Patrick

Voting closes in about 24 hours! I just took a look at the results as they stand right now and I can tell you... every vote counts. If you haven't yet added your voice, please take a few minutes and vote. Thanks, Patrick

Hey all, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. Unfortunately, we have removed a few posts from this thread by accident. Please find them below. I apologize for the error. Sincerely, Patrick Awesome Looks like it's a pretty nice bag. You have any photos you can share of how much gear you can get in? How do the straps hold up? I was worried the clips could be flimsy...

Good luck! Patrick

Welcome to KF, Mr. Jones! Patrick

Congrats Alex! I'm really happy for you. Patrick

Welcome aboard, karate bethpage. Patrick

Welcome to KF, simsan50. Glad to have you. Patrick

Thank you to everyone who has voted thus far. We've had a solid turnout. If you haven't voted yet, please consider doing so. Every legitimate vote makes the awards a little better! Thanks, Patrick

Cool. Thanks for sharing. Patrick

If it wasn't immediately clear, replies to this thread are welcome (they don't just have to be questions), so please feel free to reply. Thanks. Patrick

Hello, Welcome to the voting period of the 13th 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 2014 nominees. In all, 27 different members have been nominated in the various categories that make up this year's awards. They are Nidan Melbourne, Hawkmoon, Shizentai, Archimoto, jaypo, Spartacus Maximus, mazzybear, sensei8, bushido_man96, ps1, tallgeese, Wastelander, Zaine, Kusotare, Safroot, cheesefrysamurai, andym, CredoTe, KALIPUTRA, pittbullJudoka, DWx, JohnASE, scohen.mma, yamesu, mal103, JusticeZero and ninjanurse. Congratulations to all of you! 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, 2013 and October 18, 2014. You should vote based upon activity during this period - not activity prior to or after it. 2. To vote, you must have a KarateForums.com account that had at least 10 posts made on or before October 18, 2014. 3. You cannot vote for yourself or an article that you wrote. 4. 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), spamming (here or elsewhere) 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. 5. 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 get, 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 http://www.karateforums.com/member-of-the-year-vt47541.html New Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/new-member-of-the-year-vt47540.html Community Spirit Award http://www.karateforums.com/community-spirit-award-vt47539.html Staff Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/staff-member-of-the-year-vt47538.html Funniest Member of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/funniest-member-of-the-year-vt47537.html Karate Contributor of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/karate-contributor-of-the-year-vt47536.html Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/jiu-jitsu-and-grappling-ma-contributor-oty-vt47535.html Korean Martial Arts Contributor of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/korean-martial-arts-contributor-of-the-year-vt47534.html Equipment Contributor of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/equipment-contributor-of-the-year-vt47533.html Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/health-training-and-fitness-contributor-oty-vt47532.html Instructor Central Contributor of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/instructor-central-contributor-of-the-year-vt47531.html Article of the Year http://www.karateforums.com/article-of-the-year-vt47530.html Vote Now Please vote. Your participation is greatly appreciated. Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM ET. 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 the most important ingredient to them being a success. Sincerely, Patrick

Please vote for the Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. Award Description: This award is intended to acknowledge the non-staff 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. Here are the nominees: Nidan Melbourne Hawkmoon Shizentai Archimoto jaypo Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the New Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. 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, 2013 and October 18, 2014. Eligible members must have made at least 25 posts by October 18, 2014. Current staff members (Sempais, Senseis and Patrick) cannot be nominated for this award. Here are the nominees: Archimoto Spartacus Maximus mazzybear Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Community Spirit Award in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. 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 Nidan Melbourne mazzybear ps1 Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Staff Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. 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: tallgeese Wastelander Zaine bushido_man96 Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Funniest Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. 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: Hawkmoon Kusotare Safroot cheesefrysamurai andym Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Karate Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Karate forum - a member who has added substantial value in that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: sensei8 Hawkmoon cheesefrysamurai CredoTe Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts forum - a member who has added substantial value in that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: tallgeese KALIPUTRA pittbullJudoka bushido_man96 Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Korean Martial Arts Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Korean Martial Arts forum - a member who has added substantial value in that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: DWx bushido_man96 Archimoto Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Equipment Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Equipment forum - a member who has added substantial value in that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: JohnASE cheesefrysamurai scohen.mma Wastelander Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. Award Description:This award is for your favorite contributor within the Health, Training and Fitness forum - a member who has added substantial value in that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: bushido_man96 scohen.mma Hawkmoon tallgeese yamesu Safroot Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Instructor Central Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Instructor Central forum - a member who has added substantial value in that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: sensei8 Nidan Melbourne mal103 Spartacus Maximus Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Article of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2014. Award Description: This award distinguishes your favorite article that was published in the KarateForums.com Articles section on or between October 19, 2013 and October 18, 2014. Whether the article enlightened or inspired you, this is the place to recognize it. Here are the nominees: DWx's Guide to Choosing a Martial Arts School by DWx 4th Dan Testing Essay by bushido_man96 Physics for the Martial Artist by JusticeZero Sparring: Developing Good Footwork by DWx Proof is On the Floor: An Addendum by sensei8 The Case for Wrestling by tallgeese Shu-Ha-Ri: The Evolution of a Style by ninjanurse Force Continuum for the Civilian Martial Artist by bushido_man96 Voting will be closed on November 19, 2014 at 7 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5). Please do not post a reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Awesome. Glad that you were able to make it back so quickly. Patrick

Nominations are now closed. Thank you to everyone who nominated! We'll unveil the ballots and open voting soon. Thanks, Patrick