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Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. Today marks 10 years since sensei8 (Bob) joined our staff. In honor of this big milestone, I'd love for you to reply to this thread and share your thoughts about Bob and the contributions that he has made to this community. I invited some members from our community to share their thoughts through a special audio tribute to Bob. bushido_man96, ramymensa, Wastelander, and Wado Heretic joined me to reflect on what Bob has meant to this community. Click here to listen. We also have a transcript. For many members who have joined KarateForums.com over the last 10+ years, one of the first, if not the first member they've encountered is Bob. Bob has made countless people feel welcome here. When it comes to an online community, I don't know that there is any greater impact that you can have than to make another person feel welcome. That ability is one of the great gifts that Bob has shared with us. Bob has been an incredible contributor to our community. This is an obvious statement on my part. I would say that his posts have easily touched hundreds of thousands of people. When it comes to believing in KarateForums.com, no one has a stronger belief in this community than Bob. There's a reason he's won the Community Spirit Award in the KarateForums.com Awards for 8 years in a row and is nominated again this year. Not only that, but he's won more KarateForums.com Awards than anyone else. It's safe to say that Bob thinks highly of this community, and the members of this community think highly of him. He's a rock in this community, a voice that is respected and above all else, a kind man who treats people with respect. I feel grateful to know Bob and for Bob's presence in our community as a member and as a staff member for these last 10 years. Bob, thank you for all of your amazing contributions. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. For creating space for and making so many people feel included. Thank you for your efforts as a member of our staff, both a Sempai and a Sensei. And personally, thank you for your kindness, friendship, and support. It means a lot to me. Lastly, we sent Bob a physical award to mark this occasion! Here's a photo: http://www.karateforums.com/img/photos/sensei8-award.jpg Congrats again, Bob! Thanks, Patrick

Hello, Welcome to the voting period for the 20th annual KarateForums.com Awards! Through these awards, we recognize just a few of the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to KarateForums.com in the past year. You submitted your nominations and, from those, we have our KarateForums.com Awards 2021 nominees. In all, 16 different members have been nominated in the various categories that make up this year's awards. They are Zaine, Spartacus Maximus, Himokiri Karate*, Wado Heretic, tatsujin*, SLK59*, sensei8, bushido_man96, ashworth*, DWx, Fat Cobra, Bulltahr, aurik, Alan Armstrong, The Pred, and Wastelander. Congratulations to all of you! An asterisk (*) denotes a first-time nominee! bushido_man96 was nominated in 5 categories, the most of any member, followed by Himokiri Karate and sensei8 with 3. Our historical award numbers have been updated and new milestones have been reached! Congratulations to bushido_man96 on being the first member to reach 50 nominations (now with 54, 1st all-time), which is just an absolutely massive milestone! That's incredible. Another big one: DWx has reached 30 nominations (now with 31, 3rd all-time). Congrats Danielle! Congratulations as well to Alan Armstrong on reaching 10 (tied 9th all-time) and Fat Cobra and Zaine on reaching 5 (both tied tied 22nd all-time). With the ballots crafted, it is now time to vote. What You Should Know Before Voting 1. These awards take into consideration all community activity between October 19, 2020 and October 18, 2021. You should vote based upon activity during this period - not activity before or after. 2. To vote, you must have a KarateForums.com account with at least 10 posts made on or before October 18, 2021. 3. You cannot vote for yourself. 4. Your votes will be kept private. We do not publicly reveal who voted for whom. 5. Please do not attempt to artificially inflate our vote totals in any way. This includes, but is not limited to: Trading votes, encouraging people to vote indiscriminately (publicly or privately), sending spam and any other behavior that could lead to results being artificially skewed. Members found to be participating in these activities will be disqualified from nomination in any category. 6. Please note that you do not have to vote in every category. You can vote in as many or as few as you would like - please go for as many as you feel comfortable with. The more valid votes we receive, the better! Categories The categories are listed below. For each category, you will find a link to the ballot where you can vote. Member of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/member-of-the-year-vt55125.html New Member of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/new-member-of-the-year-vt55124.html Community Spirit Award https://www.karateforums.com/community-spirit-award-vt55123.html Staff Member of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/staff-member-of-the-year-vt55122.html Funniest Member of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/funniest-member-of-the-year-vt55121.html Karate Contributor of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/karate-contributor-of-the-year-vt55120.html Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/health-and-fitness-contributor-of-the-year-vt55119.html Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/instructors-and-school-owners-contributor-oty-vt55118.html Vote Now Please vote. Voting will be closed on November 28, 2021 at 8pm Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not post your votes in this or any thread. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to private message me or reply here. Thank you for reading and for visiting KarateForums.com. Your participation in these awards is what makes them meaningful. I can't wait to see who you vote for this year. Sincerely, Patrick

