KarateForums.com runs a yearly award program recognizing some of the the outstanding users and contributions made to KarateForums.com in the previous year.
2025:
Member of the Year: KarateKen
Community Spirit Award: (tie) bushido_man96 and DarthPenguin
Staff Member of the Year: (tie) bushido_man96 and Wastelander
Funniest Member of the Year: KarateKen
Karate Contributor of the Year: Spartacus Maximus
Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year: bushido_man96
Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year: Wastelander
2024:
Member of the Year: DarthPenguin
Community Spirit Award: (tie) bushido_man96 and Nidan Melbourne
Staff Member of the Year: (tie) bushido_man96 and Wastelander
Funniest Member of the Year: DarthPenguin
Karate Contributor of the Year: Zaine
Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year: bushido_man96
Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year: Montana
2023:
Member of the Year: Zaine
Community Spirit Award: Wastelander
Staff Member of the Year: sensei8
Funniest Member of the Year: aurik
Karate Contributor of the Year: aurik
Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year: DarthPenguin
Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year: Zaine
2022:
Member of the Year: (tie) aurik and Zaine
New Member of the Year: DarthPenguin
Community Spirit Award: bushido_man96
Staff Member of the Year: bushido_man96
Funniest Member of the Year: ashworth
Karate Contributor of the Year: aurik
Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year: bushido_man96
Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year: Wastelander
2021:
Member of the Year: Zaine
New Member of the Year: tatsujin
Community Spirit Award: sensei8
Staff Member of the Year: (tie) bushido_man96 and DWx
Funniest Member of the Year: Fat Cobra
Karate Contributor of the Year: Himokiri Karate
Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year: Alan Armstrong
Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year: (tie) DWx and Wastelander
2020:
Member of the Year: (tie) Fat Cobra and RW
New Member of the Year: (tie) Capella and MAD Mike
Community Spirit Award: sensei8
Staff Member of the Year: bushido_man96
Funniest Member of the Year: (tie) Bulltahr and JR 137
Karate Contributor of the Year: (tie) Wado Heretic and Wastelander
Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: bushido_man96
Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: (tie) DWx and Spartacus Maximus
2019:
Member of the Year: Spartacus Maximus
Community Spirit Award: sensei8
Staff Member of the Year: sensei8
Funniest Member of the Year: tallgeese
Karate Contributor of the Year: (tie) Wayofaswede and Wastelander
Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: bushido_man96
Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: DWx
2018:
Member of the Year: MatsuShinshii
New Member of the Year: OneKickWonder
Community Spirit Award: sensei8
Staff Member of the Year: JR 137
Funniest Member of the Year: JR 137
Karate Contributor of the Year: MatsuShinshii
Equipment Contributor of the Year: Bulltahr
Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: (tie) singularity6 and Alan Armstrong
Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: sensei8
2017:
Member of the Year: Spartacus Maximus
New Member of the Year: singularity6
Community Spirit Award: sensei8
Staff Member of the Year: DWx
Funniest Member of the Year: TJ-Jitsu
Karate Contributor of the Year: MatsuShinshii
Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: tallgeese
Equipment Contributor of the Year: JR 137
Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: (tie) JR 137 and sensei8
Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: sensei8
2016:
Member of the Year: Spartacus Maximus
New Member of the Year: LLLEARNER
Community Spirit Award: sensei8
Staff Member of the Year: bushido_man96
Funniest Member of the Year: MasterPain
Karate Contributor of the Year: Wastelander
Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: tallgeese
Equipment Contributor of the Year: JR 137
Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: Nidan Melbourne
Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: sensei8
Article of the Year: Using YouTube for Your Martial Arts School's Marketing by tallgeese
2015:
Member of the Year: JR 137
New Member of the Year: JR 137
Community Spirit Award: sensei8
Staff Member of the Year: DWx
Funniest Member of the Year: (tie) Hawkmoon, Judodad_karateson and mazzybear
Karate Contributor of the Year: sensei8
Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: tallgeese
Equipment Contributor of the Year: chiliphil1
Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: tallgeese
Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: sensei8
Article of the Year: 5 Ill-Advised Things Every Brown Belt Should Do by Lupin1
2014:
Member of the Year: (tie) Nidan Melbourne and Hawkmoon
New Member of the Year: Spartacus Maximus
Community Spirit Award: sensei8
Staff Member of the Year: Wastelander
Funniest Member of the Year: (tie) Hawkmoon and cheesefrysamurai
Karate Contributor of the Year: sensei8
Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: tallgeese
Korean Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: DWx
Equipment Contributor of the Year: Wastelander
Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: (tie) bushido_man96 and tallgeese
Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: sensei8
Article of the Year: Force Continuum for the Civilian Martial Artist by bushido_man96
2013:
Member of the Year: CredoTe
New Member of the Year: Hawkmoon
Community Spirit Award: sensei8
Staff Member of the Year: (tie) ninjanurse, sensei8 and Harkon72
Funniest Member of the Year: MasterPain
Karate Contributor of the Year: sensei8
Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: tallgeese
Korean Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: DWx
Equipment Contributor of the Year: JohnASE
Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: (tie) bushido_man96 and tallgeese
Instructor Central Contributor of the Year:
sensei8
Article of the Year: Creating a Home Training Environment for Martial Arts by tallgeese
2012:
Member of the Year: MasterPain
New Member of the Year: DoctorQui
Community Spirit Award: bushido_man96
Staff Member of the Year: sensei8
Funniest Member of the Year: MasterPain
Article of the Year: (tie) Personal Safety and the 5 Stages of Violent Crime by ninjanurse and Martial Arts: Forever in One's Life by sensei8
2011:
Member of the Year: sensei8
New Member of the Year: Groinstrike
Community Spirit Award: evergrey
Staff Member of the Year: DWx
Funniest Member of the Year: MasterPain
Article of the Year: Capoeira Explained by JusticeZero
2010:
Member of the Year: sensei8
New Member of the Year: evergrey
Community Spirit Award: bushido_man96
Staff Member of the Year: tallgeese
Funniest Member of the Year: (tie) DWx and evergrey
Article of the Year: Proof is On the Floor! by sensei8
2009:
Member of the Year: sensei8
New Member of the Year: Kuma
Community Spirit Award: bushido_man96
Staff Member of the Year: bushido_man96
Funniest Member of the Year: (tie) DWx and The BB of C
Article of the Year: Principle Based Martial Arts Training by tallgeese
2008:
Member of the Year: (tie) tallgeese, Tiger1962 and joesteph
New Member of the Year: tallgeese
Community Spirit Award: bushido_man96
Staff Member of the Year: DWx
Funniest Member of the Year: The BB of C
Article of the Year: Women and the Martial Arts by Kieran-Lilith
2007:
Member of the Year: ps1
New Member of the Year: The BB of C
Community Spirit Award: bushido_man96
Staff Member of the Year: bushido_man96
Funniest Member of the Year: NightOwl
Article of the Year: Martial Arts "Monogamy" by bushido_man96
2006:
Member of the Year: Sohan
New Member of the Year: Sohan
Community Spirit Award: bushido_man96
Staff Member of the Year: bushido_man96
Funniest Member of the Year: KarateK
Article of the Year: Martial Arts - My Way of Life! by gheinisch
2005:
Member of the Year: White Warlock
Community Spirit Award: ninjanurse
Staff Member of the Year: Kicks
Funniest Member of the Year: monkeygirl
Article of the Year: Why I Quit Tae Kwon Do by BlobOn
2004:
Member of the Year: delta1
Community Spirit Award: delta1
Staff Member of the Year: aefibird
Funniest Member of the Year: Drunken Monkey
Thread of the Year: Ki - Started by dmoney101
Article of the Year: Trust in Training by White Warlock
Funniest Thread of the Year: How to give a cat a pill. - Started by AngelaG
2003:
Member of the Year: Shorinryu
Sensei
Staff Member of the Year: SaiFightsMS
Funniest Member of the Year: (tie) ZR440
and monkeygirl
Thread of the Year: What
made you do the Martial Art that you do? - Started by Metsubushi
Article of the Year: My
Journey in the Dojo by SaiFightsMS
Funniest Thread of the Year: Things
NOT to say to your instructor... - Started by Valithor
2002:
Member of the Year: Kensai
Staff Member of the Year: KickChick
Funniest Member of the Year: monkeygirl
Thread of the Year: Respecting
Younger Instructors - Started by monkeygirl
Funniest Thread of the Year: MA
Goofs & Blunders - Started by KickChick
KarateForums.com Awards Statistics
169 unique members have been nominated for 183 different awards. 69 unique members have won awards a total of 211 times (it is more than 183 due to ties).
