Decisions on membership matters and direction of the IBA is democratic, with all full members holding voting rights on decisions related to IBA governance.
The current controlling body of the IBA is as follows:
Seniority within the IBA follows the Japanese system and is based on continuous, time-served membership, irrespective of any actual or honorary grade of the individuals.
List of Rankings – (Nafudakake)
IBA seniority standing as taken from Phil Milner O-Senseis records and files dating 1965 to 2000 is as follows:
Dave Allen
Walter Seaton
Josh Johnson
Steve Costello
Ken Whitham
Malcolm Large
David Morgan-Brown
Dave Slaney
