence studies.

Nathan Turk

Received a 4th dan in Aikido in 2020 and has spent the past several years studying Shindo Muso ryu jodo and associated weapons and Tenshin Buko ryu heiho.

Nathan has a double degree in Law and Arts and a Masters from Columbia University in New York city.

Simon Roberts-Thomson

Simon is an instructor in his own right in Tatsumi Ryu kenjutsu but also studied under Bill in Melbourne in Shindo Muso ryu and Xingyi chuan.  Since moving back to Adelaide he has continued his studies in these  arts as well as teaching the Tatsumi ryu and commencing Tenshin Buko ryu heiho, Taichi and Bagua. 

Simon has a PhD in Philosophy and is currently teaching. 

Aedan Siebert