
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