Please vote for the Instructors and Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2021. Award Description: This award is intended to acknowledge the member who you feel best exemplifies the qualities that KarateForums.com puts a premium on. Knowledge is valuable, but most valuable is a kind and helpful nature. You don't need to be a martial arts expert to be nominated for this award - you need to be someone who is kind and who shares what they know in a productive fashion that helps others. Here are the nominees: Zaine Spartacus Maximus Himokiri Karate Wado Heretic Voting will be closed on November 28, 2021 at 8pm Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. If you have any questions, please contact me here or via private message. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Instructors and New Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2021. Award Description: This award is the same as Member of the Year, except that this one is strictly for members that registered on or between the dates of October 19, 2020 and October 18, 2021. Eligible members must have made at least 25 posts by October 18, 2021. Here are the nominees: tatsujin SLK59 Voting will be closed on November 28, 2021 at 8pm Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. If you have any questions, please contact me here or via private message. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Community Spirit Award in the KarateForums.com Awards 2021. Award Description: This award should go to a person whom you feel has a strong passion for this community. A person who is all about the home team - in this case, KarateForums.com. Here are the nominees: sensei8 bushido_man96 ashworth Himokiri Karate Voting will be closed on November 28, 2021 at 8pm Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. If you have any questions, please contact me here or via private message. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Staff Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2021. Award Description: This award is the same as the Member of the Year award, except that this award is for current staff members only (except Patrick). Here are the nominees: bushido_man96 sensei8 DWx Voting will be closed on November 28, 2021 at 8pm Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. If you have any questions, please contact me here or via private message. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Funniest Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2021. Award Description: Humor is an important aspect of the forums and this award recognizes the member who has brought a smile to your face many times. Here are the nominees: bushido_man96 Fat Cobra Bulltahr Voting will be closed on November 28, 2021 at 8pm Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. If you have any questions, please contact me here or via private message. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Karate Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2021. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Karate forum - a member who has added substantial value to that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: Himokiri Karate aurik bushido_man96 SLK59 Voting will be closed on November 28, 2021 at 8pm Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. If you have any questions, please contact me here or via private message. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2021. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Health and Fitness forum - a member who has added substantial value to that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: bushido_man96 sensei8 Alan Armstrong Voting will be closed on November 28, 2021 at 8pm Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. If you have any questions, please contact me here or via private message. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2021. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Instructors and School Owners forum - a member who has added substantial value to that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: DWx The Pred ashworth Wastelander Voting will be closed on November 28, 2021 at 8pm Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. If you have any questions, please contact me here or via private message. Thank you for voting.

Hey all, This was just added to Disney+, so we watched it. I thought it was great and a lot of fun. Great to see a new Marvel movie after such a long gap! I found this article on the martial arts behind the movie: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/real-martial-arts-behind-shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings/ Brad Allan, a martial artist, stunt person, fight choreographer, and member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, passed away following work on the film, and they included a dedication to him in the credits. He worked on a bunch of movies you are probably familiar with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Allan Patrick

Hey KarateKen! Welcome. Patrick

Nominations are now closed! Thank you to everyone who nominated. Stay tuned for our ballot reveal! Thanks, Patrick

We're just 3 days away from closing these nominations! Up until I post on this thread, which will be at some point after November 10 at 10pm, you can still nominate. Please do! In as many or as few categories as you feel comfortable. I'd love to have your perspective represented in this year's awards! Thanks, Patrick

We definitely have Kyokushin folks here. Please feel free to post threads about Kyokushin, and I suspect they will show themselves even more. Welcome! Patrick

Hey Bob, I'm so glad to hear that you found this support group. It sounds like its is already helping. Patrick

Hey Ethan. Welcome. Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We recognize one member every month as the KarateForums.com Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. Our honoree for November is... Wayofaswede for the second time! Glad to have you as part of the community, Wayofaswede! January 16 will mark 5 years that you have been here! We appreciate all of your contributions over the years. Thanks, Patrick

Thank you to those who have nominated thus far! There's still plenty of time. This is an amazing way to recognize some of your favorite contributors in the community! Please take a few minutes to nominate. It makes a difference! Thanks, Patrick

And I've watched season two now. Still great! Anyone started watching it?

