2023 Top Inductee List
World Top Best of the Best Martial Artists
No. Name Country Style Award Category Level
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Sifu Micah Ashby US Mixed Martial Arts Best Fighter of the Year
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Master George McTaggart AU Tae Kwon Do Golden Life Award
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Master Chris Wetherington US Tang Soo Do Best Black Belt of the Year
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Master Valerie Wetherington US Tang Soo Do Female Instructor of the Year
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Sifu Paul Pinckard US Hapkido Black Belt of the Year
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GM Ganesh Govindan IN Ka-Ku-Do Platinum Lifetime Award
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Master Daniel Guijarro Aldomar SP Silaram Best Master of the Year
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Grandmaster Carmela Hartnett AU Tae Kwon Do Golden Life Award (40+ Yrs Experience
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Grandmaster Daniel Clinkscales US Shotokan Karate Platinum Life Award (50+ Yrs Experience)
Micah Ashby
Best Fighter of the Year
Mixed Martial Arts
Paul Pinckard
Black Belt of the Year
Hapkido
Daniel Clinkscales
Grandmaster of the Year
Shotokan Karate
Mark Walker
Outstanding Warrior Award
Samurai
Michael P. Faraday
Best Author of the Year
Martial Science book
Ganesh Govindan
Ka-ku-do
Pioneer Award
Asghar Keshwardoost
Great Grand Master Award
Shotokan Karate
V.R.S.Kumar
Outstanding Master of Year
Goju Ryu Karate
Ross Hartnett
Platinum Life Award
Tae Kwon Do
Subrahmanian
Best Instructor of the Year
Karate
Danny Mantilla
Int'l Master of the Year
Tae Kwon Do
Knut Gjerde
Best Master of the Year
Tae Kwon Do
Donald Jett
Golden Life Award
Choy Li Fut Kung-Fu
George McTaggart
Golden Life Award
Tae Kwon Do
GM Ganesh Govindan
Platinum Lifetime Award
Ka-Ku-Do
Tamás Varga
Master of the Year
Krav Maga
Punong Guro Wayne Hunt
Master of the Year
Arnis
Daren Stirrat
Best Master of the Year
Shotokan Karate
Ravindra Bhandakkar
Best Master of the Year
Shito-Ryu Karate
Joe Anthony Ingrati
Lifetime Achievement Award
Tae Kwon Do
Andy Campbell
Outstanding Master of Year
Shotokan Karate
Bernhard Willems
Golden Life Award
Kick Boxing
Chris De Witte
Lifetime Achievement Award
CCS Self Defense
Phil Moulton
Grandmaster of the Year
Shukokai Karate
Javier E Gonzalez, Bily-Soke
Platinum Life Award
Koryu-Ryu Karate Founder
Daniel Clinkscales
Golden Life Award
Shotokan Karate
Chris Wetherington
Best Black Belt of the Year
Tang Soo Do
Daniel Guijarro Aldomar
Best Master of the Year
Traditional Martial Arts
Chandrashekhar Kadam
Instructor of the Year
Semi Contact Karate
Michael Gracia Hernandez
Best Master of the Year
Koku-Ryu-Do
Haresh Rawat
Best Coach of the Year
Wushu KungFu
George McTaggart
Master of the Year
Tae Kwon Do
Sivadas KK
Best Master of the Year
Samurai
Patricia Williams
Best Female Grand Master
Tae Kwon Do
Peter Vanoppen
Silver Life Award
Aikido
Thomas LeBrun
Int'l Grandmaster of the Year
Hogoshin-Do
Verney "Max" Massiah
Grandmaster of the Year
Founder of Maxido
Dr Lázár László
Great Master of the Year
Self Defense
Bernd Hohle
Excellence in Inspiring
Leadership Award
Valerie Wetherington
Instructor of the Year
Tang Soo Do
Carmela Hartnett
Grandmaster of the Year
Tae Kwon Do
Carlos Rivera
Master of the Year
Kaizen-Do Bujutsu
Karen Campbell
Women in Martial Arts Award
Kick Boxing
Gary Love
Golden Life Award
Dragon Claw Kung-Fu
Andreas Delies
Lifetime Achievement Award
Self Defense Street Fight
Ronen Rafael Golan
Outstanding Master of Year
Hapkido
Jason Alan Flatt
Best Master of the Year
Kenpo
Abdul Rahoof
Golden Life Award
Shaolin KungFu
Lita B. Kaufman
Outstanding Contribution to the Arts - Boxing
Chris Wetherington
Best Instructor of the Year
Tang Soo Do
John Gill
Best Competitor of the Year
Self Defense
Stanisław Majchrzak
Founder of the Year
Budo Bushi Hall of Fame
