AMAA Who's Who in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame
| AMAA Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|
| File:AMAA Who’s who in martial arts award plaque, 2018.jpg | |
| Board of Advisors | 20 |
| Executive Director | Jessie Bowen |
| Inductees | 230 |
The American Martial Arts Alliance Sport Karate League, LLC, led by Grand Master Jessie Bowen, was founded in 2006 and includes the Who's Who in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He was an important figure for sport karate in the state as a competitor and event promoter in Durham, North Carolina. One of the oldest martial arts competitions in North Carolina, he started the Durham Karate Open in 1999 and has since hosted 46 competitions.
For the first North Carolina Amateur Martial Arts competition in 1982, Bowen served as the sports coordinator. Until 1989, he oversaw the competitions for Taekwondo and Karate. He was the 1987 Olympic Festival's Taekwondo coordinator hosted in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as the North Carolina Amateur Sports Coordinator for the USOC at that time.
After traveling to Hawaii in 2002 to compete and what was falsely claimed as a US Olympic trials for karate Bowen decided to start the AMAA Sport karate League. The AMAA Sport Karate League and the AMAA Who's Who in the Martial Arts Hall of fame, along with his second tournament, the AMAA Nationals, was established in 2004.
Bowen made the decision to start the AMAA Sport Karate League after traveling to Hawaii in 2002 to compete in what was falsely advertised as a US Olympic trials for Karate. In 2004, he founded the AMAA Sport Karate League, the AMAA Who's Who in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame, and the AMAA Nationals.
Award ceremonies[edit]
The ceremony and banquets for the legends award is held at Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, the inductees receive a poster size plaque, custom ring and are included in the book “Martial Arts Masters and Pioneers: Who's Really Who in Martial Arts.”[1][2] At least 800 nominations of martial artists were received out of those 250 had the honor to be inducted into the AMAA Who's Who Legends Hall of Fame.[3][4][5][6][7]
2020 Award Ceremony[edit]
The award ceremony was to be held on June 26–27 in at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, but in light of the COVID-19 pandemic the AMAA's annual Legends Awards Banquet it was held online and aired on July 10 and 11 2020.[8] The ceremony honors inductees and nominees of the 2020 edition of Who's Who, and includes a tribute to Grandmaster Chuck Norris, who celebrated his 80th birthday that year.[9][6][10]
Board of Advisors[edit]
The AMA's Board of Advisors is as follows:[11]
| Image | Name | Title | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jessie Bowen | Executive Director |
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| Joe Corley |
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| Jeff Smith |
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| Gary Lee | |||
| Linda Denley | |||
|
Cynthia Rothrock |
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| Dan Severn | |||
| John Chung | |||
| Robert Dunn | |||
| Randy Robinson | |||
| Carlos Robert Silva | |||
| Tayari Casel | |||
| Karen Herman | |||
| Jerry Otto | |||
| Darrell Simms | |||
| Dana Abbott | |||
| Keith Vitali |
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| Scott Yingling |
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| Jerome Johnson | |||
| Kierston Peach Costabile | |||
| Stephen Hayes | |||
| Paul Ortino | |||
|
Daisy Lang |
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Inductees[edit]
The following is a list of inductees.[12]
| Photo | Name | Year of induction |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Anderson | ||
| Ronnie Armstrong Sr. | ||
|
Anthony Arnett | |
| Krishna Balal | ||
| Jack Ballard | ||
| Debbian Barr | ||
| Larry Barr | ||
| Jerry Beasley | ||
| Jay Bell | ||
| Cezar Borkowski | ||
| Jennifer Branch | ||
| Dennis Brown | ||
| Lucius Brown | ||
| Pat Burleson | ||
| Curtis Bush | ||
| Art Camacho | ||
| Rachel Camp | ||
| Hung Cao | ||
| John Casterline | ||
| Tayari Casel | ||
| Jamie Cashion | ||
| Michael Chapman | ||
| Kamau Akil Chukwueneka | ||
| John Chung | ||
| Bill Clark | ||
| Michael Coles | ||
| Dean Conway | ||
| Nada Conway | ||
| John Corcoran | ||
| Joe Corley | ||
| Kierston Costabile | ||
| William Cromer | ||
| Brian Crumb | ||
| Chris Dammann | ||
| Carlos Dela Cruz | ||
| Kirby Delaunay | ||
| File:Bruce Lee and James Demile.jpg | James DeMile | |
| Linda Denley | ||
| Michael DePasquale, Jr. | ||
| Mike Dillard | ||
| Rayot Difate | ||
| Rocky DiRico | ||
| Barbara Duffy | ||
| Robert Dunn | ||
| Anthony Durjan | ||
| Greg Dziewonski | ||
| Harold Evans | ||
| Neil Farber | ||
| Marc Steven Fishman | ||
| Robert Fletcher | ||
| Leo Fong | ||
| Jennifer Fraser | ||
| April Fredericks | ||
| Ted Gambordella | ||
