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Patrick
KF Administrator
Joined: 01 May 2001
Posts: 28739
Location: Los Angeles, California
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:48 pm Post subject: KarateForums.com Awards 2015: Winners Revealed! |
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Hello,
Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com.
After a month of nominating and voting, the 2015 edition of the KarateForums.com have come to an end. It is now time for us to announce the winners.
Before I do so, I wanted to once again congratulate everyone who was nominated. Regardless of whether or not you won the award, the fact that you were nominated means that, when asked to identify a member who really stood out in the past year, your fellow community members thought of you. That's pretty cool, and you should be proud. If you did not win or were not nominated, please don't take it badly. These awards do have meaning, but they are also for fun and not everyone can win or be nominated. Please join me in congratulating our winners.
I would also like to thank everyone who participated in the process by nominating and voting. It is the community that selected the nominees and decided the winners. There are no KarateForums.com Awards without you.
Several nominees took the time to vote in categories where they were nominated. Since you can't vote for yourself, your choice is to vote for someone else or not vote at all. Though I can't reveal who voted for whom, please know that I appreciate everyone who thoughtfully voted in the categories where they were nominated. It says a lot about you, and I love to see it.
Without further ado, here are our winners:
1. Member of the Year: JR 137
2. New Member of the Year: JR 137
3. Community Spirit Award: sensei8
4. Staff Member of the Year: DWx
5. Funniest Member of the Year: (tie) Hawkmoon, Judodad_karateson and mazzybear
6. Karate Contributor of the Year: sensei8
7. Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: tallgeese
8. Equipment Contributor of the Year: chiliphil1
9. Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: tallgeese
10. Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: sensei8
11. Article of the Year: 5 Ill-Advised Things Every Brown Belt Should Do by Lupin1
Congratulations to JR 137, sensei8, DWx, Hawkmoon, Judodad_karateson, mazzybear, sensei8, tallgeese, chiliphil1 and Lupin1! It was a good year for members with the number 1 in their username. JR 137, Judodad_karateson, mazzybear, chiliphil1 and Lupin1 are all first time honorees.
I would also like to congratulate sensei8 on becoming the all-time leader in KarateForums.com Awards, and the first to reach 15 total, now with 16. Furthermore, congratulations to tallgeese on reaching 10 total, now with 11, which is third all-time.
For past winners and all of the awards historical data, please check out: http://www.karateforums.com/awards.php
Thank you for reading and for supporting the KarateForums.com Awards.
Sincerely,
Patrick _________________ Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com Administrator
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liger
Orange Belt
Joined: 02 Jun 2015
Posts: 194
Styles: RyobuKai (Shindo Jinen Ryu)
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations! |
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Nidan Melbourne
KF Sempai
Joined: 21 Aug 2013
Posts: 2356
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Styles: Goju-Ryu, BJJ, Balintawak Arnis
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats all |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16386
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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While it's always an honor to be nominated, and then to win, it's quite breathtaking to be thought of by my fellow KF members. Both the nominations as well as the wins, aren't possible without every single KF member that's posted throughout the year. It's their posts that have fueled the conversations that we've all shared in...we've laughed and cried and celebrated and honored and learned together through the many posts this year.
I thank each of you that have voted for me, and I'm bewildered as well as grateful for your vote of confidence in me, and this won't be taken lightly, nor will it be taken for granted. Thank you, all!!
As I've mentioned before, while the KF Awards is a part of KF, it's not the reason why I'm a member here, nor is it the reason for why I post almost 4 times a day. No...it's the conversations that I crave, whether you're a MAist or not, I desire the moments when I can learn, and if I've the privilege to do so, to teach something useful to someone.
I can't say it enough...Thank you, all!!
_________________ **Proof is on the floor!!! |
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chiliphil1
Orange Belt
Joined: 29 Oct 2011
Posts: 225
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats to all of the winners! I am speechless that I was even nominated, let alone picked as the winner. Thank you to everyone who voted, it truly means a lot to me that you all read my post and enjoyed it, thank you! _________________ Black belt AFAF # 178
Tang Soo Do
8th Kyu
Matsubayashi ryu shorin ryu karate |
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neoravencroft
Orange Belt
Joined: 02 May 2015
Posts: 122
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Styles: Wing Chun, JKD, Uechi-Ryu, Escrima, Muay Thai
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Congratz _________________ "When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown." ~Bruce Lee |
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mazzybear
Brown Belt
Joined: 30 Oct 2013
Posts: 675
Location: Scotland.
Styles: Wado Kai
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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 1:14 am Post subject: |
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Congratulations to all winners and nominees!!! And thank you for voting for me as a joint winner, I'm truly honoured!!
Mo. _________________ Be water, my friend. |
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Lupin1
Black Belt
Joined: 15 Dec 2009
Posts: 1637
Location: Naples, FL
Styles: Isshinryu
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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 5:14 am Post subject: |
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Congrats to all! It was an amazing year all around! |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30167
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Hawkmoon
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 17 Jun 2013
Posts: 891
Location: MK in the UK
Styles: Kyokushin
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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 6:07 am Post subject: |
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hehehe always a pleasure! _________________ “A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”
Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate. |
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