Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame

Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame is an award for Australian martial artists practitioners of any style,[1] The hall of fame recognises those who make an outstanding contribution to martial arts, consistently demonstrate excellence and unselfishly promote the growth of martial arts.[2] The current president is Les Elliott[3][4] and Vice President John Whipp.[5][6][7][8]

2014 Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductees including notable Richard Norton (actor)

2016 Award Ceremony

Terry Lim lifetime achievement award recipient for running martial arts tournaments 3 times per year for the last 3 decades and over 3000 students having learned from his academy demonstrated his abilities during the induction ceremony in Adelaide by bending a two-meter metal rod with his throat then he was struck with a sledge hammer breaking three concrete roof tiles on his back. Melbourne Wing Chun Instructor Maurice Novoa Ruiz invited one of his own Wing Chun masters Felix Leong to join him as his guest at Terry Lim's Black Tie dinner award night to personally support Lim's induction into AMAHOF.[5]

Maurice Novoa Ruiz with his guest Felix Leong at Terry Lim's Hall of Fame award black tie dinner
Terry Lim's demonstration bending a steel rod with Maurice Novoa Ruiz about to break tiles on Lim's back at the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame Ceremony

2016 Inductees

Name Award System State

Alan Rowe

 Budoka of the Year Aikido  Tasmania

Bill Johnson[9]

 Martial Artist of the Year Close Combat Systems  New South Wales

Brenda Hum

 Support to the Martial Arts Health & Healing  South Australia

Doug Spear

 Martial Artist of the Year Karate/Kenjutsu  Western Australia

Kevin Prime[10][11]

 Budoka of the Year Judo  Victoria

Malcolm Slade

 Lifetime Achievement Judo  Victoria

Robert Naumoski

 Budoka of the Year Brazilian Jiu Jitsu  New South Wales

Sam Gervasi[12]

 Lifetime Achievement Martial Arts & Healing  Victoria

Terry Lim

 Lifetime Achievement Martial Arts  Victoria

2015 Inductees

Name Award System State

Anthony Ball[13]

 Lifetime Achievement Martial Arts  Victoria

Bronilyn Smith

 Lifetime Achievement Aikido  Tasmania

Geoffrey Harrison

 Budoka of the Year San Chi Kai  Tasmania

Kathy Gangemi[3]

 Junior Development & Support of the Martial Arts Martial Arts  Tasmania

Lynn Farmer

 Budoka of the Year Ju Jitsu  New South Wales

Roland Winter

 Budoka of the Year Zen Do Kai  New South Wales

Tim Waters

 Lifetime Achievement Aikido  Tasmania

2014 Inductees

Name System State

Daniel Simmons

 Judo  New South Wales

Danny McIntyre

 Aikido  New Zealand

Denise Walker

 Shotokan Karate  New Zealand

Graham Slater

 Karate  Victoria

Julie Streeter

 Karate  Queensland

Michael Keane

 Judo  Victoria

Michelle Hext

 Taekwondo  Victoria

Peter James

 Kendo  Western Australia

Richard Norton (actor)

 Karate  Victoria

Scott Teys

 Karate  Australian Capital Territory

See also

References

  1. ↑ Perri, Sophie (5 August 2013). "Gilles Plains' Anthony Hockley to be inducted into World Karate Union Hall of Fame". Leader Messenger (Print and Online). News Corp. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ↑ OSMOND, L.J. (9 June 2005). "Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame; Queensland Day Awards" (PDF). WEEKLY HANSARD (Hansard Home Page). 51ST QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 Glaetzer, Sally (22 November 2014). "Tasweekend Read: Martial hearts are all around us". Mercury (Online). News Corp. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Weston, Steve (12 August 2013). "17th Martial Arts Hall of Fame comes to Tasmania". Tasmanian Times (Online). Tasmanian Times. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 Diaz, Raquel (8 September 2016). "Celebración de la entrega del Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame en Adelaida". The Latin Australian Times (National Print edition 8 sept page 15). LAT.
  6. ↑ Cunningham, Sean (8 October 2013). "Martial arts exponent enters hall of fame". Camden advertiser (Online). Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Griffith (15 April 2012). "Martial artist supports local kids". The Chronicle (Online). Toowoomba Newspapers Pty Ltd. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Teather, Stuart (4 August 2009). "Martial master- Swashbuckling … John Rizzo demonstrates his style". Star Community (Print and Online). Star News Group Pty. Ltd. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sport". Maitland City Council (Online). Maitland City Council. September 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Double Hall of Fame honour for Kevin Prime". Bendigo Advertiser (Print and Online). Fairfax Media. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Kemp, Sharon (15 September 2016). "Kevin lands prime honour". Bendigo Weekly (Online). Copyright Bendigo Weekly. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Ly, Linh (27 October 2014). "Six students from the International College of Martial Arts and Natural Therapies succeed at State Championships". Moonee Valley Leader (Print and Online). News Corp. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  13. ↑ Walker, Neil (28 September 2015). "Karate king joins the greats". Frankston Times (Print and online). Mornington Peninsula News Group. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

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