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MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME

Award Criteria for Induction into the IMA - Hall of Fame.

The Board will decide whether they get nominated! Only 250 persons for 2019 can be inducted

Candidates for induction may be nominated or recommended by anyone. All applications will be formally reviewed and submitted to the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame nomination committee. You must be approved for induction by one or more committee members. A recipient of the IMA-Hall of Fame Award, the individual must have made a significant contribution to the martial arts way.

 

As an example of these significant contributions:

Must also have the true spirit of a martial artist and be of good character that represents a strong role model to those who are coming after. Creating world class students (teachers / champions). Winning several National or International titles or championships for a country Held long running tournaments or public exhibitions.

Platinum Life Award
(50+ Yrs Experience)
  • Martial Arts Legend

  • Great Grandmaster of the Year

  • Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Posthumously Awarded

  • Platinum Life Award

Golden Life Award
(40+ Yrs Experience)
  • Ambassador of the year

  • Founder of the Year

  • IMA-HOF Honor Award

  • Grandmaster of the Year (8 dan +)

  • Golden Life Award

Silver Life Award
(25+ Yrs Experience)
  • Master of the Year (5 dan +)

  • Organization of the Year

  • Organizer of the Year

  • Instructor of the Year

  • Coach of the Year

  • Silver Life Award

Bronze Life Award
(15+ Yrs Experience)
  • Competitor of the Year

  • Black Belt of the Year

  • Student of the year

  • Martial Arts School of the Year

  • Assistant Instructor of the Year

  • Instructor of the Year

  • Volunteer of the year

  • Bronze Life Award

Platinum Life Award
(50+ Yrs Experience)
  • Mr. Sharda Prasad Paul

        Lifetime Achievement Award

        Combat Sports

  •  Mr. Taher Tambawala

         Presidential Youth Fitness Award

         Sports  & Martial Arts

  •  Mr. Samuel Lalrozâma

         Presidential Youth Fitness Award

         Sports  & Martial Arts

  •  Mr. Jayaselan V Shanmugam

         Presidential Youth Fitness Award

         Sports  & Martial Arts

Golden Life Award
(40+ Yrs Experience)
  • Mr. Vijay Naik

Golden Life Award

Goju Ryu Karate

  • Mr. Jagdish Singh Khatri

Grand Master of the Year
Combat Jujitsu

  • Mr. A. Rajesh Singh

Grand Master of the Year

Chinese Martial Arts

  • Mr. Chris De Witte

Grand Master of the Year

Self Defense

  • Mr. Claudiu Mihaila

Special Spirit & Inspiration

Tai Chi & Qigong

  • Mr. Shaju Paul

Grandmaster of the Year

SIMAA ShitoRyu Karate Do India

  • Mr. Niyas P

Grand Master of the Year

Chinese Martial Arts

  • Mr. A. Nataraju

        Grand Master of the Year

        Shotokan Karate

  • Mr. Jayaselan V Shanmugam

        Grand Master of the Year

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Ms. Ng. Lee Lee 

        Grand Master of the Year

        Tae Kwon Do

Silver Life Award
(25+ Yrs Experience)
  •  Mr. Rajesh Dulal
     Master of the Year
     Combat Karate

  •  Mr. Nabachandra Singha

         Master of the Year

         KungFu

  •  Mr. Abdul Rahoof

         Master of the Year

         Chinese KungFu

  • Mr. R. Ramesh

         Master of the Year

         Tai Chi & Yoga

  • Mr. Vifa Ravi

         Master of the Year

         Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Sahad B.