| Mark Glazier | ||
| Alan Goldberg | ||
| Robert Goldman | ||
| Maung Gyi | ||
| Barry Harbin | ||
| Erik Harris | ||
| Rita Hundley Harris | ||
| Tom Harris | ||
| Ed Hartzell | ||
| Namir Hassan | ||
| James Hatch, Sr. | ||
| Steven Hatfield | ||
| Stephen K. Hayes | ||
| George Heath | ||
| Arthur Heller | ||
| Tim Hinton | ||
| Sally Hodgkins | ||
| Joshua Horne | ||
| Bruce House | ||
| Grandmaster Hud | ||
| Buddy Hudson | ||
| Kevin Hufford | ||
| Johnny Hunter | ||
| Guy James | ||
| Kamrun Jenabzade | ||
| Carolyn Jenkins | ||
| Rahni “Nikki” Jenkins | ||
| Ron Jenkins | ||
| Darrell Johnson | ||
| Derek Wayne Johnson | ||
| Jerome Johnson | ||
| Pat E. Johnson | ||
| Jimmie Jones | ||
| Joseph Jones | ||
| Teddy Jordan | ||
| Donna Cancila-Keating | ||
| Paka Khan | ||
| Moustafa Khedr | ||
| Apolo Ladra | ||
| Daisy Lang | ||
| Jean Francois Le Grand | ||
| Charlie Lee | ||
| Gary Lee | ||
| James Lee | ||
| Andrew Linick | ||
| David LittleSun | ||
| Tony Lopez | ||
| Ted Love | ||
| Vincent Lyn | ||
| Alvin Mack, Jr. | ||
| Robert Maxwell | ||
| Danny McCall | ||
| Bill McDonald | ||
| Robert McGee | ||
| Warren McKay | ||
| Andrea McKey | ||
| Chris McLoughlin | ||
| Kamakaze McMillan | ||
| Lawrence McSwain | ||
| Ivan Mendez | ||
| Joseph Mertz | ||
| Jamie Moore | ||
| Mikie Rowe Moore | ||
| John Morgart Jr. | ||
| Richard Morris | ||
| Terry Motley | ||
| Clarence Murray | ||
| John Natavidad | ||
| Steve Nemetz | ||
| Chuck Norris | ||
| Stephen Oliver | ||
| John Orlen | ||
| Paul Ortino, Jr. | ||
| Bryan Otto | ||
| Jerry Otto | ||
| Carlos A. Pagan-Soto | ||
| James Parrish | ||
| Michelle Petta | ||
| Jerry Piddington | ||
| Francis Pineda | ||
| Nathan Porter | ||
| David J. Praim | ||
| Dean Pyles | ||
| M. Kariim Ratcliff | ||
| Joseph Rebelo | ||
| Kenny Rebstock | ||
| Jhoon Rhee | ||
| Randy Robinson | ||
|
|
Cynthia Rothrock | |
| Ruben Rodriguez | ||
| Kirby Roy | ||
| Dan Severn | ||
| Barry Shackleford | ||
| Karen Singling | ||
| Darrell Simms | ||
| Darren Smith | ||
| Grant Smith | ||
| Jeff Smith | ||
| Huda Saffar Smith | ||
| Karen Smith | ||
| Lee Smith | ||
| Ricky & Randy Smith | ||
| Ron Smith | ||
| Sean Smith | ||
| Terri Smith | ||
| Gamel Spencer | ||
| Aaron St. Louis | ||
| Dana Stamos | ||
| Allen Steen | ||
| Jack Stevens Jr. | ||
| Mike Stone | ||
| Craig Terry | ||
| Ujjwal Thakuri | ||
| Jean Yves Theirault | ||
| John Therien | ||
| Lloyd Thompson | ||
| Phil Torres | ||
| Benny Urquidez | ||
| Keith Vitali | ||
| Lonnie Walker | ||
|
Bill Wallace | |
| Timothy J. White | ||
| Otis Williams | ||
| Patrick Wrenn | ||
| Keith Yates | ||
| Scott Yingling | ||
| Ann-Marie Xuereb |
References[edit]
- ↑ CRANDALL, CODY (12 November 2019). "Pietrocarlo Helps Scots To Another Region Title". The post journal (Online). Nutting company. Ogden newspapers. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ Kuehn, Carie (12 August 2019). "Nixon inducted into taekwondo legends class". Clinton Herald (Online). © Copyright 2020 The Clinton Herald. townnews.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "Fredia "Cheetah" Gibbs: "Where Are They Now" Segment on WBAN". Womanboxing.com. Woman boxing archive network. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ Jones, J.A. (2 March 2018). "Husband and wife martial arts masters inspire young and old". The Weekly Challenger (Online). © 2020 Copyright, The Weekly Challenger. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ Napsha, Joe (1 February 2019). "Irwin martial arts expert inducted into hall of honor". Trib live (Online). © 2020 Trib Total Media. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Local Inducted Into 'Who's Who in the Martial Arts' and Martial Arts Hall of Fame". The st Johns source US Virgin islands (Online). © 2018 V.I. Source Publications, Inc. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ Smith, Matt (2 August 2017). "Cleburne's James lands in martial arts book, hall of fame". CleburneTimesReview (Online). © Copyright 2020 CleburneTimesReview.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "AMAA's 2020 Legends Awards Banquet Goes Virtual". Martial Arts World News (Print and online). MAWnews.com. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ↑ "AMAA's Who's Who in the Martial Arts Legends Awards Banquet to be Held Online July 10 and 11". Martial Arts World News (Print and online). MAWnews.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ↑ "AMAA AMAZON Direct Online Store". whoswhointhemartialarts.com. American martial arts alliance. Retrieved 24 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "AMAA Board of Advisors". whoswhointhemartialarts.com. American Martial Arts Alliance. Retrieved 24 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "List of inductees". whoswhointhemartialarts.com. American Martial Arts Alliance. Retrieved 24 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
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