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2023 Top Inductee List 
World Top Best of the Best Martial Artists

No.              Name                                              Country                  Style                                 Award Category Level              

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  1.                   Sifu Micah Ashby                                        US                             Mixed Martial Arts                           Best Fighter of the Year

  2.                   Master George McTaggart                        AU                             Tae Kwon Do                                   Golden Life Award

  3.                   Master Chris Wetherington                        US                             Tang Soo Do                                   Best Black Belt of the Year

  4.                   Master Valerie Wetherington                     US                             Tang Soo Do                                   Female Instructor of the Year

  5.                   Sifu Paul Pinckard                                       US                             Hapkido                                           Black Belt of the Year

  6.                   GM Ganesh Govindan                                 IN                             Ka-Ku-Do                                          Platinum Lifetime Award

  7.                   Master Daniel Guijarro Aldomar                 SP                             Silaram                                             Best Master of the Year

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Micah Ashby

Best Fighter of the Year

Mixed Martial Arts

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Paul Pinckard

Black Belt of the Year

Hapkido

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Carlos Rivera

Master of the Year

Kaizen-Do Bujutsu 

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Mark Walker   

Outstanding Warrior Award

Samurai

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Michael P. Faraday

Best Author of the Year

Martial Science book

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Ganesh Govindan

Ka-ku-do

Pioneer Award

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Asghar Keshwardoost

Great Grand Master Award

Shotokan Karate

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V.R.S.Kumar

Outstanding Master of Year

Goju Ryu Karate

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Ross Hartnett

Platinum Life Award

Tae Kwon  Do

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Subrahmanian

Best Instructor of the Year

Karate

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Danny Mantilla

Int'l Master of the Year

Tae Kwon Do

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Knut Gjerde

Best Master of the Year

Tae Kwon Do

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Donald Jett

Golden Life Award

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George McTaggart

Golden Life Award

Tae Kwon Do

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GM Ganesh Govindan

Platinum Lifetime Award

Ka-Ku-Do

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Tamás Varga

Master of the Year

Krav Maga

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Punong Guro Wayne Hunt 

Master of the Year

Arnis

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Daren Stirrat

Best Master of the Year

Shotokan Karate

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Ravindra Bhandakkar

Best Master of the Year

Shito-Ryu Karate

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Joe Anthony Ingrati

Lifetime Achievement Award

Tae Kwon Do

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Andy Campbell

Outstanding Master of Year

Shotokan Karate

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Bernhard Willems

Golden Life Award

Kick Boxing

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Chris De Witte

Lifetime Achievement Award

CCS Self Defense

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Phil Moulton

Grandmaster of the Year

Shukokai Karate

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Javier E Gonzalez, Bily-Soke

Platinum Life Award

Koryu-Ryu Karate Founder

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Daniel Clinkscales

Golden Life Award

Shotokan Karate

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Chris Wetherington

Best Black Belt of the Year

Tang Soo Do

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Daniel Guijarro Aldomar

Best Master of the Year

Traditional Martial Arts

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Chandrashekhar Kadam

Instructor of the Year

Semi Contact Karate

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Michael Gracia Hernandez

Best Master of the Year

Koku-Ryu-Do

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Haresh Rawat

Best Coach of the Year

Wushu KungFu

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George McTaggart

Master of the Year

Tae Kwon Do

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Sivadas KK

Best Master of the Year

Samurai

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Patricia Williams

Best Female Grand Master

Tae Kwon Do

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Peter Vanoppen

Silver Life Award

Aikido

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Thomas LeBrun

Int'l Grandmaster of the Year

Hogoshin-Do

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Verney "Max" Massiah

Grandmaster of the Year

Founder of Maxido

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Dr Lázár László

Great Master of the Year

Self Defense

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Bernd Hohle

Excellence in Inspiring

Leadership Award

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Valerie Wetherington

Instructor of the Year

Tang Soo Do

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Ted Trujillo

Lifetime Achievement

Mong Su Dom Tai

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Raja Khalid Mahmood 

Master of the Year

Kyokushin Karate

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Karen Campbell

Women in Martial Arts Award

Kick Boxing

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Gary Love

Golden Life Award

Dragon Claw Kung-Fu

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Andreas Delies

Lifetime Achievement Award

Self Defense Street Fight

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Ronen Rafael Golan

Outstanding Master of Year

Hapkido

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Jason Alan Flatt

Best Master of the Year

Kenpo

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Abdul Rahoof

Golden Life Award

Shaolin KungFu

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Lita B. Kaufman

Outstanding Contribution to the Arts - Boxing

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Chris Wetherington

Best Instructor of the Year

Tang Soo Do

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John Gill

Best Competitor of the Year

Self Defense

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Stanisław Majchrzak

Founder of the Year

Budo Bushi Hall of Fame

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