AMAA Who's Who in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame
| AMAA Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|
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| Board of Advisors | 20 |
| Executive Director | Jessie Bowen |
| Inductees | 230 |
The AMAA Who's Who in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which honors martial artists, they are inducted through the Who's Who Legends Award once a year. Jessie Bowen Executive Director of The American Martial Arts Alliance which created the award, is traveling around the country promoting the AMAA's publications and[1][2]in 2020 Chuck Norris was honored in two editions of the book Martial Arts Masters & Pioneers Biography: Chuck Norris - Giving Back For A Lifetime.[3][4]
Award ceremonies[]
Jessie Bowen presenting Anthony Arnett with the Who's Who Legends Hall of Fame Award
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.”[5][6] 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.[7][8][9][10][11]
2020 Award Ceremony[]
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 is was held online and aired on July 10th and 11th 2020.[12] 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.[4][10][13]
Board of Advisors[]
| Names and Style | Photo |
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| 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[]
| Photo | Names | |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Anderson | ||
| Jack Ballard | ||
| Jerry Beasley | ||
| Cezar Borkowski | ||
| Dennis Brown | ||
| Pat Burleson | ||
| Curtis Bush | ||
| Tayari Casel | ||
| Jamie Cashion | ||
| John Chung | ||
| Bill Clark | ||
| Michael Coles | ||
| Walter Anderson | ||
| Jack Ballard | ||
| Jerry Beasley | ||
| Cezar Borkowski | ||
| Dennis Brown | ||
| Pat Burleson | ||
| Curtis Bush | ||
| Tayari Casel | ||
| Jamie Cashion | ||
| John Chung | ||
| Bill Clark | ||
| Michael Coles | ||
| John Corcoran | ||
| Joe Corley | ||
| Kierston Costabile | ||
| Linda Denley | ||
| Michael DePasquale, Jr. | ||
| Mike Dillard | ||
| Neil Farber | ||
| Robert Fletcher | ||
| Leo Fong | ||
| Ted Gambordella | ||
| Mark Glazier | ||
| Alan Goldberg | ||
| Dr. Robert Goldman | ||
| Dr. Maung Gyi | ||
| Stephen K. Hayes | ||
| Arthur Heller | ||
| Buddy Hudson | ||
| Derek Wayne Johnson | ||
| Pat E. Johnson | ||
| Apolo Ladra | ||
| Charlie Lee | ||
| Gary Lee | ||
| Andrew Linick | ||
| Robert Maxwell | ||
| Danny McCall | ||
| Bill McDonald | ||
| Chris McLoughlin | ||
| Mikie Rowe Moore | ||
| John Natavidad | ||
| Chuck Norris | ||
| Stephen Oliver | ||
| Jerry Otto | ||
| Jerry Piddington | ||
| David J. Praim | ||
| Dean Pyles | ||
| Jhoon Rhee | ||
| Jeff Smith | ||
| Ricky & Randy Smith | ||
| Allen Steen | ||
| Jean Yves Theirault | ||
| John Therien | ||
| Benny Urquidez | ||
| Keith Vitali | ||
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Bill Wallace | |
| Patrick Wrenn | ||
| Keith Yates | ||
| John Corcoran | ||
| Joe Corley | ||
| Kierston Costabile | ||
| Linda Denley | ||
| Michael DePasquale, Jr. | ||
| Mike Dillard | ||
| Neil Farber | ||
| Robert Fletcher | ||
| Leo Fong | ||
| Ted Gambordella | ||
| Mark Glazier | ||
| Alan Goldberg | ||
| Dr. Robert Goldman | ||
| Dr. Maung Gyi | ||
| Stephen K. Hayes | ||
| Arthur Heller | ||
| Buddy Hudson | ||
| Pat E. Johnson | ||
| Apolo Ladra | ||
| Charlie Lee | ||
| Gary Lee | ||
