Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame

AMAHOF
Management Committee
Logo of Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inc.
Executives
PresidentAnthony Hockley
Vice PresidentZlatko Peter Kitak
SecretaryColin Wee
TreasurerRoland Winter
Directors
Peter Hunt
Steven Weston
David Gordon
New Zealand Representative
John Marrable
Australian Sokeship Council
ChairmanEdward Scharrer

The Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inc. founded in 1996 gives recognition to influential martial art practitioners throughout Australasia.[1][2] The hall of fame recognizes those who make an outstanding contribution to martial arts, consistently demonstrate excellence, and unselfishly promote the growth of martial arts.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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

2024 inductees

Name Award System State
Louie Dimou Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taekwondo SA
Shireen Dindar Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taichi & Capoeira WA
Scott Harvey Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taekwondo & Hapkido NSW
Graham McDonnell Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Zen Do Kai Karate, Muay Thai, & Krava Maga WA
Rick Rando Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taekwondo USA
Peter Tasiopoulos Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Kenpo VIC

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2024 AMAHOF Inductees: (L to R) Peter Tasiopolous, Graham McDonnell, Shireen Dindar, Louie Dimou, Rick Rando, and Scott Harvey.

2023 inductees

Name Award System State
Chris Bailey Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, & Chinese Boxing VIC
Mick Brinkley Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taekwondo NSW
Sharon Canning Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taekwondo ACT
Lindsay Guy Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Karate NSW
Gerard Kelly Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taekwondo NSW
James Sheedy Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taekwondo NSW
Gawain Siu Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Ging Mo Kune WA
Leong Cheok Son Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Kung Fu, Wing Chun, and Muay Thai SA
David Thew Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Tai Chi Chuan, Qigong, & Ba Gua Zhang NZ
Mike Waite Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Karate, Muay Thai, & Kali Self Defence WA
Nick Wyborn Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Kapap NSW

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2022 inductees

Name Award System State
Sean Allen Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Zen Do Kai Karate WA
Tom Bellamy Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Go Rin No Pou Ju-Jitsu QLD
Alan Pond Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Muay Thai WA
Wayne Spear Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Zen Do Kai Karate WA
Victor Stuart Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Jujutsu & Karate WA
Peter Wong Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taekwon-do WA

[12]

2021 inductees

Name Award System State
Matt Geister Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Hapkido NSW
Diana Latorre Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Taekwondo NSW
Lincoln Harris Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Karate NSW
Benjamin Pollet Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Karate and Jiu Jitsu NSW
Wayne Swanton Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Judo VIC
Lionel Daley Continual Excellence and Service to the Australasian Martial Arts Community Jujitsu TAS

[13]

2020 inductees

Name Award System State
Andrew Coatsworth Martial Artist of the Year Judo VIC
Colin Wee Martial Artist of the Year Traditional Taekwondo WA
Dean Woodhams Lifetime Achievement Zen Do Kai & Tetsu-Ryu WA
Peter Hunt Martial Artist of the Year Tetsu-Ryu & Iaido WA
Simon Vanyai Support to the Development of Martial Arts Taiko WA
Tom Johnson Lifetime Achievement Iaido & Jodo QLD
Vince Cordeiro Lifetime Achievement Choy Lay Fut WA

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2019 inductees

Name Award System State
Darren Lea Lifetime Achievement Okinawan Shorin Ryu NSW
Gary Johnson Lifetime Achievement Munen Muso Martial Arts NSW
John Ellis Instructor of the Year Budoshinkai Karate Jitsu NSW
Tim Ellis Budoka of the Year Budoshinkai Karate NSW
Michael Quin Lifetime Achievement Zen Do Kai VIC
Neil Livingstone Instructor of the Year Taekwon-do NZ
Nigel Stupples Martial Artist of the Year Zen Do Kai NZ
Steven Tran Lifetime achievement Martial Arts NSW
Anthony Pritchard Budoka of the Year Judo NSW

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2018 inductees

Name Award System State
Andrew Kantzavelos Instructor of the Year Kenpo SA
Neville Sharp Lifetime achievement Judo VIC
Joseph Julian Lifetime achievement Karate VIC
David Gordon Martial Artist of the year Toyama Ryu Iaido VIC
Xu Weiguo Lifetime achievement Wing Chun Tai Ji PRC
Patricia Harrington Lifetime achievement Judo Ju Jitsu NSW
George Kolovos Lifetime achievement Kyokushin Karate VIC
Matt Charnley Martial Artist of the Year Mixed Martial Arts VIC

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2017 inductees

Name Award System State
Abraham Sie Budoka of the Year Zen Do Kai NSW
Alex Terris Lifetime achievement Kyokushin Karate NZ
Brett Canning Instructor of the Year United Taekwondo ACT
Chris Futcher-Coles Lifetime Achievement Kung Fu NSW
George Lee Lifetime Achievement Tai Chi – Chi Gong SA
Grant Bannister Lifetime Achievement San Chi Kai Karate VIC
John Marrable Lifetime Achievement Goju Ryu Karate NZ
John Tomic Martial Artist of the Year United Taekwondo NSW
Michael Creedy Lifetime Achievement Martial Arts QLD
Peter Jennings Lifetime Achievement Kyokushin Karate NZ
Peter Kelly Martial Artist of the Year Aikido TAS

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2016 inductees

Name Award System State

Alan Rowe

Budoka of the Year Aikido  Tasmania

Bill Johnson[18]

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[19][20]

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[21]

Lifetime Achievement Martial Arts & Healing  Victoria

Terry Lim

Lifetime Achievement Martial Arts  Victoria

2015 inductees

Name Award System State

Anthony Ball[22]

Lifetime Achievement Martial Arts  Victoria

Bronilyn Smith

Lifetime Achievement Aikido  Tasmania

Geoffrey Harrison

Budoka of the Year San Chi Kai  Tasmania

Kathy Gangemi[4]

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

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