Most Awards Won
28
sensei8
27
bushido_man96
15
tallgeese
12
DWx
11
Wastelander
8
JR 137
6
Spartacus Maximus
5
DarthPenguin
Zaine
MasterPain
4
aurik
Hawkmoon
monkeygirl
3
Nidan Melbourne
MatsuShinshii
ninjanurse
evergrey
The BB of C
2
KarateKen
Alan Armstrong
Fat Cobra
Bulltahr
singularity6
Sohan
White Warlock
delta1
SaiFightsMS
KickChick
1
Montana
ashworth
Himokiri Karate
tatsujin
Wado Heretic
MAD Mike
Capella
RW
Wayofaswede
OneKickWonder
TJ-Jitsu
LLLEARNER
Lupin1
chiliphil1
mazzybear
Judodad_karateson
cheesefrysamurai
JohnASE
Harkon72
CredoTe
DoctorQui
JusticeZero
Groinstrike
Kuma
Kieran-Lilith
joesteph
Tiger1962
NightOwl
ps1
gheinisch
KarateK
BlobOn
Kicks
AngelaG
dmoney101
Drunken Monkey
aefibird
Valithor
Metsubushi
ZR440
Shorinryu Sensei
Kensai
Most Times Nominated
These numbers reflect the number of times a member appeared as a nominee in a category. If the member was nominated more than once where that is allowed - for example, more than one article by that person nominated for Article of the Year - then each nomination is counted. The number of times this occurred is noted in parentheses after the username.
68
bushido_man96 (1)
54
sensei8
32
DWx (1)
24
Wastelander
tallgeese (1)
22
Spartacus Maximus
21
JR 137
14
Zaine
13
aurik
Nidan Melbourne
12
ninjanurse
10
Alan Armstrong
Hawkmoon
9
monkeygirl
8
DarthPenguin
ps1
7
KarateKen
singularity6
KarateKidTSD/karatekid1975
6
Luther unleashed
mazzybear
MasterPain
JusticeZero
evergrey
joesteph
5
ashworth
Fat Cobra
cheesefrysamurai
Lupin1
gheinisch
KickChick (2)
4
Himokiri Karate
scohen0300
Bulltahr
MatsuShinshii
yamesu
Kusotare
mal103
pittbullJudoka
NightOwl
The BB of C
White Warlock
3
The Pred
Wado Heretic
OneKickWonder
TJ-Jitsu
Judodad_karateson
Archimoto
CredoTe
Harkon72
KarateEd
Groinstrike
Kuma
Tiger1962
Shotokan-kez
Sohan
ZR440
SaiFightsMS
2
crash
Montana
SLK59
Capella
Wayofaswede
neoravencroft
Titanium
Safroot
scohen.mma
JohnASE
DoctorQui
Liver Punch
JiuJitsuNation
GeoGiant
tonydee
PSBN Doug/KSN Doug
scottnshelly
lordtariel
Pacificshore
TheDevilAside
Shorin Ryuu
delta1
Valithor
1
GS718Trek
Tyler
tatsujin
MAD Mike
RW
pers
JazzKicker
shortyafter
P.A.L
Tempest
Struggling_Mudansha
Kyonovice
LLLEARNER
IcemanSK
cathal
chiliphil1
Spodo Komodo
liger
KALIPUTRA
andym
jaypo
Shizentai
KarateGeorge
Evil Dave
ShoriKid
lowereastside
AdamKralic
SamsIAmz
xo-karate
JohnnyB
FangPwnsAll7
Ueshirokarate
Jeffrey
isshinryu5toforever
Sokusen
Taylor
Kieran-Lilith
Throwdown0850
JasonA
wingedMonkey
cross
Kajukenbopr
tom-shea
Fat Donkey
RichardGregory
KarateK
jaymac
alsey
masterintraining
BlobOn
tomkatch
Sauzin
Kicks
shogeri
elbows_and_knees
orion82698
Vito
AngelaG
dmoney101
GhostFighter
Red J
Drunken Monkey
GrrrArg
aefibird
ramymensa
foreveryoung001
Rotten Head Fok
Master Jules
Kirves
Pepparoo
G95champ
kchenault
Metsubushi
Shorinryu Sensei
JerryLove
fireka
Treebranch
Ahazmaksya
kickbuttnat
Tobias_Reece
EndZone Freestyle Fighter
Taokara
dafabe
Phantasmatic
LeaF
[CT]pizzaboy
Patrick
Kensai
XpOiSoN FrEeX