| Andrew Linick | ||
| Robert Maxwell | ||
| Danny McCall | ||
| Bill McDonald | ||
| Chris McLoughlin | ||
| Mikie Rowe Moore | ||
| John Natavidad | ||
| Stephen Oliver | ||
| Jerry Otto | ||
| Jerry Piddington | ||
| David J. Praim | ||
| Dean Pyles | ||
| Jhoon Rhee | ||
| Jeff Smith | ||
| Ricky & Randy Smith | ||
| Allen Steen | ||
| Jean Yves Theirault | ||
| John Therien | ||
| Dana Abbott | ||
| Ronnie Armstrong Sr. | ||
| Anthony Arnett | ||
| Larry Barr | ||
| Jennifer Branch | ||
| Lucius Brown | ||
| Art Camacho | ||
| Rachel Camp | ||
| John Casterline | ||
| Michael Chapman | ||
| Kamau Akil Chukwueneka | ||
| William Cromer | ||
| Brian Crumb | ||
| Chris Dammann | ||
| Carlos Dela Cruz | ||
| Rayot Difate | ||
| Rocky DiRico | ||
| Robert Dunn | ||
| Anthony Durjan | ||
| Harold Evans | ||
| Marc Steven Fishman | ||
| Jennifer Fraser | ||
| April Fredericks | ||
| Tom Harris | ||
| Rita Hundley Harris | ||
| Ed Hartzell | ||
| Namir Hassan | ||
| James Hatch, Sr. | ||
| Steven Hatfield | ||
| George Heath | ||
| Bruce House | ||
| Grandmaster Hud | ||
| Kevin Hufford | ||
| Johnny Hunter | ||
| Guy James | ||
| Kamrun Jenabzade | ||
| Carolyn Jenkins | ||
| Ron Jenkins | ||
| Darrell Johnson | ||
| Jerome Johnson | ||
| Jimmie Jones | ||
| Joseph Jones | ||
| Teddy Jordan | ||
| Paka Khan | ||
| Daisy Lang | ||
| Jean Francois Le Grand | ||
| James Lee | ||
| David LittleSun | ||
| Tony Lopez | ||
| Ted Love | ||
| Vincent Lyn | ||
| Alvin Mack, Jr. | ||
| Kamakaze McMillan | ||
| Lawrence McSwain | ||
| Ivan Mendez | ||
| Joseph Mertz | ||
| Jamie Moore | ||
| Richard Morris | ||
| Terry Motley | ||
| Clarence Murray | ||
| Steve Nemetz | ||
| John Orlen | ||
| Paul Ortino, Jr. | ||
| Carlos A. Pagan-Soto | ||
| James Parrish | ||
| Michelle Petta | ||
| Francis Pineda | ||
| M. Kariim Ratcliff | ||
| Joseph Rebelo | ||
| Randy Robinson | ||
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Cynthia Rothrock | |
| Kirby Roy | ||
| Dan Severn | ||
| Barry Shackleford | ||
| Darrell Simms | ||
| Grant Smith | ||
| Karen Smith | ||
| Lee Smith | ||
| Ron Smith | ||
| Gamel Spencer | ||
| Aaron St. Louis | ||
| Jack Stevens Jr. | ||
| Mike Stone | ||
| Lloyd Thompson | ||
| Phil Torres | ||
| Lonnie Walker | ||
| Timothy J. White | ||
| Otis Williams | ||
| Krishna Balal | ||
| Debbian Barr | ||
| Jay Bell | ||
| Hung Cao | ||
| Dean Conway | ||
| Nada Conway | ||
| Kirby Delaunay | ||
| Barbara Duffy | ||
| Greg Dziewonski | ||
| Barry Harbin | ||
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James DeMile | |
| Erik Harris | ||
| Tim Hinton | ||
| Sally Hodgkins | ||
| Joshua Horne | ||
| Rahni “Nikki” Jenkins | ||
| Donna Cancila-Keating | ||
| Moustafa Khedr | ||
| Robert McGee | ||
| Warren McKay | ||
| Andrea McKey | ||
| John Morgart Jr. | ||
| Bryan Otto | ||
| Nathan Porter | ||
| Kenny Rebstock | ||
| Ruben Rodriguez | ||
| Huda Saffar Smith | ||
| Darren Smith | ||
| Sean Smith | ||
| Terri Smith | ||
| Dana Stamos | ||
| Craig Terry | ||
| Ujjwal Thakuri | ||
| Karen Singling | ||
| Scott Yingling | ||
| Ann-Marie Xuereb |
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- ^ Bowen, Jessie (9 June 2020). Martial Arts Masters & Pioneers Biography: Chuck Norris - Giving Back For A Lifetime (1st ed.). US: Independently published. p. 424. ISBN 979-8650086956.
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