         Master of the Year

         Kick Boxing

  • Mr. Muhammed Sinan PP

         Master of the Year

         Chinese Martial Arts

  • Mr. Najmudheen KK

         Master of the Year

         Chinese Martial Arts

  • Mr.Ganesh Govindan

         IMA-HOF Honor Award

         KungFu & Karate

  • Mr. Shailendra B. Pandey

        Master of the Year

        Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. K. Manoj Farer

        Master of the Year

        Korean Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Manoj Wadaskar

        Master of the Year

        Tai Chi Chuan

  • Mr. Sharvin Gopal Krishnan

        Master of the Year

        Korean Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. S. Krishna Murthy

        Master of the Year

        Indian Traditional Martial Arts

  • Mr. Jitendra Jaiswal

        Outstanding Master of the Year

        Self Defense

Bronze Life Award
(15+ Yrs Experience)
  • Mr. Krish Rajput

        Sanshou Player of the Year

         Wushu KungFu

  • Mst. Yashasvi Rathor

        Jr. Best Fighter of the Year

         Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Samuel Lalrozâma

        Outstanding Contribution Award

        Mixed Martial Arts

  • Mr. Rajesh Gupta

        Outstanding Instructor Award

        Chinese Martial Arts

  • Mr. Aaftab Ansari

        Instructor of the Year 

        Japanese Martial Art

  • Mr. Pramod Roy

        Special Spirit Award

        Wushu KungFu

  • Mr.Arjun Dalei

         Instructor of the Year

         Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. Haresh Rawat

        Outstanding Coach of the Year

         Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. Sahil Kumar

        International Player of the Year

         Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. Pratik Makwana

        Martial Artist of the Year

         Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. Rudra Rajput

        Taolu Player of the Year

         Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. Jay Rajput

        Martial Artist of the Year

         Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. Ashish Saini

        Martial Artist of the Year

         Wushu KungFu

  • Ms. Poonam Sharma

        Instructor of the Year

         Yoga & Aerobics

  • Mr. Deepkumar Patel

        Coach of the Year

         Jeet Kune do

  • Mr. Zeeaan Vijyeta

        Little Dragon Award

         Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. Ajaykumar Parmar

        Outstanding Contribution Award

        Self Defense

  • Mr. Santosh Kumar Yadav

        Outstanding Instructor Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mrs. Milee Konwar

        Outstanding Dedication Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Basant Kumar Das

       Coach of the Year Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Ramashis Das

       Outstanding Coach Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Biplab Laskar

       Outstanding Instructor Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Shyam Kumar Konwar

       Outstanding Coach Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Raja Naushad Alam Khurshid

       Bronze Life  Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Muhammed Shammas P.K

       Instructor of the Year

        Sports Karate

  • Ms. Avika Sharma

        Yellow  Sash of the Year

        Wushu KungFu

  • Ms.Karanamkote Priyanka Prabhakaran

        Female Martial Artist of the Year

        Wushu KungFu

  • Mst. Het Parmar

        Martial Artist of the Year

        Wushu KungFu

  • Ms. Tithi Parmar

       Female Martial Artist of the Year

        Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. Sanskar Kushwah

       Jr. Instructor of the Year

        Wushu KungFu

  • Mst. Ayush Prajapati

        Martial Artist of the Year

        Wushu KungFu

  • Mst. Parshwa Kamleshbhai Patel  Int'l Player of the Year

         Chin Woo Wushu

  • Mr. R. Naveen Kumar

       Instructor of the Year

        Vifa Tae Kwon Do

  • Ms. Damini N.

       Instructor of the Year

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Vishwas KN

       Best Fighter of the Year

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. V. Srinidhi

       Student of the Year

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mst. P. Amogh

       Blue Belt Fighter of the Year

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Ms. Lalshmi S. Gowda

       Brown Belt Fighter of the Year

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Ms. Shubha Keerthi R.

       Student of the Year 

        Vifa Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Brijesh Patel

       Martial Artist of the Year

        Wushu KungFu

  • Mr. S. Mohamed Shafeer

        Instructor of the Year 

        Shaolin & Wudang KungFu

  • Mr. Subir Bagchi

        Best Coach of the Year  

        Shotokan Karate

  • Mr. Subho Sha

       Special Recognition Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Laaraib Momin

       Special Spirit Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Devraj Garange

       Super Fighter Award

        Tae Kwon Do

  • Mst. Vivek Kaikala

       Blue Belt Fighter of the Year 

        Vifa Tae Kwon Do

  • Mst. Pavan Rao S.

       Jr. Blue Belt Fighter of the Year 

        Vifa Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Nilesh Kumar

        Best Instructor Award 

        Vifa Tae Kwon Do

  • Mr. Chetan Jadav

        Outstanding Instructor Award 

        Defense & Protection

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2019 HOF INDUCTEES

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