Hello, Welcome to the 20th annual KarateForums.com Awards! Yes, 20th! Through these awards, we recognize just a few of the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to KarateForums.com in the past year. Over the last 19 years, we have honored 160 different members with a nomination and 62 with an award. Both of these numbers will grow again this year. Your participation is vital. It is the members of this community who select the nominees and vote for the winners. What You Should Know Before Nominating 1. Review the KarateForums.com Awards 2021 Nominations Guide, serving as a starting point in filling out your ballot. 2. These awards take into consideration all community activity between October 19, 2020 and October 18, 2021. Members must be nominated based upon their activity in this period. 2. To nominate, you must have a KarateForums.com account with at least 25 posts made on or before October 18, 2021. 3. Only one member can be nominated for each award. In other words, you cannot nominate two members for Member of the Year. You have to pick one person. One person can be nominated for more than one award, however. 4. A nominated member must have contributed to KarateForums.com or to the specific section recognized by an award within the above date period. 5. You cannot nominate yourself for any of the awards. 6. Your nominations will be kept private. We do not publicly reveal who nominated whom. 7. Please do not attempt to artificially inflate our nomination totals in any way. This includes, but is not limited to: Trading nominations, encouraging people to nominate indiscriminately (publicly or privately), sending spam and any other behavior that could lead to results being artificially skewed. Members found to be participating in these activities will be disqualified from nomination in any category. 8. Though it is unlikely to occur, a banned member cannot be nominated. 9. Please note that you do not have to nominate in every category. You can nominate for as many or as few as you would like. Please go for as many as you feel comfortable with. The more valid nominations we receive, the better! From these nominations, the ballot for each award will be chosen, consisting of the top 4 nominees plus ties. Through the poll system available on these forums, you will be able to vote for the winners! Categories Important note: All members (including Sempais and Senseis) are eligible for nomination in any category, except where otherwise noted. However, I (Patrick) am ineligible for nomination in any category. 1. Member of the Year This award is intended to acknowledge the member who you feel best exemplifies the qualities that KarateForums.com puts a premium on. Knowledge is valuable, but most valuable is a kind and helpful nature. You don't need to be a martial arts expert to be nominated for this award - you need to be someone who is kind and who shares what they know in a productive fashion that helps others. Current staff members (Sempais, Senseis, and Patrick) cannot be nominated for this award. 2. New Member of the Year This award is the same as Member of the Year, except that this one is strictly for members that registered on or between the dates of October 19, 2020 and October 18, 2021. Eligible members must have made at least 25 posts by October 18, 2021. Current staff members (Sempais, Senseis and Patrick) cannot be nominated for this award. 3. Community Spirit Award This award should go to a person whom you feel has a strong passion for this community. A person who is all about the home team - in this case, KarateForums.com. 4. Staff Member of the Year This award is the same as the Member of the Year award, except that this award is for current staff members only (except Patrick). If you are unsure of who is on staff, please visit http://www.karateforums.com/staff.php for a complete listing. 5. Funniest Member of the Year Humor is an important aspect of the forums and this award recognizes the member who has brought a smile to your face many times. 6. Karate Contributor of the Year This award is for your favorite contributor within the Karate forum - a member who has added substantial value to that section in the past year. 7. Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year This award is for your favorite contributor within the Health and Fitness forum - a member who has added substantial value to that section in the past year. 8. Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year This award is for your favorite contributor within the Instructors and School Owners forum - a member who has added substantial value to that section in the past year. Ready to Nominate? Please nominate. You will find a blank ballot at the bottom of this message that you can copy and paste. You nominate by sending a private message to the account with the username Awards through this link: http://www.karateforums.com/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=2715 - nominations will be closed on November 10, 2021 at 10pm Eastern. Please do not post your nominations publicly in this thread or elsewhere in the forums. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to private message me or reply here. Thank you for reading and for visiting KarateForums.com. Your participation in these awards is what makes them meaningful. I can't wait to see who you choose to honor this year. Here is a blank ballot that you can use:

Hello, Thank you for your interest in participating in the 2021 edition of the KarateForums.com Awards! To aide you in doing so, we publish this guide, where we list the members qualified for our New Member of the Year award and those who have made the most posts in the sections that are represented within our KarateForums.com Awards categories. We recognize that it can sometimes be difficult to choose nominees and hope that this guide will be helpful. How to Use This Guide Post count is not necessarily what you should look at when deciding who should be honored. Perhaps someone doesn't post as much as others, but when they do, their posts are amazing. Maybe they made a post that really stood out to you and you want to recognize them for it. Maybe someone makes a lot of short posts in that section. For this reason, for the forum sections that are featured in our KarateForums.com Awards categories, we are going to list the top 10 posting members from the last 12 months, plus ties, but without the actual number of posts and in alphabetical order. Our goal here is to provide a useful guide, but also to not prejudice the nominations toward only those with the highest quantities of posts. For the New Member of the Year category, we will list all members who have qualified based on registration date and the number of posts they have made. We hope this will provide you with a reasonable starting point for your nominations. However, you can nominate members who are not listed here at all, and I encourage you to conduct your own research by viewing and thinking about a member's posts within a given section as you put together your ballot. Nominations Guide With that said, here are the members who have qualified for our New Member of the Year award, in alphabetical order: New Member of the Year Miick 11 SLK59 tatsujin Wamp And here are the top 10 contributors to award-eligible forums, plus ties, in alphabetical order: Karate Contributor of the Year aurik bushido_man96 Himokiri Karate Miick 11 RW sensei8 SLK59 Spartacus Maximus Wastelander Zaine Health and Fitness Contributor of the Year Alan Armstrong april aurik Bobd400 Bulltahr bushido_man96 Drillscoach DWx Fat Cobra GS718Trek JamuraiSack JazzKicker kenshinkan08 mjh1969 ramymensa scohen0300 Seamas sensei8 SLK59 vergil96 Wamp Zaine Instructors and School Owners Contributor of the Year Alan Armstrong ashworth bushido_man96 DWx Nidan Melbourne sensei8 Spartacus Maximus The Pred Wastelander Zaine For the full details on submitting your nominations, please see our nominations announcement. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly or ask in that thread. Thanks, Patrick

Welcome to KF, Dboxobi! Patrick

Congrats! That's awesome.

Glad to hear the progress!